classics 101 quiz 1

greek word parts and mythology

-archy/ -arch

rule by/ ruler

-cracy/ -crat

ruling body/ supporter of rule by

-graphy/ -graph

method of writing/ something written

-logy

subject of study ("study of")

-mania

madness, excessive enthusiasm

-metry

art or measurement

-nomy

law of, science of

-pathy

feeling

-philia/ -phile

love of/ lover of

-phobe

one who fears

-skopy/ -skop

observation of or by/ instrument for observing

acr-

high, topmost

all-

other

arist-

best

aut-

oneself

cac-

bad

heter-

different, other

hier-

holy, divine

hol-

whole

hom-

same

home-

similar, same

idi-

own, personal

macr-

large scale

mega-/ megal-

great, large, powerful

mes-

middle

micr-

small

mon-

single, alone, one

neo-

new

olig-

few

orth-

straight, correct

pale-

old

pan-/ pant-

all

poly-

many

pseud-

fake, false

scler-

hard

therm-

hot

agog-

lead

acou-

hear, listen

ball-/ bol-

throw

cri-

judge

do-

give

gen

become, be born

gno-

to know

graph-/ gram-

to write

id-

to see

log-/ lect-

to say

ora-

to see

opt-

to see

path-

to suffer

phen-/ phan-/ pha-

to show

pher-/ phor-

to carry

prag-/ prac-

to do

rheu-/ rh-

to flow

skept-

to look at

skop-

to look at

sta-

to set up, to stand up

tom-

to cut

the-

to place

trop-

to turn

treph-

to nourish

Loan Word

fully adopted, little change in spelling (ex: data)

Hybrid Word

word that is a combo of 2+ languages (socio= latin, logy= greek)

Base

part of a word derived from Greek or Latin with constant meaning and form

Prefix

element added to beginning of word (PREfix)

Suffix

element added to ending of word (titanIC)

Combining Form

base and suffix combo (log-y)

Combining Vowel

vowel (usually i or o) used to link base with subsequent elements

Zeus (Jupiter)

Lord of the sky and supreme ruler of the gods. Known for throwing lightning bolts

Poseidon (Neptune)

Ruler of the Sea, earthquakes and horses. Carries trident. Brother of Zeus

Hades (Pluto)

Ruler of the underworld and the dead. Helmet which renders him invisible, has two pronged staff and Cerebrus the doggy

Hestia (Vesta)

Virgin Goddess and sister of Zeus. Goddess of hearth and symbol of the home

Hera (Juno)

Zeus' wife and sister. Goddess of married sex and childbirth

Ares (Mars)

God of War and son of Zeus and Hera. Very good looking, considered childish and bloodthirsty

Athena (Minerva)

Daughter of only Zeus (sprang from his head full-grown and in full armor). Virgin goddess of war strategy and female home skills and taming nature

Apollo (Apollo)

Son of Zeus. Master musician, archer god, healer. Described as handsome and shiny. Helps transition boys into manhood

Aphrodite (Venus)

Not a child of Zeus, born from the sea foam (due to Uranus). Goddess of love, beauty and sex.

Hermes (Mercury)

Son of Zeus. Wings on sandals. God of thieves and travelers. Messenger god (transitions souls from upper world to underworld)

Artemis (Diana)

Twin of Apollo. Goddess of the hunt. Virgin. Transitions girls into womanhood

Hephaestus (Vulcan)

Son of hera, god of fire. Strong upper body, lame leg (caused by Hera). Married to Aphrodite

Chaos

emptiness, a void

Gaia (Terra)

earth goddess

Ouranos (Uranus)

created by Gaia, sky god and mate of Gaia. Together they birth the Titans

Kronos (Saturn)

God of the sky; ruler of the Titans, castrates his father (Uranus). Eats his kids to prevent them from overthrowing him

Rhea

Wife of Kronos. Mother goddess. Mother to Zeus

Demeter (Ceres)

Goddess of grain and harvest. Mother to Persephone

Eros (Cupid)

God of love, son of Aphrodite

Dionysus (Bacchus)

God of wine and vegetation. Very androgynous

Persephone

Daughter of Zeus and Demeter. Queen of Death. Hades kidnaps her (origin story of the seasons and the Greco-Roman marriage ceremony)