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Etymology Test 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hyper (greek), super (latin) | over, above |
| borea (greek) | the north wind, northern |
| de (latin) | down, off, thoroughly |
| apo (greek) | from, off |
| capit (latin) | head |
| cap, cip, capt, cept (latin) | take |
| -ate (latin) | verbal, makes a noun |
| trop (greek), vers, vert (latin) | turn, change |
| amphi- (greek), circum (latin) | around |
| pol(it)- (greek) | city |
| pol (latin) | axis |
| study 12 laborers sheet | yes |
| hel (greek), sol (latin) | sun |
| xen- (greek), hosp- (latin) | guest, host, stranger |
| phor- (greek), fer- (latin) | carry, bear |
| phos/t- (greek), luc- (latin) | light |
| phon- (greek), son- (latin) | sound |
| -ine (latin) | relating to |
| Phaethon | 1) son of helius/apollo, 2) crashed helius' chariot |
| Apollo / Phoebus | 1) olympic god of music 2) twin of artemis! |
| Daedalus | 1) Father of Icarus - inventor 2) constructs wax wings to escape Crete |
| Icarus | 1) son of Daedalus, 2) flies too close to sun |
| Bellorophon | 1) Tamer of Pegasus 2) killed the Chimera while riding on Pegasus 3) exiled from home in Corinth |
| Xenia | 1) Rules of hospitality where hosts can't kill guests, 2) must feed them before asking about their business |
| Proetus | 1) husband of Anteia 2) sends Bellerophon to Iobates to be killed |
| Anteia | 1) wife of Proetus 2) accused Bellerophon of assult |
| Iobates | 1) bound by rules of xenia so could not kill Bellerophon 2) decided to put on some impossible tasks for Bellerophon instead |
| Chimera | 1) Lion, Snake, Goat 2) defeated by pegasus and bellerophon |
| Pegasus | 1) immortal winged horse of Greek mythology 2) born from the blood of the Gorgon Medusa |
| Amazons | 1) group of women warriors, 2) Bellerophon defeats them |
| Hubris | 1) excessive pride 2) icarus prime example i fear |
| Perseus | 1) Son of Danae and Zeus 2) killer of Medusa |
| Acrisius | 1) Father of Danae 2) grandfather of Perseus; receives prophecy that grandson will kill him |
| Danae | 1) Mother of Perseus 2) sent off in box in ocean by Acrisius, her father |
| Zeus | 1) Perseus' father 2) Hercules' father |
| Seriphos | 1) place where Danae and Perseus ended up after at sea 2) king of seriphos is polydectes |
| Dictys | 1) Fisherman who saves perseus and danae 2) brother of polydectes |
| Polydectes | 1) King who falls in love with Danae 2) brother of Dictys |
| Medusa | 1) Perseus kills her 2) Pegasus springs from her head |
| Athena | 1) helps Bellerophon tame Pegasus 2) helps Hercules defeat Stymphalian Birds |
| Graeae | 1) 3 sisters 2) shared one eye and one tooth |
| Nymphs | 1) takes Hercules boyfriend Hylas 2) water nymphs |
| Hermes | 1) helps perseus defeat medusa 2) helps alongside Athena |
| Hyperborea | 1) paradise land 2) where Perseus killed Medusa |
| Gorgons | 1) 3 snakelike monsters 2) 2 immortal and 1 mortal; mortal one was Medusa |
| Atlas | 1) holds up the world 2) interacts with Hercules during 12 Labor Golden Apples |
| Cassiopeia | 1) Mother of Andromeda 2) poseidon chained daughter to rock to be eaten by monster |
| Andromeda | 1) chained to rock as punishment for mother's bragging 2) saved by and married to Perseus |
| Phineus | 1) fiancee of andromeda 2) perseus kills him with medusa head |
| Hercules | 1) Son of Zeus and Alcmena 2) sent on 12 labors quest |
| Amphitryon | 1) husband of Alcmena 2) Zeus disguised as him and impregnated Alcmena with Heracles |
| Alcmena | 1) Wife of Amphitryton 2) mother of Heracles |
| Iphicles | 1) half-brother of Heracles 2) son of Alcmena |
| Hera | 1) attempts to kill Hercules as a baby 2) drive Hercules into madness, kills Megara. |
| Eurystheus | 1) Cousin of Heracles 2) Orders around Heracles |
| Eileithyia | 1) childbirth goddess 2) makes Heracles born after Eurystheus |
| Linus | 1) teacher of Heracles 2) murdered by Heracles after he hits Heracles |
| Virtue and Vice | 1) Heracles had to choose between the two 2) one represents doing the hard thing with larger reward vs easy thing with less reward |
| Megara | 1) Lover of Heracles 2) Heracles kill her and kids |
| Ne/mean Lion | 1) one of 12 labors 2) heracles had to kill it and get its skin |
| Lern/aean Hydra | 1) one of 12 labors; 2) heracles had to cut off heads, kept growing back |
| Cery/nean Deer | 1) one of 12 labors; 2) Heracles had to get horns |
