Vocab Flashcards

(34 cards)

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Pithos:

A

A large jar

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Priam [2]:

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  • King of Troy

- Paris’ father

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3
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Stele:

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A wooden or stone slab on ancient graves

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Pudicitia:

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The roman idea of sexual modesty

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5
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Bulla:

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A lucky charm given to Roman children on their naming day

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Meretrix:

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A Roman female prostitute

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7
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A Pantheon:

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A group of gods and godesses

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Sanctuary:

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An area of sacred land set apart from the rest of the city

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Temple:

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A building dedicated to one of the gods and a statue of them as kept inside to represent the name of the gods

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10
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Kierus:

A

A greek priest

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11
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Votives:

A

Small figurines left at the altar

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12
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Libations:

A

Liquid offerings

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13
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Religious pollution:

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A state of uncleanliness acquired by comitting acts that offended the gods

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14
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The Pythia:

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The most ancient type of Greek mantis

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15
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A Mantis:

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A Greek seer, prophet or soothsayer

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16
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Ololyge:

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A high pitched ritual cry, marking the passage from life to death

17
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Hearth:

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Believed to be controlling of the well being of Rome

18
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Pontifex Maximus:

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The chief priest of Rome

19
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Atrium Vestae:

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The house of the Vestal Virgins

20
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The Forum:

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A rectangular marketplace in the centre of the city

21
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The Flaminica Dialis:

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Roman priestesses married to the Flamen Dialis

22
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Peplos:

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A Greek dress made from a long tube of fabric fastened over the shoulders by brooches or pins

23
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Ergastinai:

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Greek female weavers

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Frieze:

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A horizontal sculptured or painted decoration depicting a scene or a number of scenes

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Erechtheon:
A temple on the Acropolis
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Dionysus was the greek god of...[4]:
- Wine - Theatre - Ecstacy - Madness
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Maenads:
Greek women that celebrated and worshipped Dionysus
28
Ekstasis:
The greek concept of stepping outside of one's self and becoming someone else
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Thyrsus [2]:
- A staff covered in Ivy leaves | - A known sybol of Dionysus
30
The Bacchae [definition]:
The most extensive literary source we have on the Dionysus celebrations
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Pentheus:
King of Thebes in the Bacchae
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Agave:
The mother of Pentheus in the Bacchae
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Agnodice:
The first recorded example of a female Athenian doctor for women
34
Amazonomachy:
It was one of the various Mythical battle between the Greeks and the Amazons