Classics 2300 Mid Year Exam

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ekecheiria

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Olympic truce

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hellanodikai

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judge of greece

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Name the Olympic festival events in order

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1. examinations and oath

2. horse events and blood sacrifice

3. religious sacrifice (100 oxen at zeus altar)

4. Naked events and crowning + ceremony at sanctuary of Hera + feast

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Eiselasis

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Returning home

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when did the pythian games begin and who did they honour?

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586 and Apollo (son of zeus)

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what does the amphictyonic league do?

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controls the sanctuary of deplhi so no single state would

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Why does the pythian games have mousikos agon?

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Apollo is the god of music

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what important battle took place at the siphnian treasury?

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competition of Heracles and Apollo over a tripod

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Who does the isthmian games honour?

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Poseidon

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Who controls the Isthmian games?

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Corinth

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when did the isthmian games begin?

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580BCE

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Name the 3 myths surrounding the start of the Isthmian games?

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1. Melicertes/Palaimon

2. Theseus for dad (Poseidon)

3. funeral games in honour of Sciron

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Name who the Nemean games and when did they start?

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Nemean Zeus and 573BCE

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How was the Nemean games founded

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7 against Thebes in honour of Opheltes

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Name which games are run every 2 years and every 4...

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Olympia and Delphi every 4

Isthmian and Nemean every 2

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Who is Oebotas of Dyme

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first Achaian to win at olympics in stadion heroized almost 300 years later to lift the "curse"

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Hipposthenes of Sparta

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6x olympic victor in wrestling

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Milo of Kroton

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6x olympic victor in wrestling; superhuman strength; died with hand stuck in tree; dressed as heracles

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Gluakos of Karysystos

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Boxer with the plough touch; Peridonikes won in all 4 Panhellenic games

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Kleomedes of Astypalaia

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lost b/c he killed opponent then toppled a school and killed 60 children; magically disappeared and was told to be worshipped as last of the heroes

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Theagenes of Thasos

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myth as son of Herakles victor in pancration boxing and dolichos

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Poulydamas of Skotousa

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extreme strength died trying to hold up cave

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Xystos

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covered track practice

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Paradromis

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Outdoor praccy

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Strigil - Stlengis

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Scraping thing for bottle of oil

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Philostratus Gymnasticus

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Sword or the Strigil

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Gymnasiarchos

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Leader of gymnasion

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Paidonomos

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Decides who graduates

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Didaskalos

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Teacher

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Paidotribes

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Physical Trainer

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Hermes

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god of gymnasion

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Erastes

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Older male lover

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Eromenos

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younger beloved

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Name the political institutions and roles

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2 kings; council of elders; council of ephors; assembly

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Lycurgus

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Mythic founder of spartan way

child exposure: spartan agoge

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Torch Race

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Anteros to eros and back to Anteros altar

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Hermaia

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boys only initiation as potential check of abuse the social institution of pederasty in ancient greece