Greek Vocabulary
life; life's breath; spirit; soul
What is psukhe?
Reason Achilles refuses to fight
What is Agamemnon taking Briseis as his prize?
Former identity of the Eumenides
What are the Furies?
Socrates' worst nightmare
What is the end of a dialogue?
Sings the praises of a victor and his family
What is a Victory Ode?
blessed/happy
What is olbios?
How Odysseus escapes Polyphemus
What is hiding under a sheep?
Libation offering
What does one do to honor a cult hero?
Socrates' follower who is the dialogic partner of one of our readings
Who is Phaedo?
Pollution
What is miasma?
sign AND tomb of a hero
What is nostos
Hero who was killed by his own mother in a moment of madness
Who is Pentheus?
The hero who saved seven boys and seven girls from death?
Who is Theseus
The art of selecting certain aspects of a narrative to tell so that the overall story is shorter without losing the main parts of the story
What is compaction?
aberration, disaster, cause of disaster
What is ate?
Offering a sacrifice and making a vow
What is how Odysseus open the portal to the underworld?
Old men/unskilled actors who mediate between the actors and the audience
What is the chorus?
A state of utter unconsciousness OR being reunited with those who came before
What is Socrates' idea of death?
the end; coming full circle; completion
What is telos?
coming together; competition; ordeal
The first word of the Iliad in Greek
What is menis?
Hesiod's five generations
What are gold, silver, bronze, unknown, and iron?
OR How does Hesiod envision the world is broken up?
The journey of a soul
What is theoria?
Ainos
What is a coded message one must be emotionally, mentally, and morally ready to receive