Literature Part 1 Mythology and Folklore Flashcards
Who is the husband of goddess Isis in Egyptian Mythology?
Osiris
Children of Ra
Shu and Tefnut
Children of Shu and Tefnut
Geb and Nut
Children of Geb and Nut
Isis, Osiris, Seth, Nephthys (Extra)
Villain in the story of Isis and Osiris
Seth
Osiris chopped into how many pieces?
14 pieces in Egypt
What part of Osiris is missing?
Penis
Egyptian Diety with a head of bird (Son if Isis and Osiris)
Horus
Head of jackal (son of Seth and Nepthys)
Anubis
The myths of the Greeks reflect a view of the universe that acknowledges the ________ of humanity.
mystery and beauty
Who said that greek mythology made the gods closer to humans?
Edith Hamilton (Greek Miracle)
The chief, Lord of the sky, rain-god, cloud-gatherer, wileded the thunderbolt
Zeus
Lord Ruler of the sea, the earth shaker, always seen as carrying his trident
Poseidon
Ruker ofnthe underworld, ruke over the dead, God of Wealth, had a cap helmet of invisibility
Hades
goddess of harvest, grains and agriculture, mother of Persephone
Demeter
goddess of harvest, grains and agriculture, mither of Persephone
Demeter
Protector of marriage, jealous goddess
Hera
God of war, delight in battles, ruthless murderer, a coward
Ares
graceful and swift, wears winged sandlals and wings on his crowded hat
Hermes
Zeus messenger, Master thief
Hermes
Zeus messenger, Master thief
Hermes
magic wand of Hermes
Caduceus
magic wand of Hermes
Caduceus
God of Medicine
Aesclulapius
daughter of Zeus alone, battle goddess, giddess of the city, Zeus’ favorite child
Pallas/Athena
daughter of Zeus alone, battle goddess, giddess of the city, Zeus’ favorite child
Pallas/Athena
goddess of love and beauty (irresistable goddess)
Aphrodite
Most greek of all Gods, master musician who delights Olympus as he plays hus golden lyre.
Phoebus Apollo
Apollos twin sister, lady ofnwild things, hunt man in chief to the gods, also known as Phoebe (moon) and Selene (Luna in latin)
Artemis
Virgin goddess, goddess of Hearth, symbol of the home, everymeal beganband ended with an offeringnto her.
Hestia
youngest Olympian, god if wine and pleasure , only Olymoian god with a mortal mother.
Dionysius
god of fire, ugly and lame, workmannof the immortals, armorer and smith
Hephaestus
Husband of Aphrodite
Heohaestus
Zeus
Jupiter
Zeus
Jupiter
Poseidon
Neptune
Hera
Juno
Hera
Juno
Hermes
Mercury
Aphridite
Venus
Ares
Mars
Ares
Mars
Hades
Dis/Pluto
Artemis
Diana
Athena
Minerva
Athena
Minerva
Eros
Cupid
Cronus
Saturn
Hestia
Vesta
Haphaestus
Vulcan
Whuch titan was punished for stealing fire.
Prometheus
Forethought/firesight
Prometheus
Forethought/firesight
Prometheus
Epimetheus
Afterthought
Punishment of Epimetheus
Pandora with box
Punishment of Prometheus
Eagle eating flesh
Heifer (female cow without a child)
Io
100 eyes (Hera’s guardian to Io)
Argus
Who killed Argus
Hermes
Symbol of Hera
Peacock
The Illiad and Oddysey
Homer
Blind poet
Homer
Trojan War
Troy vs. Acheans
Sea nymph
Thetis
The goddess of discord
Eris
Wedding that starts the Illiad
King Peleus and Thetis
To the fairest
Te Kallisti
Involved in the apple
Hera, Athena and Aphridite
Decides who’s the fairest
Paris
Political Power, control of Asia
Hera
wisdom, skill in battle
Athena
love ifbthe most beautuful woman in the world
Aphrodite
prophesied to be the downfall of Troy
Paris
Most beautiful woman on earth, wife of Menelaus, daughter of Leda and Zeus
Helen
King of Sparta
Menelaus
King of Mycenae
Agamemnon
Plowing salt
Odysseus
Trojan (Group of Paris)
Aphrodite, Ares, Apollo, Artemis
Greeks (Group of Menelaus)
Hera, Athena, Poseidon, Hermes, Hephaestus
Son of Peleus and Thetis
Achilles
River where Achilles is dip upon.
