Mythology Chapter 3

creation

An etiological myth explains what?

eschatology

The study of the end of the world

Chaos

Night and Erebus were the first two children of who?

Love

The child of Night and Erebus was who?

anything moving has life

Hamilton's theory of the personification of Earth and Heaven is that?

giants

What sprang from the blood of the injured Heaven?

kill him

Zeus eventually overthrows Cronus because he thought Cronus would?

rock

Rhea tricks Cronus by giving him what instead of Zeus

throw up

Zeus rescues his siblings by making Cronus

in Delphi

What happens/where is the stone that faked Cronus out?

the Titan family

Who helps Cronus in the War?

Olympians, his family, giants, Prometheus

Who are Zeus' allies?

binds them in tarturus

What does Zeus do to punish his enemies after they lose?

Atlas

Titan who's fate was to support the Earth and Sky on his back

Typhoon

Who does Zeus have to fight to become the undisputed world champion? John Cena?

Prometheus

Epimetheus tried and failed to make man, his brother succeeded, who was his brother?

Prometheus

Means forethought

Epimetheus

Means afterthought

speed, skill, strength

Epimetheus gave the creatures on Earth certain qualities that earned him his reputation as a scatterbrain, what were these qualities?

fire

Prometheus came to man's aid by making them wise and giving them what?

Golden Age

Age of man where they were brilliant and vibrant, rich. Spirits Cquardus

Silver Age

Age of man where they were dumb and harmed each other

Bronze Age

Age of man where they were violent and strong, they killed each other and were God-lier/heroic

Heroic Age

Age of man where the race of humans were those who fought at Thebes and Troy

Iron Age

Age of man that is current, flawed and only getting worse. The metals are lower quality as time goes on.

stole fire, saved all the good parts of animals

Zeus was angry with Prometheus because he did what two things?

chaining him to a rock forever (creating women)

Zeus got revenge on Prometheus by?

Pandora

Means "Gift of All"

gift, curse

Pandora is gift of all to men because she was what two things for men?

all pain, sorrow, and hope

What is in Pandora's box?

she is curious

Why does Pandora open the box?

Earth is plagued by sorrows/torment

What is the result of Pandora's box opening?

sends an eagle to eat his liver

How does Zeus personally punish Prometheus who is already chained to a rock?

who will dethrone Zeus

Prometheus knows something that could help Zeus in the future and that is?

never known

How does Prometheus escape?

Charon

Who is a possible suspect in Prometheus' escape?

Noah's Ark

The Deluge is similar to what biblical tale?

mankind was too evil

Why does Zeus send the flood?

9

How many days and nights did it rain during the flood?

Pyrrha and Deucalion

Who was saved from the flood?

Prometheus told them to build a chest

How were these 2 saved from the flood?

they respect the gods

Why is Zeus chill with the survival of Pyrrha and Deucalion?

Veil their heads, cast behind the stones of their mother

What are Pyrrha and Deucalion urged to do?

they throw stones behind them

What solution do Pyrrha and Deucalion hit on?

stones thrown turn into people

How is the new race of man born after the flood thanks to Pyrrha and Deucalion?