Olympians Flashcards
What are the Epithets of Zeus?
- Father of gods and men
- Cloud-gatherer
- Loud thundering husband of Hera
- Zeus Xenios
- Zeus of the many councils
What are the emblems of Zeus?
- Bull
- Eagle
- Oak
- Aegis
- Sceptor
- Thunderbolt
- Scales of Justice
What is the sphere of influences for Zeus?
- Sky (rains, storms)
- Sexual Potency
- Kingship
- Justice
- Guest-Friendship (Xenia)
- Supplication Oaths
- Victory
- Freedom
What are the important myths of Zeus?
- Succession myth (rise of Zeus)
- Zeus and Prometheus
- Birth of Athena
- Love Affairs:
- seven divine brides of Zeus
- countless mortal women (E.g Alkmene, Danae, Europa, Io, Leda, Semele)
- Ganymede
What are the rituals for Zeus?
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What are the Epithets of Hera?
- Ox/Cow-Eyed
- Lady of the White Arms
- She who wears golden sandals
- She who sits on a golden throne
- She who sleeps in the arms of Zeus
What are the emblems of Hera?
- Cow
- Peacock
- Crown
What is the sphere of influences for Hera?
- marriage
- queenliness
- childbirth (through daughter Eileithyia)
- Heroes (she protects heroes especially Jason and Achilles but she hates Herakles
What are the important myths of Hera?
- Birth of Hephaistos (parthenogenesis)
- Quarrel with Hephaistos
- Beguiling of Zeus (Iliad 14)
- Persecution of Zeus’s lovers ( e.g Leto, Io, Semele) and some of his children (e.g Dionysys and Herakles)
What are the rituals for Hera?
- Associated with major temples
- Argive Heraia: festival where her marriage to Zeus and marriage, in general, is celebrated as well as her emblems and epithets
What are the Epithets of Poseidon?
- Earthshaker
- Earth-holder
- Dark-haired Lord of the Deep
What are the emblems of Poseidon?
- horse
- trident
- bull
- fish
What is the sphere of influences for Poseidon?
- Sea
- Earthquakes
- Horses
- Fisherman
What are the important myths of Poseidon?
- Contest with Athena
- Poseidon and Pelops (ideal erastes/ eromenos relationship)
- Love affairs:
- Demeter (Arion)
- Medusa (Pegasus and Chrysaor)
- Tyro (Pelias and Neleus)
What are the rituals for Poseidon?
- Isthmian Games (named for Corinth, were celebrated in honor of Poseidon and Palaimon(another sea god))
- Horses drowned in whirlpool for him at whirlpool of Argos
- Temple of Poseidon on Cape Sunium on the southern tip of Attica
What are the Epithets of Demeter?
- deep bosomed
- dark robed
- blond haired
- holy
What are the emblems of Demeter?
- corn
- pigs
- flaming torches
- crown (polos)
What is Demeter’s Sphere of Influence?
- Agriculture
- Female Fertility
What are the important myths associated with Demeter?
- Homeric Hymn to Demeter
- Demeter and Persephone
What rituals are associated with Demeter?
- Eleusinian Mysteries
- Thesmophoria
What are the Epithets of Persephone?
- Dread
- Revered
What are the emblems of Persephone?
- Corn
- Cock
What is Persephone’s Sphere of Influence?
- Death
What are the important myths associated with Persephone?
- Rape of Persephone
- Homeric Hymn to Demeter
- Orphic Cosmogony
What rituals are associated with Persephone?
- Eleusinian Mysteries
- Cult of Persephone
What are the Epithets of Hades?
- Receiver of Many
- Wealthy
What are the emblems of Hades?
- Underworld (House of Hades)
What is Hades’s Sphere of Influence?
- Death
- Legions of Demons
- Cerberus
What are the important myths associated with Hades?
- Rape of Persephone
What rituals are associated with Aphrodite?
- Precinct at Elis
What are the Epithets of Aphrodite?
- Of the golden laughter
- laughing
- heavenly
- Kypria ( = the Cyprian)
What are the emblems of Aphrodite?
- dove
- sparrow
- myrtle
- myrrh
- girdle of desire
What is Aphrodite’s Sphere of Influence?
- sexuality
What are the important myths associated with Aphrodite?
- Birth of Aphrodite(Theogony)
- Aphrodite and Ares (Odyssey)
- Aphrodite and Anchises (Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite)
- Aphrodite and Adonis
- Judgement of Paris
- Pygmalion and Aphrodite
- Myrrha and Kinyras
What rituals are associated with Aphrodite?
