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Ancestress of many civilizations; tomrented by Hera after having attracted the attention of Zeus
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Io
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Progeny of Io; brought his fifty daughters to Argos to try to prevent their being married to the fifty sonds of his brother Aegyptus
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Danaus
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The fifty daughters of Danaüs; brought to Argos by their father to try to prevent their being married to the fifty sons of his brother Aegyptus.
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Danaids
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Progeny of Io; tried to forestall the prophecy that he would be killed by his grandson.
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Acrisius
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Daughter of Acrisius and mother of Perseus by Zeus via the "golden shower."
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Danae
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King of the island of Seriphos, where the box containing Danaë and Perseus was brought ashore by Zeus; tried ignominiously to seduce Danaë.
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Polydectes
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Ancient apotropaic hags; Medusa acquires their characterestics and is the most famous of the Gorgons.
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Gorgons
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Most famous of the Gorgons, whose stare turned men into stone; killed by Perseus.
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Medusa
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"Gray-women"; old witches whom Perseus needed to consult on his quest to kill Medusa.
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Graenae
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Daughter of Cassiopeä and Cepheus of Joppa; rescued from Ceto by Perseus and given to him as his bride.
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Andromeda
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Vain Queen mother of Andromeda whose boast that her daughter was more lovely than the Nereids brought the wrath of Poseidon up their city of Joppa.
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Cassiopea
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According to Sumerian myth, what gods created the first humans?
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Enki and Ki
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E and K
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For what area of Greek life is the term "hoplite" most relevant?
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warfare
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which of the following was NOT a main charracter in a near eastern flood myth?
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Which of the following is FALSE conserning the Eleusinian Mysteries?
An initiate divulging what happened in the temple could be put to death The principal ceremony was held annually during a truce. Slaves were ineligible for initiation into the mysteries. The main temple of hte mysteries was called the Telesterion |
Slaves were ineligible for initiation into the mysteries
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What antropologist's fieldwork among the Trobrianders led to his "Charter Theory of Myth"?
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Bronislaw Malinowski
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What type of allegory did Euhermerus use to understand Greek myth?
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historical
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whose contextual approach makes use of the concept of "Programs of Action" in order to understand myths?
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Walter Burkett
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What king of Cyprus carved a statue that later came to live an dbecame his wife?
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Pygmalion
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What beautiful child of Aphrodite and Hermes was loved by teh nymph Salacis
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Hermahroditus
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Which of the following was NOT a maiden that Thesues and Perithous either married or tried to abduct?
Antiope Helen Alcestis Hippodameia |
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What lover of Apollo was killed by a discus?
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Hyacinth
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To what god did the Athenians build a shrine due to his supposed help at the Battle of Marathon?
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Pan
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Who raped Philomela and then cut out her tongue?
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Tereus
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