2.4.T - Lesson: Greek Culture and Epic Review Questions

The hero's fatal flaw serve many purposes in the story, including...

-Giving the hero something he must overcome -Teaching a moral lesson to the reader -Making the hero relatable

Which goddess promises Helen to Paris?

Aphrodite

A hero's major character flaw is known as...

Hamartia

Why is Paris chosen to solve the goddess' dispute?

He is the most beautiful man alive.

Who is the best known author of Greek mythology?

Homer

Who ordered the use of the horse to gain entrance into Troy?

Odysseus

Why did the Greeks do good deeds and serve in religious ceremonies?

Out of fear of the gods

Which god or goddess is symbolized by a trident?

Poseidon

Match the Greek deity on the left with the symbol or defining characteristic on the right. Zeus

Ruler of the gods

If a story begins in media res, that means it...

Starts in the middle of the action

A hero begins his journey in...

The Ordinary World

What is the term for a hero's main helper, who provides training, insight, and saves the hero?

Wise Mentor

The Greeks believed that Zeus had divinely established this law, which means that you are required to give hospitality to strangers. This was known as:

Xenia

Which god or goddess is symbolized by a lightning bolt?

Zeus

What is Hades' animal / symbol?

a cerberus

How was mythology originally recorded?

orally

A piece of literature that is a long narrative (traditionally a poem) that follows the journey of a great hero and his interactions with the gods and his fate is known as...

Epic

Odysseus' fatal flaw is:

Excessive pride

Epic poems often begin with...

Invoking the Muse

Match the Greek deity on the left with the symbol or defining characteristic on the right. Poseidon

god of the sea

Match the Greek deity on the left with the symbol or defining characteristic on the right. Hades

god of the underworld

Match the Greek deity on the left with the symbol or defining characteristic on the right. Aphrodite

goddess of love

Match the Greek deity on the left with the symbol or defining characteristic on the right. Hera

goddess of marriage

Match the Greek deity on the left with the symbol or defining characteristic on the right. Athena

goddess of wisdom

Match the Greek deity on the left with the symbol or defining characteristic on the right. Hermes

messenger to the gods