Midterm Flashcards
(150 cards)
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α
A
a:alpha
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β
A
b:beta
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γ
A
g:gamma
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δ
A
d:delta
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ε
A
e:epsilon
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ζ
A
z:zeta
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η
A
ē:eta
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θ
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th:theta
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ι
A
i:iota
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κ
A
k:kappa
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λ
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l:lambda
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μ
A
m:mu
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ν
A
n:nu
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ξ
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x:xi
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ο
A
o:omicron
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π
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p:pi
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ρ
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r:rho
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σ,ς
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s:sigma
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τ
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t:tau
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υ
A
u:upsilon
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φ
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ph:phi
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χ
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ch:chi
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ψ
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ps:psi
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ω
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ō:omega
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ars/artis
skill
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cupido
desire
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monere/monitus
to warn
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nocere
to harm
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poena
punishment
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unda
wave
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wave
unda
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punishment
poena
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to harm
nocere
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to warn
monere/monitus
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desire
cupido
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skill(Latin)
ars/artis
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άγρός
Transliteration: agros
Definition: field
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γη
Transliteration: gē
Definition: earth
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τέχνε
Transliteration: technē
Definition: skill
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hudōr(couldn't find the h mark on the keyboard.)
water
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corpus
body
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facere/factus
to do or to make
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manus
hand
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stare/status
to stand
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tangere/tactus
to touch
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body
corpus
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to do or to make
facere/factus
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hand
manus
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to stand
stare/status
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to touch
tangere/tactus
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field
άγρός/agros
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earth
γη/gē
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skill(Greek)
τέχνη/technē
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water
hudōr
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γυνή
Transliteration: gunē
Definition: woman
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λίθος
Transliteration: lithos
Definition: stone
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woman
γυνή/gunē
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stone
λίθος/lithos
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cedere/cessus
to go
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ferre/latus
to carry
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fundere/fusus
to pour
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mittere/missus
to send
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movere/motus
to move
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ponere/positus
to put or place
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vertere/versus
to turn
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vidēre/visus
to see
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to go
cedere/cessus
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to carry
ferre/latus
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to pour
fundere/fusus
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to send
mittere/missus
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to put or place
ponere/positus
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to turn
vertere/versus
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to see
vidēre/visus
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colere/cultus
to worship/to till
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credere
to believe or trust
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deus
god
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sacer
sacred
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to worship/to till
colere/cultus
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to believe or trust
credere
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god(Latin)
deus
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sacred
sacer
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άνθροπος
Transliteration: anthropos
Definition: human being
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βίος
Transliteration: bios
Definition: life
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θεός
Transliteration: theos
Definition: god
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φόβος
Transliteration: phobos
Definition: fear
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human being
άνθροπος/anthropos
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life
βίος/life
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god(Greek)
θεος/theos
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fear
φοβος/phobos
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culpa
fault or blame
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hospes
guest
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paupertas
poverty
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vivere
to live
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fault or blame
culpa
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guest
hospes
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poverty
paupertas
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to live
vivere
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δύναμις
Transliteration: dunamis
Definition: power
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πολίς
Transliteration: polis
Definition: city
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ξένος
Transliteration: xenos
Definition: a stranger or foreigner
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power(Greek)
δύναμις/dunamis
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city
πολίς/polis
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a stranger or foreigner
ξένος/xenos
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Aphrodite
Roman Name: Venus
Domain: Love
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Venus
Greek Name: Aphrodite
Domain: Love
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Goddess of love
Greek Name: Aphrodite
Roman Name: Venus
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Apollo
God of the sun
(No Roman name because he is Apollo in both languages.)
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God of the sun
Apollo(Both of his names in both languages are Apollo)
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Ares
Roman Name: Mars
Domain: Bloody war
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Mars
Greek Name: Ares
Domain: Bloody war
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God of Bloody War
Greek Name: Ares
Roman Name: Mars
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Artemis
Roman Name: Diana
Domain: Hunting
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Diana
Greek Name: Artemis
Domain: Hunting
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Goddess of Hunting
Greek Name: Artemis
Roman Name: Diana
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Athena
Roman Name: Minerva
Domain: Wisdom
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Minerva
Greek Name: Athena
Domain: Wisdom
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Goddess of Wisdom
Greek Name: Athena
Roman Name: Minerva
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Demeter
Roman Name: Ceres
Domain: Grain
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Ceres
Greek Name: Demeter
Domain: Grain
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Goddess of Grain
Greek Name: Demeter
Roman Name: Ceres
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Dionysus
Roman Name: Bacchus
Domain: Wine
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Bacchus
Greek Name: Dionysus
Domain: Wine
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God of Wine
Greek Name: Dionysus
Roman Name: Bacchus
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Hades
Roman Name: Pluto
Domain: The Dead
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God of The Dead
Greek Name: Hades
Roman Name: Pluto
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Hephaestus
Roman Name: Vulcan
Domain: Metalworking
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Vulcan
Greek Name: Hephaestus
Domain: Metalworking
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God of Metalworking
Greek Name: Hephaestus
Roman Name: Vulcan
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Hera
Roman Name: Juno
Domain: Marriage
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Juno
Greek Name: Hera
Domain: Marriage
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Goddess of Marriage
Greek Name: Hera
Roman Name: Juno
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Hermes
Roman Name: Mercury
Domain: Zeus’s Messenger
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Mercury
Greek Name: Hermes
Domain: Zeus’s Messenger
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Zeus’s Messenger
Greek Name: Hermes
Roman Name: Mercury
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Hestia
Roman Name: Vesta
Domain: The hearth(fireplace), fire
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Vesta
Greek Name: Hestia
Domain: The hearth(fireplace), fire
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The goddess of the hearth(fireplace) and fire
Greek Name: Hestia
Roman Name: Vesta
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Poseidon
Roman Name: Neptune
Domain: King of the Sea
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Neptune
Greek Name: Poseidon
Domain: King of the Sea
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The King of the Sea
Greek Name: Poseidon
Roman Name: Neptune
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Zeus
Roman Name: Jupiter
Domain: King of the Gods, sky
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Jupiter
Roman Name: Zeus
Domain: King of the gods, sky
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The King of the Gods and sky
Greek Name: Zeus
Roman Name: Jupiter
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Baucis and Philemon
Characters: Baucis, Philemon, Jupiter, Mercury
Setting: The countryside in Turkey, a hut
Goal of the Main Character: Find hospitality to be taken in.
