Academics Lesson VI—Mythology Flashcards
Questions Influenced by Imperium by Julian Morgan and Liber Digitalis by David Jackson
What entity, described as a black, formless mass or a yawning void, was considered by the Greeks to be the first being in existence?
Chaos
Fun Fact: In many cultures the gods create the universe. For the Greeks, however, the universe created the gods. In the beginning the Greeks believed that there was Chaos. This entity, Chaos, is described as a black, formless mass or a yawning void. Chaos then “gave birth” to several different forces in the universe.
Which two primordial deities did Chaos “birth” first, and what did each represent?
Erebus (Darkness) and Nyx (Night)
Fun Fact: In many cultures the gods create the universe. For the Greeks, however, the universe created the gods. In the beginning the Greeks believed that there was Chaos. This entity, Chaos, is described as a black, formless mass or a yawning void. Chaos then “gave birth” to several different forces in the universe. First, from Chaos, came Erebus (Darkness) and Nyx (Night).
What primordial deity was the result of the union of Erebus and Nyx?
Eros (Love)
Fun Fact: In many cultures the gods create the universe. For the Greeks, however, the universe created the gods. In the beginning the Greeks believed that there was Chaos. This entity, Chaos, is described as a black, formless mass or a yawning void. Chaos then “gave birth” to several different forces in the universe. First, from Chaos, came Erebus (Darkness) and Nyx (Night). The union of Erebus and Nyx produced an egg from which Eros (Love) was born.
What two things were said to have come from the primordial deity of love, Eros?
Day and Light
Fun Fact: In many cultures the gods create the universe. For the Greeks, however, the universe created the gods. In the beginning the Greeks believed that there was Chaos. This entity, Chaos, is described as a black, formless mass or a yawning void. Chaos then “gave birth” to several different forces in the universe. First, from Chaos, came Erebus (Darkness) and Nyx (Night). The union of Erebus and Nyx produced an egg from which Eros (Love) was born. From Eros came both Day and Light.
Which two primordial deities were created second by Chaos, and what did they represent?
Ge (Earth) and Pontus (Sea)
Fun Fact: In many cultures the gods create the universe. For the Greeks, however, the universe created the gods. In the beginning the Greeks believed that there was Chaos. This entity, Chaos, is described as a black, formless mass or a yawning void. Chaos then “gave birth” to several different forces in the universe. First, from Chaos, came Erebus (Darkness) and Nyx (Night). The union of Erebus and Nyx produced an egg from which Eros (Love) was born. From Eros came both Day and Light. Then the Earth, called Ge by the Greeks and Gaea by the Romans, came from Chaos along with Pontus, the Sea.
By what name did the Romans know the primordial deity Ge?
Gaea
Fun Fact: In many cultures the gods create the universe. For the Greeks, however, the universe created the gods. In the beginning the Greeks believed that there was Chaos. This entity, Chaos, is described as a black, formless mass or a yawning void. Chaos then “gave birth” to several different forces in the universe. First, from Chaos, came Erebus (Darkness) and Nyx (Night). The union of Erebus and Nyx produced an egg from which Eros (Love) was born. From Eros came both Day and Light. Then the Earth, called Ge by the Greeks and Gaea by the Romans, came from Chaos along with Pontus, the Sea.
What primordial deity of the sky did Ge herself produce, and by what name did the Romans know him?
Ouranos (Uranus to the Romans)
Fun Fact: Ge produced Ouranos (Uranus to the Romans) who was the first sky god. Gaea and Uranus (their more common names) were married in a union of the Earth and the Sky, which is how the Greeks explained the coming together of the earth and sky at the horizon.
Who were the first set of offspring of Ge and Ouranos?
Hecatonchieres (The Hundred-Handed Ones)
Fun Fact: Ge produced Ouranos (Uranus to the Romans) who was the first sky god. Gaea and Uranus (their more common names) were married in a union of the Earth and the Sky, which is how the Greeks explained the coming together of the earth and sky at the horizon. Gaea and Uranus had children: The Hundred-Handed Ones (Hecatoncheires), the Cyclopes (one-eyed giants), and the Titans.
Who were the second set of offspring of Ge and Ouranos?
Cyclopes (one-eyed giants)
Fun Fact: Ge produced Ouranos (Uranus to the Romans) who was the first sky god. Gaea and Uranus (their more common names) were married in a union of the Earth and the Sky, which is how the Greeks explained the coming together of the earth and sky at the horizon. Gaea and Uranus had children: The Hundred-Handed Ones (Hecatoncheires), the Cyclopes (one-eyed giants), and the Titans.
Who were the third and final set of offspring of Ge and Ouranos?
Titans
Fun Fact: Ge produced Ouranos (Uranus to the Romans) who was the first sky god. Gaea and Uranus (their more common names) were married in a union of the Earth and the Sky, which is how the Greeks explained the coming together of the earth and sky at the horizon. Gaea and Uranus had children: The Hundred-Handed Ones (Hecatoncheires), the Cyclopes (one-eyed giants), and the Titans. The sky god was very cruel to his children, and so the youngest of the Titans, Cronus, openly revolted against him. Cronus climbed to the summit of his father’s palace and cut Uranus down with his scythe.
Identify the deity or person blocked out in this family tree.
Eros
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Nyx
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Erebus
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Chaos
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Titans
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Pontus
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Ge
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Ouranos
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Hecatonchieres
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Cyclopes
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Ge
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