goop season Flashcards
Which Greek Olympian was called the “Earthshaker”
Poseidon
By what collective name do we know the sisters Euryale
Gorgons
What ruler of Olympus
Zeus / Jupiter
Equipped with the caduceus
Hermes / Mercury
What whirlpool-like monster
Charybdis
Reared by the Lycian King Amisodarus
Chimaera
By what collective name do we know the daughters of Zeus and Themis
Seasons / Horae
Upon which river in the Underworld did the Gods swear
Styx
Phlegethon, Acheron
Rivers of the Underworld
Which of the Muses is often depicted holding a tragic mask
Melpomene
What group of sisters, concieved when Zeus lay with Mnemosyne
Muses
What group of one-eyed
Cyclopes
According to Ovid, what god enduced the Theban women
Bacchus
According to Homer, which god created a new shield
Hephaestus
What Greek goddess of wisdom
Athena
The word “Cereal”
Ceres
According to Homer, who was the eldest son of Cronus and Rhea?
Zeus
According to Hesiod’s Theogony, what river in the Underworld was the oldest
Styx
Who asked Zeus to give her the following as gifts
Artemis
Who was protected from his father’s cannibalism by noises
Zeus
For his defeat of what king of Caenina
Acron
Name the shepherd and his wife
Faustulus & Acca Larentia
Who was the wife of Romulus?
Hersilia
What woman was deified as the goddess Hora
Hersilia
The Fetiales, Flamines, Pontices, and Vestal Virgins
Numa Pompilius
Which king of Rome was said to receive prophecies from a water nymph
Numa Pompilius
Who established a twelve month lunar calendar
Numa Pompilius
The consecration of the temple of Jupiter Elicius, the creation of a twelve month lunar calendar
Numa Pompilius
Name the three original tribes of Rome which were established by Romulus.
Ramnes, Tities, and Luceres
Who leapt over the pomerium upon seeing six vultures
Remus
Which king of Rome had a co-regent
Romulus
Which king of Rome assumed the deified name Quirinus?
Romulus
What man, having seen 12 vultures fly overhead
Romulus
Who killed Acron
Romulus
Who attempted to populate the city of Rome by holding a festival in honor of the god Consus in order to attract the nearby Sabine women?
Romulus
Which king of Rome was raised by a shepherd named Faustulus and his wife Acca Larentia?
Romulus
What two brothers were raised by a she-wolf
Romulus + Remus
What two young men killed Amulius
Romulus + Remus
Which king of Rome, often identified with the Etruscan hero Mastarna
Servius Tullius
What woman after treacherously allowing the Sabines into Rome
Tarpeia
What woman vowed to allow the Sabines into Rome
Tarpeia
Which king of Rome was killed when the palace roof was struck by lightning
Tullus Hostilius
Which king, a grandson of Numa
Ancus Marcius
The construction of the Mamertinum and the Pons Sublicius
Ancus Marcius
Which Roman king added to the Senate a hundred members, who were called minores gentes?
Tarquinius Priscus
Tarquinnius Priscus enlarged the Senate by adding another 100 members, many of whom were probably Etruscan. What were these new members called?
Minores Gentes
Which Roman king was the son of Demaratus
Tarquinius Priscus
Name the wife of L. Tarquinius Priscus
Tanaquil
Under what king was the forum drained to become the center of commercial, social, and political life?
Tarquinnius Priscus
What son of Ocrisia
Servius Tullius
Which king of Rome oversaw the first Roman coinage, constructed a temple to Diana
Servius Tullius
According to legend, who was predicted to become king of Rome when flames were observed around his head as he slept in his crib?
Servius Tullius
What king of Rome was killed when it became clear that his adopted son Servius Tullius was being groomed as his successor?
Priscus
According to Livy, who organized the coup which overthrew Tarquinius Superbus and established the Roman Republic?
Lucius Junius Brutus
Who took refuge at Caere in Etruria after he and his sons were banished from Rome in 509 BC?
