War between Greece and Troy
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35 Terms
Dark ages were the…
Decline in civilization
Classical ages were the…
Revival of civilization
Homer wrote what two books
Iliad and the Odyssey
What land shape is Greece?
A peninsulas
What is the gulf of Corinth
the narrow land bridge at the eastern end of the gulf, which connects the two parts of Greece
What does Greece trade with?
Olives and grapevines
Oral tradition:
Stories told by word of mouth and passed down from generation to generation.
3 Purposes of myths:
To explain a phenomenon
to teach a lesson or moral to guide human behavior
to tell the tale of a hero and his adventures
Creation myth
Greeks believed Chaos was the first state of the universe
From nothingness arose Nyx and Erebus and then Eros
Eros achieved harmony and order, by bringing together GAEA and URANUS
URANUS buried his children alive but was stopped by his youngest son Cronus
Cronus ate his kids but was stopped by his youngest son Zeus with the help of Zeus mother Rhea
Zeus (Domains)
King of the sky, gods, and mankind
Zeus (Symbols)
Thunderbolt, eagle, oak tree
Hera (domain)
Queen of gods, marriage, and childbirth
Hera (Symbols)
Cow, scepter, peacock
Hestia (domain)
Hearth, home
Hestia (symbols)
Hearth, fire
Athena (domain)
Wisdom, war strategy, citizenship
Athena (symbols)
Shield, owl, olive tree
Ares (domain)
Terrible God of war
Ares (symbols)
War helmet, spear, vulture
The three fates controlled what?
Peoples lives
The gray sisters did what?
They could see into the future
Myth
a story from a collection of hereditary stories
ANIMISM
the concept that all things in nature are alive
FATALISM
the concept that human beings have little self-determination concerning their own destinies; fate controlled the lives of people
What is the term used for thoughts who died?
A shade
Whats the boat mans name?
Charon
ACHERON
the river of sorrow or sadness
COCYTUS
the river of lamentation or wailing
STYX
the river of hatred.
PHLEGETHON
the river of fire
LETHE
the river of forgetfulness
Whats the three-headed dogs name
Cerberus
Those who pleased the gods were sent to…
ELYSIUM
those who displeased the gods were sent to…
TARTARUS
Most shades were believed to have gone to a middle area called…
FIELD OF ASPHODEL