Everything
Semele
Could not handle the sight of the god, Zeus, in all his glory, and was fried to a crisp.
Relationship Between gods/goddesses and humans
1. gods are not necessarily interested in helping/taking care of humans. 2. Humans try to stay on gods' good side through religious practice
Briseis
A Trojan captive whom Achilles loves and nearly kills Agamemnon over.
Ate his children as they were born.
Cronus feared his children overthrowing him so he __________.
Clytemnestra
Her father loved her and held an unwinnable contest for her hand in marriage so that he could keep her for himself.
Gaea, Tartarus, and Eros
After Chaos, ______________ came next.
The Mountains, Pontus (the sea), and Uranus (the sky)
After Gaea, Tartarus, and Eros, ____________ came next.
Eris
All of the gods/goddesses were invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis except ___________.
The Illiad
An epic poem that tells the story of the anger of Achilles during the Trojan War
Troy
Ancient city located in modern-day Turkey
Mycenae, Crete, and Athens
Ancient civilizations located in modern-day Greece
Authoritative Speech
Ancient definition of myth
Persephone
Ate the pomegranate while in The Underworld and is now required to stay by Hades' side 4 months out of the year.
Hera
Attempted to overthrow Zeus by tying him to his bed with hundreds of ropes.
Hephaestus
Caught his wife cheating on him with the god of war and blood lust.
Agamemnon
Clytemnestra was married to ________________.
False
Contemporary definition of myth
Thyestes ate his own children
During the reconciliation banquet between Thyestes and Atreus, _________________.
Tantalus
Evil king of Lydia who tried to feed his son to the gods/goddesses
Plato
Famous Greek Philosopher
Atlas
Forced to hold up the sky with his arms raised up for all eternity.
Miasma
Ghosts of the Dead, The Erinyes, and Blood Guilt are associated with __________
14, 30
Greek woman was married at the age of ____ while the Greek man was married at the age of ______.
Poseidon
Has powers over earthquakes, the sea, and horses.
Zeus & Leda
Helen of Sparta is the daughter of ________ & ________.
Artemis
Helped deliver her twin brother, Apollo, after she was born.
The Greek Alphabet
Invented during the Archaic Period of Greek History
Bulls and Palace of Knossos
Minoan civilization is known for these
Gold and Trojan Horse
Mycenaean civilization is known for these
Hera
Offered Paris dominion (power to rule) over all of the world.
Athena
Offered Paris the largest army and a glorious military career.
Aphrodite
Offered Paris the most beautiful woman in the world as his bride.
Demeter
Responsible for creating the different seasons of the year.
Hestia
Responsible for the fireplace in the home and the fireplace of cities, especially the eternal flame of Rome.
Venus
Roman Name of Aphrodite
Mars
Roman Name of Ares
Diana
Roman Name of Artemis
Minerva
Roman Name of Athena
Ceres
Roman Name of Demeter
Bacchus
Roman Name of Dionysus
Pluto
Roman Name of Hades
Vulcan
Roman Name of Hephaestus
Juno
Roman Name of Hera
Mercury
Roman Name of Hermes
Vesta
Roman Name of Hestia
Neptune
Roman Name of Poseidon
Jupiter
Roman Name of Zeus
Romulus and Remus
Rome received its name from ________________
Seven Hills
Rome was founded on _________________
Polyphemus
Stabbed in the eye by Odysseus and asked his father, Poseidon, to curse Odysseus
Hades
Stole his wife while she was picking a narcissus.
Hermes
Stole the sacred cattle of Apollo
Apollo, Artemis, Aphrodite, Ares
Supported the Trojans during the Trojan War
Lightning Bolt
Symbol of Zeus
Lyre and Laurel Wreath
Symbols of Apollo
Pomegranate and Cerberus
Symbols of Hades
Trident and Horses
Symbols of Poseidon
King Aegeus hurled himself off a cliff and into the waters
The Aegean Sea received its name from this event
Augustus Caeasar
The First Emperor of Rome
Tantalus->Pelops->Atreus/Thyestes->Agamemnon/Menelaus
The House of Atreus included the following family members in this order.
Rhea and Cronus
The Parents of The Olympians
The Titanomachy
The Titans and The Olympians fought in this battle for the right to rule the world.
Protesilaos
The first Greek to set foot on Trojan soil and the first to die on Trojan soil during the Trojan War.
Produce a golden fleece
The first test created to determine the next king of Mycenae.
Dionysus
The god of wine, parties, and celebrations.
Who could make the sun rise in the West and set in the East
The second test created to determine the next king of Mycenae.
Astyanax
The son of Hector
Aegisthus
The son of Thyestes who killed Atreus with his father's sword.
Andromache
The wife of Hector
Greek and Roman
The word "Classical" indicates this when referring to "Classical Myth"
Replace Black Sails with White Sails
Theseus' Father instructed him to do this if he returned to Athens
Achilles and Pentheseleia
This couple fell in love during the Trojan War
Apollo
Three unhappy loves of ___________ were Sibyl at Cumae, Cassandra, and Daphne.
Divine Myth
Type of myth that deals with the gods/goddesses and are etiological in meaning
Legend
Type of myth that tells historical events that are slightly fictitious (i.e. Trojan War)
Folktale
Type of myth that usually deals with a trickster
Suitors would have to beat the father in a chariot race
Unwinnable Contest that suitors of Clytemnestra had to win
Hid his children in Tartarus (darkness)
Uranus feared his children overthrowing him so he ___________.
Athena
Was born of Zeus' head and is the goddess of wisdom, military strategy, and the city.
Arachne
Weaved a tapestry depicting the gods/goddesses in a poor manner. As punishment she was beaten until she decided to take her own life.
Traditional Story
Working definition of myth
Sophocles
Wrote "Oedipus Rex"
Virgil
Wrote "The Aeneid"
Homer
Wrote "The Illiad" and "The Odyssey"
Aeschylus
Wrote "The Oresteia"
Hesiod
Wrote "The Theogony"
Swallowed his pregnant lover.
Zeus feared his children overthrowing him so he ___________.
Pelops
_______ cursed King Laius for kidnapping his children. As a result, King Laius' son would kill his father and marry his mother.
Iphigeneia
_________ was sacrificed to Artemis so that the Greeks could sail to Troy with the wind on their side.
Agamemnon and Menelaus
___________ & _____________ capture Thyestes while he is at the oracle of Delphi.
Telephus
___________ was attacked by Achilles during the first journey to Troy. His wound would not heal without "that which harmed him."
The Titans, The Cyclopes, and the Hecatonchires
____________ are children of Gaea and Uranus.
Thyestes; Atreus
_____________ won the first test to see who would become next king of Mycenae by cheating. He was having an affair with ____________'s wife. The wife helped him win.
Odysseus
______________ proposed the solution or King Tyndareus wit his dilemma concerning Helen of Sparta in exchange for Penelope to be his bride.
The Oath of Tyndareus
______________ states that all of the suitors (of Helen) must agree not to be upset with Tyndareus or forcibly take Helen for his own after Tyndareus chooses the husband for his daughter, Helen.
Pelopia
______________ was the daughter of Thyestes and she married Atreus while pregnant with Thyestes' child.