7. journeys to the underworld
● what is the word for going to the underworld?
○ katabasis
○ rite of passage for many heroes
● give examples of heroes who went to the underworld.
○ heracles
○ theseus
○ orpheus
○ aeneas
● who is the god of weddings? ○ water nymphs
○ Hymen ● what was Rhodope?
● who were the parents of Orpheus? ○ mountain in Thrace
○ father: Apollo or Oeagrus (king of ● what was Taenarus?
Thrace) ○ traditional place for Underworld
○ mother: Calliope (a muse) entrance
● what happened when Orpheus sang? ● what item did Orpheus use to help him argue
○ could enchant anyone who heard it for Eurydice's freedom?
○ move inanimate objects to tears ○ lyre
● why was the Ciconian Coast significant? ● 'All things are destined to be yours, and
○ where Orpheus comes from (in though we delay a while, sooner or later we
Thrace) hasten home.'
● what was the significance of the torch ○ saying that Pluto will receive all dead
spluttering? people anyway
○ an ill omen ○ would live his life with Eurydice and
○ foreshadowed Eurydice's death then return to underworld regardless
● what were naiads?
● Tantalus ● Belides
○ father of Pelops ○ killed their partners (49 of them)
○ fed Pelops to Demeter in her grief ○ holes in water jars punishment
losing Persephone in soup ● Sisyphus
○ reaching for water that retreated ○ cheated Death a few times
● Ixion ○ had to roll a rock up the same hill
○ slept with Cloud Hera to make the again and again
Centaurs ● who were the Furies?
○ tied to wheel of fire ○ personification of vengeance
● Tityus ● what was Avernus?
○ giant that tried to kill Latona ○ where Aeneas goes in, an entry/exit
○ got a punishment like Prometheus point of the underworld
● what is the word for going to the underworld?
○ katabasis
○ rite of passage for many heroes
● give examples of heroes who went to the underworld.
○ heracles
○ theseus
○ orpheus
○ aeneas
● who is the god of weddings? ○ water nymphs
○ Hymen ● what was Rhodope?
● who were the parents of Orpheus? ○ mountain in Thrace
○ father: Apollo or Oeagrus (king of ● what was Taenarus?
Thrace) ○ traditional place for Underworld
○ mother: Calliope (a muse) entrance
● what happened when Orpheus sang? ● what item did Orpheus use to help him argue
○ could enchant anyone who heard it for Eurydice's freedom?
○ move inanimate objects to tears ○ lyre
● why was the Ciconian Coast significant? ● 'All things are destined to be yours, and
○ where Orpheus comes from (in though we delay a while, sooner or later we
Thrace) hasten home.'
● what was the significance of the torch ○ saying that Pluto will receive all dead
spluttering? people anyway
○ an ill omen ○ would live his life with Eurydice and
○ foreshadowed Eurydice's death then return to underworld regardless
● what were naiads?
● Tantalus ● Belides
○ father of Pelops ○ killed their partners (49 of them)
○ fed Pelops to Demeter in her grief ○ holes in water jars punishment
losing Persephone in soup ● Sisyphus
○ reaching for water that retreated ○ cheated Death a few times
● Ixion ○ had to roll a rock up the same hill
○ slept with Cloud Hera to make the again and again
Centaurs ● who were the Furies?
○ tied to wheel of fire ○ personification of vengeance
● Tityus ● what was Avernus?
○ giant that tried to kill Latona ○ where Aeneas goes in, an entry/exit
○ got a punishment like Prometheus point of the underworld
