CLST 101 - UBC Van (A+ graded already)

Theogony correct answers Hesiod's story of creation and order of the universe, and the generations of the gods - Starts with the invocation of the muses (Hesoid meets the muses on mount Helicon) Works and Days correct answers Written by Hesiod in 700 BC: Complains about life as a herdsman and then goes onto explain the 5 ages of mankind (Gold, Silver, Bronze, Heros, Iron) Homeric Hymns correct answers Collection of songs in praise of various Greek gods in the style of the Homeric epics the Iliad and the Odyssey. Served originally as preludes to other, longer poems. Homeric Hymn to Demeter correct answers Oldest of the Homeric Hymns - 650 BCE Zeus allows Hades to abduct Persephone. Demeter withdraws from the world of men and the Earth freezes up (first winter). She travels to Eleusis, where eventual the Eleusis mysteries are set up along with the cult to Demeter and her daughter. Eventually, Persephone allowed to return to her mother for 2/3's of every year. Homeric Hymn to Hermes correct answers Birth of Hermes - Mya and Zeus are his parents Hermes immediately up to mischief; invents the lyre and sandals, steals Apollo's Cattle, Invents fire, the fire stick and sacrifice. Apollo confronts him, they argue in front of Zeus - Zeus makes Hermes lead Apollo to the cattle, Hermes gifts Apollo the lyre and Apollo allows Hermes to herd the cattle, and Hermes returns to his cradle. Homeric Hymn to Apollo correct answers Birth of Apollo - son of Leto and Zeus - Hera is preventing Leto giving birth. She eventually gives birth to Apollo and Artemis on the Island of Delos. The first cult to Apollo established here. Goes to Delphi and slays the dragoness (Typhaon?) and steals men from Crete to serve his new cult site. Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite correct answers Zeus blames her for his lust and affairs with humans; as punishment, he makes her lust after Anchises, a Trojan shepherd (mortal) to make her feel shame; she, in disguise as maiden wanting marriage, seduces suspicious Anchises; she reveals herself and announces her pregnancy (Aeneas). Tells Anchises not to speak of their childs lineage and that after Aeneas is 5 years old he'll be brought to his father. Jason and the Argonauts correct answers By Apollodorus. Jason = "one-sandaled man" sailed on the Argos, Jason went with 50 other heroes on a ship to get the golden fleece. In Colchis, Medea (Colchis princess), who falls in love with him helps Jason yoke the fire breathing bulls, the serpent tooth grown warriors, gave the serpent guarding the fleece, all through her magic. They take the golden fleece and flee, but Medea ends up having to dismember her brother in order for them to escape. Once returned, Jason find that Pelias killed his father so Medea