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Decks in this class (17)

1: Myth
What did homer refer to as myth m...,
What does epos mean 2,
What did hesiod refer to as myth 3
14  cards
2: Types Dates And Places
What does ation mean and what eng...,
What in folktales are often share...,
What are divine myths 3
5  cards
3: The development of myth
Minoans are greek speakers true o...,
What are minoans named after 2,
What greek word does labyrinth co...
22  cards
4: Origins and interpretation
Who was callimachus 1,
What does apollodoros mean 2,
What did poet vergil write what w...
28  cards
5: Creation 1 & 2
Hesiod's theogony and near eastern sources (enuma elish)
31  cards
5: Creation 3
Hesiod's Works and Days and Human Beings
22  cards
6: The Homeric Hymn to Apollo
What does deluge mean 1,
What was the destruction myth of ...,
What is lycaon representative of 3
37  cards
7: Homeric Hymn to Hermes
Who is pan 1,
Who were pan s love affairs 2,
Describe the myth of nymph syrinx...
34  cards
8: The Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite
Aphordite, Pygmalion and Galatea
15  cards
9: The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
Who is the mother of persephone 1,
What is another name for persepho...,
Describe the myth of abduction of...
21  cards
10: Dionysus and Orpheus
Who are dionysus parents how is t...,
What happens to semele when she g...,
Why is dionysus considered twice ...
28  cards
11: Hera, Poseidon, Hades
The Olympians, Zeus affairs, Hera, Poseidon, Hades
20  cards
12: Major Female Olympians
What is hestia associated with 1,
Who is apollo s twin who is their...,
Where is artemis born mainly wher...
18  cards
13: Death
The afterlife, villains, heroes, orphism, vergil's underworld
46  cards
14: Gilgamesh
What is the epic of gilgamesh con...,
What is gilgamesh considered 2
2  cards
15: Heracles
Who are heracles parents 1,
Who is heracles twin brother 2,
What did zeus swear on the day he...
9  cards
16: Argive Myth
What is tiryns 1,
What is mycenae 2,
What is argos polis central to an...
35  cards

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