ACBS 160 EXAM 4 CERTIFICATION
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Domestic Cats - Answer- -sacred to cat-headed goddess Bast + killing one was
punishable by death
-cat died=owner shaving eyebrows + preforming elaborate ritual rites
-reverence of cats was not due to its mourning ability, but to beauty of eyes which were
reminiscent of moon
Witchcraft + Cats - Answer- most often cat's familiar
Prophetic Sneezes - Answer- -Single sneeze near bride=happy marriage, might also
portend rain
-3 sneezes=warning cold for household
Vampire cats - Answer- -Common in Japan, had 2 tails
-one superstition is that cats crept in to cradle to suck breath of babies
Cats in U.S. - Answer- -cat=devil, witch, witch's imp
-southern belief=kick at, get rheumatism
-drown cat=devil gets you
-boiling cat=cure consumption
Bears - Answer- -mention rarely in anthologies
-most likely reason=rare in anthology regions of world
Deer - Answer- -often mentioned in Greek writings
-antlers were considered trophies + hung on tress
Wild Boars - Answer- -were common in Greek isles + were known for savagery +
reckless bravery
-boars usually villains
-sacrificed to Artemis
Bulls - Answer- -always described as having long horns
-European Bison described as having long horns
Donkeys - Answer- -1st unicorn?
-monocerus? (horse-like creature) had fantastic moral + physical attributes, probably a
rhino
, Eagles - Answer- -most common bird in lit.
-creatures of Zeus
-served as emblem in of bravery
Ravens + Crows - Answer- -nest most common in Greek lit.
-belief was that cawing of crows portends rain was first expressed by early Greek
writers
-crows=long lives, therefore crows=old people
-Aristotle wrote Apollo turned white crows into black
Snakes - Answer- -adder + vipers most often culprit in stories
-asp's bite often compared to pain of rejected love
Chameleons - Answer- -also prominently mentioned for colorful changing skin tones
-Apollo was killer of lizards
-Spotted lizards, galeotes, associated w/worship of Apollo
Sea Beasts - Answer- -rare in anthology
-fish rarely mentioned, ode to herring=not romantic
Dolphin - Answer- Ancients classified them as half-way b/w mammal + fish, but usually
spoke as fish
Insects - Answer- -Phillipus notes the cunning of ants who made a bridge of straw in
order to reach some honey which the owner had tried o out safely out of their reach
-art+ cleverness of spiders often praised
Wasps - Answer- -symbol of malignancy + cruel people
-According to Archelaus, this insect originated by flying out of dead body of horse
Worms + maggots - Answer- -most naturally associated w/dead
Animal Literature - Answer- essence of tales portrays the worse + grateful animals vs.
vile animal trickster
Frogs - Answer- -Not often in myth, but when it does appear, it is either extreme
repulsion or respect
-Frogs=rain in India + S.A.
-droughts=beating frogs, Venezuela
-Frig=celestial chicken, China
-Shan + Karen tribes of Burma regard frog as enemy of moon, demon that swallows it at
eclipses
Frogs: Europe - Answer- -Ingredient of magic
-toads preferred to frogs in witchcraft
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Domestic Cats - Answer- -sacred to cat-headed goddess Bast + killing one was
punishable by death
-cat died=owner shaving eyebrows + preforming elaborate ritual rites
-reverence of cats was not due to its mourning ability, but to beauty of eyes which were
reminiscent of moon
Witchcraft + Cats - Answer- most often cat's familiar
Prophetic Sneezes - Answer- -Single sneeze near bride=happy marriage, might also
portend rain
-3 sneezes=warning cold for household
Vampire cats - Answer- -Common in Japan, had 2 tails
-one superstition is that cats crept in to cradle to suck breath of babies
Cats in U.S. - Answer- -cat=devil, witch, witch's imp
-southern belief=kick at, get rheumatism
-drown cat=devil gets you
-boiling cat=cure consumption
Bears - Answer- -mention rarely in anthologies
-most likely reason=rare in anthology regions of world
Deer - Answer- -often mentioned in Greek writings
-antlers were considered trophies + hung on tress
Wild Boars - Answer- -were common in Greek isles + were known for savagery +
reckless bravery
-boars usually villains
-sacrificed to Artemis
Bulls - Answer- -always described as having long horns
-European Bison described as having long horns
Donkeys - Answer- -1st unicorn?
-monocerus? (horse-like creature) had fantastic moral + physical attributes, probably a
rhino
, Eagles - Answer- -most common bird in lit.
-creatures of Zeus
-served as emblem in of bravery
Ravens + Crows - Answer- -nest most common in Greek lit.
-belief was that cawing of crows portends rain was first expressed by early Greek
writers
-crows=long lives, therefore crows=old people
-Aristotle wrote Apollo turned white crows into black
Snakes - Answer- -adder + vipers most often culprit in stories
-asp's bite often compared to pain of rejected love
Chameleons - Answer- -also prominently mentioned for colorful changing skin tones
-Apollo was killer of lizards
-Spotted lizards, galeotes, associated w/worship of Apollo
Sea Beasts - Answer- -rare in anthology
-fish rarely mentioned, ode to herring=not romantic
Dolphin - Answer- Ancients classified them as half-way b/w mammal + fish, but usually
spoke as fish
Insects - Answer- -Phillipus notes the cunning of ants who made a bridge of straw in
order to reach some honey which the owner had tried o out safely out of their reach
-art+ cleverness of spiders often praised
Wasps - Answer- -symbol of malignancy + cruel people
-According to Archelaus, this insect originated by flying out of dead body of horse
Worms + maggots - Answer- -most naturally associated w/dead
Animal Literature - Answer- essence of tales portrays the worse + grateful animals vs.
vile animal trickster
Frogs - Answer- -Not often in myth, but when it does appear, it is either extreme
repulsion or respect
-Frogs=rain in India + S.A.
-droughts=beating frogs, Venezuela
-Frig=celestial chicken, China
-Shan + Karen tribes of Burma regard frog as enemy of moon, demon that swallows it at
eclipses
Frogs: Europe - Answer- -Ingredient of magic
-toads preferred to frogs in witchcraft