River Styx
Briseis
Love of Achilles, reason of tampo
BFF of Achilles
Patroclus
BFF of Achilles
Patroclus
Killed Patroclus
Hector
Killed Patroclus
Hector
Killed Patroclus
Hector
Illiad ended in
the death of Hector
A hero in the trojan war who came up with the udea of the trojan horse
Oddysseus/ Ulysses
Trojan war
10 years
Oddyseus wfue waited him for 20 years
Penelope
Oddyseus and Penelope’s son
Telemachus
Oddyseus protector
Athena
Oddyseus protector
Athena
The god who held grudges against Odysseus and caused his mishaps
Poseidon
turned Odysseus’ crew members into animals
Circe
trapped Odysseus in her island and fell in love with him
Calypso
Odysseus homeland
Ithaca
oddyseus has a scar in
foot
What is the best symbolism of “wedding bed” in Homer’s Odyssey
Constancy of Oddyseus and Penelope’s Love
Do ypu not what am man I am , how huge , how spplendid and born of a great father and mother who bore me immortal?
Achilles
half brother of Hector, King of Arcadia
Lycaon
What did odysseus do when he saw his father in the orchard
interrogated him
What is the usual pattern in flood myths? ***Actual March 2024 LET
I. Signs
II. Survivors
III. Size
IV. Cause
IV, III, II and I
He is considered as the Mesopotamian great hero and son of goddess Ninsun whose stories are told in
Sumerian and Babylonian poems.
Gilgamesh
Athena and Helen were not chisen by Paris, sided with the Greeks who sentone thousand ships to Troy
Hera and Athena harbored ill feelings
Goddess linked with pomegranates
Persephone
God of death in Greek Myth
Thanatos
God of death in Greek Myth
Thanatos
Why did the other gods hate Ares
He was vain and cruel
Is a victorious 10-year series battle of the Olymoian god against the Titans in Thessaly.
Titanomachy
Underworld
Tartarus
How many titans are there in Greek mythology
12
Dark region where the dead pass through
erebus
Black pit for the bad
Tartarus
Paradise for the good
Elysium
Numbed the minds of the dead
Asphodel
The Trojan War can be seen today as
Women empowerment
Which character set sails with the Argonauts to find the Golden Fleece?
Jason
Where is Jason born
Iolcos, Thessaly
Place to retrieve the golden fleece
Colchis
Jason’s ship
Argo (Argonauts)
Jason’s ship
Argo (Argonauts)
Zeus punished him by not eating.
Phineas
Gets the food phineas, (babaeng ibon)
Harpee
Why Zeus punished Jason
For sharing prophecies
King of Colchis
King AEetes
King of Colchis
King AEetes
Daughter of King AEetes
Medea
Gilgamesh’s companion and friend.
ENKIDU
is an ancient Mesopotamian creation epic that relates the story of Marduk, the main god of
Babylon
ENUMA ELISH
is an ancient Mesopotamian creation epic that relates the story of Marduk, the main god of
Babylon
ENUMA ELISH
is the Mesopotamian god of the skies.
Anu
is the Mesopotamian god of the skies.
Anu
is the Mesopotamian god of the skies.
Anu
In the Celtic myth of “The Children of Lir,” what happens to the four children after they are turned into
swans
They remain swans for eternity
In the Celtic myth of “The Children of Lir,” what happens to the four children after they are turned into
swans
They remain swans for eternity
tells the narrative of Lir’s new stepmother, Aoife, who becomes envious of the
children’s love for Lir and casts a spell that transforms them into four white swans.
CHILDREN OF LIR
When Pallas Athena appeared as an old woman and challenged Arachne to a weaving contest, the
goddess proves that
physical appearance is deceiving
who is known for her weaving abilities and boasts about them, catches the goddess’ attention and
proposes a competition with Athena transforming into an old woman.
Arachne
usually judges the contest, which concludes with Arachne’s death and transformation into a spider, despite the differing
circumstances and outcomes.
