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Greek Mythology: Lecture Notes Flashcards

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Mythos

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“word, speech, tale or story”

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Culture

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Oral Tradition

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Misleading definition of myth

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Untruth, fiction, or lie

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Joseph Campbell

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Hero with a thousand faces

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Myth reflects

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the “inner landscape” which is the soul of man

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Myth and Religion

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  • Polytheistic (worship/ belief of more than one god)
  • These myth stories were primarily concerned with the gods and humans, and the relationship that they shared
  • Included tales of the afterlife
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Etiology

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The cause or origins of phenomenon

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Hero with a thousand faces

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Joseph Campbell

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Myths attempt to explain

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  • Physical
  • Emotional
  • Spiritual matters

Not only literally and realistically, but figuratively and metaphorically as well.

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Etymology

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the origins of words or parts of words

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Myths attempt to explain…

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Myths attempt to explain the origin of our physical world, where human beings came from and the dichotomy between body and soul; the source of beauty and goodness, and of evil and sin; and the nature and meaning of love.

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In the beginning

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there was KAOS

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Who was there in the beginning?

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Gaia (earth goddess, Mother Earth) and Ouranus (Father Sky)

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The spawn of Gaia and Ouranus

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12 Titans, 3 Cyclopses, and 3 Hecatonchires

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What did Cronus do to his brothers?

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Lock them up in the Tartarus

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How many children did Rhea give birth to and what are they called?

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6 children: Olympians

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What did Cronus do to his children?

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Eat them

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18
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Who did Rhea save and how?

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Rhea gives Cronus a swaddled rock, and saves Zeus

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The return of Zeus

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  • Zeus is Cronus’ cup bearer
  • Poisons Cronus
  • Cronus regurgitates Olympians
  • Epic battle ensues
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The six original Olympians

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Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, Zeus

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The other Olympians

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Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Hermes, Hephaestus, Ares, Aphrodite, Dionysus

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The Titan Prometheus’ name means

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Forethought

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What character is considered the great benefactor of mankind by giving them fire?

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Prometheus

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Why did Zeus withhold fire from mankind?

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Prometheus stole the heavenly fire in a fennel stick, and gave it to man

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What did Zeus make Hephaestus do?

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He has Hephaestus create the first woman out of earth and water; she was beautiful, alluring, and drop dead sexy

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26
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What does Pandora mean?

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All gifts

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27
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According to Hesoid, _______, the first woman, was created to inflict misery on man.

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Pandora

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Which age of man depict humans as demigods, valiant in war, just, and godlike, and who preceded our own race on earth?

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The Age of Heroes

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Besides withholding fire, creating Pandora and the jar, what is another Punishment Zeus inflicted on Prometheus?

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Prometheus was bound to a rock, where Zeus sent an eagle that tore out Prometheus’ liver. Every night, his liver would grow back, so that his torment might continue.

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30
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What are the Five Ages of Man?

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Age of Gold, Age of Silver, Age of Bronze, Age of Heroes, Age of Iron

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Whose was the face “that launched a thousand ships”, and is considered the prize of the Trojan War?

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Helen

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Who is the goddess of sexual desire, and is credited with causing the Trojan War?

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Aphrodite

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The mythological character whose existence explains the origin of the grasshopper is:

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Tithonus

34
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Which god is considered to be the first father figure?

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Ouranus

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The Gorgons were deadly creatures living at the edge of the world, possessing the power to turn people into ____ if they dared to look into the Gorgons’ eyes.

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Stone

36
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Zeus would often change shape to seduce, trick, or even rape women. Which other god was well known for this behaviour?

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Poseidon

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Before Athens decided on their patron god, they held a contest between Athena and ____

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Poseidon

38
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“When he let loose his great voice from his chest, the words fell like winter snowflakes, then no man alive could rival _____”

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Odysseus

39
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Aphrodite was born of ____

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The genitals of Ouranus

40
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The actions of the Greek gods and goddesses:

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demonstrate complex and contradictory natures

41
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What is NOT generally a prominent theme of Greek mythology?

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Life-long fidelity

42
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According to ancient myth: the Age of Iron to which we currently belong, is characterized by:

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warring cities and countries

43
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What is not a folkloric element found in heroic Greek myths?

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Finding true love

44
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Who killed the first Greek to set foot on the beaches of Troy?

