Olympians & Friends
One-Eyed Monsters
Cyclops
Fell in love with his own reflection.
Narcissisus
Witch who warned Odysseus of Sirens
Circe
How were myths and epics originally passed on?
Orally
Hubris
Lame and Ugly Blacksmith
Hephaestus
Fire-breathing female monster resembling a lion in the forepart, a goat in the middle, and a dragon behind.
Chimera
Famous Blind Prophet in both Odyssey and Oedipus
Tiresias
What is an epithet?
Short description about the character.
What is the Greek word for the code of hospitality?
Xenia
Spirits of Inspiration
Muses
Punished in Hades by having repeatedly to roll a huge stone up a hill only to have it roll down again.
Sisyphus
Respected Bard of the Phaeacians
Demodocus
What makes a simile Homeric?
It uses the "as....so" structure.
Because of the value of __________, the Greeks anthropomorphized their gods.
Humanism
Reason for the changing seasons.
Persephone
An elaborate, confusing structure designed and built by the legendary architect Daedalus for King Minos of Crete.
Labyrinth
Cyclops Son of Poseidon
Polyphemus
What epic technique/convention/feature helped oral storytellers recite these long epics?
Formulaic Repetitions
What English phrase translates the Greek saying about self-assessment?
"Know Thyself"
The word "cuckold" comes from her pity for her husband disguised as a cuckoo bird.
Hera
Titan goddess of memory and remembrance.
Mnemosyne
The Ringleader of Suitors
Antinous
How does The Odyssey open (what epic feature)?
Invocation to the Muse
List three cultural things we have inherited from the Greeks.
democracy, theatre, architecture, words, medicine, math, science, olympic games, etc.