AMS 1170 EXAM 1 MIZZOU –
MCDONALD EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
Aphrodite's parents - ANS Zeus and Dione
Aphrodite according to Hesiod - ANS Emerged from the seafoam by Ouranos's genitals
How was Aphrodite depicted in Cyprus (Macrobius)? What object that we studied arguably
portrays her in ways that intersect with Macrobius' information? - ANS beared with male
genitals but in female dress
aphroditus or hermaphroditus ??? cyprus has loads of sculptures of her (bearded aphrodite)
What vehicle does Ares prefer to drive, and who tends to ride in it with him? - ANS war
chariot (pulled by fire-breathing horses)
Conventions used by vase painters to represent the moment of Athena's unusual birth. -
ANS small person in full armor
What animal sacrifice did Cybele become associated with? - ANS bull (taurobolium altar)
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, Where was Dione worshipped together with her husband? - ANS Dodonna
According to Apollodorus, who was Dione's daughter? - ANS Aphrodite
What does Eos's name mean? - ANS Dawn
How does Simias' poem verbally illustrate Eros? - ANS looks like wings
What weapon does Eros typically wield? - ANS bow and arrows???
Who is generally understood to be Eros's mother? - ANS Aphrodite
What animal does Eros have a habit of riding? - ANS dolphins (in one hes like surfing on a
crab tho)
How is Gaia typically depicted? - ANS half in the ground
What does Helios's name mean? - ANS "sun"
What happens to Hephaistos's body after he has been tossed down from Olympus? - ANS he
becomes disabled
What animal have we seen Hephaistos riding? - ANS donkey
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MCDONALD EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
Aphrodite's parents - ANS Zeus and Dione
Aphrodite according to Hesiod - ANS Emerged from the seafoam by Ouranos's genitals
How was Aphrodite depicted in Cyprus (Macrobius)? What object that we studied arguably
portrays her in ways that intersect with Macrobius' information? - ANS beared with male
genitals but in female dress
aphroditus or hermaphroditus ??? cyprus has loads of sculptures of her (bearded aphrodite)
What vehicle does Ares prefer to drive, and who tends to ride in it with him? - ANS war
chariot (pulled by fire-breathing horses)
Conventions used by vase painters to represent the moment of Athena's unusual birth. -
ANS small person in full armor
What animal sacrifice did Cybele become associated with? - ANS bull (taurobolium altar)
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, Where was Dione worshipped together with her husband? - ANS Dodonna
According to Apollodorus, who was Dione's daughter? - ANS Aphrodite
What does Eos's name mean? - ANS Dawn
How does Simias' poem verbally illustrate Eros? - ANS looks like wings
What weapon does Eros typically wield? - ANS bow and arrows???
Who is generally understood to be Eros's mother? - ANS Aphrodite
What animal does Eros have a habit of riding? - ANS dolphins (in one hes like surfing on a
crab tho)
How is Gaia typically depicted? - ANS half in the ground
What does Helios's name mean? - ANS "sun"
What happens to Hephaistos's body after he has been tossed down from Olympus? - ANS he
becomes disabled
What animal have we seen Hephaistos riding? - ANS donkey
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