Textbook Chapter 4 Flashcards
What were the two gifts that Demeter gave humans?
The fruit of life, and hope for a better life after death
What are Hades’ two titles and what do they symbolize?
1) Chthonian Zeus (Underworld King)
2) Receiver of many
Hades doesn’t have ill will towards people, he simply receives them after death
Why does Hades not have much worship?
Because Hades cannot fend off death and cannot alter or improve one’s lot in the Underworld
Where are the three places that Homer identifies as the Underworld being located?
1) The West
2) Under the Earth
3) The north
Which hero retrieved Cerberus from the underworld?
Heracles
What is characteristic of the souls in the underworld?
The same appearance and personality that they had at the moment of their death, but the living can not touch them
Who regulates legal disputes of the dead?
King Minos
How did Homer describe the dead being?
“Strengthless heads”, retaining consciousness, but having no vitality or emotion. Devoid of pleasure and meaning
How is the giant Tityus punished for attempting to rape Leto?
Strapped down in Tartarus while two vultures eat his liver, believed to be the source of passion
How is Ixion punished in Tartarus?
By spinning on a wheel constantly
How are the Danaids punished?
By spending eternity collecting water in leaky pots
Who does Demeter give the knowledge of agriculture to?
An adolescent boy named Triptolemus
What is sympathetic magic?
The belief that the ritual enactment of a desired outcome will conjure and produce that outcome
Who could participate in the Eleusian mysteries?
Anyone, men, women, and slaves, as long as they were ritually pure (not committed murder)
What is Goddess feminism?
Carol P. Christ- used to describe a neopagan goddess worship that would generate and support a reshaping of social norms that oppress women
