Literature Part 1 Mythology and Folklore Flashcards
(339 cards)
1
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Who is the husband of goddess Isis in Egyptian Mythology?
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Osiris
2
Q
Children of Ra
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Shu and Tefnut
3
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Children of Shu and Tefnut
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Geb and Nut
4
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Children of Geb and Nut
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Isis, Osiris, Seth, Nephthys (Extra)
5
Q
Villain in the story of Isis and Osiris
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Seth
6
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Osiris chopped into how many pieces?
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14 pieces in Egypt
7
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What part of Osiris is missing?
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Penis
8
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Egyptian Diety with a head of bird (Son if Isis and Osiris)
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Horus
9
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Head of jackal (son of Seth and Nepthys)
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Anubis
10
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The myths of the Greeks reflect a view of the universe that acknowledges the ________ of humanity.
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mystery and beauty
11
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Who said that greek mythology made the gods closer to humans?
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Edith Hamilton (Greek Miracle)
12
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The chief, Lord of the sky, rain-god, cloud-gatherer, wileded the thunderbolt
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Zeus
13
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Lord Ruler of the sea, the earth shaker, always seen as carrying his trident
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Poseidon
14
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Ruker ofnthe underworld, ruke over the dead, God of Wealth, had a cap helmet of invisibility
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Hades
15
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goddess of harvest, grains and agriculture, mother of Persephone
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Demeter
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goddess of harvest, grains and agriculture, mither of Persephone
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Demeter
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Protector of marriage, jealous goddess
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Hera
18
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God of war, delight in battles, ruthless murderer, a coward
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Ares
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graceful and swift, wears winged sandlals and wings on his crowded hat
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Hermes
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Zeus messenger, Master thief
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Hermes
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Zeus messenger, Master thief
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Hermes
22
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magic wand of Hermes
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Caduceus
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magic wand of Hermes
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Caduceus
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God of Medicine
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Aesclulapius
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daughter of Zeus alone, battle goddess, giddess of the city, Zeus' favorite child
Pallas/Athena
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daughter of Zeus alone, battle goddess, giddess of the city, Zeus' favorite child
Pallas/Athena
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goddess of love and beauty (irresistable goddess)
Aphrodite
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Most greek of all Gods, master musician who delights Olympus as he plays hus golden lyre.
Phoebus Apollo
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Apollos twin sister, lady ofnwild things, hunt man in chief to the gods, also known as Phoebe (moon) and Selene (Luna in latin)
Artemis
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Virgin goddess, goddess of Hearth, symbol of the home, everymeal beganband ended with an offeringnto her.
Hestia
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youngest Olympian, god if wine and pleasure , only Olymoian god with a mortal mother.
Dionysius
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god of fire, ugly and lame, workmannof the immortals, armorer and smith
Hephaestus
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Husband of Aphrodite
Heohaestus
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Zeus
Jupiter
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Zeus
Jupiter
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Poseidon
Neptune
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Hera
Juno
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Hera
Juno
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Hermes
Mercury
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Aphridite
Venus
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Ares
Mars
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Ares
Mars
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Hades
Dis/Pluto
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Artemis
Diana
45
Athena
Minerva
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Athena
Minerva
47
Eros
Cupid
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Cronus
Saturn
49
Hestia
Vesta
50
Haphaestus
Vulcan
51
Whuch titan was punished for stealing fire.
Prometheus
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Forethought/firesight
Prometheus
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Forethought/firesight
Prometheus
54
Epimetheus
Afterthought
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Punishment of Epimetheus
Pandora with box
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Punishment of Prometheus
Eagle eating flesh
57
Heifer (female cow without a child)
Io
58
100 eyes (Hera's guardian to Io)
Argus
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Who killed Argus
Hermes
60
Symbol of Hera
Peacock
61
The Illiad and Oddysey
Homer
62
Blind poet
Homer
63
Trojan War
Troy vs. Acheans
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Sea nymph
Thetis
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The goddess of discord
Eris
66
Wedding that starts the Illiad
King Peleus and Thetis
67
To the fairest
Te Kallisti
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Involved in the apple
Hera, Athena and Aphridite
69
Decides who's the fairest
Paris
70
Political Power, control of Asia
Hera
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wisdom, skill in battle
Athena
72
love ifbthe most beautuful woman in the world
Aphrodite
73
prophesied to be the downfall of Troy
Paris
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Most beautiful woman on earth, wife of Menelaus, daughter of Leda and Zeus
Helen
75
King of Sparta
Menelaus
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King of Mycenae
Agamemnon
77
Plowing salt
Odysseus
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Trojan (Group of Paris)
Aphrodite, Ares, Apollo, Artemis
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Greeks (Group of Menelaus)
Hera, Athena, Poseidon, Hermes, Hephaestus
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Son of Peleus and Thetis
Achilles
81
River where Achilles is dip upon.
