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What is the dative plural of:
ἀγάπε, ἀγάπης, ἡ
"love"
ἀγάπαις
What Aristocratic Greek practice involved an eromenos (beloved) and an erastes (lover)?
Pederasty.
Whose affair started the Trojan War?
Helen of SPARTA and Paris of Troy.
Whom did Psyche gain reluctant approval from Aphrodite to marry?
Cupid / Eros.
What did Hera transform Io into when hiding her from Zeus?
A bull.
What is the 2nd person plural perfect active indicative of:
cupio, cupere, cupivi, cupitum
"to desire, wish, long for"
cupivistis
Which two Roman politicians managed to woo Cleopatra VII?
Julius Caesar and Marc Antony.
After Theseus leaves her, which woman becomes Dionysus' wife?
Ariadne.
Which Greek hero travelled to the underworld to retrieve his lover?
What form does Zeus take when approaching Europa?
A white bull.
Translate:
Amor vincit omnia.
Love conquers all (things).
Who are generally believed to be the parents of Deimos (dread, terror), Harmonia (harmony) and Phobos (fear, panic).
Ares and Aphrodite.
Jason's affair resulted in whose fury transcending traditional motherly roles?
Medea.
Which devoted wife undid her work each night in order to give her husband more time to return home?
Penelope.
What did Poseidon curse Queen Pasiphae to fall in love with when affronted by her husband's lack of respect for him?
A white, splendid bull.
Translate:
καί σύ, τέκνον;
(bonus points for who says it!)
Even you, child?
(Julius Caesar)
What are the lovers who killed the tyrant Pisistratus' son called in an act protecting democracy?
(hint: their names are Aristogeiton and Harmodius)
The Tyrannicides / The Tyrant Killers.
Whose affair results in the murder of her husband (derogatory) and her death by her son?
Clytemnestra.
Besides himself, who fell in love with Narcissus?
(hint: she could not speak on her own)
Echo.
Who is Pasiphae's son?
The humanoid, bull headed, minotaur.
what is the 3rd plural imperfect active indicative of:
φιλέω, φιλήσω, ἐφίλησα, πεφίληκα, πεφίλημαι, ἐφιλήθην
OR
basio, basiare, basiavi, basiatum
"to kiss"
ἐφιλουν
OR
basiabant
Name the (generally accepted) Greek types of love
(hint: I've got 5 --- 100 points each)
Agape (unconditional), Eros (physical), Philia (friendly), Storge (familial), Philautia (self).
Who engaged in an unconventional (read: horrifying) relationship upon the death of her husband?
(hint: husband killed husband)
(hint 2: jo)
Jocasta.
Which mortal lover was Aphrodite rushing to save when she pricked herself on a white rose thorn--her blood turning it red?
Adonis.
What did Hermes (as a baby) take from Apollo?
His cattle.