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greek Flashcards

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demogogue

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rebel rouser

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academy

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akademeia was a grove near Athens, named after Greek hero, Akademos
-Plato founded a school pf philosophy there

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ostracism

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  • in ancient athens to prevent any one from becoming too powerful- a special assembly was held
  • each voter inscribed on broken pottery the name of the man he considered dangerous to the ideal of democracy
  • highest number of votes was sent into exile for 10 years
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Laconic

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-to be concise
-in Laconia the citizens were known to be people of few words
-Philip of Macedon sent a threat that “If I enter Laconia I will raze Sparta to the ground”
Laconians sent back the reply, “If…”

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Pyrrhic Victory

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Pyrrhus a skillful Greek military commander who defeated the Romans at Asculum but at great cost

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Devil’s advocate

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  • investigation of a candidate for sainthood involves the gathering together of all material pertaining to the candidate’s reputation for holiness or heroic virtue
  • bishop appoints a person, the postulator of the cause, to promote the cause and also the promoter of the faith or devils advocate to see that the entire truth about the candidate is told
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sword of Damocles

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  • a constant threatening disaster
  • Damocles, member of the court of Dionysius, dictator of Syracuse was envious of his lifestyle
  • invited to dinner where he had to sit under a sword suspended by a single hair, illustrating the insecurity of happiness and the ever-present danger in which the dictator lived
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Olympic Games

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  • first held in 776 BC in honour of Zeus at Olympia in Greece
  • held every 4 years for 5 days
  • abolished in AD394 but revived by Pierre de Courtbetin in 1896 in Athens
  • motto: citius altius fortius
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chimera

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monster that had the head of a lion the body of a goat and the tail of a serpent

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goddess born wearing a helmet

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athena

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ruler of gods renowned for philandering

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Zeus

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canine guard of the gates of Hades

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Cerberus

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greek god born from seafoam

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Aphrodite

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the three fates

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Clotho spun the “thread” of human fate, Lachesis dispensed it, and Atropos cut the thread

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the river at the entrance to hades

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Styx

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greek god who could enter dreams of mortals

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Morpheus

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greek god condemned to carry the heavens on his shoulders

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Atlas

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they were transformed into kingfisher birds when they drowned

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Alcyone and Ceyx

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