Terms C-D

Question 1

Caduceus

Answer 1

symbol of medicine, Staff of Hermes

Question 2

Camilla

Answer 2

was a Roman “Wonder Woman”; could wield any weapon (armoury personification)

Question 3

Carl Jung

Answer 3

Theory of collective unconscious and the association in ancient myths

Question 4

Carthage

Answer 4

ancient super-power located in north africa; found by Dido

Question 5

Katabasis /Catabasis

Answer 5

a descent of sorts; whether it be the sun or a trip to the underworld

Question 6

Centaur

Answer 6

half horse half man; some were famous such as Chiron

Question 7

Chthonic

Answer 7

a being from the earth

Question 8

collective unconscious

Answer 8

brought to light by Carl Jung; explains the relations between ancient mythology

Question 9

Cyclopean Walls

Answer 9

stonework found in Mycenaean culture; massive limestone boulders

Question 10

Daedalus

Answer 10

mythical Greek inventor, architect, and sculptor, who was said to have built, among other things, the paradigmatic Labyrinth for King Minos of Crete; father of Icarus

Question 11

Delphi

Answer 11

Ancient sanctuary founded on mount parnass; had famous oracles

Question 12

Dodona

Answer 12

was the oldest hellenic oracle site

Question 13

Dorians

Answer 13

The Dorians were one of the four major ethnic groups among which the Hellenes of Classical Greece considered themselves divided; the conquerors of the Peloponnese