Greek Mythology Midterm 1 Question and
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1). Etiological tale
Ans: myths that explain origins and causes
2). Humanism
Ans: How art and literature put human experience at the center of events
3). Succession myth
Ans: how Cronus overthrew Uranus, and how in turn Zeus overthrew Cronus and his
fellow Titans, and how Zeus was eventually established as the final and permanent ruler
of the cosmos
4). Pan
Ans: son of Hermes and the wood nymph Dryope, the god of the wild, shepherds and
flocks, rustic music and impromptus, and companion of the nymphs. He has the
hindquarters, legs, and horns of a goat, satyr.
5). Osiris
Ans: the Egyptian Lord of the Underworld and Judge of the Dead, brother-husband to
Isis, and one of the most important gods of ancient Egypt
6). Boetia
Ans: cow land (map portion)
7). Tragedy
Ans: A serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character
(Dionysus)
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, 8). Hephaestus
Ans: Vulcan, married to aphrodite. A blacksmith and craftsman, made weapons and
military equipment for the gods and certain mortals, including a winged helmet and
sandals for Hermes and armour for Achilles. Child of Zeus and hera
9). Cybele
Ans: mother and fertility goddess, fell in love with her son Attis and made him
promise to belong to her
10). Ovid
Ans: a poet who wrote about Roman mythology, Metamorphoses
11). Marduk
Ans: patron god of Babylon, the Babylonian king of the gods, who presided over
justice, compassion, healing, regeneration, magic, and fairness, although he is also
sometimes referenced as a storm god and agricultural deity.
12). Lemnos
Ans: island Hephaestus landed on when he was banished by Hera for being ugly
(map)
13). Attis
Ans: Beautiful young boy and favorite of Cybelê, the Phrygian Great Mother.
Conceived from his mother eating a pomegranate
14). Attica
Ans: A peninsula in east-central Greece on the Aegean Sea on which Athens was built
15). Metamorphoses (ovid)
Ans: universe, creation
16). Prometheus
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answers 100% correct 2023
1). Etiological tale
Ans: myths that explain origins and causes
2). Humanism
Ans: How art and literature put human experience at the center of events
3). Succession myth
Ans: how Cronus overthrew Uranus, and how in turn Zeus overthrew Cronus and his
fellow Titans, and how Zeus was eventually established as the final and permanent ruler
of the cosmos
4). Pan
Ans: son of Hermes and the wood nymph Dryope, the god of the wild, shepherds and
flocks, rustic music and impromptus, and companion of the nymphs. He has the
hindquarters, legs, and horns of a goat, satyr.
5). Osiris
Ans: the Egyptian Lord of the Underworld and Judge of the Dead, brother-husband to
Isis, and one of the most important gods of ancient Egypt
6). Boetia
Ans: cow land (map portion)
7). Tragedy
Ans: A serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character
(Dionysus)
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, 8). Hephaestus
Ans: Vulcan, married to aphrodite. A blacksmith and craftsman, made weapons and
military equipment for the gods and certain mortals, including a winged helmet and
sandals for Hermes and armour for Achilles. Child of Zeus and hera
9). Cybele
Ans: mother and fertility goddess, fell in love with her son Attis and made him
promise to belong to her
10). Ovid
Ans: a poet who wrote about Roman mythology, Metamorphoses
11). Marduk
Ans: patron god of Babylon, the Babylonian king of the gods, who presided over
justice, compassion, healing, regeneration, magic, and fairness, although he is also
sometimes referenced as a storm god and agricultural deity.
12). Lemnos
Ans: island Hephaestus landed on when he was banished by Hera for being ugly
(map)
13). Attis
Ans: Beautiful young boy and favorite of Cybelê, the Phrygian Great Mother.
Conceived from his mother eating a pomegranate
14). Attica
Ans: A peninsula in east-central Greece on the Aegean Sea on which Athens was built
15). Metamorphoses (ovid)
Ans: universe, creation
16). Prometheus
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