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| feast instituted by Athenians, two virgin girls between ages 7 and 11 complete ritual of virginity dedicated to Athena |
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| daughter of Cadmus, mother of Pentheus, has terrible vision which is restored later to her horror |
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| Greek term meaning struggle or debate, which is at the center of most plays of old comedies, formal poetic style that can be found in many Greek plays |
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| referring to the language of an indigenous people, in Greek mythology people born straight from the earth with no parents |
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| the practice of men kidnapping women and forcing them into marriage, common in India, Kyrgyzstan, Israel |
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| reference to Exodus 4:24; one night God attempts to kill Moses for neglecting to circumcise his son eight days after his birth but Zipporah manages to perform the act with a piece of flint, thereby saving Moses’ life. After the circumcision, she places her son’s foreskin on his leg makes a statement about this |
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| creatures of myth, half horse half man, depicted as barbarian attackers in Greek artwork (esp in Parthenon) |
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| the sculptural medium of gold and ivory, a type of cult statue that enjoyed high status in Ancient Greece. |
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| Greek form of architecture, simple flat designs, alternating triglyphs and metopes, followed 'rules of harmony' |
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| Greek form of architecture, recognizable by 'egg and dart' pattern, originated in Asia Minor territories settled by Ionian Greeks |
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| exhibit in British Museum named for famous art dealer, houses the Elgin Marbles |
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| defined as an act of cultural vandalism, term coined as reference to Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, responsible for 'stealing' marbles from Parthenon |
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| child of Athena and Hephaestus (H tried to seduce A but she avoided him and his semen got on her leg so she brushed it off onto the ground), half snake half man, became king of Athens and was guarded by mother Athena his whole life, often competed as skilled chariot driver in games |
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| Doge of Venice, rose to prominence by helping capture Morea, received victory title and bronze bust, During the siege of Athens in 1687, his artillery turned the Parthenon from a functioning building to a simple ruin, and he personally oversaw the looting of many of the surviving sculptures |
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| temples were one could be cured of ailments, dedicated to a certain condition or appendage and would be decorated in the form of that thing. Sleeping and dreaming would often be part of this healing process, and some scholars believe that there might have been trained surgeons and physicians at these sites |
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| Stone which separates the sacred spaces from the less sacred spaces (all space was sacred if created by a deity). A temple marker, useful to inform both ancient worshipers and modern archaeologists where they were. |
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| Greek water pitcher, three handles, usually carried by women but depicted in Parthenon art as being carried by men, pottery itself often depicted scenes from Greek myth or social obligations |
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| Greek water pitcher, three handles, usually carried by women but depicted in Parthenon art as being carried by men, pottery itself often depicted scenes from Greek myth or social obligations |
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| 1999 Israeli film, about women in Haredi society, about two different couples and their love lives, depicts plight of women in their society |
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| tall headdress worn by goddesses symbolizing prosperity, also a basket with flared top used as bushel measure for grain |
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| type of burial mound over burial chamber, usually made of wood, present in many cultures |
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| from Exodus, defined as glory attributed to God, "Ex. 29:43 when the Lord says that the tabernacle will be consecrated by His glory, He means that He Himself will dwell in the great tent and make it holy by His presence. He desires to dwell in us, His bride, making us holy, consecrated and set apart by His very presence." |
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| German word, defined as intentional use of a word, over and over again to highlight a theme within a text, prevalent in Bible in stories like Jonah |
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| Greek, defined as a place of safety and comfort, usually scene of violence and rape in Greek mythology, where man will lead woman initially, is secluded and shady with some form of water |
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| Greek drama by author Aristophones, tale of women overpowering men, title character persuades women of Athens to hold out sexually on their husbands to end Peloponnesian War, chorus of older women simultaneously takes over Acropolis |
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| Greek women depicted in Bacchae, crazy followers of Dionysus, wear animals skins and hold thrysuses |