Zeus
He is perhaps the most popular god among the Scandinavians during the Viking Age
Thor
the hammer-wielding god of Norse mythology, is connected with lightning, thunder, storms, holy
groves and trees, power, humankind’s protection, hallowing, and fertility.
Thor
goes by many names, and he is the deity of war and death. Half of the warriors killed in battle are
brought to Valhalla.
Odin
goes by many names, and he is the deity of war and death. Half of the warriors killed in battle are
brought to Valhalla.
Odin
He is the One-Eyed All-Father, who gave up his eye to witness everything that happens
on earth.
Odin
Asgard’s queen and the highest goddess.
Frigg
which translates as “hall
of the marshlands.”
Fensalir
which translates as “hall
of the marshlands.”
Fensalir
deity of mischief, cunning, and deception.
Loki
deity of mischief, cunning, and deception.
Loki
It is a mythical fire bird from ancient Egypt which is portrayed as a bird that dies in fire and is reborn of
it.
Phoenix
were ancient mythical animals that had an eagle’s head, sometimes wings, a lion’s body, pointed
ears, and talons
Griffins
In Celtic mythology , with its white horse-like body and one spiraling horn, represents purity,
innocence, and power
Unicorn
In Celtic mythology , with its white horse-like body and one spiraling horn, represents purity,
innocence, and power
Unicorn
a “woman of the fairies,” is a is a supernatural entity in Irish and other Celtic folklore whose sad
“keening,” or wailing, screaming, or mourning, at night was thought to presage the death of a member of
the person who heard the ghost.
Banshee
What is the primary symbolism of the Trojan Horse in the Trojan War?
It symbolizes deceit and betrayal.
symbolizes power and kingship.
Fleece
This is the attribution of a human form, human characteristics, or human behavior to nonhuman things,
e.g. deities in mythology and animals in children’s stories.
Anthropomorphism
anthrop
human
anthrop
human
morphos
meaning to have a
definite shape
is a philosophical perspective that asserts that humans are the primary or most
important entities in the world.
ANTHROPOCENTRISM
Which of the following best describes the Tagalog myth Malakas and Maganda?
The creation of mankind
The “body” (line 3) is the body of _____.
And on the slope above the sea
The hard-handed peasants go their round
Turning the soil, blind to the body
Ambitious and viable, whose pride
Will leave no trace in the quenching tide.
Icarus
was the Roman name for the Greek hero Odysseus from Homer’s Odyssey. While their traits are
similar, the two protagonists differ slightly between Homer’s Odyssey and Virgil’s Aeneid
Ulysses
is renowned for controlling Troy during the Trojan War. He is also well-known for having
fifty daughters and fifty sons, including Paris, who initiated the war by kidnapping Helen.
King Priam
The horsevin the Troy symbolizes
Victory of the long siege
Depict flood, sendby a deity ti destroy civilization as an act of duvine retribution.
Flood myth
God from the machine, divine intervention
Deux ex machina
Norse god known as Raven god
Odin
Queen of Asgard
Frigg
Egyptian god of funerary practices and care of the dead
Anubis
Egyptian father of all creation
Amun or Ra
Early religion, science, and literature of ancient people
Mythology
Early religion, science, and literature of ancient people
Mythology
Greek traveled to the land of the dead in order to find hhis wife
Orpheus
Greek traveled to the land of the dead in order to find hhis wife
Orpheus
king of Corinth condemned in the underworld to roll ahuge stone
Sisyphus
A plot device in literature which is usuallyemployed where visions are realized due to action of the characters who try to prevent them.
Self fulfilling prophecy
Foresight
prediction
Foresight
prediction
Offered advuce from a divine prohecy
Oracle
Symbol of purity and grace, only captured by a virgin
Unicorn
Symbol of purity and grace, only captured by a virgin
Unicorn
Japanese mythucal water dwelling creatures
Kappa
Hindu myth, preserver of the world and humans
Vishnu
Hindu myth, preserver of the world and humans
Vishnu
In Hindu, the creator
Brahman
In Hindu, the creator
Brahman
In Hindu, the Destroyer
Shiva
In Hindu, the Destroyer
Shiva
In Hindu, God of compassion, protector, and love
Krishna
Tree in norse mythology (9 realms that mske up the cosmos)
Yddrasil
In the Sumerian eoic, Gilgamesh, what biblical allusion was used.
