Lecture 4 Flashcards
(27 cards)
How many muses are there?
9
Name the muses and their personifications
Calliope = epic poetry ▪ Clio = history ▪ Euterpe = lyric song ▪ Thalia = comedy/bucolic poetry ▪ Melpomene = tragedy ▪ Terpsichore = dance ▪ Erato = erotic poetry ▪ Polyhymnia = sacred song ▪ Urania = astronomy
Who are the creators of the muses?
Zeus and Mnemosyne
What does Chaos mean?
Chasm. The primeval emptiness of the universe before things came into being or the abyss of Tartarus, the underworld
Who is Gaia or Ge?
The personification of the Earth
What is Tartaros?
The deep abyss that is used as a dungeon of torment and suffering for the wicked and as the prison for the Titans
Who is Eros?
The Greek god of love and sex
Who is Nyx?
Greek goddess (or personification) of the night
Who is Erebos?
Representing the personification of darkness
Who is Aether?
Aether is the personification of the “upper sky”. He embodies the pure upper air that the gods breathe, as opposed to the normal air breathed by mortals.
Who is Hemera?
The personification of day
Who are the six male titans?
Oceanus – Oceanids ▪ Hyperion – Helios, Selene, Eos ▪ Koios ▪ Krios ▪ Iapetos – Atlas, Prometheus ▪ KRONOS
Who are the six female titians?
▪ Rhea ▪ Themis ▪ Mnemosyne – Muses ▪ Tethys ▪ Phoebe ▪ Theia
Who were the 3 “children” of Gaia?
Ouranos: Sky
▪ Pontos: Sea
▪ Ourea: Mountains
Who were the “children” of Gaia and Ouranos (EARTH+SKY)?
12 Titans
Who were the cyclopses?
▪ Brontes (“thunderer”)
▪ Steropes (“flasher”)
▪ Arges (“brightener”)
Who were the hundred handers (giants)?
Kottos
▪ Briareus
▪ Gyges
What are the themes of the KRONOS VS. OURANOS
story?
Unjust treatment; succession; children vs. father;
stratagem/trick (metis); patriarchy; physical creation
How was aphrodite born?
Aphrodite was born from the white foam produced by the severed genitals of Uranus (Heaven) after his son Cronus threw them into the sea
Where was aphrodite said to be born?
Cythera and Cyprus. Both claimed to be her birthplace.
Who are the three fates?
The Three Fates
▪ Clotho – “Spinner”
▪ Lachesis – “Measurer”
▪ Atropos – “Un-turnable”
Who were the children of Kronos & Rhea?
- Hestia
- Demeter
- Hera
- Hades
- Poseidon
- Zeus
What is the name of the stone Kronos swallowed?
Omphalos
Who Kronos allies in TITANOMACHY?
The Titans & their children
