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In the story told by Diomedes, to whom does Dionysos go when he is pursued by Lykourgos?

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Thetis, under the sea

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Which of the three authors gives the clearest, most graphic account of punishment of Lykourgos?

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Apollodorus

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Where do the gods live?

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Mount Olympus

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In the variant stories of the nightingale and swallow, which two features are always present?

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A woman turns into a nightingale and a mother kills her son

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In IlIad Book 1, who is Calchas?

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a seer

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what is the name of the city on the Peloponnese, rich in gold, of which Agememnon was king?

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Mycenae

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Who asks Apollo to bring vengeance on the Greeks?

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Chryses

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What is the name of the most commonly proposed birthplace for Homer?

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Chios

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Who was the earliest author to claim that Homer was illiterate and his works were preserved as songs?

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Jewish historian Josephus

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What did Milman Parry discover in the first phase of his work on the Homeric use of language?

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The system of different adjectives modifying the names of characters vary according to the needs of its place in the poetic line.

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For Universalists that believe in the ‘big bang’ effect, what two possible mechanisms can explain how Homer the master poet composed his brilliant works in a single phase?

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  • The poet composed then wrote it down
  • the poet created a huge epic orally and members of the audience transcribed it.
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Who wrote the definitive book demonstrating the production of oral poetry as “composition-as-performance”?

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Albert Lord

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Where did the author of this book find examples of contemporary oral poets? (give country or region)

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Yugoslavia
Balkans

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What city was the most instrumental in recording and standardizing the texts of the Homeric poems?

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Athens

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What are the two principal sources for myth that make up the evidence that has come down to us from the Greeks?

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texts AND images from painting and sculpture

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What bribe did Athena offer to Alexander?

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victory in war

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Who was the supreme commander of the “Greek” forces at Troy?

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Agamemnon

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Who does this phrase refer to “her who supplied the lust that led to disaster”

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Aphrodite

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Athena ad Hera are both on the Greek side in the Trojan War and want to punish the Trojans. In what two ways does Athena DIFFER from Hera in her approach to war?

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  • attitude toward Zeus
  • interaction with heroes
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In Book 4.39-82 what does Hera offer Zeus and what does she want from him in return? (two answers)

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  • Hera offers to Zeus her favorite cities in Greece
  • so Zeus will let her break the truce
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Where was a completely unknown play by Sophocles found at the end of the 19th century?

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Egypt OR Oxyrhinchus

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What provides the richest source of images of myth that come down to us from the Greek world?

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  • painted pottery
  • figured pottery
  • clay pots
  • decorated vases
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In what find context and what region were the largest quantities of scenes of myth found?

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  • tombs
  • Etruria
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What are two functions served by figure decorated vases?

