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The responsibilities, symbols and representations in art of the Greek Gods (97 cards)

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What is a Paradox?

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Something that opposes itself

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What did Greek religion centre around?

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acts of worship

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When would the Greeks come to their Gods?

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When they needed them

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Did the Greeks have the term religion?

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No

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What does the word ‘hiera’ mean

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It means holy affairs

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what is todays religion based on which makes it different to Greek religion?

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It is based on faith, and people communicate to God Whenever

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Why was Greek Religion complex?

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There was no holy book to help them understand their religion.

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What were Greek cities called?

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polis/poleis

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‘religion united the Greek city states’
True or False?

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True

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How was Greek fluid in it’s religion

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There was no Religious hierarchy.

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What does Dogma mean?

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Philosophy, an opinion or idea

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How was Dogma like in Greek religion?

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There was a lack of Dogma

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How was there a lack of Dogma in Greek religion?

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There were no set beliefs.
A person could follow the religion how the wanted.
There was no Hierarchy in the way priests worked.

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What was a benefit in not having a hierarchy in trained priests

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This meant that no one could obtain power and abuse that power, meaning everyone had a fair chance.

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List three similarities Between Modern and Greek Religion.

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-Both believe in some sort of afterlife.
-Both celebrate to commemorate certain events.
-both have pilgrimages and go to holy places
-both have Rites of passages, which means a lot of religious aspects are involved with Birth, death, Marriage etc.

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List 4 differences between Modern and Greek Religion.

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  • Greek was Polytheistic, while Modern is Monotheistic
  • Greece had a lack of Dogma and no viewpoint while Modern religion has Dogma and a viewpoint
  • Scripture: there was no scripture in ancient Greece but there a many holy books in Modern religion.
  • Centralised religious authority: Ancient Greek had no hierarchy of power. Today we have things like a Pope.
  • Formal Moral Code: Greece didn’t have rules to follow while modern has strict moral code.
  • Concept of Conversion: You couldn’t change religion in Greece because of the lack of dogma. Today you can do so freely
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What was the purpose of Greek religion according to Hesiod.

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Was to please and satisfy the God’s

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How do you satisfy the God’s?

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By worshipping the God’s correctly

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How would the Greeks worship the God’s correctly?

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By giving them sacrifices and libations

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Why did the Greeks want to please the God’s

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They believed the God’s controlled everything, so by pleasing the God’s they would have a prosperous life with good things

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What was the purpose of Greek religion?

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to have a reason for everything that happened to them.

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Why were people religious in ancient Greece?

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So that they would have a pleasant after life

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How does the Greek religion install fear in the people?

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Because if they do not worship they will not have a good afterlife so people will worship to have a good afterlife

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What was Zeus the God of?

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God of the heavens and the skies

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Who was the king of all Gods?
Zeus
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which god was known as the 'fate of men'
Zeus
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True or False? Athena was the 'keeper of justice'
False it was Zeus
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What is Zeus often depicted as?
a bearded man holding a lightning bolt
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Who is often depicted holding an eagle or seated on a throne holding a sceptre?
Zeus
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Who was the God of the seas?
poseidon
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What was Poseidon depicted as?
a bearded man holding a trident
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Who was Poseidon important to?
to the Greek sailors, they would pray to him before any journey
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Who was the God of the underworld?
Hades
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what type of deity was hades?
a chthonic Deity
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What is a chthonic God?
a god that was connected to the earth and underworld.
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Which God is depicted with a cornucopia?
Hades
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What is a Cornucopia?
a horn shell that contained an endless supply of food and drink
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who is the person Hades is often depicted with?
His wife Persephone.
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Who was the Goddess of Marriage and women?
Hera
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Who was Zeus' wife?
Hera
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Who was the Queen of the Gods?
Hera
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What was Hera often depicted with?
a diadem
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What is a diadem?
a crown often associated with God's or Kings
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What traits did Hera have?
she was a powerful and independent Goddess.
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Who was the Goddess of war?
Athena
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Who was the Goddess of wisdom?
Athena
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Who was the Goddess of military intelligence?
Athena
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What was Athena depicted with to represent wisdom?
an owl
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which Goddess is depicted with a helmet, spear and aegis?
Athena
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what is an aegis?
a breastplate or shield
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What was Demeter the Goddess of?
harvest and agriculture
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What is Demeter depicted with?
depicted wearing a diadem holding a bundle of wheat, grain or flowers
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why was Demeter very important to the Greeks?
because Greek society was built on agriculture.
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Who was the Goddess of the home and hearth?
Hestia
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What is a hearth?
the fireplace kept in the home
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What is Hestia depicted as?
a veiled figure
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Why was Hestia very important?
because they needed fire for survival
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What would the Greeks do that showed Hestia's importance?
in every sacrifice in the home, they started with an offering to Hestia
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Who was the God of metalworking, fire and craftsmen?
Hephaistos
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How was Hephaistos depicted?
depicted with a hammer
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Who was the Goddess of love and beauty?
Aphrodite
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Which Goddess is depicted rising from a sea shell or naked?
Aphrodite
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Which 3 people were able to resist Aphrodite's influence?
Athena, Hestia and Artemis
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What was Artemis the Goddess of?
Hunting, wildlife and childbirth
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Which Goddess was depicted with a bow and arrow and sometimes wild animals?
Artemis
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Who is twins with Artemis?
Apollo
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Which goddess is the moon associated to?
Artemis
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Which God is associated with the sun?
Apollo
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What is Apollo the god of?
god of music, the arts, education, archery and prophecies.
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How is apollo depicted?
With a bow and arrow and a lyre
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What is a lyre?
a small Greek harp
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which God had the biggest oracle in the Greek world?
Apollo
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Where was Apollo's oracle?
In Delphi
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Who was the god of travel, trade and messenger to the gods?
Hermes
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What is Hermes depicted with?
his traveller's cap, a caduceus and winged scandals.
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What is a caduceus?
a traveller's staff ( mostly associated with Hermes)
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Who are are the only Gods who can travel the underworld to consort hades?
Hermes and Dionysus
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What was Ares God of?
War
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What is Ares depicted with?
wearing his armour
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What is Ares often represented as in terms of character?
a merciless killer, opposite of Athena
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Who was the god of wine and Theatre?
Dionysus
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What Dionysus depicted with?
a thyrsus, vines and Animal skin
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What is a thyrsus
a staff tipped with pine cone, intertwined with ivy (associated with Dionysus)
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True or False: Dionysus was fully god.
False Dionysus was both god and mortal
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What Human figures is Dionysus depicted with?
Maenads and satyrs
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What were Maenads?
a female follower of Dionysus
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What were Satyrs?
half man, half goat attendants of Dionysus
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What type of life did the Satyrs live?
promiscuous
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Why was Dionysus very popular?
because wine and theatre were very pivotal in public and private celebration.
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What is an amphora?
a type of vase, which contained wine.
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what was the acropolis usually reserved for?
religious buildings
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What is an oracle?
an utterance given by a priest or priestess
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What was an oracle supposed to be the words of ?
the words of a God
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What is Thebes?
an ancient city which is the focus of many mythological stories.
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What was Xenia?
a law that protected foreign travellers.
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What does Xenia involve?
giving hospitality to guests even if they were strangers
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Which God was responsible for Xenia?
Zeus

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