The Nature Of The Olympian Gods Flashcards

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What are the main works of Hesiod?

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Theogany and Works and days

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What is Theogany?

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The first known Greek mythical cosmogany

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Why was Hesiods work important?

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It shows who the gods were and the ways in which to honour/worship them

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How many homeric hymns were there?

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33 in total

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What is a homeric hymn composed of?

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Invocation, praise and narrative

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Why were the homeric hymns important?

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Explain the cause of cults and the aetiology

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What is the definition of anthropomorphism?

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The attribution of human traits/emotions to non human forms

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What is the relationship between the gods and mortals?

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A reciprocal relationship

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What does the Latin phrase ‘do ut des’ mean?

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I give so that you might give

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What we’re the 4 ways in which the gods were honoured?

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Sacrifice, libations, prayers and votive offerings

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What does the epithet Zeus Agoraios mean?

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Zeus of the agora (gathering place)

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What does the epithet Zeus Phratrios mean?

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Zeus of the phratries (the brotherhoods)

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What does the epithet Zeus Herkios mean?

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Zeus of the fence/courtyard

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What does the epithet Zeus Phillios mean?

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Zeus of love

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How did sacrifices to heroes differ from sacrifices to the gods?

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Sacrifices to heroes were directed downwards, towards the hero in their tomb

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What is a holocaust?

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The killing and burning of animals for sacrifice

17
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How did an individual become a hero?

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They had to perform an extraordinary deed, then die, and be buried, then receive a public cult.

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What does panhellenic mean?

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All Greeks (pan= all, hellenic= Greeks)