God of...
Who are the gods/goddesses of poetry and the arts?
The Muses
What is my name?
Where am I from originally?
Haley (Ms.) Swanson
I'm originally from Texas
Rome is a city in what modern country?
Italy
What is a verb?
An action word
Who is the author?
Hesiod
Who is the god/goddess of time?
Cronos
When is EVERYTHING due by?
The last day of the quarter
What is the name of the sea that surrounds Greece and Italy?
The Mediterranean
What does a pronoun do?
It is a word that replaces a noun. Like she, he, it, I, you...
What is part 1 of the poem called?
The Invocation to the Muses
Gaia and Ouranos
You get 3 grades each quarter, what are they?
Attendance/participation, a test, and a project
Name the two holy mountains we have read about so far.
Double points if you can tell us someone who lives on each mountain.
Mt. Olympus and Mt. Helicon
The Olympian gods like Zeus live on Mt. Olympus. The Muses live on Mt. Helicon
Explain the difference between There, Their, and They're.
There - indicates a place, "over there"
Their - possessive form of they, "their team"
They're - contraction meaning "they are"
Aphrodite is created from what thrown where?
The severed genitals of Ouranos thrown into the ocean
Who is Eros?
God of desire
What do I put on Google Classroom? Name at least 2 things.
The powerpoints, any texts we read in class, and any other handouts I give you (so far: the syllabus and the extra credit directions)
What is the name of the under-underworld?
Tartarus
What punctuation mark do you use to indicate a strong pause or a more significant separation of sentence elements than a comma?
a semicolon (;)
What does Cronos use to castrate his father? What is it made from?
A sickle made from flint (stone)
There are two Olympian gods who are twins. Who are they? What are they the gods/goddesses of?
Apollo and Artemis. Apollo is god of the sun, poetry, and medicine. Artemis is goddess of the moon, and hunting
Explain your extra credit assignment, how many points is it worth? And what are the points added to?
A mini-book report and a photo/drawing of the book. It's worth 8 points and the points are added to your unit/quarter test
Name two modern countries that were part of the Roman Empire (Italy doesn't count).
England, France, Germany, Spain, Israel, Egypt, Greece, Turkey...
I've mentioned several Greek/Latin root words so far. Name one and explain what it means
Theo = gods, Gon/gyn/gen = born of, Voc = speak/voice...
There are three generations of gods. Name them.
1. Primordial/ancient gods of the earth (Gaia, Ouranos, Night)
2. The Titans (including Cronos)
3. The Olympians