lit midterm Flashcards
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Gilgamesh
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fights Humbaba and the bull of heaven, looks for immortality
2
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Enkidu
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Gilgamesh’s best friend
3
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Shamash
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promises the winds
4
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trapper
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meets Enkidu at the waterhole
5
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harlot
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teaches civilized behavior to Enkidu
6
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Ishtar
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Inana
7
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Ninsun
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Gilgamesh’s mom
8
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Nincubura
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second coming of Inana
9
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Neti
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guards the gates of the Netherworld
10
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Dimuzid
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sits of Ishtar’s throne
11
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Anu
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gives the bull of heaven to Ishtar
12
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Counselors of Uruk
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didn’t want Gilgamesh to fight Humbaba by himself
13
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Humbaba
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Monster of Cedar Forest
14
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Aruru
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creator of Enkidu
15
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Erishkigal
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ruler of the underworld
16
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Archetype
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stock character
17
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Epic
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a story from a long time ago
18
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parataxis
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no chronology
19
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Destruction myth
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the world is destroyed then remade
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Lament
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a cry or complaint
21
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pathetic fallacy
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world changes to human action
22
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Syncretism
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fusion of 2 different beliefs
23
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Gallu
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A Mesopotamian demon that guides Inana in the Underworld.
24
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Anthropomorphism
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Gods have human traits
25
Xenia
guest/host relations
26
Dialogue
Conversation between +2 people
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Chorus
group that summarizes the events of a play
28
Choragus
main person of the chorus
29
Prophecy
statement that comes true if acted upon
30
Oracles
the girl that states a prophecy
31
Hubris
excessive pride
32
Hamartia
mistake of knowledge and ignorance
33
Peripeteia
random person brings info to the protagonist
34
Juxtaposition
compare and contrast of 2 things
35
Conventions
accepted practices
36
Ode
sad greek poem
37
Dramatic Irony
we know something the main character doesn't
38
Suspended disbelief
pretend for sake of the story
39
Catharsis
emotional cleansing of a cry or laugh
40
Tragedy
one of the main types of Greek plays
41
Tragic Hero
Goes through the hero cycle
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Tragic flaw
flaw entitled to the hero
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Motif
recurring pattern
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Explicit theme
theme said to the reader
45
stock epithets
titles for the many characters in epics
46
Homeric simile
a comparison to something from a long time ago that we cannot relate to
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Oral tradition
traditions passed on by word
48
Vaunting speech
A speech taunting your opponent, as you're overtop of them.
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Arete
wanting excellence
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hubris
excessive pride
51
Ate
blind rash behavior
52
Nemesis
punishment
53
Deus ex machina
God and Machine
54
Prize of Honor
A gift for soldiers, they were virgins and stayed virgins.
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1st labor of Herakles
kill Nemean lion
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2nd labor of Herakles
kill the hydra
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3rd labor of Herakles
catch the Cerynean Hind
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4th labor of Herakles
catch the Erymanthian Boar
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5th labor of Herakles
clean the stables of king Augeas
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6th labor of Herakles
chase away the Stymphalian birds
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7th labor of Herakles
catch the cretan bull
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8th labor of Herakles
fetch the mares of Diomede
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9th labor of Herakles
get the belt of Hippolyte (Hippolyte is the queen of the Amazons)
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10th labor of Herakles
get the cattle of Geryon
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11th labor of Herakles
get the apples of the Hesperides (When Herakles is tricked by Atlas)
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12th labor of Herakles
bring Cerbreus up from hell
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Why did Herakles have to do the labors?
Because he must pay debt for murdering his family
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Why did Hera hate Herakles?
Herakles isn't her son, since Zeus cheated on her.
69
Decision of Paris
Which of the three women got the golden apple
70
Marriage of Thetis and Peleus
Eris wasn't invited, so she dropped the golden apple on the dance floor, Aphrodite, Athena, Hera
71
Birth of Paris/ Cassandra's recognition of Paris
was exposed (supposed to die), but he didn't. Cassandra saw him at a festival, and that's when everyone realized Paris was still alive.
