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Midterm 2 Terms Flashcards

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Spondophoroi

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Truce bearers

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Hellanodikai

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Olympic Judges

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3
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Tethrippon

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4 hours chariot race

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4
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Keles

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Horseback race

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5
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Synoris

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2 hours chariot race

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Phylaballoi

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First unofficial crowning of the victors

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GYMNIKOI Agones

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Naked Events

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Ekecheira

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Olympic Truce

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Xystos

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Covered practice track

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10
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Paradromis

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Outdoor practice track beside the xystos

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11
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Stlengis

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Strigil - cleaning apparatus

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12
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Aryballos

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Bottle of Oil

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13
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Gymnasiarchos

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Leader of the Gym

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14
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Paidonomos

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Decides who graduates

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15
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Didaskalos

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Teacher

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16
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Paidotribes

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Physical Trainer

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17
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Kitharistes

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Kithara Player/Instructor

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18
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God of the Gym

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Hermes

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19
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Panathenaia honors

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Athenia

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20
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Chrematitic Games means

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Money Games

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21
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Apobates

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Jumping off horse and then back into chariot

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22
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Euandria

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Manly Beauty contest

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23
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Peplos

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Robe

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24
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Spartiates

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Full spartan citizen

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25
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Perioikoi

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Independent villages around sparta

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26
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Helots

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Laconians that became spartans slaves

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27
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4 Political Institutions

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King, Council of Elders, Council of Ephors, Assembly

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28
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Kings

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Control war and religion

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29
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Council of Elders

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Control law

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30
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Council of Ephors

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Ensure fair play

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31
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Assembly

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Chose elders and ephors

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32
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Agoge

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Training for war

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33
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Pederastic

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Older male lover with child relationship

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34
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Erastes

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Older male lover

35
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Eromenos

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Younger beloved

36
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Hermaia

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Civic inititation

37
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Olympia honors

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Hera

38
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Olympia crowns

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Olive Wreathe

39
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Arete

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Social and physical excellence

40
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Elis control olympics

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776-660, 470 onwards

41
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Pisa controls olympics from…

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660 - 572

42
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Who announces the olympic truce?

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Spondophoroi

43
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Another name for “Olympic Judges”

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Hellanodiai

44
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Where is the 30 day training period held?

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Elis

45
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What happens Day 1 of olympics?

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Athlete examination, and olympic oath

46
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What happens Day 2 of olympics?

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Horse events, and first unofficial crowning of the victors, blood sacrifice to pelops

47
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Why does pelops have a blood sacrifice?

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He is not a God

48
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What happens Day 3 of olympics?

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Religious Processions

49
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Sacrifice of Hecatomb

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Killing of 100 oxen followed by a feast

50
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What happens Day 4 of olympics?

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Naked events like the dolichos, station, dials, wrestling, boxing and pancration. Crowning is also done

51
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Who crowns the olympic victors?

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Hellanodikai

52
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Who does the Pythian Games honour?

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Apollo, son of zeus

53
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Pythian Games began

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586

54
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Crown for Pythian Games

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Laurel

55
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P. Games held?

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Delphi

56
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Apollo is the god of…

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Music

57
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Year Temple of Apollo burnt down

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548

58
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Isthmian Games honor

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Poseidon (brother of zeus)

59
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Poseidon is the god of..

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The sea

60
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Who controls the isthmian games sanctuary?

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Corinth

61
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When did I. Games begin?

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580 BCE

62
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I. Games crown?

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Pine, later change to celery

63
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I. Games were the funeral games of…

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Sciron or Sinis (2 labor of Theseus)

64
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Nemean Games honor

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Nemean Zeus

65
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Start year of Nemean Games

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573

66
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Who controls N. Games

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Argos

67
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N. Games = funeral games for…

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7 against Thebes in honour of Opheltes

68
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N. Games crown is made of

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Wild Celery to honor Opheltes

69
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Nemean games moved to aggros from

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415 - 335

70
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When was the temple of name destroyed?

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415

71
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When was the N. Games held in Nemea?

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574 - 415, 335 - 271

72
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Reoccurrence of Olympia

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776, 4 years

73
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Reoccurrence of Delphi

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586, 4 years

74
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Isthmian Games reoccurrence

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580, 2 years

75
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Nemean Games reoccur

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573, 2 years

76
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Greek Hero

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mortal who receives religious worship, embodies physical superiority but not moral superioeity

77
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Oebotas of Dyme

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1st Achaia to win stadion, didn’t get acknowledge and cursed eveyrone

78
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Hipposthenes of Sparta

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6 x wrestling

79
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Milo of Kroton

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6 x wrestling, never received cult worship, super strong, hand in tree

80
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Glaukos of Karystos

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boxer known for plough touch, won 4 panhellenic games

81
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Kleomedes of Astypalaia

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Killed his boxing opponent and lost the game, then went on a rampage and killed 60 children

82
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Theagenes of Thasos

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Myth as son of Herakles, statue of him fell on enemy, thrown in ocean, then returned to help heal the community

83
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Poulydamas of Skotousa

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Imitation of Herakles, died from own strength, holding up collapsing cave

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