Midterm Flashcards
α
a:alpha
β
b:beta
γ
g:gamma
δ
d:delta
ε
e:epsilon
ζ
z:zeta
η
ē:eta
θ
th:theta
ι
i:iota
κ
k:kappa
λ
l:lambda
μ
m:mu
ν
n:nu
ξ
x:xi
ο
o:omicron
π
p:pi
ρ
r:rho
σ,ς
s:sigma
τ
t:tau
υ
u:upsilon
φ
ph:phi
χ
ch:chi
ψ
ps:psi
ω
ō:omega
ars/artis
skill
cupido
desire
monere/monitus
to warn
nocere
to harm
poena
punishment
unda
wave
wave
unda
punishment
poena
to harm
nocere
to warn
monere/monitus
desire
cupido
skill(Latin)
ars/artis
άγρός
Transliteration: agros
Definition: field
γη
Transliteration: gē
Definition: earth
τέχνε
Transliteration: technē
Definition: skill
hudōr(couldn’t find the h mark on the keyboard.)
water
corpus
body
facere/factus
to do or to make
manus
hand
stare/status
to stand
tangere/tactus
to touch
body
corpus
to do or to make
facere/factus
hand
manus
to stand
stare/status
to touch
tangere/tactus
field
άγρός/agros
earth
γη/gē
skill(Greek)
τέχνη/technē
water
hudōr
γυνή
Transliteration: gunē
Definition: woman
λίθος
Transliteration: lithos
Definition: stone
woman
γυνή/gunē
stone
λίθος/lithos
cedere/cessus
to go
ferre/latus
to carry
fundere/fusus
to pour
mittere/missus
to send
movere/motus
to move
ponere/positus
to put or place
vertere/versus
to turn
vidēre/visus
to see
to go
cedere/cessus
to carry
ferre/latus
to pour
fundere/fusus
to send
mittere/missus
to put or place
ponere/positus
to turn
vertere/versus
to see
vidēre/visus
colere/cultus
to worship/to till
credere
to believe or trust
deus
god
sacer
sacred
to worship/to till
colere/cultus
to believe or trust
credere
god(Latin)
deus
sacred
sacer
άνθροπος
Transliteration: anthropos
Definition: human being
βίος
Transliteration: bios
Definition: life
θεός
Transliteration: theos
Definition: god
φόβος
Transliteration: phobos
Definition: fear
human being
άνθροπος/anthropos
life
βίος/life
god(Greek)
θεος/theos
fear
φοβος/phobos
culpa
fault or blame
hospes
guest
paupertas
poverty
vivere
to live
fault or blame
culpa
guest
hospes
poverty
paupertas
to live
vivere
δύναμις
Transliteration: dunamis
Definition: power
πολίς
Transliteration: polis
Definition: city
ξένος
Transliteration: xenos
Definition: a stranger or foreigner
power(Greek)
δύναμις/dunamis
city
πολίς/polis
a stranger or foreigner
ξένος/xenos
Aphrodite
Roman Name: Venus
Domain: Love
Venus
Greek Name: Aphrodite
Domain: Love
Goddess of love
Greek Name: Aphrodite
Roman Name: Venus
Apollo
God of the sun
(No Roman name because he is Apollo in both languages.)
God of the sun
Apollo(Both of his names in both languages are Apollo)
Ares
Roman Name: Mars
Domain: Bloody war
Mars
Greek Name: Ares
Domain: Bloody war
God of Bloody War
Greek Name: Ares
Roman Name: Mars
Artemis
Roman Name: Diana
Domain: Hunting
Diana
Greek Name: Artemis
Domain: Hunting
Goddess of Hunting
Greek Name: Artemis
Roman Name: Diana
Athena
Roman Name: Minerva
Domain: Wisdom
Minerva
Greek Name: Athena
Domain: Wisdom
Goddess of Wisdom
Greek Name: Athena
Roman Name: Minerva
Demeter
Roman Name: Ceres
Domain: Grain
Ceres
Greek Name: Demeter
Domain: Grain
Goddess of Grain
Greek Name: Demeter
Roman Name: Ceres
Dionysus
Roman Name: Bacchus
Domain: Wine
Bacchus
Greek Name: Dionysus
Domain: Wine
God of Wine
Greek Name: Dionysus
Roman Name: Bacchus
Hades
Roman Name: Pluto
Domain: The Dead
God of The Dead
Greek Name: Hades
Roman Name: Pluto
Hephaestus
Roman Name: Vulcan
Domain: Metalworking
Vulcan
Greek Name: Hephaestus
Domain: Metalworking
God of Metalworking
Greek Name: Hephaestus
Roman Name: Vulcan
Hera
Roman Name: Juno
Domain: Marriage
Juno
Greek Name: Hera
Domain: Marriage
Goddess of Marriage
Greek Name: Hera
Roman Name: Juno
Hermes
Roman Name: Mercury
Domain: Zeus’s Messenger
Mercury
Greek Name: Hermes
Domain: Zeus’s Messenger
Zeus’s Messenger
Greek Name: Hermes
Roman Name: Mercury
Hestia
Roman Name: Vesta
Domain: The hearth(fireplace), fire
Vesta
Greek Name: Hestia
Domain: The hearth(fireplace), fire
The goddess of the hearth(fireplace) and fire
Greek Name: Hestia
Roman Name: Vesta
Poseidon
Roman Name: Neptune
Domain: King of the Sea
Neptune
Greek Name: Poseidon
Domain: King of the Sea
The King of the Sea
Greek Name: Poseidon
Roman Name: Neptune
Zeus
Roman Name: Jupiter
Domain: King of the Gods, sky
Jupiter
Roman Name: Zeus
Domain: King of the gods, sky
The King of the Gods and sky
Greek Name: Zeus
Roman Name: Jupiter
Baucis and Philemon
Characters: Baucis, Philemon, Jupiter, Mercury
Setting: The countryside in Turkey, a hut
Goal of the Main Character: Find hospitality to be taken in.
