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Mythology Exam 2
Mythology Exam 2 Kidd
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10/14/2010

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Platos Symposium - Aristophanes speech
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Originally 3 sexes, male, female and androgynous. Explains homosexuals and heterosexuals
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Platos Symposium - Socrates' speech
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As we grow older our love of people should change from physical to the love of everyone
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Eros
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Cupid (Roman), son of Aphrodite,
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Psyche
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Eros falls in love with her after Aphrodite sent to make her fall in love with an ugly man for being so beautiful. Supposed to marry snake but saved by Eros. Sneaks in to see face at night and spills oil on Eros' face. Given three tasks by Aphrodite, last is a box with sleep; rescued by Eros with a kiss. Becomes immortal and marries Eros
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Artemis
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Goddess of uncultivated earth, usually considered a hunter of woods; patron of wilderness; equated with moon. Unmarried remains virgin sister of apollo, daughter of Zeus and Leto. Symbols: bow, stag, bear, and moon. Cult site: Delos, Ephesus. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus - 7 wonders of the world
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Niobe
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7 boys and 7 girls, makes fun of Leto, has all of her children killed. turned into stone
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Actaeon
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Sees Artemis bathing, turned into deer, killed by own dogs
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Three faced goddess (names of the three)
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Selene, Artemis, and Hecate
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Euripides' Hippolytus
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Aphrodite jealous for following Artemis makes his Stepmother Phaedra fall in love with him. She kills herself and Hippolytus is killed by boar that startles his horses by being dragged under the carriage
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Callisto
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Zeus falls in love with her and rapes her in the form of Artemis. Becomes pregnant and is turned into a bear. Son, Arcas is about to kill mother when Zeus intervenes and makes them Ursa Major and Minor
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Orion
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Tries to rape Artemis, who conjures up a Scorpion that kills him and becomes stars
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Apollo
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God of music and creativity. Leader of the Muses and gives inspiration. Equated with the sun. Symbols: bow, laurel, dolphin. Unmarried, brother to Artemis, son of Zeus and Loto. Cult site: Delphi, Delos.
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Psyche
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soul
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Birth of Apollo
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takes place on Delos because it's not solid land nor normal island. Assisted by sister Artemis
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Delphi
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The oracles temple, temple to Apollo, center of the earth
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Pythia
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Priestess of Delphi who relays message
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Pythian Apollo
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has to kill dragon at Delphi
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Delian Apollo
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Delos, cult site
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Apollo Delphinus
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dolphin
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Phoebus Apollo
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bright
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Marsyas and Apollo
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Challenges Apollo to a musical contest: no judge for the contest - so Apollo wins. Fillets Marsyas alive and blood becomes Marsyas river
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Apollo and Pan
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Pan plays shepards pipes, challenges Apollo, mountain judges but Midas says Pan played better and given asses ears
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Apollo and Daphne
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Apollo challenges Cupid (Eros) in archery, Cupid shoots Apollo and falls in love with Daphne who was shot with lead arrow. Daphne transformed into a laurel tree to escape
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Apollo and Cassandra
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Cassandra was to marry Apollo and so was given the ability of prophecy but backed out. Apollo spat in her mouth and no one ever believed her
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Apollo and Coronis
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Coronis became pregnant with Asclepius but the raven saw her cheating on Apollo and told him so he killed her but saved Asclepius
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Asclepius
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God of healing. Symbols: Snake entwined rod (ONE snake) Cult site: Epidauros, Athens. Attempts to bring Hippolytus back to life and is killed by Zeus
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Apollo and Hycainthus
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(Male) Kiled by discus of Apollo, turned into Hyacinth. Can see crying on the petals
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Apollo and Cyparissus
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Favorite stag dies, goes into mourning and dies. Turned into Cyprus tree
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Hermes
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Trickster, invented lyre, steals Apollos cow, messenger - is able to go back and forth from living, dead, and gods. Staff had TWO serpents
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Hermaphroditus
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Born male, attacked by Salmacis who "never lets go" join as one - first hermaphrodite
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Salmacis
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Nymph who attaches to Hermaphroditus and never lets go, become one
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Dionysus
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Zeus appeared to Semele in true form and she disintegrates, Zeus saves Dionysus and sewes him into his thigh.
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Euripides Bacchae
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Dionysis returns to Thebes, sees that they are no longer worshiping him because Pentheus. Pentheus then killed by his mother who is being controlled by Dionysus
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Tiresias
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Said women get more pleasure out of sex then men do, lived as man and woman
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Pan
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Name means all, part man part goat.
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Pan and Syrinx
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Syrinx wants nothing to do with Pan so she is turned into reeds which Pan turns into shepards pipe
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Pan and Echo
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Echo rejects Pan and is killed by shepherds leaving only her voice behind
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Echo
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Can only repeat the last words anyone says
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Narcissus
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Very vain, sees himself in a pond and falls in love with himself. Goes crazy watching himself and dies
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Demeter
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Symbols: wheat, torch. Cult site: Eleusis. Remains unwed but has Persephone. Usually veiled
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Persephone and Hades
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Persephone abducted by Hades and taken to underworld. Hades has her swallow pomegranate seed so she must return to the underworld for three months every year - changing of seasons
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Eleusis
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Holds the temple to Demeter, set up a mystery religion there
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Eleusian Mysteries
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Lesser Mysteries: Early Spring
Greater Mysteries: Day 1-4 - prayer and sacrifice, Day 5: 14 mile walk to Eleusis, Day 6-7: reenactment and sacred objects, Day 8: conclusion
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Hades
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Symbols: Cerberus. Helmet of Darkness (invisibility). Wife - Persephone
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3 parts of the underworld
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Fields of Asphodel - where most people go
Tartarus - place for sinners
Elysium - heaven like
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Rivers of Underworld
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1. Hate (Styx) 2. Woe 3. Forgetfulness 4. Wailing 5. Fire and pool of Mnemosyne (memory)
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High sinners
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Sisyphus - has to push boulder up hill
Tantalus - always hungry and thirsty
Ixion, Tityus - tried to rape Hera and Ito
Danaids - fill up leaking vat for eternity
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Charon
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Ferries people acrosse river Styx
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Orpheus
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Non-god, can talk to animals. About to marry Eurydice who dies on wedding day. Tries to bring back from underworld but looks back and she dies again
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Orphisum
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Follows Orpheus, vegitarianism. Judged by three judges in after life
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