| Ery/man/thian Boar | 1) one of 12 labors; 2) Heracles had to get it for eurystheus |
| Augean Stables | 1) one of 12 labors; 2) never before cleaned stables that heracles had to clean |
| Stymph/alian Birds | 1) one of 12 labors; 2) dangerous birds that heracles had to kill, helped by athena |
| Cretan Bull | 1) one of 12 labors; 2) had to wrestle and round up |
| Horses of Diomedes | 1) one of 12 labors; 2) Heracles has to tame them and makes them eat diomedes |
| Belt of Hippolyta | 1) one of 12 labors; 2) had to get belt from Amazons queen |
| Cattle of Geryon | 1) one of 12 labors; 2) defeats Geryon, a 3-headed man |
| Apples of the Hesperides | 1) one of 12 labors; 2) golden apples retrieved by Atlas while Heracles held up the world |
| Cerberus | 1) one of 12 labors; 2) Heracles had to go retrieve the 3-headed dog from the underworld and bring him back with permission of Hades |
| Admetus | 1) husband of Alcestis 2) friend of Heracles |
| Alcestis | 1) Wife of Admetus; 2) Heracles rescued her from death |
| Iole | 1) Heracles has an affair with her; 2) her father tries to prevent Heracles from marrying her |
| Eurytus | 1) Father of Iole; 2) prevents Iole from marrying Heracles |
| Iphitus | 1) Son of an argonaut; 2) killed by Heracles |
| Omphale | 1) Heracles becomes enslaved to her; 2) she makes him dress up like her and dresses like him |
| Deianeira | 1) name means man-slayer; 2) wife of Heracles, accidentally poisons him |
| Nessus | 1) assults Deianeira (Hercules wife); 2) gives her "love potion" to use on Heracles as apology, later poisons him |
| Apotheosis | 1) Condition of turning from a human into a god; 2) happens to heracles after he's poisoned |
| Hebe | 1) goddess of youth and 2) wife of Heracles |
| Jason | 1) sent on quest to find Golden Fleece 2) Medea is his first wife |
| Golden Fleece | 1) said to have healing powers; 2) Jason is sent on a quest to find it |
| Phrixus | 1) Brother of Helle, 2) prays to gods to escape evil stepmother, gods send golden ram to bring him to safety |
| Helle | 1) Sister of Phrixus; 2) rides on golden ram to safety; falls in water and left behind |
| Colchis | 1) safe place Phrixus arrives at; 2) sacrifices the golden ram there, creating the golden fleece |
| Iolcus | 1) city in greece; 2) where Jason was born |
| Pelias | 1) Pelias is the king of Iolcus 2) sends Jason to get Golden Fleece |
| Aeson | 1) Brother of Pelias and 2) father of Jason |
| Chiron | 1) Centaur that raises Jason, 2) half human, half horse |
| Argonauts | 1) Sailors on ship Argo 2) alongside Jason |
| Argus | 1) shipbuilder who makes the ship argo 2) ridden by Jason and the Argonauts |
| Argo | 1) name of ship and 2) the argonauts and jason sail on |
| Lemnos | 1) island where women were cursed with horrible stench; 2) rejected by husbands and then killed them |
| Hypsipyle | 1) Queen of Lemnian women, 2) Jason has affair with her |
| Hylas | 1) Boyfriend of Heracles, 2) taken away by nymphs |
| Harpies | 1) Destroy Phineus' food, 2) chased off by argonauts |
| Symplegades | 1) Rocks that smash ships, 2) Jason sends dove through first so he's able to pass |
| Aeetes | 1) King of Colchis, 2) father of Medea |
| Medea | 1) Falls in love with Jason, 2) murders her kids |
| Talus | 1) Giant bronze robot 2) at crete |
| Bellerophon (story) | Bellerophon is from Corinth. The king sends him to kill the Chimera. Tames the winged horse Pegasus; defeats the Chimera. Becomes arrogant and tries to fly to Mount Olympus. The gods punish him; spends the rest of his life in misery. |
| Perseus (story) | Perseus is the son of Zeus and Danaë. A king asks him to bring back the head of Medusa, whose gaze turns people to stone. Athena & Hermes help. Perseus beheads Medusa. He rescues Andromeda from a sea monster, uses Medusa head to turn others to stone. |
| Jason (story) | Jason is the rightful heir to the throne of Iolcus, but his uncle takes it. Jason needs to get Golden Fleece. Leads the Argonauts on ship Argo. Medea falls in love; Jason abandons her, Medea kills their kids. Jason succeeds in getting the fleece, |
| Hercules (story) | Heracles is the son of Zeus and a mortal woman. Hera, Zeus’ wife, hates him and drives him temporarily insane, causing him to harm his family. He is forced to complete 12 impossible labors. Granted immortality at the end. |
| review basic images | yes |
| review short answer question sheet | yes |
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