CLCV 205: Classical Myth
Study Guide for Exam I
Spring 09
Sample questions from previous exams – point distribution to be determined
• Slide identification
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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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