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    Greek Mythology and Zeus

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    c. The place where psychai went after death d. All of the above 8. This god raped his sister Demeter as she roamed Earth looking for Persephone. a. Hades b. Zeus c. Poseidon d. Ares 9. The winged horse Pegasus is the son of: a. Zeus b. Aphrodite c. Cyclops d. Poseidon 10. By the classical period‚ Hades feature three main levels: a. Tartarus‚ Elysium‚ Erebus b. Erebus‚ Fields of Asphodel‚ Elysium c. Tartarus‚ Fields of Asphodel‚ Elysium d. None of the above 11. Charon immediately

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    The Theogony of Hesoid

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    and of mythic beings like the Cyclops and the hundred armed Kottos‚ Briareos‚ and Gyes. Uranus’s seed nonetheless impregnated Gaia with the Furies‚ giants‚ and wood nymphs. His genitalia ended up in the sea‚ and from the resultant insemination‚ Aphrodite‚ the goddess of love‚ were born (Edwards‚ G. P‚ 1971). Having dealt at some length with Uranus ’s progeny‚ Hesiod turns his attention to the children of Night. Night required no consort‚ but in a series of births by parthenogenesis‚ she produced

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    In ancient world‚ men’s and women’s life were highly segregated. Man worked in public places while women were confined to their homes‚ where they managed the household and raised children with the help of slave. This does not mean that women did not have a social‚ public and economic life. David Cohen says that Athenian women participated in many activities such as working in fields‚ acting as nurse and many other activities. Women were considered week in front of men‚ role’s of men were given more

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    ‘The Iliad’ is the greatest epic poem of classical Greece‚ attributed to Homer. The use of divine machinery is a prominent feature of many epics. The ‘Iliad’ is a story in which the gods and goddesses plays a vital role. Throughout the poem‚ the gods play an important role in the action of the plot and its outcome. In this poem we find so many Devine interventions in human activities .The interventions of the gods also serve to magnify the significance of human action. Infect‚ the epic begins with

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    Misogyny in Theogony

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    Theogony In Theogony‚ Hesiod expresses misogynistic notions and shows the triviality of the creation of women. Hesiod portrays the insignificant role for women. He uses marriage as a light-hearted yet serious judgment and stereotypes against all women. Hesiod explains the most misogynistic attitudes in the story of Pandora. He works misogyny into female monsters and goddesses that use their tricks on men. Hesiod displays the dominance of the male sex in his poem‚ Theogony. Hesiod touches on his

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    Helen and Menelaus

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    Sparta. Suitors from across the world represented the finest heirs to wealth and property came to Sparta to the chance to gain Helens hand in marriage. Helen chose Menelaus to be her husband and they had 5 children together. One day‚ the goddess Aphrodite promised Paris‚ prince of Troy‚ the most gorgeous woman in the world. Paris went to Sparta and kidnapped Helen when Menelaus was away at Crete. Menelaus then sent his Greek men to look for her. They left for Troy and this caused the start of the

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    Gods In The Odyssey

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    The difference in “The odyssey” and “Iliad” is the level of interference of the gods. In the novel “Iliad”‚ the gods were more actively involved in the affairs of mortals than they were in the Odyssey. There were numerous occasions where they actually took human form so they could go out onto the battlefield to support the humans. For example: in the third book of the novel “Iliad”‚ a truce is made so that Menelaus and Paris can meet in single combat‚ and the winner will take Helen and all her treasures

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    Iliad I - Clash between Greek warlord Agamemnon and Achilles - Apollo caused it - Agamemnon dishonored Chryses‚ his priest‚ so Apollo struck his men with plague - Took Chryses’ daughter - Hera wanted fighting to stop‚ so influenced Achilles to call meeting to end the fighting - Achilles recommends to Agamemnon that they consult a prophet or priest - Calchas (prophet) makes deal with Achilles to tell him what he knows if he protects him - Agamemnon becomes angry‚ but accepts

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    STUDY GUIDE FOR TEST 1 (Prehistoric - Roman) FORMAT All questions will be multiple choice. Some will be accompanied by images while others will rely on your use of your knowledge without visual reference points. COVERAGE Visual Material: Selected from the works of art and architecture we have studied - see list below. These have all been discussed IN CLASS AS WELL AS IN THE TEXTBOOK or other readings. (If we do not cover all the works listed below in class‚ you will not be responsible for them on

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    Who Is Atalanta A Hero

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    delightful time. Fleet-footed young men were always arriving to race with her and she always outran them” (Hamilton‚ “Atalanta” 182). This all changes when the Greek Goddess Aphrodite gives a young man three golden apples that

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