River Styx
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Briseis
Love of Achilles, reason of tampo
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BFF of Achilles
Patroclus
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BFF of Achilles
Patroclus
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Killed Patroclus
Hector
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Killed Patroclus
Hector
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Killed Patroclus
Hector
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Illiad ended in
the death of Hector
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A hero in the trojan war who came up with the udea of the trojan horse
Oddysseus/ Ulysses
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Trojan war
10 years
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Oddyseus wfue waited him for 20 years
Penelope
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Oddyseus and Penelope's son
Telemachus
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Oddyseus protector
Athena
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Oddyseus protector
Athena
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The god who held grudges against Odysseus and caused his mishaps
Poseidon
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turned Odysseus' crew members into animals
Circe
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trapped Odysseus in her island and fell in love with him
Calypso
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Odysseus homeland
Ithaca
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oddyseus has a scar in
foot
100
What is the best symbolism of "wedding bed" in Homer's Odyssey
Constancy of Oddyseus and Penelope's Love
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Do ypu not what am man I am , how huge , how spplendid and born of a great father and mother who bore me immortal?
Achilles
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half brother of Hector, King of Arcadia
Lycaon
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What did odysseus do when he saw his father in the orchard
interrogated him
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What is the usual pattern in flood myths? ***Actual March 2024 LET
I. Signs
II. Survivors
III. Size
IV. Cause
IV, III, II and I
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He is considered as the Mesopotamian great hero and son of goddess Ninsun whose stories are told in
Sumerian and Babylonian poems.
Gilgamesh
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Athena and Helen were not chisen by Paris, sided with the Greeks who sentone thousand ships to Troy
Hera and Athena harbored ill feelings
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Goddess linked with pomegranates
Persephone
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God of death in Greek Myth
Thanatos
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God of death in Greek Myth
Thanatos
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Why did the other gods hate Ares
He was vain and cruel
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Is a victorious 10-year series battle of the Olymoian god against the Titans in Thessaly.
Titanomachy
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Underworld
Tartarus
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How many titans are there in Greek mythology
12
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Dark region where the dead pass through
erebus
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Black pit for the bad
Tartarus
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Paradise for the good
Elysium
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Numbed the minds of the dead
Asphodel
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The Trojan War can be seen today as
Women empowerment
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Which character set sails with the Argonauts to find the Golden Fleece?
Jason
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Where is Jason born
Iolcos, Thessaly
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Place to retrieve the golden fleece
Colchis
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Jason's ship
Argo (Argonauts)
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Jason's ship
Argo (Argonauts)
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Zeus punished him by not eating.
Phineas
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Gets the food phineas, (babaeng ibon)
Harpee
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Why Zeus punished Jason
For sharing prophecies
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King of Colchis
King AEetes
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King of Colchis
King AEetes
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Daughter of King AEetes
Medea
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Gilgamesh's companion and friend.
ENKIDU
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is an ancient Mesopotamian creation epic that relates the story of Marduk, the main god of
Babylon
ENUMA ELISH
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is an ancient Mesopotamian creation epic that relates the story of Marduk, the main god of
Babylon
ENUMA ELISH
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is the Mesopotamian god of the skies.
Anu
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is the Mesopotamian god of the skies.
Anu
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is the Mesopotamian god of the skies.
Anu
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In the Celtic myth of "The Children of Lir," what happens to the four children after they are turned into
swans
They remain swans for eternity
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In the Celtic myth of "The Children of Lir," what happens to the four children after they are turned into
swans
They remain swans for eternity
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tells the narrative of Lir's new stepmother, Aoife, who becomes envious of the
children's love for Lir and casts a spell that transforms them into four white swans.
CHILDREN OF LIR
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When Pallas Athena appeared as an old woman and challenged Arachne to a weaving contest, the
goddess proves that
physical appearance is deceiving
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who is known for her weaving abilities and boasts about them, catches the goddess' attention and
proposes a competition with Athena transforming into an old woman.
