ELA TEST 11-07-24 Flashcards
What is a myth?
A traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.
What is mythology?
A collection of myths, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition.
What is oral tradition?
A collection of myths, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition.
Why do we study mythology?
We study mythology because,1.It is fun,2.
Why were myths so important to the ancient world?
Greek Mythology and Gods. Myths are stories created to teach people about something important and meaningful. They were often used to teach people about events that they could not always understand, such as illness and death, or earthquakes and floods. Legends are like myths, but they are slightly different.
Which of the following is NOT an element of myths?
A struggle for power (between two gods/goddesses, between two humans, or between a god/goddess and a human)
Revenge when one character wrongs another
Tension in the universe (this could be light vs dark, or good vs evil)
Fate or Prophecy
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Echo was a mountain nymph who was well-known for what quality?
In Greek mythology, Echo is a nymph that can only speak the final words of others after being cursed by the goddess Hera. Echo is an Oread, or mountain nymph, and known for her musicianship inspired by the Greek Muses.
Why was Echo cursed with only being able to repeat words said to her?
Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Book III, relates that Echo offended the goddess Hera by keeping her in conversation, thus preventing her from spying on one of Zeus’ amours. To punish Echo, Hera deprived her of speech, except for the ability to repeat the last words of another.
What do Echo and Narcissus both have in common?
As Echo falls in love with Narcissus, and Narcissus falls in love with himself, both protagonists learn the pains of unreciprocated love. Love will turn into an obsession and obsession into existential despair.
Myths can have multiple themes. Which of the following would NOT be a theme from Echo and Narcissus?
Family is more important than friends.
Someone’s inner character is more important than their outer beauty.
Obsessing over something unattainable is not healthy.
It is unwise to be an accomplice to someone doing something wrong.
The story of Prometheus and the theft of fire has several themes. One of them was that it is wise to use forethought to avoid unwanted consequences. Find a sentence in the story that supports this theme.
What was Prometheus most known for?
Prometheus is best known for defying the Olympian gods by taking fire from them and giving it to humanity in the form of technology, knowledge and, more generally, civilization. In some versions of the myth, he is also credited with the creation of humanity from clay.
In the Minotaur story, what happens to Icarus after he and Daedalus escape?
Unable to sail away, because Minos controlled the ships, Daedalus fashioned wings of wax and feathers for himself and for Icarus and escaped to Sicily using the wings. Icarus, however, flew too near the Sun, his wings melted, and he fell into the sea and drowned.
Which of the details from the Minotaur story demonstrates the myth characteristic of a struggle for power?
Poseidon intended for Minos to sacrifice the bull to the god, but King Minos refused to sacrifice the beautiful creature.
Daedalus warned Icarus that he must fly with great care.
Zeus had moved on to another love, Europa married Asterion, the King of Crete.
Icarus plummeted downwards and crashed into the sea.
What two beings make the Minotaur?
Half human,half bull
