mythology

Campbell believes myth to be

The key to the collective unconscious

athens in the fifth century BCE is best described as

a democracy

in beowulf, beowulf helps hrothgar because of

a favor done by hrothgar for beowulf's father

Malinowski believes myths to be

a living set of functions in society

Freud makes the myth of Oedipus into

a universal stage in human development

the iliad begins with

agamemnon's quarrel with achilles

at the end of the bhagavad-gita arjuna

agrees to enter battle based on his new understanding

the archetypal hero is sometimes described as "noble" meaning that

all of the above

in choosing to blind the cyclops, odysseus

all of the above (brought down vengeance of poseidon, saved his own life, showed fate to permit some choice)

hesiod's myth of creation relates the various groups of gods to each other as

all of the above (competitors, kinfolk, all driven by the will to power)

the greek concept of arete requires mastery of

all of the above (fighting, speaking, noble manners)

the complex choices that achilles agamemnon and hector must make depend on

all of the above (heroic fame and honor, the will of the gods, fate)

when gilgamesh finally gets the special plant he

all of the above (thinks it will renew life, intends to share it with his people, loses it to a serpent)

hesiod's myth of creation shows humanity to be

an afterthought, dependent on forces outside of human control

in oedipus tyrannos, what does oedipus do to become king of thebes

answer the riddle of the sphinx

the olympian gods are portrayed as

anthropormorphic, immortal and limited only by the limits they can impose on each other

in oedipus tyrannos which god plays the most important role

apollo

one great value that the iliad taught was

arete, excellence

hesiod's myth of creation shows that the universe moved from chaos to order

as a natural process

hesiod's myth of creation shows that the universe moved from chaos to order

as an agon among generations

in the iliad, achilles's mother thetis...

asks zeus to avenge Agamemnon's disgracing of her son

which goddess assists odysseus and telemachus throughout the odyssey

athene

which of the following is a patronymic used in the iliad

atrides

which of the following gods/goddesses side with the greeks in the iliad

b and c hera and athena

which of the following books in the iliad contain an aristeia

book 5: diomedes fights the gods

in the play agamemnon, who is killed along with agamemnon

cassandra

in the odyssey, odysseus's men are turned into swine by

circe

in the play agamemnon, agamemnon is killed by

clytemnestra

in oedipus tyrannos, jocasta

commits suicide by hanging

homer's account of one incident in the trojan war makes clear the human events are

conditioned, often caused by the olympian gods

in the odyssey, polyphemus is a

cyclops

in the greek story when prometheus pulls the trick of the sacrifice, zeus retaliates by

denying man fire

the cosmological function of myth primarily

describes a meaningful order in nature

the god in whose honors tragedies were performed in athens is

dionysis

in beowulf, beowulf is killed by a

dragon

all of the following are literary devices employed in the iliad except

epithets

in the greek creation story the oldest of the gods listed is

gaia/earth

the first examples we get of gilgamesh's behavior as king to his people are

harsh and selfish

according to campbell's hero's journey, the hero must

have a change of consciousness

which of the following epithets are associated with hector

helmet flashing

threatened by achilles, fully aware that the oracles say that achilles can kill him, cautioned by andromache, hector believed the threat to be to

his honor

the theme of the odyssey is the

homecoming of odysseus

threatened by agamemnon with the loss of his prize, achilles believed the loss to be a threat to his

honor

the conflict that drives many greek tragedies (antigone, agamemnon, oedipus) creates a morality play that warns against the detrimental effects of

hubris

in sacraficing iphigenia, in seizing achilles's prize, and in destroying the trojan temples, agamemnon brought his fate down upon himself as a result of his

hubris, the overwhelming pride that carries a man beyond his limits

malinowski sees conceptions of magic and non-magical techniques as always directed towards

immediate practical ends

the greek pantheon is a result of

incorporation of diverse local gods and goddesses from the mediterranean regions

the iliad was originally written in

it was not written, it was part of oral tradition

aristotle thought of oedipus tyrannos that

it was the perfect example of tragedy

campbell relates myth to jung's psychology by interpreting heroic quest as

journey into the collective unconscious

in homeric society, a value saught by all warriors was

kleos

the myth of demeter and persephone show the gods

limiting force by cutting deals with each other

the myth of demeter and persephone shows the gods

limiting force only by cutting deals with each other

the religious or mystical or metaphysical functions of myth primarily

link the known with the unknown

diomedes and glaucon cutting a deal to leave each other alone on the battlefield reflects the importance in homeric society of

