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Myth Ch4 Flashcards

1
Q

What term refers to the assignment of human characteristics to the gods

A

anthropomorphism

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2
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What is the food of the gods

A

ambrosia

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2
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On what mountain do most of the Greek gods live

A

Mt. Olympus

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2
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What do the gods drink

A

nectar

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3
Q

What terms refers to gods of the realm below Olympus

A

chthonian

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4
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What substance, clearer than blood, runs through the veins of the gods

A

ichor

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4
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What bird is associated with Zeus

A

eagle

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5
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What animal is associated with Ares

A

boar

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6
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With which Greek deity is the dove associated

A

Aphrodite

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6
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What bird is associated with Athena

A

owl

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7
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With which Greek deity is the sparrow associated

A

Aphrodite

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8
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What name was given to the nymphs of rivers in particular

A

Potomiads

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8
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What names was given to the nymphs of water, springs, lakes and rivers

A

Naiads

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8
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With which Greek deity is the goose associated

A

Aphrodite

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9
Q

What one term describes the Muses, Nereids and Oceanids

A

nymphs

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10
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What name was given to the nymphs of trees

A

Dryads (or Hamadryads)

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11
Q

Who were the nymphs of ash trees

A

Meliae

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12
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What is the term for a mixed offspring of gods and mortals

A

demigods

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12
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With which deity was Athens most closely associated

A

Athena

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13
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With which deity was Argos most closely associated

A

Hera

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14
Q

With which deity was Lemnos most closely associated

A

Hephaestus

15
Q

What Greek tragedian wrote Agamemnon

A

Aeschylus

15
Q

Who wrote Works and Days

A

Hesiod

16
Q

With which deity were Delphi and Delos most closely associated

A

Apollo

16
Q

Who was the Greek god of thunder, lightning and rain

A

Zeus

17
Q

What philosopher proclaimed “man is the measure of all things”

A

Protagoras

18
Q

What Greek tragedian wrote Antigone

A

Sophocles

18
Q

What historian tells us the most about Croesus, Solon and Cyrus

A

Herodotus

18
Q

Who composed the Odyssey

A

Homer

19
Q

What king of Lydia was visited by Solon in Sardis

A

Croesus

19
Q

Who wrote the myth of Er, which appears in the Republic

A

Plato

20
Q

Who said he would rather be a slave on earth than king of dead souls

A

Achilles

21
Q

Who was the Greek deity of vengeance

A

Nemesis

22
Q

With what city was Solon associated

A

Athens

22
Q

Whom does Solon call the happiest man on Earth

A

Tellus

23
Q

What brothers does Solon call the second happiest men on Earth

A

Cleobis and Biton

24
Q

Who yoked themselves to a chariot to carry their mother

A

Cleobis and Biton

25
Q

What priestess of Hera was the mother of Cleobis and Biton

A

Cydippe

26
Q

What brothers were rewarded for their good works with eternal sleep in a temple

A

Cleobis and Biton

27
Q

What son of Croesus was killed in a dream

A

Atys

28
Q

Who was the son of Midas

A

Gordias

28
Q

What son of Gordias came to live with Croesus, according to Herodotus

A

Adrastus (not 7 against Th.)

29
Q

Who guarded Croesus’ son Atys while hunting a boar

A

Adrastus

30
Q

Who was told he would destroy a mighty empire if he attacked Persia

A

Croesus

30
Q

What kingdom was destroyed when Croesus attacked Persia

A

Lydia

31
Q

Who told Croesus he would destroy a great kingdom if he attacked Persia

A

Delphic oracle

32
Q

Who was the king of Persia when Croesus attacked

A

Cyrus the Great

33
Q

What was the capital city of Lydia

A

Sardis

34
Q

Whose name was called out three times by Croesus as Cyrus began to burn him

A

Solon

35
Q

What god put out the flames before Croesus was burned alive

A

Apollo

35
Q

What goddess of doom and destruction inspired the name of Croesus’ son

A

Ate

35
Q

Who became archon of Athens in 594 BC

A

Solon

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