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| According to Herodotus, which god rescued Croesus from the pyre? |
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| What mortal brought the eventual downfall of Croesus? |
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| Who was the instrument of fate and caused Croesus' son's death? |
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| The gods show their favor by lavishing mortals with power and riches |
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| What cannot be said of the story of Solon and Croesus? |
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| Who was the youth who was rescued from the sea by a dolphin? |
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| Who is the writer who records the tale of Solon and Croesus? |
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| Are associated with the earth and the Underworld |
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| Chthonian deities are deities who... |
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| What is the most important difference that separates the gods from humans? |
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| They drink ambrosia and eat nectar |
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| Which statement is not true of the supreme gods of the Greek pantheon? |
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| What is the hallmark of the Greek conception of the Olympians? |
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| In addition to Herodotus, who narrated the story of Croesus? |
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| Who was forced to kill Candaules and win the throne? |
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| Who was the ill-fated man who came to the court of Croesus for purification? |
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| The correct answer was: c. "A human being is completely a thing of chance." |
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| What was the famous pronouncement of Solon? |
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| Who insisted on the existence of one supreme nonanthropomorphic god? |
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| The oldest of the offsprings of Rhea and Cronus was... |
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| Poseidon was/is often recognized by his... |
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| The embodiment of youthful body |
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| They are the dominant figures in the relationships |
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| In Ancient Greece, older men were allowed to peruse sexual relationships with younger teenage males as long as... |
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| Hercules was married to... |
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| The goddess of childbirth was... |
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| Dionysus was the god of... |
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| Maia was the goddess of... |
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| Hesiod is born from the... |
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| Who was the only mortal child of Zeus? |
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| She calls Hephaestus to burn the river |
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| How did Hera protect Achilles who was going to drown? |
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| The Vestal Virgins needed to preserve their virginities until they were how many years old? |
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| They would be buried alive |
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| What would happen if the Vestal Virgins did not preserve their virginity? |
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| Hera, Athena, and Poseidon |
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| While Hestia is not very important in mythology, she is very important in... |
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| No god was portrayed as disabled except for... |
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| Aphrodite is married to... |
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| Hephaestus catches Aphrodite having an affair with... |
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| Being a cup-bearer to the gods |
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| What was Ganymede's role? |
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| Before Zeus discovered Ganymede, he was a... |
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| Which Olympian gods did not reside in Mt. Olympus? |
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