Final Exam Greek Myth

The myth of the Trojan War is an example of a "Destruction Myth" because it describes . . .

the end of an era

The leader of the Greek army against Troy is . . .

Agamemnon

Achilles is . . .

a warrior-hero doomed to die young

The story of the abduction and retrieval of Helen is a good example of a myth based on . . .

folk-tale

The historian Herodotus' account of the Trojan War is a good example of . . .

rationalizing myth

Homer's Iliad is . . .

an epic poem

In Book 1 of the Iliad, Zeus and Thetis make a plan to . . .

help the Trojans get the upper hand over the Greeks

The main focus of Homer's Iliad is . . .

the anger and revenge of Achilles

"If I stay here, my glory will be undying forever . . . If I return home . . . my glory is lost." This quote contains themes typical of . . .

According to Homer's Iliad, Achilles . . . (choose ALL correct answers)

is the son of a goddess, has a story similar to the hero Meleager

According to Homer's Iliad, Hector . . . (choose ALL correct answers)

is the greatest of the Trojan warriors,

is the brother of Paris

Sacrificed in order to appease Artemis and allow the Greek army to set sail for Troy

Iphigenia

According to the historian Herodotus, place where Helen stayed for the duration of the Trojan War

Egypt

Homer's Iliad ends with . . .

the funeral of Hector

Fails to win the arms of Achilles and later commits suicide

Ajax

The so-called "nostoi" were mythic tales that . . . (choose TWO answers)

told of the heroes journeys home from Troy, described the divine punishments inflicted on the Greeks after Troy

Of the following stories, the best example of a HISTORICIZING myth would be . . . .

Theseus befriending Pirithous

Blinds self after learning the truth

Oedipus

Retrieves the Golden Fleece

Jason

Kills own children in an act of vengeance

Medea

Saves Athens from the Amazons

Theseus

Leads the Greek army at Troy

Agamemnon

Dies tragically after being cursed by father

Hippolytus

Queen of Thebes

Jocasta

Begs Hector to stay back from the fighting

Andromache

The "Homecoming Husband"

basic plot-line of the Odyssey, a folk-tale

Greek word that means "return home" (applies to the Odyssey)

nostos

Rejects the code of hospitality and devour(s) several of Odysseus' men

the Cyclops Polyphemus

Uses a trick in order to avoid choosing one of the suitors

Penelope

"the Fed, is to try to steer a course between Scylla and Charybdis" This quote, from a recent NYTimes op-ed by columnist Paul Krugman, refers to an episode in . . .

the wanderings of Odysseus