Edith Hamilton's Mythology Flashcards
Life before the Greeks; A. Primitive and their stories were _____, _____, and ______.
Dark, Violent, and Scary.
Life before the Greeks; B. Highly connected to the ______-____, ___, and _______.
Earth-Land, sea, and heavens.
Life before the Greeks; C. Created highly _______ gods with little similarity to ____.
Highly imaginative gods, with little similarity to man.
Egyptian Gods included…
Towering Colossus, Woman with Cat’s head, and Sphinx
Mesopotamian Gods included…
Men with bird’s heads and wings, and lions with bull head and wings.
The Greek Miracle; A. About _____ years before _____.
1,000 years before Christ.
The Greek Miracle; B. Moved from a ________ to a more ______ and ________ one.
Primitive life, to a more artistic and sophisticated one.
The Greek Miracle; C. ___ became the _____ of the universe.
Man became the center of the universe.
The Greek Miracle; D. Artists began examining the __________ (_____, _______, ______)
Human body, (Youth, Strength, Beauty.)
The Greek Miracle; E. Made gods in their ________
Own image.
Human Gods; A. Most gods physically look like ______
Humans
Human Gods; B. Gods _____ like humans.
Lived
Human Gods; B. Gods lived like humans; _____ Lived in Thebes.
Hercules
Human Gods; B. Gods lived like humans; _______ was born in off the coast of an actual island.
Aphrodite
Human Gods; B. Gods lived like humans; The winged Pegasus spent the nights in a _____
Stable
