Mythology Test 2 Blackboard

"By no means am I tightfisted with distinguished men, not like that king in Greece you told me of. The contest will be one of strength and mettle, one I myself perform with my own hands, life-threatening though it be."

Aeetes

"Zeus, in vain I got you as a sharer of my wife, in vain I called you partner in my child. You were after all less of a friend than you seemed. I, a mortal, defeat you, a great god, in excellence, for I did not betray Heracles' children. But you knew how to go secretly into beds, taking others' wives when no one offered, but you do not know how to save your friends. You are some ignorant god or by nature unjust."

Amphitryon

Which goddess punished Pentheus' cousin Actaeon for his act of hubris? [Hint: his story is told by Cadmus]

Artemis

Hippolytus Phaedra Theseus the Nurse

Artemis Aphrodite Poseidon None

Which three goddesses conspire to make Jason and Medea fall in love?

Athena Hera Cypris (a.k.a. Aphrodite)

"I, too, was worrying about this matter and came to see if you, perhaps, might work together with me to devise a plan. First, your must swear by Heaven and Earth to seal whatever I reveal inside your heart and thus be my accomplice."

Chalciope

Fill in the blank. The chorus proclaims: "I heard the voice, I heard the shout of the unfortunate __________ woman."

Colchian

"My nature is not tyrannical in the least; I've already lost much through showing respect. I see the mistake I'm making now, woman, if the rays of the coming dawn shall look upon you and the children within the boundaries of this land, you'll die; this sentence is passed unerringly."

Creon

Medea promises to do what for Aigeus in return for his promise to give her safe haven in his homeland?

Cure his childlessness

Hippolytus forced Phaedra to hang herself after sexually assaulting her.

False

Phaedra wanted to tell Hippolytus about her love for him.

False

How does Hippolytus react to finding out about Phaedra's love for him?

He is disgusted

How does Idmon die in Book 2?

He is gored by a boar.

"Zeus, why did you establish women in the sun's light as counterfeit, an evil for human beings?"

Hippolytus

Fill in the blank: I will no longer keep this destructive, hard-to-express evil within the gates of my mouth. O city! ___________ dared to touch my marriage bed by force, showing no honor for the revered eye of Zeus.

Hippolytus

Which character believes that a certain goddess is "the most vile of divinities"?

Hippolytus

Which of the following events does Phineus NOT predict for Jason and his crew?

If the sailors do not ask for help from Medea, the princess of the Colchians, Jason will die attempting to retreive the Golden Fleece.

The problems in the Medea arise from

Jason's divorce from Medea and marriage to the princess of Corinth.

"Oh! I'm miserable and wretched with suffering, Oh! Oh! I wish I could die!"

Medea

Which character's heart is described with the following simile in Book 3? "(it was) fitful, restless in the way a sunbeam, when reflected off the water swirling out of a pail or pitcher, dances upon the walls."

Medea

Why does Lycus want revenge upon Heracles and his family?

Megara's father occupied the throne he believed rightfully belonged to his family.

What is the name of the mountain that dominates the landscape of Thebes and where the women go to worship Dionysus?

Mt. Cithaeron

Based upon your reading of the Bacchae, whose body do you think is being is being mutilated in the image below?

Pentheus

Which character exhibits hubris (hybris) in the Bacchae?

Pentheus

Which characters says these lines "What are you saying? Instead of being a man, shall I join the ranks of women?" "Ah! What do I see? What is this I am carrying in my hands?" "You don't know what your life is--neither what you're doing nor who you are" "Will someone say that I show no respect for old age just because I intend to dance all decked out in ivy wreaths?"

Pentheus "What are you saying? Instead of being a man, shall I join the ranks of women?" Agave "Ah! What do I see? What is this I am carrying in my hands?" The Stranger "You don't know what your life is--neither what you're doing nor who you are" Cadmus "Will someone say that I show no respect for old age just because I intend to dance all decked out in ivy wreaths?"

