Ancient Myth Study Guide Test 2 Octavian Augustus Was in the Battle of Actium and fought against Mark Antony and Cleopa tra He prevails and becomes Rome s first emperor He was granted the title Augustus meaning illustrious one Reigned during the Ara Pacis Ovid Was a Roman poet who lived during the reign of Octavian Wrote Metamorphoses 15 books with over 250 myths After he finished it he was exiled and received subtle criticisms from Octavian Metamorphoses Written by Ovid and means transformations Book one explains the Creation Ages of Man and the Flood Jupiter is not fooled and unleashes thunder and destroys palace Lycaon is turned into a wolf Ara Pacis Altar of Peace was built to show the achievement of Octavian s dynasty lower registers had wild fruits and animals Golden age of peace and abundance Lycaon In Metamorphoses King of Arcadia Does not believe that Zeus is coming to test his hospitality He feeds him a hostage cannibalism Deucalion In Metamorphoses he is the son of Prometheus who is married to Pyrrha They are the only ones to survive the flood Their small boat lands on mt Parnassus and they worship nymphs and Themis Jupiter stops the flood They oracle tells them to cast behind them the bones their mother This creates men and women again Pyrrha Daughter of Epimetheus and Pandora in metamorphoses Mt Parnassus Deucalion and Pyrrha land on this mountain in their small boat in Metamor phoses worship the nymphs and Themis stop the flood and create humans and plants again Themis A titan who personified divine justice Pyrrha and Deucalion worshipped to him to stop the flood in Metamorphoses Nymphs Minor female deities associated with locations landforms and fertility Pyrrha and Deucalion worshipped them in Metamorphoses Aeneas Son of mortal man and Aphrodite Trojan hero who escapes the sack of Troy Leads Aeneads in search of new home They stop in Carthage Sicily and the underworld he eventu ally settles in Latium HIs journey is described in the Aenead Rea Silvia Told by Livy Daughter of Numitor King of Alba Longa She is a direct descendant of Aeneas When Numitor s brother Amulius takes control she is forced to be a vestal virgin Ancient Myth Study Guide Test 2 She is raped by mars and gives birth to twin boys Romulus and Remus Amulius throws her into prison Ares Mars Told by Livy God who raped Rea Silvia and became the father of Romulus and Remus Romulus and Remus Told by Livy Twins of Mars and Rea Silvia that were ordered to be drowned in the river but were saved and suckled by a she wold They were raised by a shep herd Faustulus and his wife Remus is later captured for an unrelated crime and is discovered by Nemius their grandfather The boys restore him to the throne After this they decide they want to find the biggest city in Latium but dispute over what to name it They chose augury to decide Remus sees six vultures first Romulus sees 12 vultures later Romulus kills Remus and names the city Rome Tigris and Euphrates Two rivers that are along the Mesopotamia Tiamat s weeping eyes fill the river in Enuma Elish Cuneiform Sumerian writing system first literate writing civilization Distinguished by wedge shaped marks on clay tablets The Epic of Gilgamesh was written on 12 cuneiform tablets and Enuma Elssih was written on 7 Enuma Elish Babylonian work that tells creation and succession myths Apsu Tiamat to Mar duk Reserved as a poem and describes the rise of power of Marduk it was written on 7 cuni form tablets Apsu apsu In Enuma Elish God of fresh water bi natural He can t sleep because of the noise from the younger Gods and he plots their destruction The younger Gods discover his plan Tiamat tries to stop Apsu Apsu s councilor Mummu incites him Enki Eu discovers his plot and lures Apsu and Mummu to sleep He slays Apsu and sets up swelling in him Tiamat In Enuma Elish Goddess of salt water bi natural Marduk s winds stir her up causing her to lose sleep She creates and army and marduk goes up against her He defeats Tiamat by releasing winds The winds blew into Tiamat and blew her up like a balloon Tiamat tries to flat ter Marduk to get him to stop but she fails The Imhullu wind stretches her belly and an arrow splits her in two She becomes the lowermost sky and the earth Her weeping eyes become the source of the Tigris and Euphrates her breasts become mountains and her tail becomes the milky way Anu In Enuma Elish Created by Anshar and Kishar Another sky god heavens and constella tions He creates four winds for Marduk He tries to fight Tiamat but returns in fear Marduk deaf eats Tiamat and gives Tablet of Destinies to Anu Ancient Myth Study Guide Test 2 Mummu In Enuma Elish Counselor of Apsu and incites him to carry out his plan Later on he is put to sleep by a spell thanks to Enki Ea and is taken captive Enki Ea In Enuma Elish God associated with clever wisdom fresh water and human creation He is considered a tricksterts angry God He discovers Apsu s ploy lulls Apsu and Mummu to sleep than slays Aspu and captures Mummu He sets up a dwelling in apsu He is the father of Marduk who becomes the ruler God In Atrahasis he comes up with the idea to create humans to bear the yoke and he provides clay for Nintu to make humans and he gives advice to Atraha sis to try to save them from Ellil s plans of destruction After the flood Enki Ea and Nintu come up with a solution to human overpopulation Marduk In Enuma Elish he is the ruler of the universe and patron god of Babylon He is a storm god and is not bi natural He is described as having four eyes and ears and he breathes fire He has four wind powers thanks to Anu His winds stir up Tiamat salt water and she can not sleep and creates army Marduk volunteers to fight Tiamat The Gods proclaim Mardukas king and pledge their allegiance to him Marduk demonstrates control over the constellations and nature He defeats Tiamat by releasing winds The winds blew into Tiamat and blew her up like a balloon Tiamat tries to flatter Marduk to get him to stop but she fails The Imhullu wind stretches her belly and an arrow splits her in two He makes his dwelling over the apsu Names and establishes Babylon as center of religious life and makes out cosmos and creates calendar Marduk creates Human Ea uses the blood of Qingu after killing him and creates hu mans from it Tablet of Destinies The keeper of these tablets controls the fate of each individual as men tioned in Enuma Elish Qingu Counselor and lover of Tiamat in Enuma Elish He has the Tablet of
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