Main character’s problem: No one was taking them in
Events:
1. Jupiter and Mercury look for a place to stay
2. They get rejected.
3. Baucis and Philemon take them in.
4. Jupiter and Mercury get fed by Baucis and Philemon and the food keeps refilling because of the gods.
5. The hut turns into a temple and the town floods.
Conclusion: Baucis and Philemon turn from priests to trees
Moral: You must always be hospitable.
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Ixion
Characters: Zeus, Hera, Ixion
Setting: Mount Olympus
Goal of the Main Character: To punish Ixion.
Main Characters Problem: Ixion is hitting on Hera and overstaying his welcome
Events:
1. Ixion comes to Mount Olympus and started acting like he was a god.
2. Ixion hits on Hera.
3. Hera gets mad about this and wants Ixion to be punished
4. Zeus doesn’t want Ixion to be punished because Zeus slept with Ixion’s wife and he feels guilty.
5. Zeus and Hera plan to trick Ixion by tricking him with a cloud Hera.
6. Ixion brags about being with Hera.
Conclusion: Ixion gets sent to the wheel of eternity.
Moral: Don’t lie and don’t overstay your welcome.
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Pygmalion
Characters: Pygmalion, Venus, Galatea
Setting: Cyprus
Goal of the Main Character: To find the perfect woman like his statue.
Main Character’s Problem:
Pygmalion is a woman hater.
Events:
1. Pygmalion builds a statue.
2. Pygmalion shows love to this statue.
3. Pygmalion goes to the festival of Venus.
4. Pygmalion prays to Venus and makes an offering.
Conclusion:
Venus accept his prayer and makes the statue come to life.
Moral:
Praise the gods correctly.
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Atalanta
Characters: Atalanta, Hippomenes, Aphrodite
Goal of the Main Character: To avoid marriage.
Main Character’s Problem: Atalanta’s father wants her to marry and men want to marry her.
Events:
1. Men have to beat Atalanta in a foot race to marry her and they can’t.
2. Hippomenes makes a prayer to Aphrodite so he can marry Atalanta.
3. Venus gives Hippomenes 3 apples to set for Atalanta to slow her down.
Conclusion:
Aphrodite turns Atalanta and Hippomenes into lions for upsetting her.
Moral: Worship properly to get what you want and if you don’t, you’re bound for consequences.
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Niobe
Characters: Niobe, Latona, Artemis, Apollo
Goal of the Main Character:
To be worshipped like Latona or a god
Main Character’s Problem: Niobe is a mortal woman believing that she should be worshiped like a god.
Events:
1. Niobe boasts to Latona about having more children than her.
2. Latona told her children to punish Niobe.
3. Niobe’s sons get killed.
3.5 Niobe’s husband commits suicide
4. Niobe boasts again.
5. Niobe’s daughters die.
Conclusion:
Niobe turns to stone
Moral: Hubris has consequences and don’t mess with the gods.
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Icarus
Characters: Daedalus, King Minos, Icarus
Setting: Crete
Goal of the Main Character: To escape from the island and King Minos.
Main Character’s problem: Escape options are limited because Icarus and Daedalus are on an island.
Events:
1. King Minos imprisoned Daedalus and Icarus.
2. Daedalus came up with a plan to make wings made of feathers and wax to fly off the island.
3. Daedalus tells Icarus to not fly to high because of the sun or too low because of the sea spray.
4. Icarus flies to high.
Conclusion: Icarus falls and drowns.
Moral: You don’t know better than your elders.
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Arachne
Characters: Arachne and Athena
Goal of the Main Character: To prove that she is the best weaver.
Main Character’s Problem: Arachne has to go up against the goddess of crafts, Athena, to prove she’s the best weaver.
Events:
1. Arachne says she’s the best weaver.
2. Athena gets upset that she says this and challenges Arachne to a weaving contest.
3. Arachne accepts.
4. Arachne weaves a negative depiction of the gods.
5(Book Version). Arachne loses and commits suicide
5(Video Version). Arachne wins and Athena gets mad.
Conclusion:
Athena turns Arachne into a spider.
Moral: Don’t put yourself above the gods and don’t double down on your Hubris.