Tarquinius Superbus
Which king of Rome purchased three of the Sibylline books
Tarquinius Superbus
What is the Latin term for the adoption of one paterfamilias by another paterfamilias?
Adrogatio
After a bride’s hair was divided by a spear, what set of ribbons held the six locks in place?
vittae
What ceremony, during which the deities Tellus, Picumnus, and Pilumnus were honored, was culminated with an offering of spelt cake to Zeus?
Confarreatio
August 24th, October 5th, and November 8th were all days considered unfavorable for marriages because of the occurance of what phenomenon?
entrance to underworld opened
Regularly carried by a camillus, what small covered gift basket of utensils was a key symbol of the Confarreatio ceremony?
cumera
Which part of a Roman’s name denotes his gens?
nomen
Which Roman praenomen is abbreviated P.?
Publius
What Latin term describes the relationship between people related by blood?
cognati
On what occasion might you hear a Roman say “quando tu Gaius, ego Gaia”?
wedding
Usually fastened by the nodus Herculaneus, what garment did women wear on their wedding day?
tunica recta / tunica regilla
What latin noun with what meaning is at the root of era?
Aes - age
What Latin verb with what meaning is at the ultimate root of transaction?
Ago - do
Essay, squat, coagulate, and transaction all derive from what Latin verb with what meaning?
ago - to do
What latin noun with what meaning lies at the root of bugle and beef?
Bos - cow
What English derivative of the adjective “bonus” is “a premium or reward, especially one offered by a government”?
boutny
What Latin adjective with what meaning lies at the root of maraschino?
amarus - bitter
What English derivative of the noun “bos” is “a type of brass horn typically used for sounding military signals”?
bugle
What type of bird derives from the Latin noun meaning “gold”?
oriole
From what Latin noun with what meaning doe we derive the English words “duel” and “rebellion”?
bellum - war
From what Latin noun with what meaning doe we derive the English words “sewer” and “aqueduct”?
aqua - water
What English derivative of the adjective “altus” means “disdainfully proud or scornfully arrogant”?
haughty
What English derivative of the noun “ager” is “a person who journeys to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion”?
pilgrim
What English derivative of the verb “audio” means “to follow commands or instructions”?
obey
What English derivative of the adjective “alter” means “unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others”?
altruistic
Which of the following, if any does not share the same Latin root as the others: attitude, lariat, exalt, couple
exalt
Translate into English the motto of Columbia University, which is rendered in Latin as “In lumine tuo videbimus lumen”.
In your light we shall see light
Give the Latin motto of the University of Oregon which is translated in English as “the mind moves the mass”.
Mens Agitat Molem
What school has as its Latin motto “Terras irradient” which means “let them illuminate the earth”?
Amherst College
What school has as its Latin motto “Civium in moribus rei publicae salus”, which means “in the character of its citizens lies the welfare of the state”?
University of Florida
Give the Latin and English for the motto of Amherst College.
Terras irradient - let them illumine the earth
Give the Latin and English for the motto of Brooklyn College.
Nil sine magno labore - nothing without great effort
Give the Latin and English for the motto of Brown University.
In Deo Speramus - in god we trust
Give the Latin and English for the motto of Dartmouth College.
Vox clamantis in deserto. - a voice of one crying in the desert
Give the Latin and English for the motto of Johns Hopkins University.
Veritas vos liberabit. - the truth will set you free
Give the Latin and English for the motto of Trinity College.
Pro ecclesia et paria - for church and country
The motto of NYU is Perstare et Praestare. Translate this into English.
To preserve and to surpass
The motto of the city college of New York is “respice, adspice, prospice”. Translate this into English.
Look back, look to the present, look to the future
Translate into English the motto of Columbia University. In lumine tuo videbimus lumen.
In thy light we shall see light
What school has as its Latin motto “mihi cura futuri”?
Hunter College
What university has as its Latin motto “non sibi, sed suis”?
Tulane University
What university has as its Latin motto “sapientia et doctrina”?
Fordham University
What school has as its Latin motto “Civium in moribus rei publicae salus”, which means “in the character of its citizens lies the welfare of the state”?
University of Florida
