Midterm 1 Flashcards by Matthew Hoy

What is Techne (pronounced tech-neigh)

Craft or skill

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What are the three main purposes/ goals of poetry

Tradition
Craft
Social

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What is epinician poetry

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

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What is invective poetry

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)

Glory preserved in stories

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What is Eris?

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

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What is time (pronounced Tee-may)

Honour

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What/who are kaloi

Kaloi is the noble

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What/who are aischroi

Aischroi are those that are blameworthy

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What is a neikos

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

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What is chrestoi

Chrestoi is usefullness

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What is an ekhthros/ekhthroi

An ekhthros is someones enemy. Ekhthroi is plural for enemies

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What is a philos/philoi

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

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What is geloion?

Geloion is the most laughable

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

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

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What is echthistos

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

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What is tharsos

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

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What is a therapon

A servant

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What is a polis

a city state

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What is Paros

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

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Who is Enipe (eh-nee-pay)

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

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What is Enipo

A verb which means to reproach, chide, or blame

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What is an ainos

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

What is xenia (pronounced ex-enia)

a strong bond between people

What is xenos (pronounced ex-enos)

a guest

What is a charilaos

literally translates to fitz-darling someone pleasant to be around

What is epistaminos

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

What does oida mean

translates to "I know"

What is the phrenas

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

what is Agalletai

means "to exalt in"

What is a thamnos

A shrub. Used in poetry to denote hiding

What is summaxos (pronounced sooma-kos)

To fight beside in battle

What does "oude emnasthe" mean

did not come to mind or did not remember

What is onemnaisa

it means to remember

What is phileo/philia

affectionate love

What is eramai/eros

desire (often sexual)

What/who is hoi agathoi

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

What is hoi kakoi

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

define akosma

unorganized (not justified)

What is stasis (stah-sis)

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

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

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

What is a sphregis (sphray-gis)

A seal that closes something up/protects it.

What does kurnos (cure-nos) and nothos mean

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

What does polupas mean

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.

define euthentera (youth-en-terra)

Someone who will right their ways

define astoi

townspeople (beggers)

what is Hubrizien

not knowing the limits of your own rights/authorities

Define phonos

bloodshed (murderous slaughter) - not in war

What is mounarchoi

rule of one man

What is the symposium

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

What are gnomes (guh-nomes)

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

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

- 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)

What is the typical three-part structure of Pindars poems? XYZ?

X: - Invocation - Naming Complex - Gnomes Y: - Myth - Poets task Z: - Praise - Gnomes - Poets task - Prayers

What is athloi

labours/struggles

What is an athletes (ath-lay-tees)

Someone who performs labour/struggles