Arachne
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usually judges the contest, which concludes with Arachne's death and transformation into a spider, despite the differing
circumstances and outcomes.
Zeus
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He is perhaps the most popular god among the Scandinavians during the Viking Age
Thor
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the hammer-wielding god of Norse mythology, is connected with lightning, thunder, storms, holy
groves and trees, power, humankind's protection, hallowing, and fertility.
Thor
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goes by many names, and he is the deity of war and death. Half of the warriors killed in battle are
brought to Valhalla.
Odin
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goes by many names, and he is the deity of war and death. Half of the warriors killed in battle are
brought to Valhalla.
Odin
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He is the One-Eyed All-Father, who gave up his eye to witness everything that happens
on earth.
Odin
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Asgard's queen and the highest goddess.
Frigg
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which translates as "hall
of the marshlands."
Fensalir
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which translates as "hall
of the marshlands."
Fensalir
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deity of mischief, cunning, and deception.
Loki
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deity of mischief, cunning, and deception.
Loki
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It is a mythical fire bird from ancient Egypt which is portrayed as a bird that dies in fire and is reborn of
it.
Phoenix
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were ancient mythical animals that had an eagle's head, sometimes wings, a lion's body, pointed
ears, and talons
Griffins
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In Celtic mythology , with its white horse-like body and one spiraling horn, represents purity,
innocence, and power
Unicorn
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In Celtic mythology , with its white horse-like body and one spiraling horn, represents purity,
innocence, and power
Unicorn
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a "woman of the fairies," is a is a supernatural entity in Irish and other Celtic folklore whose sad
"keening," or wailing, screaming, or mourning, at night was thought to presage the death of a member of
the person who heard the ghost.
Banshee
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What is the primary symbolism of the Trojan Horse in the Trojan War?
It symbolizes deceit and betrayal.
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symbolizes power and kingship.
Fleece
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This is the attribution of a human form, human characteristics, or human behavior to nonhuman things,
e.g. deities in mythology and animals in children’s stories.
Anthropomorphism
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anthrop
human
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anthrop
human
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morphos
meaning to have a
definite shape
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is a philosophical perspective that asserts that humans are the primary or most
important entities in the world.
ANTHROPOCENTRISM
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Which of the following best describes the Tagalog myth Malakas and Maganda?
The creation of mankind
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The “body” (line 3) is the body of _____.
And on the slope above the sea
The hard-handed peasants go their round
Turning the soil, blind to the body
Ambitious and viable, whose pride
Will leave no trace in the quenching tide.
Icarus
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was the Roman name for the Greek hero Odysseus from Homer's Odyssey. While their traits are
similar, the two protagonists differ slightly between Homer's Odyssey and Virgil's Aeneid
Ulysses
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is renowned for controlling Troy during the Trojan War. He is also well-known for having
fifty daughters and fifty sons, including Paris, who initiated the war by kidnapping Helen.
King Priam
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The horsevin the Troy symbolizes
Victory of the long siege
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Depict flood, sendby a deity ti destroy civilization as an act of duvine retribution.
Flood myth
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God from the machine, divine intervention
Deux ex machina
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Norse god known as Raven god
Odin
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Queen of Asgard
Frigg
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Egyptian god of funerary practices and care of the dead
Anubis
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Egyptian father of all creation
Amun or Ra
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Early religion, science, and literature of ancient people
Mythology
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Early religion, science, and literature of ancient people
Mythology
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Greek traveled to the land of the dead in order to find hhis wife
Orpheus
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Greek traveled to the land of the dead in order to find hhis wife
Orpheus
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king of Corinth condemned in the underworld to roll ahuge stone
Sisyphus
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A plot device in literature which is usuallyemployed where visions are realized due to action of the characters who try to prevent them.
Self fulfilling prophecy
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Foresight
prediction
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Foresight
prediction
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Offered advuce from a divine prohecy
Oracle
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Symbol of purity and grace, only captured by a virgin
Unicorn
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Symbol of purity and grace, only captured by a virgin
Unicorn
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Japanese mythucal water dwelling creatures
Kappa
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Hindu myth, preserver of the world and humans
Vishnu
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Hindu myth, preserver of the world and humans
Vishnu
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In Hindu, the creator
Brahman
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In Hindu, the creator
Brahman
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In Hindu, the Destroyer
Shiva
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In Hindu, the Destroyer
Shiva
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In Hindu, God of compassion, protector, and love
Krishna
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Tree in norse mythology (9 realms that mske up the cosmos)
Yddrasil
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In the Sumerian eoic, Gilgamesh, what biblical allusion was used.
