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46 Cards in this Set
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Synoikismos of Anthens |
Unification Syn(sum)- With/together Oikos- house/ family |
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Demos |
-People in district, people of the state -foundation of democratic rule -divided athenian pop. into classes w. roles -Panthenaia (Pan=all, atenea=athens)(4th of july)
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Theseus Labors |
1. Killed coronets, poseidon son 2.Killed pityocamptes 3.killed Procrustes, Poseidons son 4. scion-wash my feet, get punted off cliff 5. Cercyon- vulcan's son 6. slew boar from cremyon 7.Bull at marathon(from heraklese) 8.Killed minotar
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Minotar (Theseus) |
-Virgin in tribute for minos for death of androgenus -T slays minotar |
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Ariadne |
-stolen by dionysis -abanded by theseus |
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Ixion |
-Ixion tries to rape hera -Zeus trans forms him half horse/man(centaur) -Centuar- Animal instincts, men are rules by them, don't fit in, know your place |
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Perithoos |
-invited centuars to wedding , try to rape bride -Theseus and Lapiths slay centaurs |
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Leda |
-Zeus came to as swan -Tyndareus husband also sleeps with her -2 kids from T: Clytemnestor and Castor -2 from Z: Helen and Polydeuces |
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Theseus and Perithoos |
-Thesues kidnaps helen - P. attempts to steal Persephone -Hades divine knowledge vs. human knowledge -Heraklese rescues T |
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Daedalus and Icarius |
-Minos held them responsible for Theseus escape -imprisioned in labrynth -Daedalus crafts wings of wax for him and son -Icarius attempts to fly to high: too close to sun wings melt -Metaphor for human ambition |
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Xenia |
Guest friendship Sacred to zeus between travelers and hosts |
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Kokalos |
Minos track Daedalus to sicily with kokalos Kokalos slays minos rather than violate Xenia |
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Heraklese |
-Hera + Kleos = Glory of Hera
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Heraklese birth and Early Years |
-Zeus seduces Alkmene disguised as husband Amphitryon -Alkmene Pregnant by Zeus and Amphitryon -Heraklese and Eurystus Snakes two stories- either Hera jealous or Amp. to see his son. -Zeus proclaims first baby will be rules, Hera intervenes and Eurystus born lord of mycanae/ turns |
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Heroes and Monsters |
-Common theme -Ultimate greek hero -Make world safe -Emphasize athleticism,Civilizing action -Her. was originally assigned 10 labors for killing his wife and kids being driven mad by hera |
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Nemean lion (Labor 1) |
Skin is impenetrable wrestles and beats it with club wears lion skin later STRENGTH |
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The Lenin Hydra (Labor 2) |
-heads grew back when chopped off -Earns signature accoutcement (Hydras blood) STRENGTH COURAGE
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Kerynian hind(Labor 3) |
-Artemis calls apollo for help -heraklese bring it back, DOESNT COUNT |
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Erymanthisan Boar(LAbor 4) |
COURAGE -Eurystis hides in pot |
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Augeian stables(Labor 5) |
-Eurystheis tries to embarrass heraklese -Used two seas to clean -Masculine arete (Virtue, Excellence) DOESNT COUNT b.c payed |
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Labor 6 |
Stymphalian Birds |
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Cretan Bull (Labor 7) |
-Heraklese brings it back -Eurysteus frees it and it ends up roaming streets of marathon |
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Mares of Diomedes (labor 8) |
-horses that eat flesh -feeds diomeded to his own horses JUSTICE |
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Belt of hippolyte (Labor 9) |
Eurysteus wants belt for daughter heartless gets it from amazons |
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Labor 10 |
Cattle of Geryon (were sent to end the world) |
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Apples of Hesperides (Labor 11) |
-Asks prometheus for help, sets him free (liver being eaten out by eagle) CUNNING COMPASSION -Atlas retrieves apples(beyond realms of men) heraklese holds weight of world -heraklese outsmarts Atlas |
