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Exam 2 Review SheetReview TermsPandora- “All Gift”. Has Jar(Box). Contains Toil/sickness/illsPrometheus- Trickster God/God of Forethought. Brother of Epimetheus(Opposite). Steals fire for manHesiod- Writer/Author of TheogonyTheogony- Greek Epic about Creation/GodsAtlas- God whom holds up the sky in TheogonyEpimetheus- Misguided brother of Prometheus. God of AfterthoughtZeus- Main God. Seems to have power over other Gods. Worshiped most.fennelstalk- Used by Prometheus to steal fire for Men Works and Day- Invocation about Zeus. Tells of Golden Age/Race, explains importance of every day life (work/family/food)Myth of the Races- Races Categorized. Gold. Silver. Bronze. Heroes. Iron.Golden Race- Enjoyed the fruits of the earth with no toilSilver Race- Less enjoyment/more toil than Golden Race. (2nd)Bronze Race- (3rd)Race of Heroes- (4th)Iron Race- (5th)Aeschylus- great Athenian tragedian. Made Prometheus Bound.Prometheus Bound- Succession myth. How Zeus portions powers to gods. Emphasis on injustice.Caucasus Mountains Might, Violence, Hephaistos where Prometheus was punishedMoirai- goddesses of fateClotho- one of the Three Fates or Moirae, in ancient Greek mythologyLachesis- was the second of the Three Fates, or MoiraeAtropos- one of the three Moirae, goddesses of fate and destinyIo- a priestess of Hera in Argos, a nymph who was seduced by ZeusArgos- a city in Greece in the PeloponneseRaven- Trickster Figure/Shape Shifter. Main character in “Raven’s Great adventure”. CreatorTlingit- Indigenous people of Pacific Northwest Coast. Writers of “Raven’s Great Adventure”totempole- Representative of Raven.smokehole- Holds spirits. Raven flew out of here.Kit-ka’ositiyi-qa- What Raven was first calledPetrel- Raven steals water from himKing Salmon- Salmon in Raven creation myth, 1st SalmonCoyote- Creator (in Chelan), Culture hero (in Sanpoil)Chelan- Myth about CoyoteBeaver- Created by Coyote, divides into 12 people.Wolf Brothers- Brothers of CoyoteOld Man/Old woman- Coyote succeeds in marrying woman by bringing food/giftsShasta- Myth about CoyoteYellow Jackets- Steal SalmonGrandfather Turtle- Helps Coyote get Salmon backLand of the Ghost Dance- Death/Underworld/Spirit World. Coyote reaches it by dancingHeroes- Ancient Greed definition = Someone The Gods take interest inHeroines- Female Equivelent to HerosNymphs- Liminal figures. Landscape Deities. Femaleherocult- Worship of Heros Menelaus- Prince of Sparta. Brother of Agamemnon. Married Helen of TroyHomer- Greek Poet/Epic writer. Wrote Iliad.Iliad- Greek mythMycenae- Ancient Greek CitySparta- City in Ancient MediterraneanHelen- Queen of Sparta. Wife of Menelaus. Runs away with Alexander(Paris) of TroyAlexander- Prince of TroyEris = “Strife”Judgment of Paris- Hera(offers kingship), Athena(Offers War), and Aphrodite(Offers Helen)Trojan War- Starts when Paris and Helen go back to TroyHeracles- Greek Hero, sun of ZeusNemeanLion- Heracles fights and kills the Nemean LionApples of theHesperides- Plucked by Heracles from the tree of the HesperidesCerberos- multi-headed hound which guards the gates of HadesDeianira- Wife of HeraclesNessos- offered to carry Deianeira across the river on his backThiodamas- Heracles’ legendary appetiteIole- Daughter of EurytusHebe goddess of youth. Daughter of Zeus and HeraIodama- Turned to Stone when looking at AthenaPausanias Greek traveler and geographerIno-Leukothea- daughterof Cadmus + HarmoniaSemele daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia, was the mortal mother of DionysusDionysus ancient Greek god of the grape harvest, wine,ritual madness and ecstasyLibyan Heroines- Female Heros in LibyaApollonius of Rhodes- Writer of Voyage of the ArgonautsJason- Leader of ArgomautsHylas- Seized by NymphsMedea- Helps Jason win FleeceDryads- Tree NymphsMeliai- Ash TreesOreads- Nymph related to MountainNaiads- Nymph related to StreamsNereids- Nymphs related to OceanNereus- Father of NereidsAmaltheia- Fed Zeus Goat Milk/HoneyEunica/Malis/Nycheia – Nymphs that pull Hylas into springHesperideanNymphs- Daughters of HesperisLadon - serpentJacob and Wilhelm Grimm – “Brothers Grimm” Told FolktalesFolklore- Myths set in Present timeNecks/Nixies- Nymph-like. Portrayed as Trickster figureKerstin- Woman in myth, gets taken by Nixie, Sir Peter saves her with musicSir Peter- saves wife (Kerstin) w/ music.Strömkarl- Scandanavian Water SpiritsHavmand/Havfrue- merman/mermaidDuke Magnus- mermaid’soffered: gifts for love/sexNixes- Water-peopleLorelei unfaithfulloverSiren- lures men to death with musicRheinmaidens-Three water-nymphsHerr PeterDimringervonStaufenberg- Main character in Nymph storyNickels- Mischievous, trickstersSpirit of the Van- Appears on NewYear’s Eve. Spirit marries farmer. Farmer hits spirit, it leaves.Selkies- sealpeoplePeleus- gets angryThetis- Sea-nymph (Nereid)Kelpies- usuallyhorses.sometimesmen. shape-shifters.trickstersLuib- A Bridge that Kelpies live underGilgamesh- Sumerian king. MythicalfigureBuluqiya- Tale of Bulukiya (Buluqiya) from The Book Of The Thousand NightsSumer Ancient kingdom in Mesopotamia.Lugalbanda"the Shepherd", according to the Sumerian king list, was the 2nd king of UrukNinsun goddess of wisdom. wife of kingLugulbandaand mother of GilgameshUruk ancient city of Sumer and later BabyloniaEnkidu- wild-man raised by animals and ignorant of human society.oppositeof GilgameshShamhat = “harlot”Humbaba- giant, protector ofPineForestIshtar- wants Gilgamesh,offersgiftsBull of Heaven- Given to Ishtar by AnuUtnapishtim counselof gods. EnkidudiesMt.Mashu- scorpion-menSiduri- crosses waters of deathThe Thousand and One Nights- a collection ofMiddle Eastern/South Asian stories/folk talesSassanid Empire- Ancient Empire who wrote The Thousand and One NightsShahriar- The SultanScheherazade- Vizier’s daughterSulaiman- scriptural figure identified as either king of Israel or a Muslim prophet.Jinn- Supernaturalcreatures in Arab folklore and Islamic teachings which occupy aparallel worldQueenYamlika- magicplant; walk on waterAffan- one of thesahaba(companions of Islamic prophetMuhammad)Isle of Golden Flowers- Has humanheads on trees, & Adam’s appletree. Buluqiya left thereIsle of Seven Seas- Navigated by sageAffanas guide through seasM (Oct. 11)     [Reading assignment: Raven**; Reader V.7 (page 180)]


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