72
Marriage of Helen
Everyone wanted to marry Helen, Odysseus and Menelaus make a deal that Odysseus will marry Helen's sister if Odysseus can find a way to marry Menelaus and her safely.
73
Blood oath of Helen
Made by Odysseus, people took it and said they would protect Helen and her Husband.
74
The curse on the House of Atreus
The sons of Atreus are handling a triple curse: the eating of Tantalos, the killing of family members, and adultery.
75
The three main settings of the Illiad
Ithaca
Troy
Sparta
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Clairvoyant
people that can see the future
77
Exposure
when a newborn is left to die on a mountain.
78
Scapegoat
A person that is blamed for everything.
79
Aristotle's tragic hero cycle
born into royalty
tragic flaw is known
tragic flaw brings its own doom
80
Odin
ravens serve him, leader of the Norse gods.
81
Hoenir
brother of Odin
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Hod
blind god who threw the dart of mistletoe at Balder. Which accidentally killed Balder
83
Tyr
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Loki
A jotun, Odin's brother, talks his way out of trouble, had sex with the builder's horse.
85
Sif
wife of Thor, hair cut by Loki
86
Skadi
daughter of Thiazi, gets married to Njord.
87
Thor
has the Hammer of Mjonir
88
Idun
she the only one that has the apples of youth
89
Heimdal
the guardian of the rainbow bridge to Asguard
90
Balder
Everyone liked him, no one wanted him to have bad dreams, but he did.
91
Ymir
1st Jotun
92
Aesir
Weapons based
93
Vanir
magic based
94
Fenrir
Son of Loki, is a wolf
95
Hel
Daughter of Loki, Queen of the dead, lives in Nifflheim
96
Midgard serpent
the snake that will eat the earth
97
Norns
control people's lives by spinning threads.
98
Freyja
Wife of Odin, cries gold
99
Thiazi
kidnaps Idun, turns into an eagle and gets burned in flames
100
Nifflheim
Home of the dead
101
Asgard
home of the gods
102
Vanheim
Home of the vanir
103
Midgard
earth
104
Valhalla
warrior heaven, has the valkyries
105
Valkyries
shield maidens
106
Yggdrasil
world tree
107
Jotunheim
home of the jotuns
108
Mjollnir
Thor's hammer
109
Sleipnir
Odin's 8-legged horse
110
Bifrost
rainbow bridge to Asgard
111
Draupnir
gold ring that duplicates daily
112
Gungnir
Odin's spear
113
Mimir's head
always moving
114
Gram
Sigmund's sword
115
Naglfar
ship made of fingernails
116
collapsable ship
ship given to Freya
117
Gold boar
owned by Freya
118
Wergild
payment for dead kin
119
Retribution
revenge
120
Weird
fate
121
grani
Sigurd's horse, the son of the 8-legged horse, Sleipnir.
122
Regin
brother of fafnir and otter, taught Sigurd and sent him to kill Fafnir.
123
Sigmund
father of sigurd, pulled gram from a tree.
124
Sigurd
hero of the story, married Brunhild
125
Fafnir
greedy dragon, killed by Sigurd
126
Otter
killed by Loki,
127
Hreidmar
father of Fafnir, Otter, and regin, When Otter died, he demanded Wergild in return.
128
Andvari
Loki robbed him, so Andvari cursed the gold
129
Brunhild
a valkyrie, disobeyed Odin by making sure the other king won instead of the one that Odin wanted to win.
130
Grimhild
the mother of gunnar, gudrun, hogni, guthormr
131
Gunnar
swore an oath of brotherhood with Sigurd
132
Hogni
husband of Grimhild
133
Guttorm
murderer of Sigurd
134
Gudrun
wife of Sigurd
