Test 1 Flashcards
*emphasis is on the gods
*a different time than human time
*establishing the world, its features, & who rules
*roughly corresponding to philosophy & science
Myth/Myth Proper
A focus on human beings, specific heroes & their deeds and descendants
Legend
*generic time, place, and characters
*magic & adventure are frequent elements
*associated with education & entertainment
*a “one upon a time” story
Folktale
What technical term indicates that a story explains the origin or cause of some feature of the world?
Etiology
What technical term refers to a story that tells how the world came into being?
Cosmogony
What technical term refers to a story that recounts the origin of the gods?
Theogony
______ cared for the baby Zeus, while _____, the goat, fed and nurtured Zeus
Adamanthea, Althea
What deity emerged from a cosmic egg and had four eyes, four horns, two golden wings, and both male and female genders?
Phanes
In the Orphic creation account, the the deity “Phanes” is also called
Protogonus, Eros
According to Hesiod, Ge (earth) and what other primal deities emerge from the yawing open void?
Tartarus, Eros, Erebus, Night
______ is not so much a name but a description that means “shining”.
Phoebus
After the universal flood, the couple _____, _____ find a temple and pray to the goddess Themis.
Pyrrha, Deucalion
Who was the son of Helios who was allowed to drive his father’s chariot but was blasted by Zeus’ lightning?
Phaethon
What is the Latin name for Eos?
Aurora
Who is punished for his crimes against Zeus by being tied to a fiery, constantly spinning wheel?
Ixion
Who is the evil-doer who is punished in the realm of the dead by being forever hungry and thirsty but always unable to reach the water and fruit that is close to him? (Hint: He cooked his son Pelops and tried to serve the meat to the Gods).
Tantalus
Luna is the Latin name for the Greek goddess
Selene
Who boasted against the Muses and as punishment was blinded and forgot how to play the lyre?
Thamyris
What is the title given to Apollo’s prophetess at his temple in Delphi?
Pythias
Who was the woodland being that found Athena’s discarded musical instrument, challenged Apollo to a music contest, and was skinned alive when he lost?
Marsyas
What was the name of Athena’s armor
Aegis
For what mortal king did the god Apollo work as a shepherd?
Admetus
Who was the first autochthonous king of Athens who was conceived when, in his passion for Athena, Hephaestus inadvertently fertilized the ground (Ge)
Erichthonius
What woman who was loved by both Apollo and the hero Idas, when she was given the choice, chose the mortal man over the god?
Marpessa
