Literature & Authors 8th-5th Cen BC Flashcards
when was Homer born
8th bc
where was Homer born
either smyrna, colophon, athens, chios, ithica, argos, rhodes
what were Homers works
illliad & odyssey
what was the Illiad
tells of Greek siege of troy, “ the wrath of Achilles”
what was the Odyssey
tells of the wanderings of odysseus
when was Hesiod born
8th century bc
where was Hesiod born
Ascra in Boeotia.
what happened between Hesiod and his brother
was cheated out of his inheritance by his bro Perses, migrated to Naupactus afterwards
where was Hesiod assassinated
Locris
where was Hesiod buried
in boeotia
what was Hesiod known for
father of greek didactic poetry
what was Hesiod the first to do
write a systematic account of greek mythology
what was some of Hesiod’s works
work and days, theogony
what was “work and days”
sets forth the rules for success in agriculture and leading a happy life. explains the Greek superstitions, correct way to worship gods. autobiographical, contains first known Greek fable
what was the first known greek fable
the hawk and the nightingale
what was theogony
a systematic account of the gods of Greece and their genealogy from the time of chaos down to the creation of a permanent divine hierarchy
what present day writer imitated theogony
John Milton in Paradise Lost
when was Acaelus born
about 620 BCE
where was Aclealus born
in the city of mytilene on the island of lesbos
who and what did Acaelus fight
fought with Pittacus to overthrow the tyrant melanchrus
what cowardly act did Acaelus do in a fight
threw down his shield and fled from the fight
who was Acaelus friends with
Sappho
what kind of things did Acaelus write about
personal and political themes
wine, love, his sufferings, hatreds
what type of writings did Acaelus write
lyrical poetry and hymns
what literary form did Acaelus invent or adopt
the Acaelus stanza
what other Greek writer uses the Acaelus stanza
Homer
what were Acaelus’s works
the storm
let us drink
are there any complete copies of Acaelus work
no. all in fragments
when was Sappho approximately born
the 7th century
what kind of writer was Sappho
a greek lyrical poetess
where was Sappho born
eresus
where did Sappho live her first few years
lesbos
who were Sappho’s parents
father- Scamandronymus
mother- Cleis
when and where was Sappho exiled to
Sicily between 604-595 BC
where did Sappho’s spend most of her life
in Mytilene, the chief city of Lesbos
who was Sappho’s friends with
Acaelus
who did Sappho’s marry
Cercolas
what was Sappho’s daughter named
Cleis
what does tradition say about the death of Sappho
that she jumped to her death out of love for Phaon from the promontory of Leucas
what kind of things did Sappho write about
weddings- songs
individual songs to the lyre
epithalmaia
wedding songs that Sappho wrote
for her individual songs, what did Sappho sing about
descriptions of her heart
what kind of group was Sappho the leader
a group of literary women whom she taught and addressed in her poems
what two people rivaled Sappho’s group
Archenassa and Gorgo
which poem was the only one of Sappho’s works to survive intact
Ode to Aphrodite
28 line prayer to the goddess
how many books did Sappho write
9 books
what topics did Sappho’s write about in her books
the muses- odes, epithalmai, elegies, hymns
what was Sappho’s main subject matter
love
what dialect did Sappho write in
Aeolic
what meter is associated with Sappho
the Sapphic meter
what writings uses the Sapphic meter
Catullus #51 and Horace
when was Aesop born
in the early 6th century bc
where was Aesop born
in Thrace