The Great Flood
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Philippine folklore, shape shifting mlnster that often takes the form of a woman to lure men in theur deaths
Mananaggal
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Greek mythology, cursed to turn everything they touched into gold
King Midas
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Which mythical creature is part lion, part goat, and part serpent in Greek mythology?
Chimera
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Which mythical creature is part lion, part goat, and part serpent in Greek mythology?
Chimera
200
In Filipino folklore, supernatural being to guard forests and protect the envirinment
Nuno sa Punso
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Brother of Medea that she killed
Absyrtus
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Euripides produced Medea to
criticize Greek behavior
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Medea killed whom
her children
204
Not an example of situational irony
Abduction of Helen
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Who wrote Oedipus
Sophocles
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Son of King Laius and Queen Jacosta
Oedipus
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Meaning of oedipus
The one with swollen feet
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King and Queen of Corinth (adopted parents of Oedipus)
Polybus and Merope
209
Riddle about a man
Sphinx
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Who gave Jacosta to Oedipus
Creon
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Children of Jacosta and Oedipus
Eteocles
Polyneices
Antigone
Ismene
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Blind guy, sage, can see future
Tiresias
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What can be inferred from Ismene's answer
She fears Creon
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Son of Creon and lover of Antigone
Haemon
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Killed Eteocles
The burial of Polyneices, no burial
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who is imprisoned
Antigone
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who is imprisoned
Antigone
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Child of Creon who's engaged with Antigone
Haemon
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Antigone and Creone
commits suicide
220
Antigone and Creone
commits suicide
221
killed herself when found out her child is dead
Eurydice wife of creon
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Biblical allusion was used in the epic of Gilgamesh
the great flood
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goddes who liked Gilgamesh, sent a bull
Ishtar
224
goddes who liked Gilgamesh, sent a bull
Ishtar
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villain in Gilgamesh
Humbaba
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Who killed enkidu
ishtar
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Who killed enkidu
ishtar
228
"Shall I die too? Am i not like Enkidu"
Gilgamesh
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Flood survivor, gilgamesh cinsulted about immortality, find plant
Utnapishtim
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Flood survivor, gilgamesh cinsulted about immortality, find plant
Utnapishtim
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the theme of eoic if gilgamesh
preference to immortality
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phoenician dieties
moloch, astarte, balaat
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phoenician dieties
moloch, astarte, balaat
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Written by Sophocles
Antigone, Ajax, oedipus and colonus
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Written by Sophocles
Antigone, Ajax, oedipus and colonus
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Agamemnon
Aeschylus
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king who is not very hospitable, killed his visitors
Sisyphus
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Wife of poseidon
persephone
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Sisyphus
Happy
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subjects in mythic history portrayed in "Musee de Baeux Arts"
Daedalus and Icarus
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Half human half bull
Minotaur
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Philosphic and religiius belief in reincarnation is based on what mythologica caharacter
Orpheus
243
hole, decided to meet, suicide both (inspiration of romeo and juliet)
Pyramus and Thisbe
244
running around the forest, Natuklaw ng viper si E
Orpheus and Euridice
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Good at playing lyre
Orpheus
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Shortest love story in greek history
Orpheus and eyridice
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Goes in voyage, became birds? with wings Hahahaha
Ceyx and Alcone
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Woman hater
Pygmallion
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Hospitable couple, saved from flood, one wish yo live happy together
Baucis and Philemon
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Hospitable couple, saved from flood, one wish yo live happy together
Baucis and Philemon
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forever sleeping
Endymion and Selene
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Running couple, Daphne turnedinto a tree (consent)
Daphne and Apollo
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Running couple, Daphne turnedinto a tree (consent)
Daphne and Apollo
254
turned into a mountain
Alpheus and Arethusa
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Pan, the god of the wild in Greek myth, is worshipped in which region.