Which ONE of the following is NOT another name or epithet for Dionysus in the Bacchae?

Phoebus

"The drug of Prometheus" will do all of the following EXCEPT:

Remain potent for a whole week.

During the action of the play, which labor is Heracles thought to be performing?

Retrieving Cerberus from Hades

What condition does Aigeus impose in order for Medea to receive asylum at his home?

She must arrive at his home by her own means.

In Book 2, the Argonauts encounter several exotic people and places. One group is said to "do out in the middle of the street everything that we do inside our homes" (including having sex). Which group of people is it?

The Mossynoeci

Which character tells Hippolytus about Phaedra's love for him?

The Nurse

Which character's curse is most directly responsible for killing Hippolytus?

Theseus

At the end of the play Hippolytus

Theseus realizes he was wrong about Hippolytus

Megara requests that she be able to reenter her house before Lycus kills her and her family. Why?

To clothe her children in funeral garments

Agave goes into exile at the end of the Bacchae.

True

In Book 3, Medea has a dream in which she sees herself yoking the bulls instead of Jason and choosing to leave Colchis with him.

True

In Book 3, the Argonaut Idas is furious with the Argonauts because they are seeking the help of Cypris (Aphrodite) and Medea.

True

Jason claims that he civilized Medea by moving her to Hellas (Greece) from "a barbarian land."

True

Lycus wished to kill the children of Heracles and Megara because he feared they might one day seek vengeance for the murder of Creon.

True

The setting for the play is the city of Thebes.

True

True or false? When the Argo first sets sail, Jason is in tears.

True

At an altar to which god has the family of Heracles taken refuge at the play's opening?

Zeus

Who is Dionysus' father?

Zeus

Pelias has been told to fear

a man wearing one sandal.

What is the name of Pentheus' mother?

agave

Amphitryon and Lycus engage in a verbal debate on the character of Heracles. The Greek word for this pair of "set" speeches in a literary work or play is:

agon

"But since you so proudly prate about your favors, I believe the only one of gods or mortals who saved me during my voyage was ________!"

aphrodite

"I treat well those who revere my power, but I trip up those who are proud towards me. For this principle holds among the race of the gods also: they enjoy being honored by mortals... ...he alone of the citizens of this land of Trozen says that I am by nature the most vile of divinites"

aphrodite

Upon hearing the details of Medea's plans, the chorus responds by

attempting to persuade Medea to give up her plans.

In Book 3, Cypris (Aphrodite) promises to give her son (Eros) a _________ (one word only) in return for his assistance.

ball

"Even if this god does not exist, as you claim, let him be considered a god in your eyes. Lie for a good cause, say that he is Semele's child. In this way she might seem to have given brith to a god and honor might accrue ot our entire family."

cadmus

In the fragment of wall-painting that depicts the god Cupid, also known as Eros, son of Aphrodite, what is he driving?

chariot

"O blessed is he who, happy in his heart, knows the initation rites of the gods, purifies his life and joins his soul to the cult group, dancing on the mountains with holy purifications celebrating the Bacchic rituals."

chorus

In what Greek city is Medea set?

corinth

In what Greek city that we have studied does the fight between Apollo and Herakles over the tripod take place?

delphi

Jason tells Medea he married the princess of Corinth because

he hoped to gain wealth to share with Medea and their children.