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  • to serve wine
  • to depict myth
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Which of the following is NOT a reason Hector gives for going out to fight for Troy?
to fight for his wife
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In Book 16, who carries away the dead body of Sarpedon from the battlefield so he can be buried in Lycia?
Apollo
27
Which of the following interpretations explains what Lowenstam means by a true 'interactive' model between poets and artists?
Artists and poets were constantly generating new views of the myths, visual and poetical, and influencing each other.
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Who played the greatest part in the death of Patroclus? (two possible answers)
Apollo or Zeus
29
which of the following statements about why Hector decides to take a stand outside the walls for Troy is NOT true?
His father urges him to challenge Achilles
30
Who deceives Hektor into standing and fighting Achilles?
Athena
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Which one of the way in which Achilles treated Hector's body was usual practice rather than excessive vengeance toward Patroclus?
stripping the body
32
Which two deities help preserve Hektor's body?
Aphrodite and Apollo
33
Which two of the following things done for his funeral did Patroclus specifically request from Achilles early in Book 23?
- his bones lie with Achilles' bones - quick burial
34
Which god accompanies Prian when he goes to Achilles to request the body of Hektor?
Hermes
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To what does Priam compare himself when he asks Achilles for the body of his son Hector?
Peleus - Achilles' father
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What two aspects of a vase painting described in Carpenter Lecture 4 fulfill the requirements for code and caption?
- inscriptions naming the figures - organization of the composition and attributes of characters
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What attribute of Hephaistos described in myth appears rarely in Athenian vase painting but is frequently depicted in vase painting in Sparta, Corinth, Laconia, and Caere?
Twisted feet
38
Which deity has a kantharos as an attribute?
Dionysos
39
Who pursues Troilos on Greek vases?
Achilles
40
Who is punished by Hephaistos in the story of the Return of Hephaistos?
Hera
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In scenes of Dionysos and his entourage, satyrs and silens have characteristics of what animal?
Horses
42
What are the two attributes of Troilos when he s shown in scenes with Achilles on 6th century vases?
- Troilus is on horseback - Troilus is a naked youth
43
which of the four central figures on the accompanying vase does not appear in the account of Sarpedon's death in Book 16?
Hermes
44
Who provides the authority for the information Hesiod gives up about the origins of the world and of the gods?
The Muses
45
What nickname does Heaven (Ouranos) give to his own children?
Titans or Overreachers
46
In what two ways are Theogony and the Genesis creation story alike?
- Chaos is first appear / be created - Their accounts come from divine inspiration
47
Which of the following details about Aphrodite is not found in Hesiod's account about her?
Eros is her son
48
Which of the following is/are a child/children of Night?
Moirai
49
In Genesis there are two accounts about the creation of humans. What one thing do both these stories have in common?
men have control over trees and animals
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According to Hesiod, what was the third entity that appeared at the beginning of all things?
Tartaros
51
Who are the children of Rhea and Kronos?
Poseidon, Hera, and Zeus
52
Which goddess does Zeus honor above all?
Hekate
53
Which two deities influenced Kronos to disgorge the children he had swallowed?
Gaia and Zeus
54
Who are Briareos, Kottos, and Gyges?
Hundred-Handers
55
What part of the butchered animal attracted Zeus and led him to choose that specific portion?
fat
56
In Theogony, in what two ways are women shown to be a problem?
- they nag their husbands - they stay inside and eat instead of working
57
Hittite myth vs Greek myth, Which of the following was in the Greek myth but not in the Hittite myth?
mother goddess plots with son
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Children of Leto?
Apollo and Artemis
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Children of Hera?
Ares and Hephaistos
60
Child of Themis?
Fates
61
Child of Alkamene?
Herakles
62
Child of Semele?
Dionysos
63
Mother of the Muses?
Mnemosyne
64
Mother of Persephone?
Demeter
65
Mother of Hermes?
Maia
66
Scenes from Gigantomachy appears several times in the decoration of the Parthenon. However where on the building was the subject of the Gigantomachy not present or implied?
in the sculptures of the east pediment
67
What is the name of the mortal whose help the gods need to defeat the giants?
Herakles
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Who is the mother of the giants?
Gaia
69
In the North Frieze of the Siphnian Treasury, who drives the lion chariot and which god wearing a feline skin stands behind?
Themis , Dionysos
70
What is the only myth involving the god Hades that is depicted by artists?
The rape/abduction of Persephone
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According to Hesiod, what grandchild of Phorcys and Keto was killed with the help of that grandchild's own cousin?
Chimaira
72
What is the proper order in which Odysseus pours different libations and substances to the dead at the opening of Book 11?
1. honey mixed with water 2. wine 3. water 4. barley 5. blood
73
Which member of Odysseus' crew died before his crew set sail for the Underworld, and how did he die?
Elpenor, fell off a roof drunk
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Which god is angry at Odysseus and why?
Poseidon, blinded his son
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Who did Odysseus try to embrace but could not touch?
His mother, Anticleia
76
Odysseus speaks to three groups of shosts in his account of the Underworld. Which of the following is NOT one of the three groups?
Odysseus men killed by previous fighting
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What does Odysseus say to Achilles that makes Achilles happy?
Odysseus says that his son Neoptolemos has won great glory
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Who does Agamemnon blame most for causing his death?
Clytemnestra
79
What god inspires the sibyl?
Apollo
80
Why does Aeneas want to go into the Underworld?
to find his father
81
What does the Sibyl tell Aeneas to bring in order for them to enter the Underworld?
Golden bough
82
Who dwell in the Fields of Mourning?
those who died because of cruel love, for example Dido
83
Match the character to Lucretius' interpretation - Tityos
suffering the passions of love and jealousy
84
Match the character to Lucretius' interpretation - Cerberus and Furies
guilty conscience
85
Match the character to Lucretius' interpretation - Sisyphus
Seeking public office and losing elections
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Match the character to Lucretius' interpretation - Tantalus
fear of the gods and bad fortune
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Match the character to Lucretius' interpretation - maidens with leaking pots (Danaids)
lack of satisfaction with what life offers
88
What two statements about religion and myth were presented by Lucretius?
- gods are perfect and so would never be angry at lesser beings - myths show major crimes done in the name of religion
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In Virgil's Underworld, for how many years must a soul stay there before it is eligible for rebirth?
A thousand years
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hades is called the many-named, what are three of those names?
Ruler of Many Aidoneus All-receiver
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Who ultimately tells Demeter all of what happened to Persephone when she was picking flowers?
Helios
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Who is Metaneira?
wife of Keleos (king of Eleusis)
93
Why does Demeter decide to stay at Eleusis?
because of the hospitality of the people she meets
94
According to the agreement worked out with Hades, how long does Persephone have to stay in the underworld each year?
4 months
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What is the Greek term used for the Hall where the Eleusinian Mysteries take place?
Telesterion OR anaktoron
96
Individuals came to be initiated in the Eleusinian Mysteries because they wanted what reward?
a better afterlife
97
Which two details found in Apollodorus' version at Eleusis of Demeter at Eleusis differ from the Homeric Hymn to Demeter?
- Triptolemos is son of Queen Metaneira - When discovered, the baby dies
98
How did most gods react to the approach of Apollo?
with fear (because of his power)
99
Where was Apollo born?
Delos
100
What two goddesses had not arrived to help Leto when she was first trying to give birth to Apollo?
Eileithyia and Hera
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On what mountain did Apollo establish his oracle?
Parnassos
102
Where did the sailors come from whom Apollo kidnapped to become his priests?
Crete
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In Metamorphoses, why does Cupid become angry with Apollo?
because Apollo made fun of him
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In depictions of Apollo, what are common attributes?
oracle, lyre, and bow NOT beard
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