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| group of Jewish scholars in the 7th and 11th centuries, worked to compile and retranslate Biblical texts in order to fix pronunciation, paragraph and verse divisions in Jewish Bible Tanakh --> Masoretic text |
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| Greek actress and Greek Minister of Culture 1981-1989,and strongly advocated the return of the Parthenon marbles to Athens A political activist during the Greek military junta of 1967–1974 1983, conceived and proposed the program of the European Capital of Culture |
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| EITHER river nymph in Greek mythology or space between two triglyphs of a Doric frieze |
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| site of most of the marbles used in the construction of the Parthenon, located northeast of Athens |
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| mountain significant in Greek mythology, significant to Dionysus and scene of maenads' insanity, located in central Greece, part of range mostly composed of limestone |
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| first priestess to Athena Nike, in Lysistrata refuses sex to her husband at the last minute on the spot, first to take oath of celibacy |
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| updated museum, intended to hold Parthenon marbles, on Acropolis hill, competing with British Museum |
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| navel/umbilical rock, identifies god Apollo, said to be the rock Rhea swaddled to look like Zeus and fed to Cronos |
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| practice of eating raw flesh, associated with worship of Dionysus, maenads did this whilst going crazy |
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| most important holiday for Athens, celebrating day of Athena's birth, festival includes procession through Acropolis to Parthenon |
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| Cadmus's grandson, Agave's son, Dionysus's cousin, king of Thebes, challenged Dionysus and went crazy, got torn apart by his own mother when he went to spy on Maenads |
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| ruled Athens, rebuilt Acropolis, said to have 'dressed Athens to look like a whore,' was called a populist and was exiled |
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| large shallow bowl made of marble, raised up on several columns, typical Greek temple piece |
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| Greek sculptor, painter, and architect, made Athena statue, statue of Zeus on Olympia, painted him showing his friends the Frieze at Parthenon |
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| after Battle of Marathon, celebrating victory over Persians, platform done and blocks and columns placed before sack of Athens in 480 BCE halted construction |
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| mummification/rites of the dead, Scythians erected teepees with body inside, created vapor from drug seeds, 'saw visions' but were actually high |
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| Greek version of Hebrew Bible, translated in stages between the 3rd and 2nd century BCE in Alexandria. It was begun by the third century BCE and completed before 132 BCE. It is the oldest of several ancient translations of the Hebrew Bible into Greek |
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| 7th day of Jewish week, occurs every Friday night to Saturday night and commemorates the end of the Jewish cosmogony story. The holiday is celebrated with wine and a cease from work because on the seventh day God rested. |
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| practice of sacrificing animals to the god Dionysus by tearing them limb from limb, usually followed by omophagia |
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| when ancient peoples see a landmark and are able to use it as a mnemonic device to tell the story of why it is there, method of narrative retrieval, usually typical of pre-literate societies |
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| great hall in Eleusis, primary center of Elusian Mysteries, built as part of Parthenon in order to hold thousands of people |
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| a piece of land cut off and official designated as belonging/dedicated to a god or king, holy precinct, reserved for worship of god |
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| Exodus, Moses and the Israelites sing a song after crossing the Red Sea safely and the Egyptians are destroyed, praises God for saving them |
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| a staff of giant fennel covered with ivy and leaves, seen in Greek mythology i.e. carried by maenad followers of Dionysus |
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| famous blind prophet in Metamorphoses and Bacchae, advisor to Pentheus, prophecies true but ignored, turned into a woman for 7 years by Zeus and Hera |
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| a large, usually rigid, neckband made of strands of metal welded together, found with dead Scythians, signifies traveling wealth |
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| the seasonal movement of people with their livestock over relatively short distances, herders have a permanent home, typically in valleys, used for nomadic pastoralism |
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| 4th century Latin version of Bible, most commonly used version, Roman Catholic Church |
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| aspect of the epic where groups of individuals set off to either start a war or to end a war |
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