Greek Mythology Flashcards
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Psyche
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Soul; consciousness
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Narcissistic
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Self-centered
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Promethean
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A risk taker; daringly original
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Labyrinth
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Maze
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Pandora’s box
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Source of trouble
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Arachnid
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Spider
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Harp (verb) NOT MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
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Tedious talking
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Achille’s heel
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Vulnerablitiy
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Elysian Field
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Paradise
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Gorgon
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Unattractive; fierce
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Titanic
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Having great power; fierce
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Midas touch
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Ability to make money
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Tantalize
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Tempt
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Herculean
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With great strength and effort
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Nemesis
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Enemy
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Why was Zeus associated with lightning?
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Lightning shows power and Zeus is a god with a lot of power
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Who were Zeus’s parents and what were the children?
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Cronus and Rhea-They were married siblings and titans that had 4 children that were named Olympia’s. These Olympias were names Zeus, Athena, Hades, and Poseidon.
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Why did Greek myths contain incest, cannibalism, and sacrifice
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A safer way to teaching generations of why incest, cannibalism, and sacrifice is bad
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What do Cronus do to his children and how did Rhea trick him not to do something to Zeus?
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Cronus ate his children so his children didn’t take over his power. Rhea ran away and had Zeus without Cronus knowing. Then Rhea tricked Cronus by using a rock instead of Zeus.
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How is Zeus similar to his father?
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Zeus is similar to his father because they were both fear of losing power to one another.
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What does being given the ability to harness lighting mean for Zeus?
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He has the most power with the ability of lighting.
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What mistake does Epimetheus make when creating animal?
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Epimetheus gave all the advantages for the animals and left none for Man.
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What did Prometheus do to make up for his brother’s mistake?
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Gave “Man” intelligence, ability to walk upright, and ruler of the Earth.
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How Does Zeus punish Prometheus?
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He chains Prometheus to a Rock where he lives for his life. Bird eat his liver, gets sunburn during the day, and cold at night.
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Who is Pandora and What does her name mean?
Pandora is a goddess and her name means All-gifted. She was also the first ever woman.
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What did Prometheus warn Epimetheus to never do?
Recieve gifts from Zeus.
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What does Pandora release to the world?
Pandora releases griefs and hardships such as Hunger, Disease, and war.
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What is Pandora able to keep shut in the box?
Pandora was able to keep hope in the box because hope is always with us.
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When Pyramus and Thisbe's parents forbid them from meeting or speaking with each other, how are they able to continue to communicate?
A loose brick that seperated the houses from each other
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Why do Pyramus and Thisbe leave the city through different gates?
The guards would notice Pyramus and Thisbe
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Where do they plan to meet?
Ninus tomb
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What causes Thisbe to run away and drop her scarf?
The sound of a lioness
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What does Pyramus find when he arrives at Ninus' Tomb? What does he assume?
Pyramus finds Thisbe's scarf and Pyramus thought that the lioness killed
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What does Thisbe find beneath the mulberry tree?
Thisbe finds Pyramus's dead body under the mulberry tree because he killed himself for thinking Thisbe was died
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What two things happen after Pyramus and Thisbe die?
-The parents buried both in a common tomb
-the mulberry tree berries turned from silvery white to red to honor Pyramus and Thisbe
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Apollo and Daphne
Apollo falls in love with Daphne, but she wishes to remain a maiden. As Apollo chases her, Daphne’s father, a river god, takes pity on her and turns her into a laurel tree.
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Prometheus
Prometheus steals fire from the gods for mankind. Zeus is furious and has him chained to the Caucasus mountains where an eagle tears out his liver each day and it regenerates each night. Eventually, Hercules frees him.
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Persephone, Demeter & Hades
Persephone, daughter of Demeter (goddess of the harvest), is kidnapped by Hades to the Underworld. Her mother mourns her absence
by making the earth cold and barren. Persephone is eventually released, but each year she must return to Hades for one month for each pomegranate seed she ate. During this time the Earth suffers through winter.
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Cupid & Psyche
Cupid and Psyche fall in love and marry, but he will only visit her at night, and she is not allowed to see him. One night, she drips candle wax on him while trying to peek. Psyche is sent away, but eventually, they are reunited.
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Theseus slays the Minotaur
Theseus, to prove himself, convinces his father to let him fight the Minotaur, a creature with the body of a man and the head of a bull. He kills it with the help of Ariadne. Theseus forgets to hoist the white sail of victory on his journey home, so his father kills himself.
