Test # 1 Review

Prometheus’ name means “forethought”, while his brother Epimetheus’ name means:

Oceanus, Themis and Cronus were all:

The Theogony is the earliest work of:

One strange aspect of Greek sacrifices is that the sacrificial animal had to be:

The stories of Orion, and of Calisto and Arcas, helps to explain the:

The term “Anthropomorphism” refers to the gods as:

This virgin Olympian goddess is the protectress of young girls and animals:

A resonant myth:

The cult of the Earth Mother Goddess, and worship of the Bull, are part of the religious practice of the:

Prometheus is an example of this type of god:

Both Asclepius and Apollo were:

The most famous oracle was the Pythia of Apollo at:

Hebe and Ganymede were brought to Olympus as:

Herodotus is best known as the "Father" of:

Heinrich Schliemann is associated with the cities of:

In 1450 BCE, Crete was invaded and dominated by:

The Olympian twins Apollo and Artemis both had this item as one of their symbols:

A "polis" was a Greek:

The only thing that remained contained in “Pandora’s box” was:

An "aulos" was usually associated with:

Pindar was:

Aeschylus is known as the "Father" of Greek:

A "Mythos" is a:

The establishment of the Olympians on Mt Olympus is symbolic of the establishment of:

"Traditional" myths are:

Which one of the following statements about the Delphic Oracle is true:

In the “Titanomachy”, Zeus was aided by the Cyclopes’ and:

The “Typhonomachy” refers to a battle between Zeus and:

Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos were:

The statement “Zeus was once a King of Crete, who deposed his father Cronus” is an example of:

Myths of physical allegory explain:

Zeus directed the creation of Pandora so that she should become:

Many of the myths of Artemis deal with the theme of:

The Labyrinth can be found in the palace of:

The Iliad and the Odyssey are attributed to:

The story of Hesiod’s Five Ages of Man and Ovid’s Stages of Humanity are similar, except in Ovid there is no “Age of..”:

Many myths, such as the story of Arachne, show the gods punishing individuals for the crime of:

This island became the location of a sacred temple in return for allowing Leto to give birth to her son there:

Prometheus was punished by Zeus by:

The 9 daughters of Zeus are the patrons of the arts and holders of all knowledge:

Interpretation of myth illustrated by the Mycenean patriarchy of deities replacing the Minoan matriarchy of deities is:

The castration of Ouranos resulted in:

Greek religious sacrifices were intended to:

This god was saved from being swallowed by being replaced with a large rock:

Sir Arthur Evans is associated with the palace of:

Spiderman and Wonder Woman are examples of:

The Panathenaic festival involved an offering to the statue of Athena of a:

A "hecatomb" was a:

The Creation Myths of both Hesiod and Ovid help explain why:

The individuals who could talk directly to the gods for man were called:

The story of Deucalion and Pyrrha is associated with:

Tartarus is also known as:

The individuals who could interpret the will of the gods in nature were called:

Magical lightning bolts were given to Zeus by the:

The interpretation of myths as being like dreams, they help us work through our repressed wishes/fears, was proposed by:

The origin of animal sacrifice to the gods is found in the myths of:

The first “Hieros Gamos” in Greek mythology took place between:

The divine food of the gods was known as:

According to Hesiod, the first man was created from clay by:

Artemis could usually be found in the company of:

Apollo was called the “Pythian” because he had:

The 3,000 male children of Oceanus and Tethys, who were the gods of rivers and streams, were called:

The interpretation of mythological heroes as role models who teach us how to behave, was proposed by:

The 3,000 female children of Oceanus and Tethys, who were the nymphs of the springs and fresh water, were called:

According to Ovid, the ancestor of the Greek people was:

The "Judgement of Paris" is an example of this type of allegory:

The second god in the Greek Creation myths, often referred to as “Mother Earth”, is named:

The oracles of Cassandra were: