Journey
Ramayana
Exodus
Potpourri
The Republic
100
The city ruled by Gilgamesh
What is Uruk?
100
After she first saw him, Sita could not stop thinking about him and felt ill.
Who is Rama?
100
God first came to Moses in this form
What was a burning bush?
100
The angel through whom the divine revelations came to Muhammad
Who is Gabriel?
100
This was a ring that could make the wearer invisible
What is the ring of Gyges?
200
Muhammad's first wife
Who is Khadijah?
200
She came down to wash the bones of Bhagiratha's ancestors so that they could reach salvation
Who is Ganga (or Ganges)?
200
They did this to keep the angel of death from killing their firstborn children
Why did the Israelites put blood on the doorposts and lintels of their homes?
200
The reason Viswamithra, the sage, wanted Rama to travel with him as he went to offer a sacrifice
What is to defend the sages from attacks by asuras (demons)?
200
This was Thrasymachus's definition of justice
What is the advantage or interest of the stronger?
300
Muhammad was taken to Jerusalem and up into Heaven in this journey
What is the night journey?
300
Sita was her avatar.
Who is Lakshmi?
300
He was the father-in-law of Moses
Who was Jethro?
300
The mountain where Muhammad first experienced a revelation
What is Hira?
300
These are the three classes of a city
What are the rulers, warriors, and tradespeople?
400
The winemaker who tells Gilgamesh he should enjoy the time he is alive and have fun with his children
Who is Siduri?
400
The human-monkey who played a central role in helping Rama release Sita from captivity
Who was Hanuman?
400
This was the reason that the Israelites were not supposed to oppress aliens among them
What is because they had been aliens in the land of Egypt?
400
She sent the Bull of Heaven to punish Gilgamesh when he refused her offer of marriage
Who is Ishtar?
400
These are the three parts of the self that correspond to the three classes
What are reason, the spirited element, and the appetites/passions?
500
God did this to the Pharaoh because he wanted to display his power to all
Why does God harden the Pharaoh's heart?
500
The king of the human-monkeys who was killed by Rama
Who was Vali?
500
Bezalel made this out of acacia wood
What is the Ark of the Covenant?
500
Rama's brother who accompanied him into the forest
Who was Lakshmana?
500
The type of reason operating at the highest level of knowledge
What is dialectic?
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