Main character’s problem: No one was taking them in
Events:
1. Jupiter and Mercury look for a place to stay
2. They get rejected.
3. Baucis and Philemon take them in.
4. Jupiter and Mercury get fed by Baucis and Philemon and the food keeps refilling because of the gods.
5. The hut turns into a temple and the town floods.
Conclusion: Baucis and Philemon turn from priests to trees
Moral: You must always be hospitable.
Ixion
Characters: Zeus, Hera, Ixion
Setting: Mount Olympus
Goal of the Main Character: To punish Ixion.
Main Characters Problem: Ixion is hitting on Hera and overstaying his welcome
Events:
1. Ixion comes to Mount Olympus and started acting like he was a god.
2. Ixion hits on Hera.
3. Hera gets mad about this and wants Ixion to be punished
4. Zeus doesn’t want Ixion to be punished because Zeus slept with Ixion’s wife and he feels guilty.
5. Zeus and Hera plan to trick Ixion by tricking him with a cloud Hera.
6. Ixion brags about being with Hera.
Conclusion: Ixion gets sent to the wheel of eternity.
Moral: Don’t lie and don’t overstay your welcome.
Pygmalion
Characters: Pygmalion, Venus, Galatea
Setting: Cyprus
Goal of the Main Character: To find the perfect woman like his statue.
Main Character’s Problem:
Pygmalion is a woman hater.
Events:
1. Pygmalion builds a statue.
2. Pygmalion shows love to this statue.
3. Pygmalion goes to the festival of Venus.
4. Pygmalion prays to Venus and makes an offering.
Conclusion:
Venus accept his prayer and makes the statue come to life.
Moral:
Praise the gods correctly.
Atalanta
Characters: Atalanta, Hippomenes, Aphrodite
Goal of the Main Character: To avoid marriage.
Main Character’s Problem: Atalanta’s father wants her to marry and men want to marry her.
Events:
1. Men have to beat Atalanta in a foot race to marry her and they can’t.
2. Hippomenes makes a prayer to Aphrodite so he can marry Atalanta.
3. Venus gives Hippomenes 3 apples to set for Atalanta to slow her down.
Conclusion:
Aphrodite turns Atalanta and Hippomenes into lions for upsetting her.
Moral: Worship properly to get what you want and if you don’t, you’re bound for consequences.
Niobe
Characters: Niobe, Latona, Artemis, Apollo
Goal of the Main Character:
To be worshipped like Latona or a god
Main Character’s Problem: Niobe is a mortal woman believing that she should be worshiped like a god.
Events:
1. Niobe boasts to Latona about having more children than her.
2. Latona told her children to punish Niobe.
3. Niobe’s sons get killed.
3.5 Niobe’s husband commits suicide
4. Niobe boasts again.
5. Niobe’s daughters die.
Conclusion:
Niobe turns to stone
Moral: Hubris has consequences and don’t mess with the gods.
Icarus
Characters: Daedalus, King Minos, Icarus
Setting: Crete
Goal of the Main Character: To escape from the island and King Minos.
Main Character’s problem: Escape options are limited because Icarus and Daedalus are on an island.
Events:
1. King Minos imprisoned Daedalus and Icarus.
2. Daedalus came up with a plan to make wings made of feathers and wax to fly off the island.
3. Daedalus tells Icarus to not fly to high because of the sun or too low because of the sea spray.
4. Icarus flies to high.
Conclusion: Icarus falls and drowns.
Moral: You don’t know better than your elders.
Arachne
Characters: Arachne and Athena
Goal of the Main Character: To prove that she is the best weaver.
Main Character’s Problem: Arachne has to go up against the goddess of crafts, Athena, to prove she’s the best weaver.
Events:
1. Arachne says she’s the best weaver.
2. Athena gets upset that she says this and challenges Arachne to a weaving contest.
3. Arachne accepts.
4. Arachne weaves a negative depiction of the gods.
5(Book Version). Arachne loses and commits suicide
5(Video Version). Arachne wins and Athena gets mad.
Conclusion:
Athena turns Arachne into a spider.
Moral: Don’t put yourself above the gods and don’t double down on your Hubris.
