English honors mythology test

Strategy for short answer construction

R.A.C.E

Functions of mythology

Explain things we don't understand, create answers for the mysteries of life, create order and rules to live by, explain things when science cannot, justify customs, illustrate moral principles, create heroes, entertain

History of mythology

Myths evolved independently, stories were told in the oral tradition, many myths are based around real people and events

Campbell and Jung Archetype hero

Unusual birth, leaves family to live other, traumatic event leads to a quest, special weapon, supernatural help, proves himself on quest, journey and unhealable wound, atonement with father, spiritual apotheosis

Uranus

god of sky and heavens

Cronus

ruler of the cosmos

rhea

motherhood and fertility

zeus

god of the sky, weather law and order

hera

goddess of marriage, women and family

Hestia

goddess of the hearth and home

demeter

goddess of agriculture, grains and harvest

hades

god of the underworld and the dead

poseidon

god of the sea and the waters, earthquakes and horses

Athene

wisdom, warfare and crafting

persephone

goddess of spring growth

hermes

god of trade, luck and wealth

Aphrodite

love beauty and pleasure

Hephaestus

god of blacksmiths, metalworking, craft smith

pan

shepherds, flocks, sudden fear

cyclops

make weapons for supreme gods

Arachne

great mortal weaver, claimed that she was a better weaver than Athene, got turned into a spider because Athene was jealous.

Thematic topics

each generation usurping, pride, importance of allies, power and punishment, marriage and mistrust, mythology relevance modern day

who were the original 6 olympians

Hades, Hestia, Poseidon,Demeter, Hera, and Zeus.

Who do you find in the underworld

Hades and persephone for 6 months

What god was born out of Zeus

Athena

who is the queen of the greek gods

hera

What was formed as a result of medusa head being thrown into the sea

coral

If you were worried about an upcoming sea voyage who would you pray to

poseidon

which god is responsible for farming

demeter

who is the goddess of wisdom and defensive warfare

Athena

what kind of religion did the Ancient Greeks have

polytheistic

how many children did zeus have

too many to count

what provokes the wrath of the gods

claiming to be better than a god/goddess(hubris)

where did most of the greek gods live

Mount olympus

what was one of the reasons a greek god couldn’t live on mount Olympus

if they were not pretty