54 Cards in this Set
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Zeus (Jupiter)
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god of justice, rain/thunder and hosts/guests, son of chrous and rhea
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Hera (Juno)
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goddess associated with marriage
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Poseidon (Neptune)
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god of the sea, father of cyclops polyphemus
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Athena (Minerva)
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goddess associated with craftsmanship and city life
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Demeter (Ceres)
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goddess of harvest, and mother of Persephone, prevents grains from growing when daughter is taken,
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Dionysus (Bacchus)
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god of wine and its consequences, born from zeus' thigh
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Apollo
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god of prophecy, especially with Delphi, twin of artemis, born in Delos
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Artemis (Diana)
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goddess of____, twin sister of Apollo
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Ares (Mars)
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god of war, child of both zeus and hera
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Aphrodite (Venus)
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goddess of _____, wins judgment of paris, mother of Anchises
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Hermes (Mercury)
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god of boundaries(life/death)
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Hephaestus (Vulcan)
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god of blacksmith
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Hades (Plutus)
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god of the underworld, rapes persephone
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Hestia
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goddess of hearth
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Persephone
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daughter of Demeter, kidnapped and raped by Hades
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Characteristics of a Greek Hero
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Unseasonal, Extreme, Antagonist
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How do you pray to a greek god?
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sacrifice(ram most common)/pour libation, refer to god by many names, don't leave any gods out, mention previous favors and then make request NEVER say you are better than a god
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Worshipping of gods
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happens after dark, in pits, involves songs of lament
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Kleos
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Fame, content of greek epic
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Nostos
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Homecoming
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Achilles
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hero of the Iliad, son of Thetis and ___, great dilemma is kleos vs nostos, holds funeral games for Patroclus and even kills a human, killed by Paris
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Anchises(Ankhises)
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Trojan hero, mother is aphrodite, holds funeral games for _____
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Iliad
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subject is the rage of Achilles, story of battle between greeks and trojans, Achilles withdraws from battle greeks try to get him back when he does get back its a chain reaction of deaths
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Killing Cycle of Iliad
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1.Hector kills Patroclus
2.Achilles kills HectorÂ
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4.Paris kills Achilles
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Trojan Horse
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Odyssey
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Odysseus
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king of Ithica, son of Laertus, has been away from home for 20 years, his kleos is his nostos, returns home with none of his men
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Tireisias
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blind prophit, tells Odysseus to not kill the sun gods oxen
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Calypso
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holds Odysseus captive for 7 years
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Penelope
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wife of Odysseus, many suitors are going after her,un-weaves tapestry every night, finally agrees to marry suitor who can string the bow
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Telemachus
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son of Odysseus and Penelope, with help from athena goes on to search for his father
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Lucothea
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gives veil to odysseus to keep him from drowning
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Alcinous (Alkinoos)
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King of Phaeacians,
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Nausicaa
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princess of Phaeacians, daughter of __, enocouraged to go to river by a disguised athena in her dreams brings Odysseus back to the palace
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Oedipus (Oidipous)
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son of Laios, born in Thebes, name means "swell foot", wife and mother is Jocasta, father of Ismene, Antigone, Eteocles and Polyneices, dies in Athens
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Stichomythia
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dramatic dialogue in verse, where 2 characters speak in alternating lines
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Theseus
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king of Athens, comes to Oedipus' aid, helps protect him at kolonos
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Story of Oedipus
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Antigone
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wishes to see Polynices burried, engaged to Haemon, she hangs herself and then Haemon stabs himself
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Euripides
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wrote Medea,
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Medea
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takes place in Corinth, Jason falls in love with medea but elopes with Glauce, so to get back at jason she kills her children, glauce and kern
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Kreon
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King of Corinth
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The 3 divine figures in Hippolytus?
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Aphrodite, Artemis, Poseidon
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Hippolytus
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son of Theseus and Hippolyta (queen of Amazons), name means"he who releases the horses", prays to Artemis but not Aphrodite, dies from a bull attacking him from sea and lose of control of chariot
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Phaedra
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Hippolytus' stepmother who has affection towards him, due to this she commits suicide by hanging herself and leaves a suicide note stating that Hippolytus of assaulting and raping her
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Phaedra's note
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first suicide note ever in literature; leads theseus to ask poseidon for revenge
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Aenid
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written by Virgil, first half of book is like Odyssey(homecoming) 2nd half is like Iliad(kleos/war)
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Aeneas
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Prince of Troy, son of Venus(aphrodite), destined to bring people to Italy, holds funeral games for his father Anchises, wants Lavinia and fights one on one hand combat with Turns kills him because he sees Pallas' belt
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Latinus
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king of Latinum, wife is Amata
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Lavinia
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daughter of king of Latinus and Amata
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Juno
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doesn't like Aeneas because she loves city of Carthage
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Turnus
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Aeneas' rival wants Lavinia
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Creusa
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Aeneas' wife who dies when they are fleeing Troy
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Dido
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kills herself because Aeneas doesn't love her
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CLAS 220: Final