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LVV-4U1 Intro. Edith Hamilton Mythology: Introduction & "The Gods"
LVV-4U1 Intro. Edith Hamilton Mythology: Introduction & "The Gods"
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From Edith Hamilton's Mythology
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The most important Numina were the ______ and Penates, which were the family's own gods.
Lares
Fauns
Janus
Larrys
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Punished those who broke their oaths
Hera
Zeus
Hermes
Hades
3
Which god made weapons and furniture for the other gods?
Hades
Hephaestus
Hestia
Harold
4
Who wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey?
Hesiod
Homer
Pindar
Ovid
5
Goddess of Marriage
Athena
Persephone
Hera
Aphrodite
6
Does not appear in the myths but important in the home
Aphrodite
Hestia
Hermes
Demeter
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the latin poet responsible for describing the Underworld in detail
Pindar
Virgil
Ovid
Homer
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The place where the good are sent after death
the Happy Haven
Thebes
the Erinyes
Elysian Fields
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Which Roman writer did Hamilton say treated the myths more like a Greek writer would?
Horace
Virgil
Ovid
Catullus
10
What was so different about Greek mythology than the mythology of other cultures around them?
They believed in magic and ghosts.
They worshipped beast gods.
Mankind was the center of their universe.
The respected and feared nature.
11
Three-headed, dragon tailed dog that guarded the Underworld
Rover
Cerberus
Charon
Charlie
12
The river that when sworn by even holds the gods to their oath
Styx
Swath
Svin
Stan
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the son of Hermes, part goat, too ugly for the nymphs
Paul
Peter
Pat
Pan
14
Over the years, Zeus became
less important as the other gods became more important.
the common father and savior of mankind.
more of a tyrant and omnipotent ruler
less important as he faded out of the myths.
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irresistible to both gods and men; could be treacherous as well as charming
Amphitrite
Aphrodite
Hera
Athena
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Guide of the dead to the Underworld
Hades
Hephaestus
Persephone
Hermes
17
The first written record of Greek mythology was
The Homeric Hymns
The Odyssey
The Iliad
Theogony
18
Which of the following did Hesiod write?
The Aeneid
Works and Days and Theogony
The Homeric Hymns
The Iliad and The Odyssey
19
True or false? The myths have elements of science, literature, and religion.
false
true
20
God of Light and Truth
Hera
Artemis
Athena
Apollo
21
Which creatures were dragon like with snake hair and could turn men to stone with a glance?
The Muses
the Gorgons
The Fates
The Graces
22
Who spun the thread of life, assigned each man his destiny, and then cut the thread at death?
The Sirens
The Muses
The Graie
The Fates
23
What name did the Roman give to Chronus, who they said brought the Golden Age to Italy?
Saturn
Pluto
Janus
Numina
24
Does not appear in the myths very often; a symbol of war
Apollo
Hermes
Ares
Athena
25
Gave mankind horses
Zeus
Hades
Poseidon
Ares
26
ferries the souls of the dead across the river to the underworld
Chuck
Charon
Cerberus
Charlie
27
Sprang fully grown and armed out of Zeus's head
Apollo
Athena
Artemis
Ares
28
Protector of the young
Athena
Artemis
Hera
Apollo
29
The God of Wealth
Hades
Artemis
Poseidon
Zeus
30
Said to have three forms: one in the sky, one on earth, one in the underworld
Artemis
Demeter
Hestia
Persephone
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Master Thief
Hestia
Hermes
Apollo
Hermione
32
Which is an account of the creation of the universe and the gods according to Greek mythology?
Works and Days
The Odes of Pindar
The Iliad
Theogony
33
Important to the cities of Greece; goddess of handicrafts
Athena
Demeter
Aphrodite
Hera
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known as the Healer
Hestia
Artemis
Athena
Apollo
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True or False? Hades was an evil god.
False
True
