Greek Literature

Question 1

Greece in Latin word

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Graecia

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Greece in Greek word

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Graikoi

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Original Greek name of Greece and its meaning

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Hellas - The land of the Helens

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Refers to writings composed in areas of Greek influence, throughout the whole period in which Greek-speaking people have existed

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Greek Literature

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refers to literature written in Ancient Greek from the oldest surviving written works

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Ancient Greek

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Ancient Greek comes from before AD _

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AD 350

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Periods during the Ancient Greek

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Pre classical
Classical
Hellenistic
Roman Age

Question 8

At the beginning of Greek Literature stands the two monumental works of Homer - Iliad and Odyssey ; and the works of the poet Hesoid - works and days, and Theogony

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PRECLASSICAL

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2 monumental works of Homer

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Iliad and Odyssey

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2 works of the poet Hesoid

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Works and Days
Theogony

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genres of western Literature became more prominent

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CLASSICAL

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2 major lyrical poets during the Classical period

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Sappho
Pindar

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3 Authors known for drama

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Euripides
Sophocles
Aeschylus

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Comedy Authors

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Aristophanes and Menander

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Historians Authors

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Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon

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Philosophy Authors

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Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle

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Rising of Greek Poetry

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Hellenistic

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Chief Poets

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Theocritus, Callimachus, Apollonius of Rhodes.

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the translation of the Old testament into Greek language whereas 72 scholars did the work

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Hellenistic

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During what AD does byzantine occur

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AD 290-1453

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written in medieval and early modern greek era

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Byzantine empire

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It is a multiform organism, combining Greek and Christian civilization

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Byzantine

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4 diff elements during the Byzantine period

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Greek, roman, Christian, and oriental

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Chronicles and encyclopedias arose from this period

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Byzantine

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Different ages from the Ancient Greek Lit

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Hellenic
Attic
Homeric

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This age marked the creation of the Greek epics, Iliad and Odyssey. This age was preceded by unknown lit which were mostly unwritten

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Homeric Age

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This period was the most glorious in Ancient History that revolves around great political leader in the person of Pericleslt is also known as Periclean Age

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Attic Age

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The Literary prominence of Athens passed to Alexandria, a city in Egypt founded by Alexander. Alexandria then became the metropolis of the hellenistic world

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The Hellenic Age

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Masters of modern greek letters

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Seferis & Elytis

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She gained renown through her intense, erotic love lyrics

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Maria Polydouri

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Important Authors of Greek Lit

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Homer
Sophocles
Euclid
Plato
Aristophanes
Euripides

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known as the Greek blind poet

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Homer

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2 epic poems of Homer

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Iliad and the Odyssey

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A greek dramatist

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Sophocles

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Sophocles wrote _ plays, but only _ survived

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123 plays ; 7 survived

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Euclid’s main work

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The Elements

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His book The elements was used as a textbook in Mathematics

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Euclid

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Plato’s 2 most famous works

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The Republic
Symposium

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He was a playwright of comedies.

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Aristophanes

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Aristophanes 2 notable plays are:

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The Wasps
Lysistrata

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He was a great tragedian.

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Euripides

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Euripides’ most known works are

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Alcestis
Madea
The Bacchus

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Education in ancient Greece: Athens

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Mind

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Education in Ancient Greece: Sparta

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Body