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Lecture 1 (Unit 3)
The Greek & Roman Gods
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Classics
Undergraduate 1
10/30/2015

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Many local gods, and heroes were associated with...
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Different families
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National gods existed which...
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All Greeks worshiped
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Myth (muthos) means...
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"Story"
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At festivals, there would be male choirs singing...
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Hymns honouring the local gods
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In general, the gods did not behave in a way that was...
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Exemplary
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Chthonic means...
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"Under the earth"
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The Roman god name equivalent for Zeus is...
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Jupiter
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The Roman god name equivalent for Hera is...
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Juno
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Hera was...
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The wife and sister of Zeus
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The Roman god name equivalent for Aphrodite is...
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Venus
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Aphrodite was often described as...
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"Golden". Love is "golden"
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Worship at the temples was done...
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Outside and not inside
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Epiphany referred to...
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The appearance of the gods
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The Roman god name equivalent for Athena is...
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Minerva
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The role of Hera was to support...
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The sanctity of weddings and marriage
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Hera was known for being...
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Vindictive and taking revenge. She also bore the epithet 'cow-eyed'
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Zeus was the son of...
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Rhea and Kronos
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The form of Ancient Greek religion was...
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Non-canonical; they did not have texts/books guiding the religion.
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The gods/goddesses would only appear in...
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The temples
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Zeus was a...
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Sky-god who was associated with lightning and rain
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Olympian religion focused on...
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The heavens
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Chthonic religion focused on...
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The earth, seasons, and death
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Ancient Greek religion had formal aspects such as...
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Rites, festivals, hymns, and temples
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Hymns were essentially...
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Myths that were sung
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Death and renewal of life was a key concept in the...
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Chthonic religion
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Zeus was an important god or arguably, the most important god due to the fact that he was...
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The upholder of all laws, defends justice, oaths, and customs among mortals.
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Theriomorphic means...
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Not having human qualities. Egyptian gods were an example of theriomorphic gods.
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The Ancient Greek religion was a Polytheistic religion meaning...
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Many gods were worshiped
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The Roman god name equivalent for Artemis is...
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Diana
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Artemis' brother was...
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Apollo
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The god that held unquestionable sovereign on Olympus was...
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Zeus
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Mount Olympus is unique in the context of religions at that place because for the ancient Greeks...
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The gods were moved from human habitation but they were not inaccessible. They were removed from, but not disconnected, from human activity.
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Athena had only one parent (father). This parent was...
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Zeus
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Aphrodite was the goddess of...
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Love and sexuality
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Aphrodite was in charge of...
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The multiplication on earth
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The earliest temples were in honour of...
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Hera
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Athena was born from...
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The head of Zeus
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The most intelligent god was...
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Apollo
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Artemis was the goddess of...
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Hunting
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The islands that Aphrodite was commonly linked to were...
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Cythera and Cyprus
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Juno was associated with the...
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Moon
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The young god representing ideal youth and beauty, symmetry was...
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Apollo
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The god of the oracle and the patron of music, law, medicine, and poetry was...
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Apollo
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Aphrodite was associated with...
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Flowers, roses, fragrances, and the Graces that would accompany her
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Apollo was worshiped on Delos and at Delphi as...
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'Pythian'
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The god that was originally linked to the sun was...
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Apollo 'Phoebus'
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The role of Artemis was to...
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Hunt animals in order to protect the young that are born, to remove the weak and sickly from herd and to keep balance in nature.
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Artemis was known as the...
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'Mistress of animals'
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The goddess of hunting was...
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Artemis
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The goddess of war, manual skills, and counsel was...
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Athena
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Athena was known as...
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Pallas
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Athena is portrayed with...
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A helmet, spear, and aegis
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Artemis was portrayed as...
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Surrounded by nymphs dancing on meadows and carrying a bow.
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Artemis was the daughter of...
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Zeus and Leto
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Who is the mother of Persephone?
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Demeter
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Who is called 'earth-shaker'?
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Poseidon
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How is Hades related to Zeus?
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He is his brother
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