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Daedalus & the flight of Icarus
Icarus and his father, Daedalus, try to escape King Minos’s labyrinth on the island of Crete by constructing wings made of feathers and wax. Despite his father’s warnings, Icarus flies too close to the sun, causing his wax to melt. He plummets to his watery death. (Icarian Sea)
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Echo & Narcissus
Echo, a nymph who angered Hera, can only repeat the last words someone utters. She falls in love with Narcissus, a beautiful man who also falls in love with himself. Echo wastes away except for her voice. Narcissus wastes away staring at his own reflection in a pool and becomes a white and purple flower. (Narcissistic)
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King Midas
As a reward for a good deed, King Midas requests the golden touch. He immediately regrets this destructive gift when he can’t eat, sleep, or hug his daughter. He begs to be returned to normal, and he is after a visit to the River Pactolus.
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Medusa & Perseus
Athena transforms Medusa into a gorgon, a woman with snakes for hair who can turn men into stone with a glance. Medusa is later killed by Perseus who is aided by winged sandals from Hermes and a shield, invisible helmet, and bag from Athena.
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Pyramus & Thisbe
These young neighbors are deeply in love and plan to run away together. Their secret meeting goes terribly wrong when Pyramus arrives and, spotting Thisbe’s bloody veil thinks a lion has devoured her. He kills himself, and when she discovers what has happened, she joins him in death. The berries on the mulberry tree remain red in their memory.
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Death of Achilles
Achilles’ mother dipped her baby in the waters of immortality, but she held him by his heel. No arrow or weapon could harm him until Paris shoots him in the heel during the Trojan War.
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Orpheus and Eurydice
Orpheus, the son of Apollo and Caliope, ventured down to the Kingdom of the Dead to retrieve his dead wife, Eurydice. Hades agreed to free Eurydice on one condition – Orpheus was not to look back at his wife on the walk to Earth. When they were almost home, Orpheus looked back and lost his wife forever.
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Tantalus
Because Tantalus abuses his privilege of sharing the food of the gods, Zeus punishes him in Hades. Although parched and famished, Tantalus is not allowed to reach the fruit or water that surrounds him. (Tantalizing)
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Sisyphus
Sisyphus is known for being devious and tricky guests to his home as well as the gods. As punishment, he is forced to roll a giant boulder up a hill every day for eternity
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Athena and Arachne
Arachne is a skilled but vain weaver who claims to be superior to Athena. They begin a weaving competition during which Arachne mocks the gods. Athena turns Arachne into a creature able to spin thread forever - the first spider! (Arachnid)
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12 Labors of Hercules
Hera hated Hercules because he was one of Zeus’s (many) illegitimate children. Hera caused Hercules to go mad and kill his wife in children. To atone for his sins, Hercules has to complete 12 labors. Examples of his labors include:
-defeating the Nemean Lion
-killing the Hydra
-cleaning a giant stable in a single day
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Tartarus
deepest area for worst sinners
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Elysian field
heaven
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Where do Olympians live?
Mount olympus
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Cyclops
One-eyed giants. They are known for their strength and are often depicted as uncivilized shepherds or skilled blacksmiths
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100 handers
Three colossal giants, each with fifty heads and one hundred arms
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Who were the cyclops and 100-hander enemies?
Cronus
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Hero's journey-what was the Ordinary World that Moana realizes?
Living on Montunui, becoming chief of her island
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Hero's journey-what was the Call to Adventure that Moana realizes?
the land is dying, fish and crops aren't living properly
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Hero's journey-what was the Refusal to Call that Moana realizes?
Chief Tui says Moana can't go past the reef because it is too dangerous
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Hero's journey-what was the Meeting the Mentor that Moana realizes?
Tala is dying and wants Moana to restore the heart of Tefiti even though her dad doesn't want her to
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Hero's journey-what was the Crossing the Threshold that Moana realizes?
Moana gets on a boat and gets past the reef
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Hero's journey-what was the Tests, Allies, Enemies that Moana realizes?
Moana gets faced with the chicken always trying to jump off the boat, Kakamora pirates, Maui wants to give up but Moana doesn't want to, the crap with Maui's hook
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Hero's journey-what was the Approach to the Inmost that Moana realizes?
As reaching Teka's island, Maui leaves and Moana haas to defeat Teka alone
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Hero's journey-what was the Ordeal that Moana realizes?
Moana turns the boat and gets ready to fight Teka
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Hero's journey-what was the Reward that Moana realizes?
Her Strength to challenge Teka
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Hero's journey-what was the The Road Back that Moana realizes?
Restores the heart and everything is healthy again
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Hero's journey-what was the Resurrection that Moana realizes?
Understanding that Teka was one person
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Hero's journey-what was the Return with the Elixir that Moana realizes?
Returning back to the island as a leader
