definitions pt 3 Flashcards
Apotheosis
An individual gaining the status of a God upon their death.
Hebe
“youth”
Autochthony
“from the land itself”
Hippolytus
“torn apart by horses” (damn.)
Oedipus
“swollen feet/foot”
Peripeteia
Reversal
Anagnorisis
Recognition
Spartoi
“sown men”
- related to the soldiers grown from the teeth of Ares’ sacred serpent; NOT SPARTANS
Hellespont
“Helle’s Sea”
- Helle, daughter of Athamas and Nephele, falls off the flying golden ram into the Hellespont.
Nostoi
“homecomings” - referring to a heroes journey back home.
Oineus
“wine man / Mr. wine” - King of Corinth during the days of Heracles, descendent of Aeolus, father of Meleager, Deianeira and eventually, Tydeus (seven against Thebes).
Eris
“discord” / “strife”
Kallista
“for the fairest” - inscription on the golden apple that Eris throws into the wedding party of Peleus and Thetis.
Numen
“nodder” - roman’s believed in the spirit of things.
Sacrificium
“making sacred”
The Paterfamilias
“the head/father of the family” - to romans, the paterfamilias had the most supreme moral and legal authority over members of his family.
Pietas
“piety” - but in relation to the respect/devotion to your father’s authority or your community.
Quirites
the name the romans used when identifying themselves.
Ianam Fecit
“she made wool”
Scaevola
“lefty” - name received by Mucius after he mutilated himself by removing his right hand in a fire to express his determination in killing the estrucan king for the sake of rome.
Divus
“divine” - status emperors often gained upon death, as declaring an emperor as a god was a big no no.
Deus
“god”
Genius
the divine aspect of oneself that makes them special.
divination
a way of interpreting the will of the gods
