Review Questions over Zeus and Overview of the Olympian Gods, and the Role of the Great Goddess.

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1. In the selection from Hesiod's Works and Days I gave in the packet, what role of Zeus is Hesiod stressing?

2. In the selection from Cleanthes' Hymn to Zeus I gave in the packet, what role of Zeus is Cleanthes stressing? (Give best answer.)

3. As Greek culture evolved, did its conception of Zeus change, especially among more educated people?

4. The Greek city where the great games for Zeus were held every four years and which had the greatest Greek temple to Zeus was:

.5. Eileithyia is a goddess

6. Hebe is a goddess:

7. Is there considerable evidence that, in prehistoric times, the major gods were female?

8. Which of the following symbols of the Great Mother Goddess is perhaps the most prominent?

9. What sort of Gods are especially known for prophecy and shape-changing, and producing monsters?

10. How does the Consort of the Great Mother often die?

11. According to the reading in your packet, which of the following things does not happen as male gods take over power from female gods in societies?

12. The wife of Poseidon was:

13. The Cyclops that loved the sea-nymph Galatea was called:

14. The personified spirits of old age were called the

15. Which of the following monsters are not related to gods of the sea?

16. According to my lecture, Poseidon may have, in an earlier form, been the lover or husband of:

18. Were many of the sea monsters of Greek myth simply ways of explaining natural forces that ruined sailors and ships?

18. Old men of the sea, like Proteus, Nereus, even Triton, are particuarly useful for:

19. The young Trojan prince whom Zeus abducted (as shown in the archaic statue to the left) and became his cupbearer was called:

20. Which two gods, perhaps due to the fact that they may be originally versions of the same male god, look quite alike, as the confusion over the identity of this statue indicates? (Thus there are two correct answers.)

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1. The god of of rationality, music and medicine was:
2. The god of marriage and family was:
3. The goddess that was destined to produce a son greater than its father was:
4. The overall Olympian god of the sea was
5. The first female Greek goddess was:
6. The ruler of the underworld was:
7. The goddess of war, wisdom. female handicrafts was:
8. The head of the Olympian gods was:
9. ______ was born from the head of Zeus
10. A part goat, part human follower of Dionysos was called a :
11. _________ was often worshipped by  merchants.
12. The chief mainland site dedicated to Apollo was:
13.  Two famous slogans of this god were "Nothing in excess," and "Know yourself."
14. ______ is the twin sister of Apollo.
15. The god who stole for humankind the gift of fire was:
16. ______ was born from the thigh of Zeus
17 The two gods who are thought to symbolize the two poles of human rationality were :
18. _________ is a young, single male god that seems to have unusually bad luck  in love and in establishing himself in his career.
19. The goddess of erotic love was:
20. River in the underworld the gods swear by:
21. The central extra-martial love of Aphrodite was
22. The central Greek god of Marriage was
23. The chief god of medicine (and medicine alone) was:
24. The statue of _________ was often in gymnasia where young men exercised and trained.
25. The husband of Aphrodite was:
26. _______takes your soul to Hades
27. _________ is a virgin goddess of the hunt, of animals, and also watches over young girls.
28. A one-eyed creature who builds thunderbolts for Zeus is called a _______.
29. ______ was the patron of theater and drama, especially at Athens
30. The goddess of the hearth was called ___________
31. A god of shepherds, associated with Arcadia was ___________.
32. _________ is a god of borders.
33. The nine daughters of Zeus and Memory who were gods over various arts were called the _______________
34. The god of creative fire and industrial arts was:
35. How many are the Moirai, the goddesses of Fate?
36. ______ is a god of altered states of mind.
37. Thetis was forced to marry a mortal called ____________:
38.  The daughter of Nereus who was loved by the Cyclops  Polyphemus was called _________:
39. _______ once stole Apollo' s cattle and  invented the lyre.
40. The goddess born from the foam was _______________
41. ________Is a goddess that is often associated with witchcraft:
42. _________ helped the Athenians win at Marathon by filling  the Persians with fear.
43. _______ is the wife of Hades (at least for part of the year)
44. The patron goddesses of the arts were called ____________:
45. The god of sexual desire who is a fundamental god in Hesiod was:
46. The main god of war was ________________:
47. A son of Zeus that became a god, performed labors, married Hebe was called _________.
48. The God of earthquakes and horses was ______________:
49. The goddess of the moon, sometimes associated with Artemis, was:
50. The goddess of  the rainbow, who is also a messenger of the gods, was called ___________
51. Maenads (Bacchae) were the ecstatic followers of __________
52. Spirits of retribution that were born from the blood of Uranos were the _____________:
53. The phallic god that represents  male sexuality in a most physical way and was used as a scarecrow was called____________:
54. _______ by mating with a lot of goddesses and making political alliances, gains power and puts his finishing touches on the universe.
55. The God of wine was____________:
56. This young Trojan prince who becomes the cupbearer of Zeus was called ____________
57. The young woman who had a weaving contest with Athena and was changed into a spider was called______________.
58. Young Athenian girls  'played the bear' for __________.
59. The island where Apollo and Artemis were born was called ____
60. _______was the patron goddess of Athens:
61. ______ was the mother of Dionysos, and loved by Zeus.
62. In myth appearing after Hesiod _________ is a son of Ares and Aphrodite and equipped with love-inducing arrows:
63. _________ makes a point out of making trouble for Zeus' various lovers and children.
64. _______ a particularly grand temple and a rather odd statue at at Ephesus.
65. The chief Olympian sky and weather god was _________
66. The  chief sun god, before Apollo took over the job in later myth was called __________:
67__________ had a contest with Athena to be patron of Athens
68._________  a particularly harsh defender of virginity:
69. ________ is a goddess who helps many male heroes, like Odysseus, Heracles, Perseus.

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