Test 1 Flashcards
Myths are called “artificial” when
a poet writes them down
Which of the following best defines the word “epithet” as used in this class:
an adjective describing a particular function of a deity
this Greek philosopher argued that the old mythographers (people who create myths) should be kicked out of his ideal city because the gods that they dreamed up act immorally and so provide a poor example for the citizens:
Plato
The “Dark Ages” of Greece, as described in the “Timetable of Myth” in your book, refers to a period when
writing disappeared from Greece, after the collapse of the Mycenean civilization, and so we have little information what was happening.
Carl Jung developed the notion of archetypes, that is, the existence of
patterns or paradigms of thought in humans that can be detected through dreams
Which of the following best describes the underlying interpretive principle of this class:
universal subconscious of the human race
The “anthropomorphic” nature of Greek gods indicates that the Greeks
did not envy nature but saw man as the crowning achievement of god’s creation.
The people of Lystra showed their faith in the ancient myths by trying to carry out a sacrifice to Paul and Barnabas, calling Barnabas Zeus and Paul, the speaker,
Hermes
This Roman philosopher argued that myths were not allegories created by some intellectual, but were really born out of the ignorance of early humans about the workings of nature:
Lucretius
Think about your timeline. Who of these was born last?
Jesus
Which of these statements best describes the Greek view of creation?
the world came into being by dividing into opposites, but there were always gray areas and connection between the opposites.
Prometheus told Zeus that he could defeat the Titans if he used this:
Intelligence
Io, the cow girl, and Zeus’ former girlfriend, met Prometheus, who told her that one day her seed would…
free him from his chains and reconcile him to Zeus.
What did Ovid believe was the best tool for describing and explaining human nature?
Mythology
The root -machy means
Clash
She was born from the sea from the severed genitals of Ouranos
Aphrodite
The Furies are horrific, vengeful sisters of Aphrodite, but they have a loving side in that:
they work to keep families from harming one another.
Which phrase best describes the iron age?
Everyone lived by stealing and violating boundaries.
Although he was ugly and lame, he forged many beautiful objects in his workshop and married the most beautiful goddess, Aphrodite:
Hephaestus
The second (2nd) generation of the gods were, for the most part, locked up in the belly of Gaia (Mother Earth), in a great gaping chasm called:
Tartaros
