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MYTHOLOGY – STUDY GUIDE 1 (THE INTRODUCTION)
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NAME __________________________________________________________ SCORE _______________
DIRECTION: Read the Introduction of “Classical Mythology” by Edith Hamilton (pages 13-23) and answer briefly the
following questions.
QUESTIONS
ANSWERS
1. What is Greek mythology?
2. What is the difference
between primitive & classical
mythology?
3. How are the Greek gods
different from Egyptian or
Mesopotamian gods?
5. What are the “dark spots”
referred to by Edith Hamilton
(18-19)?
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4. What is “the miracle” of
Greek mythology?
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MYTHOLOGY – STUDY GUIDE 1 (THE INTRODUCTION)
LITERATURE 006
6. How does she (Hamilton)
define mythology?
7. What is her (Hamilton’s)
explanation for differing views
of the same gods?
8. Who are the best known
writers of Greek & Roman
mythology?
10. How did the Greek gods
act?
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9. The Greeks created their
gods in whose image?
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