The Great Flood
Philippine folklore, shape shifting mlnster that often takes the form of a woman to lure men in theur deaths
Mananaggal
Greek mythology, cursed to turn everything they touched into gold
King Midas
Which mythical creature is part lion, part goat, and part serpent in Greek mythology?
Chimera
Which mythical creature is part lion, part goat, and part serpent in Greek mythology?
Chimera
In Filipino folklore, supernatural being to guard forests and protect the envirinment
Nuno sa Punso
Brother of Medea that she killed
Absyrtus
Euripides produced Medea to
criticize Greek behavior
Medea killed whom
her children
Not an example of situational irony
Abduction of Helen
Who wrote Oedipus
Sophocles
Son of King Laius and Queen Jacosta
Oedipus
Meaning of oedipus
The one with swollen feet
King and Queen of Corinth (adopted parents of Oedipus)
Polybus and Merope
Riddle about a man
Sphinx
Who gave Jacosta to Oedipus
Creon
Children of Jacosta and Oedipus
Eteocles
Polyneices
Antigone
Ismene
Blind guy, sage, can see future
Tiresias
What can be inferred from Ismene’s answer
She fears Creon
Son of Creon and lover of Antigone
Haemon
Killed Eteocles
The burial of Polyneices, no burial
who is imprisoned
Antigone
who is imprisoned
Antigone
Child of Creon who’s engaged with Antigone
Haemon
Antigone and Creone
commits suicide
Antigone and Creone
commits suicide
killed herself when found out her child is dead
Eurydice wife of creon
Biblical allusion was used in the epic of Gilgamesh
the great flood
goddes who liked Gilgamesh, sent a bull
Ishtar
goddes who liked Gilgamesh, sent a bull
Ishtar
villain in Gilgamesh
Humbaba
Who killed enkidu
ishtar
Who killed enkidu
ishtar
“Shall I die too? Am i not like Enkidu”
Gilgamesh
Flood survivor, gilgamesh cinsulted about immortality, find plant
Utnapishtim
Flood survivor, gilgamesh cinsulted about immortality, find plant
Utnapishtim
the theme of eoic if gilgamesh
preference to immortality
phoenician dieties
moloch, astarte, balaat
phoenician dieties
moloch, astarte, balaat
Written by Sophocles
Antigone, Ajax, oedipus and colonus
Written by Sophocles
Antigone, Ajax, oedipus and colonus
Agamemnon
Aeschylus
king who is not very hospitable, killed his visitors
Sisyphus
Wife of poseidon
persephone
Sisyphus
Happy
subjects in mythic history portrayed in “Musee de Baeux Arts”
Daedalus and Icarus
Half human half bull
Minotaur
Philosphic and religiius belief in reincarnation is based on what mythologica caharacter
Orpheus
hole, decided to meet, suicide both (inspiration of romeo and juliet)
Pyramus and Thisbe
running around the forest, Natuklaw ng viper si E
Orpheus and Euridice
Good at playing lyre
Orpheus
Shortest love story in greek history
Orpheus and eyridice
Goes in voyage, became birds? with wings Hahahaha
Ceyx and Alcone
Woman hater
Pygmallion
Hospitable couple, saved from flood, one wish yo live happy together
Baucis and Philemon
Hospitable couple, saved from flood, one wish yo live happy together
Baucis and Philemon
forever sleeping
Endymion and Selene
Running couple, Daphne turnedinto a tree (consent)
Daphne and Apollo
Running couple, Daphne turnedinto a tree (consent)
Daphne and Apollo
turned into a mountain
Alpheus and Arethusa
Pan, the god of the wild in Greek myth, is worshipped in which region.
