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15 Cards in this Set
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mythology |
literature to be appreciated and studied |
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Greek and Roman Myths |
show us the way people thought and felt ages ago |
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real and unreal |
Most myths do not show a distinction between the |
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Stories |
Because myths are _______ passed down through generations we do not know who first told them. |
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Ovid and Virgil |
Roman writers of myths |
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Homer |
Greek writer of myths |
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illiad |
Written by Homer the 1st written record of Greece and the oldest Greek literature written in 1000 BC (3000 years ago) |
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odyssey |
Written by Homer the 2nd oldest Greek Literature written in 1000 BC (3000 years ago) |
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theogony |
attributed to Hesiod it is an account of the creation of the universe and the generations of the Gods |
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Own image (human) |
Greeks were the 1st to create Gods this way and therefore sculptors and painters created art as strong athletes. All the art and the thought of Greece centered in human beings. |
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Powerful and dangerous |
To the Greeks the gods were to be feared when they were angry they were______ and _____ at the same time gods like Zeus and Hera were also _________ to the Greeks because of their often foolish and comedic adventures in myths. |
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Myths were used to explain |
1.creation 2. natural phenomena 3. civil unrest (wars) 4. human strengths and weaknesses |
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rational |
The myths were highly _______ and usually do not contain demonic wizards,nor ghosts and only 2 witches |
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Religion |
Greek mythology is not |
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What the myths offered to the ancient Greeks |
1. Explanations of things in the universe 2. an early science 3. pure entertainment The Gods became what humans needed and wanted them to be.
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