CL_HUM 1060: MYTHOLOGY TEST 2
17 Cards in this Set
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Artemis
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Goddess of the uncultivated earth; as a hunter usually hunts in the woodlands where wild animals are plentiful; personification of the untamed wilderness; patron of young girls and childbirth; equated with the moon.
Unmarried; a devout virgin; twin sister of Apollo; daughter of Zeus and …
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Hecate
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the patron of witches, and lives in the Underworld. She also appears at crossroads, with flaming torches, snakes, and a pack of hounds. Best friend of Persephone.
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Euripides’ Hippolytus
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Euripides’ Hippolytus
Key players:
Hippolytus, illegitimate son of Theseus (king of Athens; his mother is an Amazon: Hippolyta)
Theseus, his father
Phaedra, his stepmother
Aphrodite
Artemis
Poseidon
Hippolytus is a virgin follower of Artemis. Theseus does not understand his son’…
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Apollo
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He is the God of music, creativity, prophecy and enlightenment, which led him to become the leader of the Muses, and gave inspiration to artists and poets. He is also equated with the sun.
More importantly, he is the God of Prophecy.
He can be very impulsive, and very impetuous but he…
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Apollo Continued
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Hera tortures Leto to try to stop her from giving mother. Hera also threatens towns that if they shelter Leto, she will retaliate. Hera also decrees that Leto will not give birth on stable ground.
Leto then goes to Delos to give birth. She begs them to take her in, and they agree on the…
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Apollo's Lovers
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Cassandra, a would-be mother.
She is one of the princess’s of Troy. She makes a deal with Apollo that shell become his lover if he will give her the gift of prophecy. He makes good on side, and then Cassandra refuses to become his lover. He curses her by spitting in her mouth. He leaves…
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Asclepius
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God of health and healing. Son of Apollo and Coronis.
Symbols: snakes, snake-entwined rod (only ONE snake)
Father to goddess Hygieia.
Important cult sites: Epidauros, Athens, Kos
These places were very relaxing, like health spas. But you had to spend a night with snakes, because snake…
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Hipoccrates
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Greek Physician ca 460-370 BCE
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Hermes
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Hermes (roman: Mercury)
He is the messenger of the Gods, guide of souls to the Underworld (important role; takes you from Earth to the banks of the river Styx, but only till there). Patron of thieves, tricksters, travelers; associated with roads and boundaries. He is very good with words…
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Hermes continued
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Hermaphroditus and the nymph Salmacis
Hermes does sleep with Aphrodite, and they have a son, Hermaphroditus. He is given tot hem nymphs to be raised but he leaves them at the age of 15.
He comes to an inviting pool, and it’s a hot day. He doesn’t realize that a nymph Salmacis lives the…
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Dionysus
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He is the God of vegetation, particularly the grape, God of ecstasy and mysticism. He is the son of Zeus and the mortal Semele (princess of Thebes). He gets married to Ariadne, the princess of Crete.
He is often called the “rockstar God”.
Symbols: grapes, ivy, thyrsos (pinecone topped …
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Dionysus continued
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Dionyus meets a boy and falls in love with him.. as the story usually goes, the boy dies. So Dionysus goes into a deep depression and the thread-cutting Fate says that she cant bring back the boy, but she could give him something sweeter. Out of the body of the boy, grows a vine. And this…
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Euripides' Baccahe
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Tresias, prophet living in Thebes
Daughters of Cadmus, the retired king of thebes
Autonoe, Ino (sisters of Semele)
Semele (mother of Dionysus)
Agave (mother of Pentheus, the present king of Thebes)
Dionysus has come back to Greece from the east. He gets wind that Semele did not rea…
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Dionysus continued
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The curse of the Golden Touch
Midas isn’t the brightest king, and he continues to challenge the Gods. Before he comes against Apollo, he comes across Dionysus. He does a favor to a Dionysus and so he grants Midas a wish. Midas wishes that everything he touches turned to gold. Obviously, …
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Echo and Narcissus
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Pan makes an advance at Echo, and she rejects him. As a result, he inspires panic among the shepherds and they kill her. All that is left of her is her voice.
Zeus has come to Arcadia to have a good time with the nymphs and echo is put on guard so that Zeus is not caught. But Hera comes…
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Hades / Underworld
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Roman:
Pluto
God of the Underworld
Symbols:
Cerberus
Helmet of Darkness
Brother of Original Olympians
Wife:
Persephone
Epithets
host of many
Pluton
unseen one
Job
to make sure no one escapes
festival every 100 years
Geography of the Underworld
Plains of Asphodel
where …
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Famous Sinners in Tartarus
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Famous Sinners
Ixion
attempted to seduce Hera
tied to a flaming wheel for eternity
Sisyphus
Serial killer, continuously violated the gust-host relationship; betrayed Zeus
push a heavy boulder up a steep hill side, but it always rolls back down on him
cheats death (thonatos) tells h…
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