Greek Mythology Flashcards
How were the Greek tales primarily passed down?
By oral tradition
What is the most misleading definition of myth
We think it as a false tale
What dose polytheistic mean?
Basically means many gods or the belief of many gods
What were the Greek myths primarily concerned with?
The gods and humans and the relationships they shared and they included tales of the afterlife
Who were Eos and Tithonus?
Eos-immortal
Tithonus-mortal
And Eos wished asked that Tithonus be given eternal life but did not ask for eternal youth so he eventually turned into a grass hopper
What were the myths to the Greek people and what did eu try to explain and how did they come across
The cause or origins of phenomenon
Physical, emotional, spiritual matters
Figuratively and metaphorically
Who was tantalus and what did he do?
He baked is son into a pie to try to trick the gods and he got put into eternal torment
In Greek mythology what existed before everything else
Kaos
Who were they two beings in the creation story of the Greeks
Gaia-earth godds
Ouranus-sky God
Who were their children and how many were their of each
3- Cyclopes
3-hecatomchirpes
12- Titans
Who was the first king and wife
Cronus and rhea
Who did rhea give birth to and how many where their
The 5 Olympians
Who was the sixth Olympian and how did he save the others and what occurred after he saved them
Zeus and he poisoned Cronus and a war started
How long did the war between the Olympians and the Titans last
10 years
What was the punishment for the Titans and what was atlas’s special punishment
The Titans were locked up in tarterous
Atlas hold up earth
Who were the six original Olympians
Hetia, Demeter, Hera , hades, Poseidon, Zeus
Demeter
Crops bore pressfeny with Zeus very temperamental
Hestia
Renounced all sexual love never left Olympus
Hera
goddess of mirage and child birth sister and wife to Zeus carried a septer and was depicted with a peacock
Hades
King of the underworld
Poseidon
God of the sea was very angry loved to woo
Zeus
King of the gods
Ares
God of war and blood lust
Aphrodite
Erotic love and sexual desire and beauty
