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Lit Exam 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Who was Aeneas? | a Trojan who journeyed to Italy and was a direct descendant of Romulus and Remus |
| What is at the core of every hero's journey? | Identity |
| Why did Virgil write The Aeneid? | For Rome to have its own epic hero |
| What source did Shakespeare use to inspire (or borrow) many of his ideas? | Ovid's Metamorphoses |
| From what epic do we derive the term piety? | The Aeneid |
| The Aeneid is based on what other two epics? | The Iliad and The Odyssey |
| The ______ was an important symbol of home and family for both Greeks and Romans. | hearth |
| Who is the goddess of love? | Aphrodite/Venus |
| Who is the goddess of wisdom? | Athena |
| What is the name of the main god of Babylon | Marduk |
| What is the name of the main god of Egypt | Aten |
| What is the name of the main god of Greece | Zeus |
| What is the name of the main god of Rome | Jupiter |
| What is xenia? | Hospitality |
| Odysseus loves his wife and child, and they are named _______ and _______. | Penelope and Telemachus |
| The generation of gods preceding the Olympians were called what? | The Titans |
| In Greek mythology, the first gods and goddesses were created out of what? | Chaos |
| What god is particularly mad at Odysseus and why? | Poseiden is angry with him for blinding his son the cyclops |
| Epic Poetry often employs the narrative technique called ___________ which is actually Latin and means "in the midst of things." It also begins by invoking the muse. | in medias res, |
| What is NOT a major theme of The Odyssey? | Faith |
| What is NOT true about the Trojan War? | it was a war for power and territory |
| What is the primary focus of The Iliad? | Achilles and the conflict among the Greek commanders |
| Was Gilgamesh A real person | yes |
| What is not a similarity among the origin stories we have read so far? | the promise of Heaven |
| What adventure(s) did Enkidu have? | He helped kill the forest monster |
| What adventure(s) did Gilgamesh not have? | He cheated death and achieved immortality |
| Who was Gilgamesh? | The King of Uruk ca 2600 BCE and friend of Enkidu |
| What culture created Linear B? | Minoans |
| What did the Greeks Value | adaptability, versatility, grace, and civic virtue |
| What did the Romans Value | valued traditionalism, pragmatism, efficiency and unity. |
| What is The Odyssey NOT about? | Hubris |
| Athena is the goddess of _________ and _______ and fights for the __________ in the Trojan War. | Wisdom, War, Greeks |
| What is Apollo the god of | Coming of age, music, and archery |
| Aphrodite is goddess of ____________ and fights for the ____________ in the Trojan War. She was chosen by ___________ with the golden apple as being ___________________. | Troy, Trojans, Alexander, prettiest |
| Hera is the goddess know for all but what? | Goddess of Love |
| What is Zeus the god of | sky, lightening, and thunder |
| What does the word Iliad mean? | it is derived from the ancient name for the city of Troy |
| Who is Achilles? | a demigod and the fastest and strongest Greek warrior |
| The Iliad opens in Book I with the conflict ________________. | that causes the wrath of Achilles. |
| In the Biblical flood account and in the Mesopotamian account, what were released to determine if there was dry land available? | Ravens and Doves |
| Do we have a complete copy of the The epic of Gilgamesh | no |
| What is not a characteristic of an epic? | did not employ musical elements |
| What are some lessons that can be learned from The Iliad? | Be your best self, Carpe Diem, and balance |
| ______ is a cosmogony for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. | Genesis |
| Who was Gilgamesh? | friend of Endiku, tall, handsome demigod who met with Utanapishtion (Noah) and discussed immortality, the legendary ancient King of Uruk |
| Which of the following is NOT one of Gilgamesh's achievements? | slays the giant Endiku |
| What is a tetragrammaton? | the four letters used to denote God in the ancient script (YHWH |
| What are some of Gilgamesh's Achievements | opens passes and digs wells in mountains, built temple of Eanna, built ramparted walls of Uruk |
| What are foundational texts? | the first stories usually written in a culture that help to define the identity of a culture |
| _________ are stories about how the world began and how it became a beautiful and well-ordered place. | Cosmogonies |
| The Sophists of ancient Greece did what? | They were wisdom teachers, or professional tutors, who taught rhetoric, government, ethics, literary criticism, and astronomy. |
| Why are the Hebrew Bible and the Egyptian text, "The Great Hymn to the Aten," unique in the ancient world? | they are monotheistic texts in a predominantly polytheistic world |
| The "Epic of Gilgamesh" was written in what kind of script? | Cuneiform |
| Zeus | Jupiter |
| Athena | Minerva |
| Hera | Juno |
| Poseidon | Neptune |
| Hephaestus | Vulcan |
| Hermes | Mercury |
| Ares | Mars |
| Hades | Pluto |
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Orrin_Douglas