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Hector

45
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After judging a music contest in the favour of Pan instead of Apollo, King Midas was cursed with:

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the ears of an ass

46
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An important part of Greek theater was performance of mythological stories in the format of ___ providing the audience a cathartic experience

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the tragedy

47
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The Greek gods were driven by certain human-like motivations; except:

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concern for human dignity

48
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Helios’ son, Phaethon, failed to control the Sun god’s chariot, resulting in the origin of ___

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deserts

49
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The Greek character doomed to murder his father and marry his mother was:

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Oedipus

50
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T or F: The Greeks used their mythology, particularly the stories of their heroes, to define their past.

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True

51
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T or F: The Greeks viewed their gods as elemental beings who ruled the surrounding natural environment.

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True

52
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T or F: In Homer’s Illiad, the gods are seen as more anthropomorphic or human, highlighting their jealousies, vanity, and divided loyalties.

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True

53
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T or F: In Greek folklore, the rite of passage in which a young girl enters womanhood was of prime importance.

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False

54
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T or F: “A young man enters a dark cave…” is a perfect example of an age-old folkloric motif.

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True

55
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T or F: The word etymology refers to the cause or origins of phenomenon

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False

56
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T or F: Oedipus embodies the notion of a tragic hero

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True

57
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T or F: Greeks who received a prophecy, could not avoid it, unless they received special help from the gods.

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False

58
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T or F: Hector was considered the greatest of all the Greek heroes.

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False

59
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T or F: The ancient Greeks lived in a monotheistic culture.

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False

60
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T or F: The Greeks had an oral tradition, transmitting their history and culture through stories and plays.

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True

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T or F: The word motif means recurring element

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True

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T or F: The heliotrope got its name from Helios, because this flower cannot stand direct sunlight, and thus it shies away whenever the sun is present.

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False

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T or F: If someone deserved a special punishment in mythology, they would be sent to Tartarus.

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True

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T or F: The most important thing for any true Greek hero is fame and glory.

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True

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T or F: In the Illiad, Achilles was willing to sail away from the Trojan War and, indeed, fame and glory with his lover, Briseis

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False

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T or F: The word cathartic means learning through suffering.

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True

67
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T or F: Greek tragedy exists so that we, the audience, will never have to ‘cross the line’ ourselves

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True

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T or F: We got our word aristocratic from the Greek words aristos cratos, which defines the social class to which the Greek heroes of old belonged - these words literally mean “the power of the rich.”

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True

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T or F: The typical epic Greek hero lived larger than life, defeated terrible monsters, loved beautiful women, and died in some epic struggle or in some other impressive manner

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False

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Age of Gold

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  • a golden race of mortal humans
  • existed when Cronus was king in heaven
  • lived in harmony with all living things
  • lived as gods with carefree hearts completely without toil or trouble
  • the land was fertile and fruitful
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Age of Silver

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  • olympians made the second race of man
  • inferior to those of the Golden Age, both mentally and physically
  • lived only a short period of time
  • arrogant, they failed to acknowledge and worship the immortals
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Age of Bronze

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  • Zeus then made another race of mortals, not like those of the Silver Age
  • They were mighty and terrible, living out the painful and violent deeds of Ares
  • They were made of bronze, lived in bronze houses and used bronze tools
  • When they were destroyed by their own hands, they went down into the dark house of Hades
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Age of Heroes

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  • Once gone, Zeus made a fourth race
  • Valiant in war and more just than those of the Bronze Age, these were a godlike race of heroic men called demi-gods, and who preceded our own race on the vast earth
  • Evil war and dread battle destroyed many of them
  • Some, Zeus sent to live their eternal lives on the Islands of the Blessed (also known as Elysium)
  • Ruled by Cronus, who was freed from Tartarus for this task
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Age of Iron

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  • Zeus made yet another race who live on the nourishing race
  • They never cease from toil and woe by day, nor from being destroyed in the night
  • Good and evil will be mingled; a father will not be in harmony with is children, nor guest with host, nor friend with friend, nor brother with brother
  • They will have little little respect for the gods
  • One city will destroy another; mortals will praise the arrogance Zeus will destroy this race of mortals as well and wickedness of others
75
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Heroic myths tend to be about

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mortals

76
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Aristos means; cratos means

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aristos - the best; cratos -power

77
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Tragedy is often seen as a _____ experience

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cathartic (healing/ learning through suffering)

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