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Greek test 2/26/14 Flashcards

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Muses

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9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. They were know for their songs.

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Dryards

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Young and beautiful female spirits who lived in trees. They were neither human or immortal.

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Oranus

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The original sky god. His wife Cthe (the Earth goddess) gave birth to Cyclops, Briamreus, and titans. One titan, Cronus, killed Oranus for locking the the Cyclops and Briamreus in the Earth.

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Hestia

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goddess of hearth and home

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Which gods and goddess were Zeus and Hera’s children?

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Eris, Ares, Hephaestus were Zeus and Hera’s children

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what were the unusual circumstances of Athene’s birth?

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She sprung from Zeus’ head when he was having a headache and Hephaestus had split his skull open with a hammer. She was a tall maiden holding a spear.

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What happened as a result of the weaving contest

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Athene won and Arachne hanged herself in a tree and turned into a spider

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why did Artemis change Callisto into a she-bear and what does this explain in nature

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She wanted her nymphs not to marry and remain pure. Zeus seduced Callisto and Artemis was mad and turned her into a bear. SHe wanted her dogs to kill her but Zeus put her up in the stars (in the shape of a bear)- which is a constellation

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Poseidon

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God of sea, earthquakes, horses.

Symblos: trident, horse, bull

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Athena

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goddess of crafts, domestic war, and wisdom.

symbols: owl, olive tree, shield, patron goddess of the city of Athens

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Haphaestus

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god of fire and blacksmith god

Symbols: axe

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what happened between Marsyas and Apollo

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the had a music contest judged by the muses. Apollo won the contest (he kind of cheated) and he killed Marsyas

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Who threw Hephaestus off Mt. Olympus, and why?

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Hera threw him off Mt. Olympus because he was ugly, shrivled, and had a bleating wail.

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Cyclops

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One-eyed momsters. Zeus cousins.

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Why did Cronus swallow his first 5 childern? How did Zeus and Rhea save?

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He thought they would overthrow him. They contocted a potion that would make him vomit his first 5 children.

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Artemis

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Goddess of hunt and moon

Symbols: Bow, deer

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Ares

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God of war

Symbols: spear

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why was a coin placed under a corpse’s tongue when the Greeks buried their dead

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So they could pay the fare for the ferry ride across the River Styx to the underworld.

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Ceberus

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A 3 headed dog that gaurded the gate to the underworld.

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who killed python to violate the shrine of the oracles of Mother Earth

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Apollo

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What 6 sea monsters did Poseidon concoct to scare the nymphs?

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Octopus, squid, sea-polyp (jellyfish), blowfish, sea cow.

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Cronus

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Ruler of the titans. He married his sister, Rhea who gave birth to 3 daughters (Hestia, Demeter, and Hera) and 3 sons (Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades). Cronus killed hos father and swalloed his children. Zeus killed him after forcing him to vomit his other 5 children.

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What does this (weaving contest) explain in nature

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Spiders are called Arachnids (after Arachne) and spin webs

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Hermes

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Messenger god and god of commerce

Symbols: winged sandals, caduces (winged sandals), winged helmet

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Describe the birth of Aphrodite

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When Cronus killed his father, Oranus, with the scythe his mother had given him, he flung the body intothe sea. It floated, sprouting blood and pus into the sea. The foam rose a tall beautful maiden, naked and dripping. Waves attended her. Posidon’s white horses brought her to the island of Cythera.

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what are the 4 names the people gave to Artemis

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Goddess of the Moon
Maiden of the Silver Bow
Lady of the Wild things
Huntress

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Apollo

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God of light, poetry, music, truth, and herdsmen.

Symbols: Bow, lyre, laurel, golden staff associated with the sun.

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what was the reasons for the seasons of summer and winter

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Summer was when Persephone was with her mother, Demeter and Winter was when she was with Hades in the underworld

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What was the prophecy that Zeus heard to make him swallow Metis?

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The propecy said “Metis will have a daughter. If Metis has a son after her daughter, the son will kill you”.

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Nymphs

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Young and beautiful female spirits of water and nature. They were not goddess or human.

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What land animal did Poseidon make for Demeter?

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He made a horse for Demeter.

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Hades

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God of underworld

Symbols: helmet, metal, jewels

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Zeus

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king of gods and goddesses. God of the sky

symbols: thunder bolt, eagle, oak tree

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Hera

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queen goddess and goddess of mariage

symbols: peacock and cow

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What 5 animals were created from Poseidon’s mistakes?

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donkey, camel, hippopotamus, giraffe, zebra

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Pan

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He was a young goat god. The word “panic” comes from his hame.

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Dionysos

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god of wine

symbols: grape vine, ivy

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Aphrodite

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Goddess of love and beauty

Symbols: scepter, myrtle, dove, goose, swan

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Eris

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Goddess of discord. She was a member of the Pantheon, but was not considerd a member of the Olympians or divine family who descended from Cronus.

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Why was there a weaving contest?

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A young girl, Arachne, bragged she was a better weaver than Athene (who invented the loom ). Athene was going to kill her but decided to have the contest instead. the villagers were the judge.

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what did Hermes invent on Olympus

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the alphabet, astronomy, scales and playing cards/card games

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Briareus

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Hundred handed monsters. Zeus cousins

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what 2 terrible things did Athene weave into her tapestries that caused the crowd to fall on its knees and weep?

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Cronos cutting up Oranos with a scythe and Zeus and his monsters shattering the Titans

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Charon

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A man who would take souls down the river of Styx to the gate if the souls paid him.

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Demeter

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goddess of grain and agricuture
symbols: scepter, torch, corn
our word “cereal” comes from her Roman name, “Ceres”.

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