- Cult of Aphrodite in Corinth
- Adonia
- burning of Incense
What are the Epithets of Hephaistos?
- Lame
What are the emblems of Hephaistos?
- Hammer and Tong
What is Hephaistos’s Sphere of Influence?
- Fire
- Metallurgy
What are the important myths associated with Hephaistos?
- Birth of Hephaistos
- Birth of Erichthonius
- Return of Hephaestos
What rituals are associated with Hephaistos?
- Chalkeia
- Cult of Hephaistos in Lemnos
What are the Epithets of Ares?
- Hateful
What are the emblems of Ares?
- Appears as armed warrior
- personifications of fear and panic
What is Ares’s Sphere of Influence?
- War (bloodlust)
What are the important myths associated with Ares?
- Aphrodite and Ares
- Kadmos and the dragon
- Otos Ephialtes
What rituals are associated with Ares?
- Associated with rituals in Thebes
- associated with Thrace (the barbaric north)
What are the Epithets of Hestia?
- Eldest child of Cronos
What are the emblems of Hestia?
- is the hearth personified
What is Hestia’s Sphere of Influence?
- the hearth
- domestic and civic responsibility
What rituals are associated with Hestia?
- regularly invoked with prayer
What are the Epithets of Apollo?
- Far shooter
- Far Darter
- Far worker
What are the emblems of Apollo?
- bow
- lyre
- laurel
- stag
- swan
What is Apollo’s Sphere of Influence?
- young men
- music
- oracles
What are the important myths associated with Apollo?
- Birth of Apollo on Delos
- Homeric Hymn to Apollo
- Killing Python
- Killing Tityos
- Killing children of Niobe
- Killing Cyclopes
- Killing Achilles
- Daphne Love affair
- Cassandra love affair
- Koronus love affair
- Kyrene love affair
- Kreusa love affair
- Hyakinthos love affair
- The hyperboreans
What rituals are associated with Apollo?
- Spartan Cult
- Pythian Games
- Delos
- Oracle of Delphi
- the Paain
What are the Epithets of Apollo?
- Potnia Theron (Misstress of Animals)
- Kalliste (fairest with silver bow)
What are the emblems of Apollo?
- bow and arrows
- deer
What are the important myths associated with Apollo?
- Iphigenia
- Kallisto
- Aktaion
- Orion
- Children of Niobe
- Kalydonian Boar
What is Apollo’s Sphere of Influence?
- hunting
- young girls
- blood
What rituals are associated with Apollo?
- Initiation Rites
- Karyatids
- Little Bears of Brauron
What are the Epithets of Hermes?
- Argeiphontes (Killer of Argos)
- Psychopompus (guide of souls)
What are the emblems of Hermes?
- herm
- cap
- winged sandals
- caduceus
What is Hermes’s Sphere of Influence?
- travel
- boundaries
- commerce
- theft/trickery
- flocks
What are the important myths associated with Hermes?
- Birth of Hermes
- Homeric Hymn to Hermes
- Invention of the Lyre
- Killing of Argos
What rituals are associated with Hermes?
- He is worshipped in the form of Herm
What are the Epithets of Athena?
- Pallas
- Glaukopis = owl-eyed or grey green-eyed
What are the emblems of Athena?
- olive
- owl
- aegis
What is Athena’s Sphere of Influence?
- warfare (civilizing force)
- strategy
- cities
- intelligence
- handicrafts
What are the important myths associated with Athena?
- Birth of Athena
- Birth of Erichthoneus
- Contest with Poseidon
- Arachne
- Protection of heroes, especially her favourite Odysseus
What rituals are associated with Athena?
- Panathenaia
- Arrephoria
What are the Epithets of Dionysos?
- Bakchos
- Iakchos
- Bromios
- Zagreos
“loosener”
What are the emblems of Dionysos?
- phallus
- ivy
- vine
- pine
- goat
- panther
- bull
- dolphin
- thrysos (ivy covered cone staff topped by pinecone)
What is Dionysos’s Sphere of Influence?
- wine
- vegetation
- ecstasy
- drama/theatre
- maenads
- Thyiads
- Bakchai/Bacchae
- thiasos
- komasts
- satyrs
What are the important myths associated with Dionysos?
- Birth of Dionysos
- Ikarios and the gift of wine
- Dionysos and the pirates
- Ariadne on Naxos
- Dismemberment (sparagmos) of Pentheus
What rituals are associated with Dionysos?
- dithyramb
- sparagmos
- omophagia
- oreitasia
- komos
