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History
12 Olympians
Epic Hero
Epic Journey
Lit Terms
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Myths tell traditional stories of: (3 answers)
Gods, kings, and people
100
Who was the god/goddess of the underworld?
Hades
100
Define Noble Birth
The Hero is typically a king, prince, Demigod or someone of high rank within their culture.
100
What happens to the Hero during "The Call"?
Hero is called on a quest and hero must make a decision to start a journey or they may have no choice
100
Define Simile
Using the words "like or as" to describe to unlike things
200
Define Oral Tradition:
The practice of passing along stories, tales, and folklore by word of mouth
200
Who was Zeus' wife?
Hera
200
The hero faces supernatural beings of some sort
Battles Supernatural Forces
200
At what step does the hero encounter obstacles that interfere or delay the journey?
Guardian(s) of the Threshold
200
"The flower danced in the wind" is an example of which Literary Term?
Personification
300
Who were the 3 major Classicists?
Virgil, Homer, and Ovid
300
Which Greek god or goddess was represented with the symbols of the shell, dove, swan?
Aphrodite
300
What 4 qualities does the epic hero possess with "Supernatural Abilities"?
Bravery, Cunning, Humility, Wisdom
300
Leaving the Ordinary world is one of the steps in the Heroic Journey True or False?
True
300
"The emotional effect the text creates for the reader" defines which one of our literary terms?
Mood
400
Which Greek god ate his children?
Cronus
400
Which two gods/goddesses were twins?
Artemis/ Apollo
400
What does it mean for an Epic Hero to be a "Cultural Legend"?
The hero is well known in his own culture BEFORE going out on his quest.
400
At what point in the Heroic Journey does the Hero see life "differently"?
The Return
400
DOUBLE POINTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "The snow is a white blanket" is an example of which literary term?
Metaphor
500
DOUBLE POINTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Which Greek god punished Prometheus for giving fire to the humans?
Zeus
500
Natural Disasters were blamed on which one of the 12 Olympians?
Poseidon
500
How many qualities of the Epic Hero are there?
7
500
Who studied Myths from all over the world and explained the Heroic Journey?
Joseph Campbell
500
What was the THEME in the story the Rights to the Streets of Memphis?
Facing your fear/ standing up for yourself/ courage