Arcadia
Jotuns
The Giants
Austri
East
Austri
East
Vestri
West
Nordri
North
South
Sudri
Choosers of the slain
Valkyries
AEsir gods
Combat
AEsir gods
Combat
Vanir Gods
Magic
Realm of humans
Midgard
Realm of humans
Midgard
First two human in norse
ash and embla
Snake guards midgard
Jotunheim
Snake guards midgard
Jotunheim
Realm of giants
jotunheim
jotun king
utgard loki
jotun king
utgard loki
dwelling place of the elves
Alfheim
ruler of alfheim
freyr
ruler of alfheim
freyr
Realm of gods and goddesses
Asgard
Realm of gods and goddesses
Asgard
Ruler of asgard
Odin
Vanaheim
gods and giddesses of magic
Ruler of Vanaheim
Freya
Ruler of Vanaheim
Freya
muspelheim
realm of fire
muspelheim
realm of fire
ruler of muspelheim
Surtr
ruler of muspelheim
Surtr
Realm of ice
Niflheim
Hel
realm of dead
Hel
realm of dead
Nieflheim + Muspelheim
Ginunggagap
Progenitor of the jotun
Ymir
armpit
Woman
foot
man
Audhumla
Buri
first god in norse
Buri
first god in norse
Buri
First cow
audhumla
Killed Ymir
Odin, Vili and Vei
power of gold
gullveig
Vanir gods to Aesir
Freyr, Freya and Njord
AEsir to Vanir
Hoenir, Mimir
AEsir to Vanir
Hoenir, Mimir
wise guy
Mimir
Odin’s source of wisdom
head of mimir
dead norse heroes go
valhalla
Freyr vs. Surtr
Surtr
Thor vs midgard serpent
thor
Thor vs midgard serpent
thor
Odin vs. Fenrir the wolf
odin
Vidar vs. Fenrir
Vidar vs. Fenrir
heimdal vs. loki
both die
heimdal vs. loki
both die
Who covered the wolrd in fire
surtr
turned into stone striked by light
troll
wolf killed odin
Fenryr
9 headed serpent
Hydra
9 headed serpent
Hydra
half human half horse
Centaur
half human half horse
Centaur
Medusa
Gorgon
japanese demon
oni
winged horse
pegasus
eating deads
Gouls
eating deads
Gouls
food of the gods
abrocia
character in Maerican folklore dug out the Grand Canyon
Paul Bunyan
recognized as the boy who died tragically after flying too close to the sun. People occasionally
use the myth of Icarus as a metaphor for someone who was overly ambitious or attempted something too
dangerous, leading to disastrous consequences.
Icarus
in various cultures’ mythology, folklore, and folktales, is a giant lizard- or serpent-like creature,
seen as bad in some traditions and benevolent in others.
Dragon
in various cultures’ mythology, folklore, and folktales, is a giant lizard- or serpent-like creature,
seen as bad in some traditions and benevolent in others.
Dragon
are Japanese mythical water-dwelling creatures that, according to folklore, live in Japan’s ponds,
rivers, and lakes.
Kappa
are humanoid folk monsters from Scandinavian and Norse mythologies. Trolls are also ethically
ambiguous adversaries who are hostile to humans. Typically, depictions depict them as hideous, brutish
monsters, their sizes ranging from mountain to human to gnome.
Trolls
Andromache gets married to Hector, and he has a son
named Astyanax with him. Achilles, a Greek hero, takes over Thebes during the Trojan War. The following
fight results in the death of Andromache’s entire family. After that, Andromache only has Hector’s family
left.
Farewell of Hector and Andromache
The monster Polyphemus was a giant cyclops that ate people. He had
one orb-shaped eye in the middle of his forehead. On his way back from Troy, Odysseus encountered him
and became trapped in the giant’s cave. In order to get away, the hero gave him a lot of wine and then put a
burning stick in his eye while he was sleeping.
Encounter with Polyphemus
a story about the past that is believed to be genuine but is often a mix of fact and fiction
Legend
fictional story that has been handed down orally for hundreds, if not thousands, of years
Folktale
narrative style in which animals behave and speak like humans and are used to illustrate
human limitations and weaknesses
Fable
narrative style in which animals behave and speak like humans and are used to illustrate
human limitations and weaknesses
Fable
defined as a narrative in which the protagonist has exaggerated, superhuman abilities. Tall
tales feature extraordinary individuals performing challenging feats.
TALL TALE