"No, by the mistress whom I most revere of all, and chose to help me in my work, _________ , who lives in the recesses of my hearth, they'll not make my heart hurt and get off free!"

hecate

Phrixus' drowned sister gives her name to which body of water?

hellespont

In the sculpted relief depicting this pair, which god accompanies the couple on their journey?

hermes

Heracles' squire and lover is named _______

hylas

"This is not the first time I've seen what an irreparable evil a savage temper is. You could have stayed in this country and this house if you had borne more lightly the plans of your masters; but for your foolish words you'll be driven out. It's no business of mine;..."

jason

"You certainly accused me, dear old friend, of dirty dealing when you claimed, in public, I had betrayed a man that loved me well. Still, I shall foster bitter wrath against you no longer, grossly slandered though I was, since it was not for wealth or flocks of sheep that you succumbed to rage, but for a man, your comrade."

jason

"He got his reputation, although he had no courage, in fighting beasts, and was not brave in other matters, he who never held a shield in his left hand nor came near a spearpoint, but carrying his bow and arrows, the most cowardly weapon, was ready for flight."

lycus

The Bacchae is named after its chorus of female celebrants of Dionysus, who are known both as Bacchae and as ___________________. [Hint: see the Cast of Characters].

maenads

Everything was mixed together: the wheels' hubs and the axles' pins were leaping up, and the wretch himself, bound in the reins' inextricable bond, was being dragged, smashing his own head against the rocks and shattering his flesh...

messenger

"Why this lofty speech? It's not refined words you need but the man. As quickly as possible we must understand things clearly, speaking out about you frankly. For if your life were not in such circumstances and you were in fact a chaste woman, I would never for the sake of your sexual pleasure be leading you on to this point..."

nurse

Lemnos is an island inhabited by _______, and its ruler is ________.

only women; Hypsipyle

What is the name of the Argonaut who is said to have "plucked his lyre and sang a lovely hymn to Artemis, the Sailors' Savior, the Potent Father's Daughter, since she guarded the cliffs beside them and the coast of Iolcus."

orpheus

Name one of the things depicted on Athena's helmet.

ram

Jason hurls a(n) _______ (one word only) amongst the "earthborn" soldiers in order to gain the upper hand in Book 3.

stone

Which Athenian hero did Heracles save from Hades before returning to Thebes?

theseus

"But here's another wonder. I see the sign-reader, ___________________, outfitted in dappled fawnskins and my mother's own father. How completely laughable, revelling about with his thyrus like a bacchant!"

tiresias

In this small bronze applique, what does Medusa have atop her curly hair?

wings

[x] writes a letter accusing [y] of rape, leading Theseus to believe that y should be exiled.

x= Phaedra y= Hippolytus

The god [x] is depicted in the image below. He carries a [y] over his right shoulder. He likely held a [z] in his left hand.

x= apollo y= quiver z= bow

The head of the goddess [x] appears on one side of this coin. On the other side, an [y] appears prominently.

x= athena y= owl

In one of the friezes depicting the battle between the Lapiths and the Centaurs, the [x] has a beard. This image and the one next to it decorated which building? [y]

x= centaur y= parthenon

The sisters [x] and [y] are depicted on an Etruscan bronze mirror.

x= clytemnestra y= helen

Which god "invented the wet drink of the grape"? [x] Which goddess "nourishes mortals with dry foods"? [y]

x= dionysus y= demeter

The baby in this images is [x]. He is reaching out for [y].

x= dionysus y= grapes

What building did the frieze with the man and child presenting a cloth to Athena decorate? [x] What is the Greek name for this garment, so important in the ritual celebrating Athena? [y]

x= parthenon y= peplos

Two figures from Greek mythology appear on this coin. Their names are [x] and [y]. The seated figure on one side of the coin is holding an [z].

x= zeus y= herakles z= eagle

Put the following events from the Bacchae in chronological order. Pentheus returns to Thebes. Pentheus claims the stranger appears like a bull. Pentheus encounters his frenzied mother in the woods. Pentheus imprisons a stranger.

1. Pentheus returns to Thebes. 2. Pentheus imprisons a stranger. 3. Pentheus claims the stranger appears like a bull. 4. Pentheus encounters his frenzied mother in the woods.

A: "B, greetings! No one knows a better prelude than this when addressing friends." B: "Greetings to you, too, A, wise [child] of Pandion. From where are you coming to this land?" A: "I've come from C, D's ancient oracle."

A Aigeus B Medea C Delphi D Apollo