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2nd hour mythology
mythology, vocab and games.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference | Allusion |
| (1)Collection of myths, esp. one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition (2) the study of myths | Mythology |
| the belief and worship of a superhuman controlling power, esp. a personal god or gods | religion |
| the doctrine or belief that there is only one god | monotheistic |
| the belief in or worship of more than one god | polytheistic |
| knowing everything | omniscient |
| (of god) presents everywhere at the same time (widely or constantly encountered; common or widespread) | omnipresent |
| (of a deity) having unlimited power; able to do anything (having ultimate power and influence | omnipotent |
| the study of humankind, in particular (also cultural or social anthropology the comparative study of human societies and cultures and their development and also physical anthropology the science of human zoology evolution, and ecology | anthropology |
| relating to or characterized by the anthropomorphism (having human characteristics) | anthropomorphic |
| Greek poet. one of the earliest known greek poets, he wrote the threogony, en epic poem on the genealogies of the gods | hesiod |
| Greek epic poet, author of the Iliad and Odyssey | homer |
| Greek tragedian; the father of Greek tragic drama (525-456 BC) | Aesychlus |
| Roman poet known for his explorations of love, especially the Art of Love | Ovid |
| A god or goddess. The essential nature or condition of being a god; divinity. Deity God | Deities |
| Hellenism was the cultural and philosophical perspective which spread from Greece through most of the ancient world from the year 333 BCE (the time of Alexander the Great) through 63 BCE (when Rome came to dominate). | Hellenic |
| the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods; counterpart of Roman Jupiter | Zeus |
| goddess of marriage, wife of Zeus, mother of Ares and Hephaestus. | hera |
| the sun god | apollo |
| first daughter of Cronus and Rhea is the virgin goddess of the hearth, architecture, and of the right ordering of domesticity and the family. | hestia |
| Greek god of herds and herald of the gods | hermes |
| goddess of love, beauty, and sexuality. Her Roman equivalent is the goddess Venus | aphrodite |
| Greek god of war. He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera | ares |
| son of Zeus and Semele. He is the only god to have a mortal parent god of the vine | dionysus |
| god of the underworld brother of Zeus. ruler of the nether world, which is referred to as the domain of Hades or, by transference, as Hades alone. | hades |
| god of the sea, and, as "Earth-Shaker," of earthquakes in Greek mythology god of many names. He is most famous as the god of the sea. The son of Cronus and Rhea | poseidon |
| daughter of Leto and Zeus, and the twin of Apollo. Artemis is the goddess of the wilderness, the hunt and wild animals, and fertility (she became a goddess of fertility and childbirth mainly in cities) | artemis |
| The Greek earth goddess,who brings forth the fruits of the earth, the various grains. She taught mankind the art of sowing. Demeter was also the goddess of planned society daughter of Cronus & Rhea and sister of Zeus by whom she became the mother of Peris | demeter |
| Uranus) was the primeval god (protogenos) of the sky | Ouranos |
| the Titaness daughter of Uranus, the sky, and Gaia, the earth, in Greek mythology. She was known as "the mother of gods" Mother of zeus and his other brothers | rhea |
| the son of Uranus and Gaia and the youngest of the twelve Titans. His wife was also one of the Titans, since he married his sister Rhea. Their offspring were Demeter, Hestia, Hera, Hades, Poseidon and Zeus. | cronus |
| the Protogenos of earth, one of the primal elements who first emerged at the dawn of creation, along with air, sea and sky. was the great mother of all : the heavenly gods were descended from her union with Ouranos (the sky) | gaea |
| or Kerberos is a multi-headed hound (usually three-headed)which guards the gates of The Underworld, to prevent those who have crossed the river Styx from ever escaping | cerberus |
| the god of shepherds and flocks, of mountain wilds, hunting and rustic music. He wandered the hills and mountains of Arkadia playing his pan-pipes and chasing Nymphs. | pan |
| troop of male companions of Pan and Dionysus — "satyresses" were a late invention of poets — that roamed the woods and mountains. In myths they are often associated with pipe-playing. | satyr |
| hippocentaur is a member of a composite race of creatures, part human and part horse | centaur |
| Cheiron or Kheiron was held to be the superlative centaur among his brethren. | chiron |
| It is a deep, gloomy place, a pit, or an abyss used as a dungeon of torment and suffering that resides beneath the underworld. In the Gorgias, Plato wrote that souls were judged after death and those who received punishment were sent to Tartarus. | tartarus |
| was a member of a primordial race of giants, each with a single eye in the middle of his forehead.The name is widely thought to mean "circle-eyed" | cyclops |
| a deity emerging from a cosmic egg, entwined with a serpent. He had a helmet and had broad, golden wings. Many threads of earlier myths are apparent in the new tradition | protogenus |
| Gaea,Uranus,Cronus,Rhea,Oceanus,Tethys,Hyperion,Mnemosyne,Themis,Iapetus,Coeus,Crius,Phoebe,Thea,Prometheus,Epimetheus,Atlas,Metis,Dione known as the elder gods, ruled the earth before the Olympians overthrew them. | titans |
| Evil Goddess Of Distruction | Eris |
| Goddess of Love and Beauty | Aphrodite |
| Worshiped as the queen of Heaven and as marriage goddess | Hera |
| Goddess of Athens, goddess of Wisdom | Athena |
| Trojan warrior, Killed Achilles, Dragged body behind his Chariot three times around wall of troy | Hector |
| Trojan prince Was the judge for the fairest of them all chose Aphrodite | Paris |
| King of troy | Priam |
| Queen of troy | Hecuba |
| Daughter of Priam was given the gift of prophecy by apollo | Kassandra |
| Achilles quarrels with, attempts to appease Achilles, Member of House of Atrus, Permits sacrifice of Iphigenia, Return of Troy | Agamemon |
| Brother of Agamemon | Menlaus |
| Adventure of, with Polyphemus, Aeolus visited by, Athena decides to aid, Calypso holds prisoner, Circe frees, Erebus visited by, escapes Sirens, Inherits arms of Achilles | Odysseus |
| the son of Telamon and Periboea and king of Salamis | Ajax |
| most handsome of the heroes assembled against Troy by Plato died because of a small wound on his heel, the term "Achilles' heel" has come to mean a person's principal weakness. | Achilles |
| son of King Poeas of Meliboea in Thessaly. He was a Greek hero, an archer, & was in the Trojan War. exile on the island of Lemnos, his wound by snake-bite, & his eventual recall by the Greeks. | Philoctetes |
| extraordinary strength, courage and masculinity. He is characteristically portrayed as carrying an olive club as a weapon and wearing a lion's skin. | Heracles |
| huge wooden horse, & hid 30 men inside. pulled horse into their city as a trophy. night Greek force crept out of the horse, opened gates 4 the rest of the Greek army, sailed back over night. Greek army entered & destroyed the city of Troy, ending the war. | Trojan Horse |
| Trojan War | Troy |
| a person or agency considered to be a source of wise counsel or prophetic opinion, predictions or precognition of the future, inspired by the gods. | Oracle |
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