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Edith Hamilton Mythology: Introduction
Edith Hamilton Mythology: Introduction
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From Edith Hamilton's Mythology #greek #mythology
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Which is the first telling of the creation of the universe and the gods according to Greek mythology?
The Iliad
Works and Days
The Odes of Pindar
Theogony
2
What was the coolest part of reading The Odyssey in English 9?
the poking of the stick in the eye
the sirens and how Odysseus made it through
the lotus eaters (hippie sloths)
choosing between two terrible forces, Scylla and Charybdis
3
The writings of the Greeks and Romans view the world as...
smart and connected to their caveman history
something to be feared, everything is scary
Ugly and dreary, full of work
beautiful and full of imagination
4
Which of the following did Hesiod, the poor rural farmer, write?
The Aeneid
Works and Days and Theogony
The Iliad and The Odyssey
The Homeric Hymns
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What made Greek mythology so strikingly different from the Egyptian gods of the time?
The gods had a human appearance.
They believed in magic and ghosts.
They included requirements of human sacrifice.
The stories were only for entertainment.
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Who wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey?
Ovid
Hesiod
Pindar
Homer
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True or false? The myths have elements of science, literature, and religion.
false
true
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Over the years, Zeus became
more of a tyrant and angry ruler
less important as the other gods became more important.
less important as he faded out of the myths.
the Universal Father and savior of mankind.
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How did the Greeks interact with their gods?
they treated gods casually... could laugh at the gods' mistakes in stories
stories are about human sacrifice... the gods must be feared at all times
very formal... man was only on Earth to serve the gods
there was no interaction... the gods lived way before man
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What was
NOT
a major and common feature of Greek mythology?
battles among gods and goddesses
use of magic and evil witches
ghosts
struggles for power
11
The first written record of Greek mythology was
The Odyssey
Theogony
The Homeric Hymns
The Iliad
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Which Roman writer did Hamilton highlight as the best of all Roman writers?
Horace
Catullus
Virgil
Ovid
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Name the Latin poet responsible for a huge collection of writings
Homer
Ovid
Virgil
Pindar
