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Greek & Roman Studies (textbook Classical Myths by B. Powell)

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show the Iliad and the Odyssey (by Homer).  
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show the Trojan War.  
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show Linear B.  
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show a long narrative poem about deeds of a hero.  
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show no one knows.  
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Ancient Greek men normally married at what age?   show
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show models and reflections of important social and cultural concerns.  
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show imprint on coin.  
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show I hand down or hand over (to those coming after or behind me).  
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show a fertility Goddess.  
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The figure on the potnia theron in the Bronze Age and earlier is associated with:   show
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show Copper (they had wine, marble, gold).  
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show 1600-1150 BCE.  
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show True (all they had was oral tradtions).  
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What is an unusual feature of Michaelangelo's statue of Moses?   show
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Modern scholarship understands myth as:   show
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The Trojan War legendarily occurs in what Age?   show
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Which of these was an important Greek trade product: olives, oranges, tin, or cheese?   show
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show Only men - women and naturalized foreigners did not have citizens' rights.  
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show Gilgamesh. (Extant means "still in existence)  
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The form of Sumerian script is called:   show
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show Non-existent time and place (in unspecified previous time, sometimes in a real place far, far away).  
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show False (only males of Greek birth where citizens).  
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show False, they looked like everybody else, worked along side free men on farms and in factories. However, slaves were chattel property with no enforceable rights.  
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show 1. ancient Greek literary texts 2. ancient Greek sculpture 3. ancient Greek vases  
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show She did not mate with ZEUS.  
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show Phaethon  
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show Demeter (escaped to Arcadian, changed herself to a mare, but Poseidon change to a stallion).  
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show Athena  
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How does Rhea trick Cronus from swallowing Zeus?   show
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show True (Babylonian, Hittite; Enuma elish, Kingship in Heaven).  
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show He swallows Metis, the mother, because it was prophisized he would be defeated by his son (Zeus).  
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How does Phaethon die (Helio's son)?   show
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Who is the acknowledged wife and lover of Zeus?   show
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What does Cronus do with his children?   show
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show It is NOT an epic (it is a hymn to Zeus, a cosmogony, and a theogony.  
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show Gorgon, mother of Pegasus & Chrysoar (she is killed by Perseus). (Medusa means "wide-ruling".)  
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show Herakles  
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His of Zeus' siblings doesn't live on Olympus?   show
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Who separates Gaia and Uranos? What tool is used?   show
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Hera's name is associated with what term? Why?   show
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Where does Zeus set up the omphalos? What is it?   show
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show Alexandria (by Alexander the Great, city founded 331 BCE). the Mouseion (Hall of the Muses) became the centre of Greek culture for 300 years.  
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show They look and behaved like humans.  
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show The Titans.  
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How many actors were in ancient Greek tragedies?   show
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show The Theogony (by Hesiod, describes the line of deities from Uranus to Zeus, origins of monsters, Olympian war w/the Titans, and battle between Zeus and Typhoeus).  
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show Justice, guest/hosting relationship, thunder and lightening. He is NOT responsible for earthquakes (that's Poseidon's realm).  
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Who is the father of the Titans?   show
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show Rhea, and their children were: Hestia, Demeter, Hera (goddesses), and Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus (gods) - the Olympians.  
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show Theia & Hyperion- Helius (the Sun), two daughters Selene (the moon) and Eos (the dawn). Phoebe & Coeus- 2 daughters, Leto and Asteria. Oceanus & Tethys- 3000 rivers (male gods), 3000 female Oceanids. Cronus & Rhea- the 6 Olympians.  
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show True (the immortals, as a general rule, do not eat meat).  
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show A temple that will provide riches to the island (by drawing pilgrims).  
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show Slayer of Argos.  
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show Delphi  
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show True (associated with plague, mice, archery, lyre).  
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What is Apollo NOT associated with?   show
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Where is Apollo born?   show
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What else does Hermes invent?   show
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show True  
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show Stone heap, used by travellers to mark trails and as way-markers.  
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show Marsyas (after losing, Apollo ties him to tree and flays him).  
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show Zeus (he decrees ?) - only 2 cows returned because Hermes kills 2.  
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Who is Hermes' mother?   show
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What does Syrinx change into to avoid Pan's advances?   show
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True or false: Hermes' caduceus (staff) has two snakes?   show
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show Sibyl  
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show Lemnos  
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Who does Hephaistos tie in a chair (with a fine golden thread)?   show
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True or false: Artemis is born on Delos?   show
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show Metal-working/blacksmithing.  
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show Apollo (as part of penalty for killing 2 cows).  
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show War (blood lust).  
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show Tortoise shell  
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What does Apollo bring to the Greeks in Illiad 1?   show
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