Arcadia
256
Jotuns
The Giants
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Austri
East
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Austri
East
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Vestri
West
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Nordri
North
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South
Sudri
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Choosers of the slain
Valkyries
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AEsir gods
Combat
264
AEsir gods
Combat
265
Vanir Gods
Magic
266
Realm of humans
Midgard
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Realm of humans
Midgard
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First two human in norse
ash and embla
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Snake guards midgard
Jotunheim
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Snake guards midgard
Jotunheim
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Realm of giants
jotunheim
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jotun king
utgard loki
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jotun king
utgard loki
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dwelling place of the elves
Alfheim
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ruler of alfheim
freyr
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ruler of alfheim
freyr
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Realm of gods and goddesses
Asgard
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Realm of gods and goddesses
Asgard
279
Ruler of asgard
Odin
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Vanaheim
gods and giddesses of magic
281
Ruler of Vanaheim
Freya
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Ruler of Vanaheim
Freya
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muspelheim
realm of fire
284
muspelheim
realm of fire
285
ruler of muspelheim
Surtr
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ruler of muspelheim
Surtr
287
Realm of ice
Niflheim
288
Hel
realm of dead
289
Hel
realm of dead
290
Nieflheim + Muspelheim
Ginunggagap
291
Progenitor of the jotun
Ymir
292
armpit
Woman
293
foot
man
294
Audhumla
Buri
295
first god in norse
Buri
296
first god in norse
Buri
297
First cow
audhumla
298
Killed Ymir
Odin, Vili and Vei
299
power of gold
gullveig
300
Vanir gods to Aesir
Freyr, Freya and Njord
301
AEsir to Vanir
Hoenir, Mimir
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AEsir to Vanir
Hoenir, Mimir
303
wise guy
Mimir
304
Odin's source of wisdom
head of mimir
305
dead norse heroes go
valhalla
306
Freyr vs. Surtr
Surtr
307
Thor vs midgard serpent
thor
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Thor vs midgard serpent
thor
309
Odin vs. Fenrir the wolf
odin
310
Vidar vs. Fenrir
311
Vidar vs. Fenrir
312
heimdal vs. loki
both die
313
heimdal vs. loki
both die
314
Who covered the wolrd in fire
surtr
315
turned into stone striked by light
troll
316
wolf killed odin
Fenryr
317
9 headed serpent
Hydra
318
9 headed serpent
Hydra
319
half human half horse
Centaur
320
half human half horse
Centaur
321
Medusa
Gorgon
322
japanese demon
oni
323
winged horse
pegasus
324
eating deads
Gouls
325
eating deads
Gouls
326
food of the gods
abrocia
327
character in Maerican folklore dug out the Grand Canyon
Paul Bunyan
328
recognized as the boy who died tragically after flying too close to the sun. People occasionally
use the myth of Icarus as a metaphor for someone who was overly ambitious or attempted something too
dangerous, leading to disastrous consequences.
Icarus
329
in various cultures' mythology, folklore, and folktales, is a giant lizard- or serpent-like creature,
seen as bad in some traditions and benevolent in others.
Dragon
330
in various cultures' mythology, folklore, and folktales, is a giant lizard- or serpent-like creature,
seen as bad in some traditions and benevolent in others.
Dragon
331
are Japanese mythical water-dwelling creatures that, according to folklore, live in Japan's ponds,
rivers, and lakes.
Kappa
332
are humanoid folk monsters from Scandinavian and Norse mythologies. Trolls are also ethically
ambiguous adversaries who are hostile to humans. Typically, depictions depict them as hideous, brutish
monsters, their sizes ranging from mountain to human to gnome.
Trolls
333
Andromache gets married to Hector, and he has a son
named Astyanax with him. Achilles, a Greek hero, takes over Thebes during the Trojan War. The following
fight results in the death of Andromache's entire family. After that, Andromache only has Hector's family
left.
Farewell of Hector and Andromache
334
The monster Polyphemus was a giant cyclops that ate people. He had
one orb-shaped eye in the middle of his forehead. On his way back from Troy, Odysseus encountered him
and became trapped in the giant's cave. In order to get away, the hero gave him a lot of wine and then put a
burning stick in his eye while he was sleeping.
Encounter with Polyphemus
335
a story about the past that is believed to be genuine but is often a mix of fact and fiction
Legend
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fictional story that has been handed down orally for hundreds, if not thousands, of years
Folktale
337
narrative style in which animals behave and speak like humans and are used to illustrate
human limitations and weaknesses
Fable
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narrative style in which animals behave and speak like humans and are used to illustrate
human limitations and weaknesses
Fable
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defined as a narrative in which the protagonist has exaggerated, superhuman abilities. Tall
tales feature extraordinary individuals performing challenging feats.
TALL TALE
