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Midterm 1 Flashcards

1
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What is Techne (pronounced tech-neigh)

A

Craft or skill

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What are the three main purposes/ goals of poetry

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Tradition
Craft
Social

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What is epinician poetry

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Epinician poetry is praise poetry (specifically praise of the victor) (epi-victory and nici-celebration)

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What is invective poetry

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Invective poetry is blame poetry - it hurls (insults) against an individual. Serves to isolate them from the group

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What is kleos (pronounced klay-os)

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Glory preserved in stories

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What is Eris?

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Strife - there are two kinds:
The good - Competitiveness
The bad - war and violence

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What is time (pronounced Tee-may)

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Honour

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What/who are kaloi

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Kaloi is the noble

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What/who are aischroi

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Aischroi are those that are blameworthy

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What is a neikos

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Neikos is a quarrel (seen a lot in blame poetry)

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What is chrestoi

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Chrestoi is usefullness

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What is an ekhthros/ekhthroi

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An ekhthros is someones enemy. Ekhthroi is plural for enemies

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What is a philos/philoi

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A philoi is someones friend/good acquaintances. philos is plural

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What is geloion?

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Geloion is the most laughable

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What is aischistos
What does it mean to have/be aischos

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Aischistos is the lowest/worst
To be/have aischos is to be the worst/awful

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16
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What is echthistos

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The most hateful. combination of ekhthros (enemy) and aischos (the worst)

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17
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What is tharsos

A

boldness or to be bold
Thersites’ name comes from this term

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18
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What is a therapon

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A servant

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19
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What is a polis

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a city state

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20
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What is Paros

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An island in the south-eastern Achaean sea. Home of one the oldest polis and home of Archilochus

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21
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Who is Enipe (eh-nee-pay)

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The mother of Archilochus. Her name comes from the term enipo which literally means “to blame”.

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What is Enipo

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A verb which means to reproach, chide, or blame

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23
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What is an ainos

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a fable (can also mean praise)
“ep ainos” is to denote praise in the Iliad

24
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What is xenia (pronounced ex-enia)

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a strong bond between people

25
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What is xenos (pronounced ex-enos)

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a guest

26
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What is a charilaos

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literally translates to fitz-darling
someone pleasant to be around

27
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What is epistaminos

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it literally translates “to stand upon” it means you greatly understand something.

28
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What does oida mean

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translates to “I know”

29
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What is the phrenas

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The diaphragm. The greeks believed it was the source of your intellect and good jufgement

30
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what is Agalletai

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means “to exalt in”

31
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What is a thamnos

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A shrub. Used in poetry to denote hiding

32
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What is summaxos (pronounced sooma-kos)

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To fight beside in battle

33
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What does “oude emnasthe” mean

A

did not come to mind or did not remember

34
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What is onemnaisa

A

it means to remember

35
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What is phileo/philia

A

affectionate love

36
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What is eramai/eros

A

desire (often sexual)

37
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What/who is hoi agathoi

A

the good (people). can also be translated to “the men of worth”
agathos is the term for general good

38
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What is hoi kakoi

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The bad (people). can also be translated as “the knaves”
kakos is the term for general bad

39
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define akosma

A

unorganized (not justified)

40
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What is stasis (stah-sis)

A

civil strife. The city of Megara is in this during Theognis’ life

41
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What does Polypaides mean? Why is Cyrnus addressed as such?

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It literally translates to son of Polypas, which Cyrnus is.

42
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What is a sphregis (sphray-gis)

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A seal that closes something up/protects it.

43
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What does kurnos (cure-nos) and nothos mean

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Both mean illegitimate son. i,e. a bastard. Cyrnus is the bastard son of Polypas

44
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What does polupas mean

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translates to “to acquire a lot”
polu- a lot
pas - to acquire
Cyrnus’ father Polypas sounds a lot like this word. this is mean to mean that Cyrnus is the son of an incredibly wealthy man.

45
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define euthentera (youth-en-terra)

A

Someone who will right their ways

46
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define astoi

A

townspeople (beggers)

47
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what is Hubrizien

A

not knowing the limits of your own rights/authorities

48
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Define phonos

A

bloodshed (murderous slaughter) - not in war

49
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What is mounarchoi

A

rule of one man

50
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What is the symposium

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A place where all the elite men go to drink together. political decisions are made here while relaxation is also had.
you drink
you have sex
you make important political decisions
you create conspiracies
the works

51
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What are gnomes (guh-nomes)

A

Aphorisms (sayings) for example, “water is the best thing” little pieces of advice

52
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What are the 6 (sometimes 7) units Pindar uses in his poems?

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  • A myth
  • The naming complex (name the victor, the place he won, his hometown)
  • Gnomes (pieces of wisdom)
  • Praise
  • The poets task (what is the poets job in this poem)
  • Prayer (addressed to a god, makes a request)
    and occasionally
  • An invocation (inviting a god to come witness/do something)
53
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What is the typical three-part structure of Pindars poems? XYZ?

A

X:
- Invocation
- Naming Complex
- Gnomes

Y:
- Myth
- Poets task

Z:
- Praise
- Gnomes
- Poets task
- Prayers

54
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What is athloi

A

labours/struggles

55
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What is an athletes (ath-lay-tees)

A

Someone who performs labour/struggles

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