Herakles Flashcards
(10 cards)
What is praxeis?
Herakles deeds before and after his 12 Labours
On which island was Kerakles considered a proper God?
Thasos
Where were Herakles 12 Labours documented in canonical order?
On the metopes of the temple of Zeus in Olympia
Who did Herakles marry?
Megara, Omphale, Deianeira and Hebe
what was the 12 labours from Eurystheus to
Herakles
close to home:
the Nemean Lion
the Hydra
the ceryneian hind
the erymantian boar
the stables of Auges
the stymphalian birds
further away:
the cretan bull
the man-eating mares of Diomedes
the belt of Hippolyte
far away to the west:
the cattle of Geryon
Kerberos from Hades
the apple of the Hesperides
What was the Choice of Herakles?
Arete, Virtue, offers Herakles a hard life leading to glory, while Kakia, Vice og pleasure, offers an easy and comfortable life but ending in shame
Who defined mythology as other people’s religion?
Joseph Campbell
Who was the founder and major representative of the so-called “Cambridge School” of ritualistic
interpretation of myth in the nineteenth century?
James G. Frazer
What are mythemes
Claude Levi-Strauss’ name for the recurring narrative pattern he claimed myths consisted of
what are Herakles «in between» quests called?
parerga
