Grst 209 Midterm 3

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Pindar

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Author of Pythian Odes

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Euripides story about Jason

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Medea

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Apollonius

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Wrote Agronautica

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Aeolus

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Founding father of Jason's family tree

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Nephele

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Cloud goddess. Wife of Athamas. Mother of Phrixus and Helle

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Athamas

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King, son of Aeolus. Husband of Nephele and then Ino. Father of Phrixus and Helle

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Ino

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Second wife of Athamas. Tries to get Phrixus killed

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Helle

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Daughter of Athamas and Nephele

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Phrixus

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Son of Athamas and Nephele

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Aeetes

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King of Colchis. Owns golden fleece before its stolen by Jason. Father of Medea

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Hellespont

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Location where Helle falls off the Golden ram

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Aeson

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Half brother to Pelias (Aeolus family). Father for Jason

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Pelias

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Half brother to Aeson (Aeolus family). Takes Iolcus throne from Aeson.

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Chiron

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Famous Centaur. Educated and raised Jason

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Argus

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Helps Athena build a ship for Jason.

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"argo"

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"swift"

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Zetes and Calais

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Sons of the north wind

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Idmon

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Seer. Argonaut

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Lemnos

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Island sacred to Hephaestus (where he landed). First stop of Jason and Argonauts

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Cyzicus

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City near the black sea. Named after their king. Thought Argonauts were robbers during the night

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Cios

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Next stop after Cyzicus. Heracles left Argonauts in search of his companion

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Amycus

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Stop of Argonauts after Cios. Polydeuces challenges king to boxing match. And kills him.............

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Harpy (name meaning and role)

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Means "snatchers". Female monster in the form of a bird with human face. Stole food from victims, carried victims to Erinyes, and blinded some victims..

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Clashing rocks

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No one has ever passed between the rocks before. Argonauts send dove through to reveal window of opportunity

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Colchis

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Wealthy land ruled by Aeetes. Aeetes also owns the Golden fleece.

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Hecate

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Conceived Medea with Aeetes. Witch

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Medea

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Daughter of Aeetes and Hecate. Helps Jason get golden fleece by giving him magical ointment

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Impossible tasks for Jason by Aeetes

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1) yoke a pair of fire breathing bulls. 2) Plough a field. Sow field with dragon teeth. 3) Kill soldiers that arise form dragon teeth seeds

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Apsyrtus

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Brother of Medea. Killed by Medea and used to delay pursuing Colchians

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Glauce

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Second wife of Jason. Daughter of the king and queen of Corinth

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Ovid

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Roman poet. Only poet who wrote about divine myths

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Colonies surrounding Rome

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Etruscans in Eturia and Greeks I Southern Italy and Sicily

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Where was Rome located?

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On the Tiber river

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Which river?

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Traditional foundation date of Rome?

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753 BCE

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When was the monarchy expulsed from Rome

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500 BCE

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Which goddess did Ceaser claim to descend from?

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Venus

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Who did Augustus identify with?

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Apollo

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Who did Mark Antony identify with?

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Dionysus

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Imperial period?

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Chain of Roman emperors

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When did the western Roman empire collapse?

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476 AD

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Augustus' name before leading Rome?

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Octavian

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"nuo"

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"nod"

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"numen"

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"spirits"

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Numen

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Indigenous Roman gods with the power of assent or dissent over something

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Robigus

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Numen of wheat blight (disease)

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Robigalia festival

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Festival where romans made offerings to Robigus to keep crops healthy

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"do ut des"

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"I give, so you may give"

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Divination

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Use of ritual to learn the will of a god. Sacred birds

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Janus etymology

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"gate". Originally a name for bridges

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Janus

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Two faced god. God of decisions, crossroads, thresholds

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Zeus (roman)

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Jupiter / Jove

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Hera (roman)

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Juno

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Demeter (Roman)

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Ceres

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Artemis (Roman)

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Diana

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Hermes (Roman)

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Mercury

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Hephaestus (Roman)

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Vulcan

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Poseidon (Roman)

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Neptune

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Ares (Roman)

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Mars

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Athena (Roman)

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Minerva

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Dionysus (Roman)

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Liber or Bacchus

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Aphrodite (Roman)

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Venus

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Hades (Roman)

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Dis or Pluto

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Hestia (Roman)

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Vesta

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Lares

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Spirits of family ancestors

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Where are Lares kept?

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Lararium

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Penates

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Spirits of storehouses. Later associated with the welfare of state

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"penus"

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"cupboard"

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Two jobs of vestal virgins

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1) protect fire. 2) protect own virginity

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genius

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(female version: juno) part of divine that exists I human beings. Guardian spirit

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Vergil

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Roman poet under the reign of Augustus. Wrote 'Aeneid'

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Aeneas

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Escapes Troy after Trojan war with father Anchises and son Ascanius

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Helenus

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Only surviving son of Priam. Brother of Cassandra. Has the gift of prophecy.

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Where does Anchises die?

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Sicily

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Dido

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Queen of Carthage. Falls in love with Aeneas

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Sibyl

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Woman able to foretell the future

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Sibyl at Cumae

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Takes Aeneas to the underworld

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River Lethe

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"forgetfulness". If you drink from the river, you forget.

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Where is Rome first founded?

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Latium at the mouth of the Tiber River

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Local king of Latium

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Latinus

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Lavinia

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Daughter of Latinus. Married to Aeneas

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Who does Aeneas go to war with?

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Turnus (neighbouring king)

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Initial name of Rome?

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Lavinium

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"fatum"

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"fate". Jupiter's prophecies

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"pietas"

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"duty/devotion". Obedience to your country. Personal sacrifices for state's gain

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Four groups that mixed to form Lavinium?

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1) Latinus the Latin 2) Tarchon the Etruscan 3) Evander the Greek 4) Aeneas the Trojan

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Iulus

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Son of Aeneas. Founds Alba Longa

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Two sons of Iulus

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1) Numitor and 2) Amulius

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Numitor's daughter?

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Rhea Silvia

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Twin sons of Rhea Silvia

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Romulus and Remus

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Where does Rome get its women?

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Sabines. Invited to a Roman festival a d then kidnapped.

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Who does Sextus Tarquin lust over?

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Lucretia - loyal wife of Collatinus

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Brutus

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Friend of Collatinus. Promises vengeance on Lucretia.

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Father of Sextus Tarquin?

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Tarquin the Proud

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First consuls of Rome?

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Brutus and Collatinus

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Nickname of Brutus

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King slayer

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Cincinnatus

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Became temporary dictator of Rome but respected the rules.