long standing family ties begun in "guesting"

the reason ishtar becomes angry with gilgamesh is because he refuses to

marry her

in the odyssey, telemachus visits

nestor and menelaos

the value and rarity of bronze in the culture of the iliad is the most evident when

nestor has to remind the troops to win the battle before stripping the corpses

the psychological function of myth primarily

none of the above

odysseus refused kalypso's attractive proposal to marry her because

odysseus loved not kalypso, gorgeous though she was, but penelope

in oedipus tyrannos who discovers the murderer of laius

oedipus

the society described in the iliad revolves around highly individualistic heroes who are

on top because their strength is adequate to get the loot to recruit and retain supporters

in the gilgamesh epic, the reason the gods create enkidu is to

oppose gilgamesh

contrasted the the mesopotamian/babylonian creation, the egyptian creation regards humans as more

optimistic

in ancient greek theater, the chorus danced and sang in the

orchestra

the olympian gods view the war as

partisans

when agamemnon asserts that he had to have been mad to alienate achilles and offers an enormous pile of loot in addition, agamemnon's apology is

perhaps honest belief since achilles himself accepts agamemnon was mad

the 2 gods most at odds with each other over whether Odysseus should return home safely are

poseidon and athene

in the odyssey, odyssey is hated by which god

posseidon

when compensation to the priest of apollo required agamemnon to give up his prize, he believed the loss to be a threat to his

prestige

the sociological function of myth primarily

provides a rationale for a moral system

in the gilgamesh epic, utnapishtim is the only man who

received eternal life

whatever the crimes of agamemnon, whatever myths and oracles may have proceeded the events in the play agamemnon, aeschylus has clytemnestra express one overriding motive for murdering agamemnon

revenge for the sacrifice of iphigenia

the greek oracles illustrate that

right knowledge of the will of the gods is the best guide to human action

which of the following is the best understanding of the connection between myth and ritual

rituals are the enactment of myths

the tradition of greek tragedy deals primarily with

social and psychological conflict

in ancient myth, the act of son succeeding father and daughter succeeding mother illustrates which of the following functions of myth

sociological

aristotle says oedipus the king is the perfect tragedy because

the actions of the plot proceed by discovery to overturn the fortunes of the hero

the chorus in greek tragedy generally represents

the collective wisdom of the polis

odysseus says "nobody is my name" the person spoken to is

the cyclops Polyphemus

achilles made the final choice to fight and kill hector when

the loss of patroclus was added to the loss of bruseis

in beowulf, heorot is

the mead-hall of hrothgar

hesiod's myth of creation shows the universe to be

the monarchy of zeus

what is the greek value that leads odysseus to identifying himself to polyphemus after blinding him and escaping from him

the need for public recognition

in the odyssey, odysseus recounts his adventures to

the phaiakians

the complex choices that achilles agamemnon and hector must make are understandable only in the light of

the truth of the oracles and seers

donna rosenburg believes myth to be

the way primitive society explains things in place of science and history

if one was a merchant in hindu society, to what general level of caste would one belong

third highest

challenged by achilles, hector chose

to accept certain death at the hands of achilles rather than deny his courage, honor, and fame as a warrior

challenged by agamemnon, achilles chose, at first

to make no choice, but to sulk in his tent until the greeks and agamemnon realized they needed him

challenged by achilles, agamemnon, in his hubris, chose

to risk troy and lose achilles

malinowski sees an important function of myths to be

validation of the culture's social and moral order

in the odyssey, penelope delays the courtship of suitors by

weaving by day and unweaving by night a shroud for laertes

in beowulf, beowulf is

A great warrior and eventually king of the Geats

in beowulf, a haunted mere is the home of

grendel

in the odyssey, odysseus is held on the island of ogygia by

kalypso

malinowski sees magic and tradition as enabling

practical control over life

in oedipus tyrannos what is the prophecy for oedipus at his birth

that he will kill his father

greek tragedies were performed in athens during

the festival of dionysis