Lecture 6 Flashcards
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Argos
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Location of the Heraeum, the greatest center in Greece for the worship of Hera, derivative of the epithet “Argive Hera”
2
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Dione
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Lover of Zeus whose name is the feminine form of his name, potential mother of Aphrodite
3
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Dodona
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In northern Greece, sanctuary and oracle of Zeus
4
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Olympia
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A sanctuary of Zeus in the Peloponnesian city Elis, location of the first Olympic games
5
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Ox-eyed
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Epithet for Hera referring to her great beauty
6
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Pheidias
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Athenian sculptor who carved a great statue of Zeus
7
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Polos
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A crown/hat
8
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Vestal Virgins
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The daughters of noble families who tended the hearth in the temple of Vesta in the Roman Forum, associated with the goddess Hestia (L. Vesta)
9
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Xenos
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Stranger or guest
10
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Xenia
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Guest-host relationship
