Myth - Unit 5 Review

To which ancient poet do we owe much of our current understanding of Greek and Roman mythology?

Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are all which type of religion?

What did the Greeks believe caused volcanic eruptions?

According to Dante, which sin would lead to an afterlife as a living tree, immobile, forever being fed upon by harpies?

 The Western practice of folkloristics has only existed for about 50 years.

For both the Japanese and the Incans, the royal families were believed to descend from what natural feature?

What form did centers of worship take for the Aztecs?

Which modern practice is MOST similar to the concept of ethnogenesis?

The Norse and Egyptian religions are classified as which type?

Dante’s Inferno explains what Catholic concept (reserved for virtuous souls who still cannot yet enter heaven)?

Myths and legends exist, in part, to help humans make sense of the “random” trials and tribulations of life.

What global event MOST inspired modern Western folklore studies?

According to Dante, Cleopatra and Helen of Troy were damned to Hell due to committing which sin?

In Egyptian mythology, the pharaoh is the avatar of what god?

Which religious tradition is represented in the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling, painted by Michelangelo?

The Hindu religion contains texts that speak of over 300 million gods.

What was the food and drink of the Greek gods?

What is the term for Japanese folklore studies?

The sun was worshipped in almost every ancient culture.