UNIT 4: Stages 7-8 Myths & Culture Flashcards
1
Q
God who guides souls to the underworld
A
Hermes (Mercury)
2
Q
Paradise for souls dear to the gods
A
Elysian Fields
3
Q
Lowest part of the underworld, where great sinners are punished
A
Tartarus
4
Q
The Greek god of death
A
Thanatos
5
Q
Punished in Tartarus with great hunger and thirst
A
Tantalus
6
Q
Shape of a theater
A
Semicircle
7
Q
Shape of an ampitheater
A
Oval
8
Q
Ritual whereby families would shout out the dead person’s name three times
A
conclāmatiō
9
Q
Wax mask of ancestors, displayed during funerals
A
imāginēs
10
Q
Gladiator who fought with a net and trident
A
retiarius
11
Q
Beast-fighter
A
bestiarius
12
Q
Kalends
A
First day of the month
13
Q
Ides
A
15th day of March, May, July, October and 13th day of every other month
14
Q
Nones
A
7th day of March, May, July, October or the 5th day of every other month
