CLAS 104 EXAM 5 QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
Hades as a person and a place
the most common name for the underworld was Hades, a personified god and brother of Zeus,
but also a place to which the souls of departed mortals go.
Is Hades more commonly referred to as a place or as a god?
Hades is in fact far more commonly mentioned as the underworld than as a personified god in
Classical literature
What is the Christian perspective of the term Hades
Christian authors, including the early Church Fathers, Dante and Milton, to refer to the Christian
concept of Hell. The term used is the same, but it is important to distinguish between the
Christian conception of Hell and Hades. For Christians, Hell, a place under the earth, is a place
to which the souls of the wicked descend after death, whereas the souls of the good are taken up
to heaven.
What is the Ancient Greek perspective on Hades
it is not just the souls of the wicked who descend to Hades after death, but rather the souls of all
mortal men, good or bad. As we will see, men and women from the most heroic to the least are
to be found in Hades after their life has come to an end.
According to the ancient Greeks, heaven is reserved for? Give an example of a mortal who
meets this criteria
the heavens are where the gods live, and only the most select of mortals are able to gain a place
in heaven, in which case they are divinized, made immortal, rather than dead; Heracles, whom
we will look at more in a subsequent week, is an example of a great hero, the semi-divine son of
Zeus, who is actually granted immortality
In which book and by whom is the earliest account of the underworld found?
Odyssey by Homer
, Homer writes the myth of the underworld as part of the return of Odysseus from Troy
where _________
he is shipwrecked and driven off course, and it takes him 10 years to find his way home to his
wife Penelope. On his way, he experiences many adventures, one of which is a trip to the
underworld. He is instructed to go to the land of the dead by the witch Circe, in order to consult
the Theban seer Tiresias. Odysseus and his companions sail to the ends of the earth and
Odysseus makes contact with the dead:
The description of Odysseus's first encounter with the dead is _________ as _____
terrifying - the ghosts of the dead wail and move around him.
In the Odyssey, Hades is described as
a gloomy place which is best avoided. However, it is not possible to avoid it; the all
encompassing and democratic nature of death is underlined.
Tiresias, the exception to most Greek views of sacrifice, explains that the souls of the dead
are lacking in _______ and are unable to _____ until they have __________
Consciousness
Speak to Odysseus
Tasted blood
In Greek religious worship, what brings the dead alive is the offering of _____ which
symbolizes ________
Blood
Life flowing through the veins
How and where did Elpenor die in Homer's Odyssey?
On Circe's island by getting drink and falling off a roof
Why does Elpenor beg Odysseus to return and bury his body?
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
Hades as a person and a place
the most common name for the underworld was Hades, a personified god and brother of Zeus,
but also a place to which the souls of departed mortals go.
Is Hades more commonly referred to as a place or as a god?
Hades is in fact far more commonly mentioned as the underworld than as a personified god in
Classical literature
What is the Christian perspective of the term Hades
Christian authors, including the early Church Fathers, Dante and Milton, to refer to the Christian
concept of Hell. The term used is the same, but it is important to distinguish between the
Christian conception of Hell and Hades. For Christians, Hell, a place under the earth, is a place
to which the souls of the wicked descend after death, whereas the souls of the good are taken up
to heaven.
What is the Ancient Greek perspective on Hades
it is not just the souls of the wicked who descend to Hades after death, but rather the souls of all
mortal men, good or bad. As we will see, men and women from the most heroic to the least are
to be found in Hades after their life has come to an end.
According to the ancient Greeks, heaven is reserved for? Give an example of a mortal who
meets this criteria
the heavens are where the gods live, and only the most select of mortals are able to gain a place
in heaven, in which case they are divinized, made immortal, rather than dead; Heracles, whom
we will look at more in a subsequent week, is an example of a great hero, the semi-divine son of
Zeus, who is actually granted immortality
In which book and by whom is the earliest account of the underworld found?
Odyssey by Homer
, Homer writes the myth of the underworld as part of the return of Odysseus from Troy
where _________
he is shipwrecked and driven off course, and it takes him 10 years to find his way home to his
wife Penelope. On his way, he experiences many adventures, one of which is a trip to the
underworld. He is instructed to go to the land of the dead by the witch Circe, in order to consult
the Theban seer Tiresias. Odysseus and his companions sail to the ends of the earth and
Odysseus makes contact with the dead:
The description of Odysseus's first encounter with the dead is _________ as _____
terrifying - the ghosts of the dead wail and move around him.
In the Odyssey, Hades is described as
a gloomy place which is best avoided. However, it is not possible to avoid it; the all
encompassing and democratic nature of death is underlined.
Tiresias, the exception to most Greek views of sacrifice, explains that the souls of the dead
are lacking in _______ and are unable to _____ until they have __________
Consciousness
Speak to Odysseus
Tasted blood
In Greek religious worship, what brings the dead alive is the offering of _____ which
symbolizes ________
Blood
Life flowing through the veins
How and where did Elpenor die in Homer's Odyssey?
On Circe's island by getting drink and falling off a roof
Why does Elpenor beg Odysseus to return and bury his body?
