mythology study guide Flashcards
1
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what are the types of an epic
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kleos (war), nostos (homecoming)
2
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what was the epic of gilgamesh
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the oldest epic poem
3
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who was gilgamesh’s freind
A
enkidu
4
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who was the temple harlot in gilgamesh
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shamhat
5
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what giant did gilgamesh slay
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humbaba
6
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who was herakles
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a greek hero who earned the wrath of hera
7
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what were herakles’s brothers names?
A
iolus, and eurytheus
8
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Who was medea
A
Daughter of king aeetes and jasons wife
9
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Who was jason
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son of aeson, leader of the argonauts
10
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what are the conventions of an epic
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- Introduction
- Invocation
- in media res (starts in the middle of the story)\
- catolags: of participants or weapons
- boasts
11
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who was theseus
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he was a greek hero who is well known for defeating the mintotaur of crete
12
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who was ariadne
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the princess of crete who helped theseus get through the labrinth
13
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what books in the oddysy are called the telemachy
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books 1 to 4
