Lyric Poets + Epics
The home of Sappho.
What is Lesbos?
The Queen of the Gods
Who is Hera?
The two sides of the Trojan War.
Who are the Trojans and the Achaeans (or Greeks)
The first known legal code of Archaic Greece.
What is the Dreros inscription (Code of Dreros)
This central open space in a Greek city-state was used for markets, political gatherings, and social activities.
What is the Agora?
The home of Tyrtaeus.
What is Sparta?
The god of wine, theater, fruits and vegetables, etc.
The two sides in the Battle of Marathon.
What are Athens and Persia?
Statues portraying Men and Women
What are Kouros and Kore?
This drink, often diluted with water, was the most common beverage in ancient Greece
What is wine?
This author is attributed to the Shield of Heracles.
Who is Hesiod?
The patron god of prophecy.
Who is Apollo?
This tool is the most important weapon in Archaic Greek warfare.
What is a spear?
These terracotta objects are often found in the graves of children
What are dolls?
This ancient Greek practice involved citizens gathering to vote on laws and policies, often taking place on a hill like the Pnyx in Athens
What is the Assembly?
Hesiod said they inspired him to compose the Works and Days.
Who are the Nine Muses?
This is the number of generations Hesiod said the human race had in the Works and Days.
What is 5?
This is the patron god of warfare.
Who is Ares?
In ancient Greek homes, this small altar was dedicated to household gods and used for daily offerings and prayers
What is a hearth?
"Servant of Enyalios the battle lord and of the Muses also, understanding their lovely gift."
Who is Archilochus?
killing the hydra, capturing the Cretan bull, taking Cerberus to the surface world? etc..
What is one of the twelve labors of Heracles?
The Ancient Greek ship used for warfare.
What is the Trireme?
This type of decorated pottery, often featuring scenes of mythology or daily life, was a hallmark of archaic Greek artistry and used for storing wine or oil.
What is an amphora?
This popular form of ancient Greek entertainment involved storytelling, often accompanied by music from a lyre.
What is a symposium?