Greek gods/goddesses
Terms
Greek Roots
Architecture
Philosophical Vocab
100
Who tricked Hades and was sentenced to rolling a boulder up a mountain for eternity?
Who is Sisyphus.
100
deus ex machina
What is god by machine- crane used to make characters fly
100
astr
What is star
100
What is the big building on top of the hill?
What is the Parthenon.
100
the unselfish concern for the welfare of others
What is altruism
200
Who used a string to descend into the laybrynth and killed the Minotaur?
Who is Theseus.
200
stichomythia
What is rapid dialogue between characters that creates tension
200
amor
What is love
200
What is the triangle on the pitched roof?
What is a pediment
200
a branch of philosophy that investigates the origin, nature, methods, and limits of human knowledge
What is epistemology
300
Who was abducted by Hades and made Queen of the Underworld? "Reason for the Seasons"
Who is Persephone.
300
pathos
What is pity
300
sacra
What is holy
300
What are the three types of columns, from least decorated to most decorated?
What is Ionic, Doric, Corinthian.
300
a kind of logical argument in which one proposition is inferred from two others of a certain form
What is syllogistic logic
400
Who created a statue of the "perfect woman," which was brought to life by Aphrodite?
Who is Pygmalion.
400
divine intervention
What is intervention by gods with mans' destiny
400
hemo
What is blood
400
What are the scrolly things at the top of the columns?
What is volutes
400
not affected by or showing passion or feeling
What is stoic
500
Who talked so much that she was cursed and could only hear her voice reflect back to her?
Who is Echo.
500
What is the most famous oracle?
What is Delphi
500
hypn
What is sleep
500
What is a row of columns called?
What is a colonnade?
500
having deceptive attraction or allure
What is specious
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