Mythological Characters and Concepts

Flashcards covering key concepts and characters related to mythological stories discussed in the lecture.

Narcissus

Represents egotistical/narcissistic behavior.

Echo

Lost her voice because she disrespected Juno.

Centrifugal force

A force that moves away from the center.

Ubiquity

The quality of appearing everywhere.

Arachne

Turned into a spider for weaving the gods' worst behaviors.

Rhetor

Taught young men public speaking and philosophy.

Minotaur

Not half man half wolf, instead, it was half man half bull.

Roman soldiers

Did not spend most of their time fighting in battles.

Children's school weekends

Did not have weekends off from going to school.

What does the character of Narcissus represent?

a. Egotistical/narcissistic behavior

Who lost her voice because she disrespected Juno?

a. Echo

What does Narcissus turn into?

a. A white flower

The ubiquity of street lights made it hard to see the stars.

c. appearing everywhere

The machine operated using centrifugal force to pump the water.

a. moving away from the center

Arachne turns into a spider for weaving the gods' worst behaviors.

True

Roman soldiers spent most of their time fighting in battles.

False

The Minotaur was half man half wolf.

False

A rhetor taught young men public speaking and philosophy.

True

Children did not have weekends off from going to school.

True