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Mythology Study Guide
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Define the “The Iliad.”
In Olympus, which element would a visitor experience?
Define Greek mythology and what did it include?
List the family order. (From the beginning ex. heaven and earth came first then.....)
Olympus was known to the gods/goddesses as?
Which of these Greek gods kept his or her name when the Roman culture adopted
Mythology?
7. List three characteristics of each god/ goddess role in mythology?
 Zeus Hera Poseidon Hades Athena Apollo Aphrodite Hermes/ Mercury Ares Hephaestus Hestia Artemis1.
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10. Which Titan killed his children?
13. Name the “Eight Brief Tales of Lovers” and briefly describe what happens in each story.
14. Explain the story of “Hercules.”
15. Discuss Atalanta’s conditions for marrying.
16. During the Trojan War who is the most beautiful girl?
17. Name the three goddesses who fight for the golden apple. What does each goddess bribe
Paris with?
18. How many years does The Trojan War last?
20. List the gods that sided with The Trojans and the gods that sided with the Greeks.
21. Who did Zeus make a promise to which led going to Olympus and aiding the Trojans
himself?
22. What does Achilles do to Hector’s body after his murder?
23. Explain the aftermath of Paris killing Achilles. Who receives the armor and what happens to
Ajax?
32. Define Literary Devices:
Irony
Theme
Allusion
Conflict
Setting
Symbolism
Legend
Myth
33. Define Character Archetypes along with an example.
The Hero
Father-Son Conflict
Outcast
Devil Figure
Damsel in Distress
Unfaithful Wife
Star-Crossed Lovers
33. Explain how these items are symbolic.
Labyrinth
Poseidon Trident
The Golden Fleece
35. What three goddesses want to be declared “the fairest”?
36. What pledge did Helen’s father secure from all of her suitors? This occurred before he chose
her husband?
37. Who is Patroclus? What does he wear into battle? What happens to him?
38. How does Achilles get new armor?
39. How does Hector die? What is his last request? What does Achilles do to his body?
40. How do the Trojans obtain the body of Hector?
41. What qualities does Priam show in his choice to go to Achilles, and the actions
in their meeting?
42.Why is the Iliad called the Iliad? (Answer is not in the book. Can you figure this one
out?)
43. Who kills Achilles? How?
44. Who receives Achilles’s new armor after Achilles’s death? Why?
45. Why do the Greeks not burn Ajax’s body?
46. Who is sent to get the bow of Hercules?
47. How does Paris die? Who refuses to help him?
48. How do the Greeks get inside the walls of Troy?
49. What happens to Helen when Troy is conquered?