Midterm 1 Flashcards
What is Techne (pronounced tech-neigh)
Craft or skill
What are the three main purposes/ goals of poetry
Tradition
Craft
Social
What is epinician poetry
Epinician poetry is praise poetry (specifically praise of the victor) (epi-victory and nici-celebration)
What is invective poetry
Invective poetry is blame poetry - it hurls (insults) against an individual. Serves to isolate them from the group
What is kleos (pronounced klay-os)
Glory preserved in stories
What is Eris?
Strife - there are two kinds:
The good - Competitiveness
The bad - war and violence
What is time (pronounced Tee-may)
Honour
What/who are kaloi
Kaloi is the noble
What/who are aischroi
Aischroi are those that are blameworthy
What is a neikos
Neikos is a quarrel (seen a lot in blame poetry)
What is chrestoi
Chrestoi is usefullness
What is an ekhthros/ekhthroi
An ekhthros is someones enemy. Ekhthroi is plural for enemies
What is a philos/philoi
A philoi is someones friend/good acquaintances. philos is plural
What is geloion?
Geloion is the most laughable
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
What is echthistos
The most hateful. combination of ekhthros (enemy) and aischos (the worst)
What is tharsos
boldness or to be bold
Thersites’ name comes from this term
What is a therapon
A servant
What is a polis
a city state
What is Paros
An island in the south-eastern Achaean sea. Home of one the oldest polis and home of Archilochus
Who is Enipe (eh-nee-pay)
The mother of Archilochus. Her name comes from the term enipo which literally means “to blame”.
What is Enipo
A verb which means to reproach, chide, or blame
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
