WSU MYTHOLOGY EXAM 1 ACTUAL COMPLETE
EXAM|WITH ACCURATE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS|GRADED A
Athena Ans✓✓✓ - Goddess of wisdom, crafts, and battle
- Daughter of Zues, usually said to have sprung from his head.
- Also called Pallas Athena
- Powerfully pro-Achaean (Greek) in the Iliad
Hera Ans✓✓✓ - Queen of the Olympian gods
- Daughter of Cronus and Rhea
- Wife of Zeus
- Mother of Ares, Hephaestus, and Hebe
- Powerfully pro-Achaean (Greek)
Hephaestus Ans✓✓✓ - God of fire and patron of metalworkers
- Son of Zeus and Hera
- Husband of Charis in the Iliad
- Pro-Achaean, but major role is to make peace between his parents and
create magically endowed objects (Achilles' armor)
Hermes Ans✓✓✓ - God messenger for the Olympians
- Son of Zeus and Maia
- Technically Pro-Achaean, but plays bigger role as messenger and guide
(Ex: Guiding Priam to the Achaean camp)
,Iris Ans✓✓✓ - Goddess of the rainbow and a messenger for the
Olympians
- Daughter of titan Thaumas and the Oceanid Electra
Ares Ans✓✓✓ - God of war
- Son of Zeus and Hera
- Pro-Trojan, although sometimes appears as impartial representative of
blood-shed and cruelties of war
Kleos Ans✓✓✓ Glory/Fame
Timê Ans✓✓✓ Honor
- The gifts given, battle loot, prize (geras)
In medias res Ans✓✓✓ Dropped in the middle of things with backstory
already set
The Paradox of Glory Ans✓✓✓ Hero can only get glory and/or
immortality through death
Sarpedon Ans✓✓✓ - Son of Zeus and Laodamia
- Co-leader with his cousin Glaucus of the Lycians, allies of the Trojans
, Glaucus Ans✓✓✓ - Son of Hippolochus
- Co-leader with his cousin Sarpedon of the Lycians
- Descended from Bellerophon, one of the great heroes of Greek
mythology
Hospitality Ans✓✓✓ - Hospitality was a big deal to people back then
- Paris dishonored King Menelaus' hospitality when he took his wife
Helen from him while being a guest in his palace
Excess Ans✓✓✓ More than what is needed or usual
Supplication Ans✓✓✓ The action of asking or begging for something
earnestly or humbly
Libation/Sacrifice Ans✓✓✓ - A form of offering
- Libation: Pouring out a drink as an offering
- Sacrifice: The act of slaughtering an animal/person or surrendering a
possession as an offering to a God
Thetis Ans✓✓✓ - A sea goddess, one of the Nereids
- Daughter of Nereus and Doris
- Wife of Peleus
- Mother of Achilles
EXAM|WITH ACCURATE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS|GRADED A
Athena Ans✓✓✓ - Goddess of wisdom, crafts, and battle
- Daughter of Zues, usually said to have sprung from his head.
- Also called Pallas Athena
- Powerfully pro-Achaean (Greek) in the Iliad
Hera Ans✓✓✓ - Queen of the Olympian gods
- Daughter of Cronus and Rhea
- Wife of Zeus
- Mother of Ares, Hephaestus, and Hebe
- Powerfully pro-Achaean (Greek)
Hephaestus Ans✓✓✓ - God of fire and patron of metalworkers
- Son of Zeus and Hera
- Husband of Charis in the Iliad
- Pro-Achaean, but major role is to make peace between his parents and
create magically endowed objects (Achilles' armor)
Hermes Ans✓✓✓ - God messenger for the Olympians
- Son of Zeus and Maia
- Technically Pro-Achaean, but plays bigger role as messenger and guide
(Ex: Guiding Priam to the Achaean camp)
,Iris Ans✓✓✓ - Goddess of the rainbow and a messenger for the
Olympians
- Daughter of titan Thaumas and the Oceanid Electra
Ares Ans✓✓✓ - God of war
- Son of Zeus and Hera
- Pro-Trojan, although sometimes appears as impartial representative of
blood-shed and cruelties of war
Kleos Ans✓✓✓ Glory/Fame
Timê Ans✓✓✓ Honor
- The gifts given, battle loot, prize (geras)
In medias res Ans✓✓✓ Dropped in the middle of things with backstory
already set
The Paradox of Glory Ans✓✓✓ Hero can only get glory and/or
immortality through death
Sarpedon Ans✓✓✓ - Son of Zeus and Laodamia
- Co-leader with his cousin Glaucus of the Lycians, allies of the Trojans
, Glaucus Ans✓✓✓ - Son of Hippolochus
- Co-leader with his cousin Sarpedon of the Lycians
- Descended from Bellerophon, one of the great heroes of Greek
mythology
Hospitality Ans✓✓✓ - Hospitality was a big deal to people back then
- Paris dishonored King Menelaus' hospitality when he took his wife
Helen from him while being a guest in his palace
Excess Ans✓✓✓ More than what is needed or usual
Supplication Ans✓✓✓ The action of asking or begging for something
earnestly or humbly
Libation/Sacrifice Ans✓✓✓ - A form of offering
- Libation: Pouring out a drink as an offering
- Sacrifice: The act of slaughtering an animal/person or surrendering a
possession as an offering to a God
Thetis Ans✓✓✓ - A sea goddess, one of the Nereids
- Daughter of Nereus and Doris
- Wife of Peleus
- Mother of Achilles
