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Classical Myth 101: Exam I Study Guide - Spring 09 - Prof. Georgia Irby-Massie, Exams of Classical Literature

A study guide for exam i of the classical myth 205 course, focusing on mythic characters, short answers, multiple choice questions, and detailed questions on assigned readings. Topics include greek gods and their significance, creation of the universe and humankind, and various mythological stories.

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CLCV 205: Classical Myth
Study Guide for Exam I
Spring 09
Sample questions from previous exams – point distribution to be determined
Slide identification
o
o What Mythic character is portrayed in this vase painting?
Short answer (give detailed answers)
o Clotho
o Salmacis
Multiple Choice (See quiz 1)
o The Muses are daughters of: Apollo Hermes Ares Zeus Cronus
Myth jeopardy
o she is the daughter of Zeus and Hera, she is the goddess of “youthful bloom”
o these minor deities, three in number, attend Aphrodite and are the personification of
female beauty
Detailed questions on the assigned Readings (Ovid, Hesiod, Homeric Hymns,
Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound selection)
o According to Ovid, why, specifically, does Zeus wish to destroy mankind? And by
what method does he first propose to destroy human beings?
Mythic relevancy
o Describe briefly the mythic story behind the following modern allusion and explain why
the allusion is accurate and relevant
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CLCV 205: Classical Myth Study Guide for Exam I Spring 09

Sample questions from previous exams – point distribution to be determined

  • Slide identification

o o What Mythic character is portrayed in this vase painting?

  • Short answer (give detailed answers) o Clotho o Salmacis
  • Multiple Choice (See quiz 1) o The Muses are daughters of: Apollo Hermes Ares Zeus Cronus
  • Myth jeopardy o she is the daughter of Zeus and Hera, she is the goddess of “youthful bloom” o these minor deities, three in number, attend Aphrodite and are the personification of female beauty
  • Detailed questions on the assigned Readings (Ovid, Hesiod, Homeric Hymns, Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound selection) o According to Ovid, why, specifically, does Zeus wish to destroy mankind? And by what method does he first propose to destroy human beings?
  • Mythic relevancy o Describe briefly the mythic story behind the following modern allusion and explain why the allusion is accurate and relevant

SHORT ANSWER : explain each of the following terms in detail: what it is and why it is significant; *for the gods, be able to discuss in detail origins, functions, epithets, attributes, cult centers, major festivals, sacred animals, and interpretations. You may very well be asked to provide a list of the Olympian gods with such concomitant details

  • Greek Character : be able to discuss the topographical, economic, and societal components of ancient Greek culture as they relate to mythology (e.g., how do the sea and mountains figure into Greek myth; how are olives, grapes, and livestock significant to Greek myth; how are social mores – treatment of women, status of men – reflected in myth)
  • Mythology : be able to give a definition of “myth,” distinguish between mythos and logos, and to explain (with examples) various purposes and functions of mythical stories (e.g., institutional aitiology – or why woman cannot vote)
  • Creation of the Universe : Hesiod, Theogony , Chaos, Gaia, Tartarus, Uranus (Sky), Titans, Cronus, Rhea, Oceanus, Themis, Mnemosyne, Iapetus, Prometheus, Epimetheus, Atlas, Cyclops, Hecatonchires, Thetis, Graeae, Gorgons, Olympians, Titanomachy, Typhoeus, Gigantomachy. Be able to delineate family trees (hitting the major and important details) and provide a map of the ordered universe
  • Creation of Humankind : Autochthonous, Erichthoneus, Prometheus, Epimetheus, flood (why sent, who saved, how is the world repopulated), Deucalion, Pyrrha, Pandora, Io, Oceanids, list and briefly describe the five ages according to Hesiod
  • Olympians (please note that the asterisk preceding a name indicates that the* god is Olympian; unasterisked gods are not Olympian) : *Hestia, *Hades, Persephone, *Zeus, Dodona, Olympia, xenia , Semele, Dione, hieros gamos , *Hera, Argos, Samos, Olympia, peacock, Eileithyia, Hebe, *Hephaestus, *Ares, Mnemosyne & Muses (Calliope), Fates
  • *Poseidon : contest with Athena, Pegasus, Polyphemus, Antaeus, Amphitrite, Triton, Scylla, Medusa, Aethra, Isthmian games
  • *Athena : Metis, Parthenos, Polias, Boulaia, Promachos, Pallas, Palladium, Arachne, Argo, Trojan Horse, diaulos, olive, Parthenon
  • *Aphrodite : Paphos, Corinth, Charites, Horae, Harmonia, Eros, Hermaphroditus, Salmacis, Priapus, Anchises, Aeneas, Pygmalion, Galatea, Adonis, Adonia, Psyche
  • *Artemis : Leto, Brauron, Arcteia, Selene, Hekate, Hippolytus, Phaedra, Iphigeneia, Actaeon, Callisto, Arcas, Niobe
  • *Apollo : Phoebus, Lykeios, Delos, Delphi, Pythia, Pythian games, Pan, Marsyas, Daphne, Coronis, Cassandra, Marpessa, Cyrene, Hyacinthus, Cypasrissus
  • *Hermes : herma, herm, talaria, caduceus, petasus, Maia, Argus, lyre, sacrifice, psychopompous
  • *Demeter : Persephone, Eleusis, Demophoön, Triptolemus, Keleos, Kallidikê, Kleisidikê, Dêmô, Kallithoê, Dôsô, Metaneira, Iambe, Dêmophôn, Eleusinian Mysteries.