Quiz 1 Flashcards
Classical technically refers to:
culture of ancient greece and rome
romans conquered greeks and adopted their:
culture
the core of classical mythology is:
greek
the core of classical mythology was adopted and expanded by the:
romans
gods, goddesses, and heroes may have two names:
greek and roman
“ology” means:
systematic study or account of subject
Myth is a truly __ word
protean
myth is transliterated from:
the greek word mythos
what is the original meaning of the word mythos?
word or story
aristotle used the word myth to mean:
story or plot
Where does our idea of a fictional or false story by using the word myth come from?
aristotle’s use of the word
Myths emphases are usually on:
the gods
myths are usually set during:
different time than human time
myths are usually about:
establishing the world, it’s features, and who rules
myths roughly correspond to:
philosophy and science
Legends have emphasis on:
human beings
legends are set:
human time though long ago
legends are about:
specific heroes, their deeds, and descendants
legends are roughly equivalent to:
history
Folktales have generic:
time, place, and characters
folktales are about:
magic and adventure
folktales are associated with:
education and entertainment
folktale’s are usually this kind of story:
“once upon a time”
According to Hera in the Iliad, the parents of all the gods are:
Oceanus, Tethys
what two giant brothers piled up mountains in order to reach up to the gods’ dwelling place in heaven?
Otus, Ephialtes
What is the Roman name of Cronus?
Saturn
The name of the goddess Mnemosyne means:
memory
Who is the nymph who cares for Rhea’s son while he is hidden from his father?
Adamanthea
The giant hundred-handed offspring of Ge and Uranus are called the:
Hecatonchires
Baby Zeus is provided nourishment by Althea, who is a:
goat
A single orb-like eye in the middle of the head is the distinguishing feature of what beings in Greek mythology?
cyclopes
like his father, Cronus tries to keep his children from entering the world, but instead of imprisoning them in the earth, he ___ them
swallows
What deity emerged from a cosmic egg and had four eyes, four horns, two golden wings, and both male and female genders?
Phanes
In Hesiod’s account of the gods’ origin, the yawning open void is called:
Chaos
In the orphic creation account, the deity “Phanes” is also called:
Eros, Protogonus
According to Hesiod’s Theogony, the parents of the older Olympian gods are:
Cronus, Rhea
The volcanic activity of Mount Aetna is said to be caused by __ who is imprisoned underneath the volcano
Typhon
According to Apollodorus, what does Typhon cut out of Zeus to make him weak and unable to move?
tendons
What technical term refers to a story that recounts the origin of the gods?
theogony
What technical term refers to a story that tells how the world came into being?
cosmogony
Who was the early cosmic deity who was emasculated with a flint sickle?
Uranus
What two deities of Titan lineage side with Zeus and his siblings against the other Titans?
Prometheus, Themis
The name of Cronus is similar in sound to the Greek word ‘chronos’ which means:
time
What physical feature do giants share with many beings born out of the earth?
snake legs
after the victory of the Olympians, what Titan deity is compelled to hold up the sky?
Atlas
The subdivision of myth called ‘myth proper’ is characterized by:
its focus on the gods, a different time, the world still being formed
According to Hesiod, Ge (earth) and what other primal deities emerge from the yawing open void?
Tartarus, Eros, Erebus, Night
Who is Night guarded by?
Ananke (Necessity)
Bi-natural beings are:
sentient, human-like, divine beings and actual physical entities
The cosmos is imagined as something like a:
big house
Ge by herself produces:
Uranus, Mountains, Pontus
Who are the makers of the thunderbolt?
Cyclopes
What are the names of the three Hecatonchires made by Ge and Uranus?
Cottus, Briareus, Gyes
Uranus oppresses his children who are:
the Titans
Cronus emasculates his:
father
Aphrodite is born from:
foam in the sea after Uranus’ genitalia fall
What is Cronus’ sickle?
scythe
Cronus re-imprisons:
the cyclopes and the hecatonchires
Rhea gives Cronus a ___ which he swallows instead of Zeus
stone
Who are the attendants of Rhea?
Curetes
Gigantomachy means:
battle of/against the giants
Giants are born when:
drops of uranus’ blood fall on the earth
Typhon has __ snake heads
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