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Kerberos (labor 12) |
-Guard dog of underworld -heraklese brings it back -Like mortals last labor is death but heartless 'conquers death' (rescues theseus from underworld) |
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Heartless other exploits |
-journeyed with jason & argonauts -sacked Troy before war -Tried to steal apollos tripod when pythia refused to help him, in order to stay purified -Rapes Auge princess of Tehea (Son Telephos) |
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Death of Heraklese |
-Zeus gives fake body to underworld -Heraklese taken up as immortal of live with olympians |
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IO |
-Zeus wants her -Hera catches on puts argos to watch her (Hermes slays) -turns her into white bull -Io unteatheres IONIAN CITIES where she ran |
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Aigyptos, Danaos, and Acrisios |
-Great grand-kids of IO -50sons/ 50 daughters (to marry each other) -Danaids flee to palasgos bound by xenia -violates xenia by giving women to forced marriages -Consummation night stabs husbands in back -LYNKEUS AND HYPERMESTIA in love = kid ACRISIOS |
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Acrisios and danae |
-delphic oracle (grandson will kill you) -Locks danae in prision -Zeus comes as ray of light EXPOSES DANAE and PERSEUS |
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Perseus on seriphos |
-dictus finds them on seriphos -lustful king brother Polydectus wants danae -perseus sent to get medusas head -impossible task so polydectus can have danae -Pagasos born from medusas spilled blood |
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Gorgons |
-3 witches -1 eye 1 tooth -inform perseus how to slay medusa |
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Aethiopia |
-Cassiepia brags better mother than nymphs -Andromedia daughter forced to be sacrificed to poseidon sea monster or have kingdom destryed -Perseus slays sea monster -phineas earlier promised androm. but perseus petrifies him with medusas head
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Perseus returns to Seriphos |
-Dictus and danae in trouble -polydectus and men petrified -hermes takes ibises and helm back to nymphs (magic tokens) -Athena puts head sewed to her chest GORGONS PUT ON SHIELDS TO SCARE ENEMIES MAGIC FROM GODS |
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perseus fufills oracle |
- kills Acrisios at funeral games with discus DESTINY WILL HAPPEN |
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Chiron |
centuar normally savage but helps jason |
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Dodona branch |
- Attached by jason to argo (To help guide their journey) -Argo construction overseen by Athena |
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The Golden fleece |
-JAson sent to retrieve -Jason yokes bull, made puts dragon to sleep(distracts) jason steals fleece |
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Madea |
-Helps jason steal golden fleece -kills family when jason is to marry true greek -flees on serpent carriage NEVER TRUST A BARBARIAN |
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Laius and Jacosta |
-king and queen of thebes -prophesey son will kill father -exposes baby Oedephius |
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Oedephius |
-Polybus and meriope - adopted parents -asks oracle if true parents, says instead marry mother kill father -thebes terrorized by spinx O kills king of thebes, Spinx challenges with a riddle.. answer human -Plague of thebes gods mad for prophesy fufilled APOLIS- city less, homeless, without a place to belong (Like dying at sea) |
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Trojan War |
-Zeus wants thetis(nymph) -Oracle-Thetis will give birth to son greater than father (prometheus knew..why he was punished) -Thetis+Peleus so no matter how powerful mortal -Eris(strife) not invited to wedding, apple -Zeus tells them to ask Paris --Helen queen of sparta, -Paris was exposed.. was a baby who would bring about the destruction of troy, adopted becomes prince of troy, king of sparta welcomes him xennia -Paris tries to take Helen she goes willingly -Blood oath all greek army is duty bound to get back helen |
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Calistic |
cali- To the most beautiful inscribed on apple thrown at wedding by strife fought over by Aphrodite, hera and athena |
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Promises to Paris |
Hera- wealth and domain over asia athena- never lose a battle aphrodite- touches pool image of beautiful blonde hair blue eyed (Helen daughter of zeus and leta) CHOOSES APHRODITE |
