CLC 1123 Final

who did perseus slay

medusa

what does perseus want as he heads home

xenia

who does perseus run into and require xenia from

atlas, holder of the earth

what does perseus do to atlas and why

turns him to stone bc he feels disrespected

what attacks andromeda

sea monster

why is andromeda sacrificed

her mother cassiopeia's hubris & poseidon's tidal wave

does the sea monster look at medusa

no

what happens to medusa's head in the ocean

turns to coral

what character do artists typically add incorrectly to the perseus and andromeda story

pegasus

why does andromeda's dad say no to perseus marrying his daughter

bc her uncle phineas is her suitor

what does perseus do when attacked by andromeda's uncle

turns him to stone

what happens to andromeda's parents

punished as upside down constellations

how does perseus kill acrisis

throws a discus into a crowd

who is acrisis to perseus

his grandpa

what does acrisis do to avoid his fate

spends his life as a beggar

what is the lesson in the story of acrisis and perseus

fighting against fate only makes it worse

what is the name of the very rich king who believes he is the happiest alive

croseus

what is the name of the law-giver in athens that establishes death as a punishment for breaking the law

drago

what is the name of the law-giver that gives laws but also just punishments because he is very wise

solon

who does king croseus go to to ask if he is the happiest alive

solon

who does solon claim are the happiest alive

kleobis and biton

who are kleobis and biton

two brothers who toke their cart to bring their mother to hera

when kleobis and biton's mom talks to hera, hera promises her a gift. what does their mom ask for and what happens

to make them the happiest alive, so they die on the spot bc they were in their happiest moments

what does croseus do when he hears solon's story about kleobis and biton

brings in persian messengers

what do the persian messengers do to king croseus after he dismisses solon

they tell him he is the happiest and then destroy everything he has

what keeps king croseus from being completely destroyed

says solons name to the persian messangers

what leader does rome want to right the wrongs of

romulus

what is wrong with romulus' conception

raised by wolves and/or prostitutes and born of the rape of rhea silivia

what are the names of the two brother groups (one from rome and one from alba longa) that fight each other

horatii and curiatii

which group is from which location: horatii

roman

which group is from which location: curiatii

alba longa

what happens to the losing city in the horatii vs. curiatii fight

become servants to the other city

who wins the fight between the horatii vs. curiatii and how

horatii bc horatius' 2 brothers die and then he runs off and kills the 3 alba longans

what does horatius do after defeating the alba longan brothers

takes a garment from each of them

what happens when horatius returns home in his victory

his sister is bawling bc he has killed her fiancee

how does horatius' sister know that he has killed her fiancee

bc of the garments he stole

what happens to horatius' sister

he can't get her to stop crying so he kills her on the spot

what happens when horatius kills his sister

the romans get angry and his father pleads that his son lives so that he will not have all his children die in one day

who are the parents of romulus and remus

rhea silvia and mars

what do romulus and remus like to do in their spare time

rob the rich and give to the poor

who is the king's flock master that finds romulus and remus after they are nursed by the she-wolf?

faustulus

who captures remus

grandfather numitor

why is romulus not captured

he defends himself

who suspects that romulus and remus are royalty and then tells romulus

faustulus roy

this person overhears faustulus telling romulus that he is royalty and then figures out the twins are his grandsons

numitor

romulus, remus, and numitor go against this common enemy

king amulius

who becomes king after the death of king amulius

numitor

what happens when romulus and remus decide to build their own city

they fight over who will rule and then seek out an augery

what is an augery

a depiction of the god's opinions by studying bird flight patterns

what augery does remus see

6 vultures

what augery does romulus see

12 vultures

romulus builds his walls and draws a line in the sand for them. then what happens

remus tests him by stepping over the line which is punishable by death and romulus kills him

what is the first place romulus fortifies in his reign

the hill he was brought up on (palatine). this becomes rome

romulus must increase the population in his new town of rome. what does he do

makes rome a city of refuge (city full of criminals)

romulus' new rome is only full of men. who does he successfully seek to join

the sabine women

who does romulus drive out of rome

the sabine women's fathers and brothers

do the sabine women willingly marry the roman men

yes

who helps the sabine fathers and brothers get into rome

tarpeia

what does tarpeia request of the sabine men

their gold bracelets

does tarpeia get the sabine men's gold bracelets after opening the city gates for them?

no, she is punched over a wall and dies

where does tarpeia die

tarpeian rock

what was tarpeia's flaw

she was only interested in herself

what happens when the sabine men successfully come into rome and try to raid the city

the women come outside holding their babies and pleading for them not to destroy their lineage and families

who brings salvation to rome

the sabine women

what happens to the sabine men

they create a treaty in rome and romulus and the sabine king tatius co-rule together

who kills romulus

the senate on a mountain

do the romans believe their kings are special

no, they are just normal people

what happens to romans and their association with the word "king"

they hate the word after romulus is killed and then later caesar is killed

who is the sabine king

tatius

who is an example for all roman women

lucretia

this prince and his battlemate generals get drunk before their battle bc they know they will easily win. he also brags about how great his wife is in his stupor

collantinus

what do collantinus and the generals do to settle who is the most virtuous in the town

they visit each of their wives in the night

what is lucretia doing as she is spied on

burning oil and making clothes for her children

who is infatuated with lucretia when he spies on her

prince sextus tarquin

what does sextus tarquin do instead of going to battle

asks for xenia from lucretia and tries to sleep with her

when lucretia says no to sleeping with sextus tarquin, what does he threaten

to kill her and her servant and put them in bed together so she appears unfaithful

what happens after sextus tarquin rapes lucretia

she calls for her father, husband (collantinus), and friend (brutus) and tells them what has happened

what happens to lucretia after she admits to her rape

she kills herself so she can spark a social revolution

who leads the city to overthrow sextus tarquin after he rapes lucretia and she kills herself

brutus

why is lucretia considered a roman hero

she was virtuous and led to a social revolution by her suicide

brutus and several others interact with the oracle and learn if they kiss their mothers they would get power. how does brutus outsmart the men

he kisses the earth (gaia) bc she is the mother of all

what two men become counsels in rome after they overthrow sextus tarquin

brutus and collatinus

is brutus faithful to the city of rome

yes, he even condemns his 2 sons to death

why are roman stories short

bc romans often messed up and they didn't want to tell their full stories bc of what bad example romulus is to them

what is greek mythology known to do

tell stories to explain the themes of life

who are the parents of the titans

gaia and uranus

what happens to gaia and the titans before they are born

uranus doesn't want them. gaia makes a sickle. kronos hurts his father. children are born

what does uranus' blood create

furies

what are the names of the titans

kronos, oceanus, atlas, cyclops, centimanes

what does kronos do to his children

eats 5 of them and is fooled by the sixth being a rock

when the titans fight the olympians, who wins

olympians

what does zeus win for beating the titans

his thunderbolt

what is the fight of the titans and the olympians called

titanomacy

does zeus have power over the fates

no

who are the olympians

zeus, poseidon, hades, hera, demeter, hestia

what is zeus' roman name

jupiter

what is poseidon's roman name

neptune

what is hades roman name

pluto

what is hera's roman name

juno

who is zeus married to

hera zeu