Gods Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Myth correct answer: word, speech, tale story used for stories primarily dealing with gods and humans' relations with them comes from Greek mythos Legend (Saga) correct answer: tale with a relationship to history may be imaginative/fantastic but has roots in historical fact Folktales correct answer: stories of adventures of common "folk", sometimes with fantastic creatures, and the hero/heroine wins with a fantastic strategy follow typical motifs and primary role is to te...

Define divine myth - Etiological stories; characters are gods/goddesses; plot: creation stories, relationships among the gods and humans, explaining the origin of things; settings: before and outside the present order, before human chronology Define legend - Have some element of truth; Characters: heroes/heroines, gods play supporting roles, people with extraordinary abilities; plots: quests or journeys, monster slaying, rescues, waging wars; setting: Earth, but in the distant past Define ...

When was pre-socratic philosophy - 600-500BCE What did Anaximander believe? - The arche is the aperion, it is unbounded, limitless. Because it is unbounded, there is no beginning. arrives at the idea of first causes, first cause must be boundless. what is the arche-anaximander - the force through all nature What did Xenophanes believe? - That history could teach people to live moral lives. First to attack anthropomorphic gods and poets. believed god was omnipresent. Had a singular idea o...

ADV 390 Exam 1 with Verified Solutions Creativity creativity is taking existing things and combining them in new ways or for new purposes What were the 3 phases in the history of the concept of creativity? Phase 1: Gift from Gods or God Phase 2: Renaissance to Humanism Phase 3: Psychological and Contextual Influences Phase 1: Gift from Gods or God The bi-cameral mind • One chamber: receptacle for creative impulses • Other chamber: express this inspiration through speech, w...

PSYC-375 History of Psychology Midterm. Questions and answers. Graded A+. 2022/2023 updates Document Content and Description Below PSYC-375 History of Psychology Midterm Of the following, who would be most likely to take the position that humans are responsible for their actions? - Non determinist and soft determinist _ ________________ emphasizes the works of individuals who most prominently contributed to a topic such as Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Darwin of Freud in - The Great-person appr...

What are the three abrahamic religions? Correct Answer-Judaism, Christianity, Islam What are 2 great scholars that influenced Christianity Correct Answer-Maimonides and Ibn Sina All three religions were influenced by what type of thought Correct Answer-Greek thought (Aristotle, Plato, Galen) Who is Elliot Dorff Correct Answer-Conservative Rabbi, Professor and bioethicist. Created a list of fundamental Jewish themes/beliefs regarding health care Covenant Correct Answer-An agreement be...

Why does Zeus refuse to give fire to men? - correct answer because he was angry with men after having the worse portion of meat Which of the following is NOT true of Prometheus? - correct answer - he is mortal - he is killed by Zeus Which of the following is true of Prometheus? - correct answer - he is the son of a Titan, he will be freed by Heracles, he matched his wits with Zeus, he stole fire in a fennel stalk - not a child of Gaea and Uranus - teaches man metallurgy, carpentry...

What is the relationship between the humanities and technology? a) Technology has led to an increase in globalization by making the world smaller and connecting people together through social networks via the internet. b) Technology has increased our ability to preserve, document and share works of art, literature, and music in a way that is unprecedented. What theme is found in multiple historical periods? Individualism How do we identify themes in a literary or artistic work? ...

Topic 6: CWV 101 Quiz (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Christian Worldview| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct | Grade A-GCU Q: __ is a result of gods love for us Answer: free will Q: suffering trancends all class race ethnicity culture and privilege Answer: true Q: suffering is a result of the fall and therefore a part life Answer: true Q: according to the professor every person has a desire of what three things Answer: love acceptance and ful...