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Literature
Undergraduate 2
02/28/2008

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Golden Age
Definition
DUring the time of Kronos. Men lived as if they were gods with no sorrow, hard work, or old age.
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Silver Age
Definition
Far worse than the Gold Age. 100 years before they reacehd maturity, afterwards lived a short life. Lived with violent and crime. Did not worship the gods.
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Bronze Age
Definition
Created by Zeus. Constant warring nature. Terrible, strong, and violent. Not honored in death, go straight to Hades.
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Hero Age
Definition
Created by Zeus. During the time of the Trojan War. Better than Bronze but still evil, warful, and full of carnage. Generation of hero-men known as the half-gods.
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Iron Age
Definition
The age we live in. Hard work and pain during the daytime. Destined to lose respect for what is right. Plaqued by envy and anxieties. Zeus will destroy this generation.
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Vladimir Propp- Morphology of the Folktale
Definition

Functions

Number is limited

Sequence is fixed 

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Living Memory
Definition
Remembering the event (first source)
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Cultural Memory
Definition

Passed down from generation to generation

 

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Muthos
Definition
spoken tale
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Myth
Definition

Traditional Tale applied

1. A tale means that it is a phenomenen of language

2. Tradinal reveals the crucial information that a myth is a tale that is retold or accepted

3.Applied indicates that it has, as Burkett says, a "secondary, partial reference of something of collective importance." 

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Muses 
Definition

9 Total

Daughters of Zeus and Goddesses of inspiration

Hesiod Calls on them in the beginning and end of his story

The muses guide Hesiod to tell the facts of the story

Muses know how to tell the truth as well as "know how to say many false things that seem like true sayings" This means that even if they know the truth they don't have to tell (Not 100% reliable)

Gave poetry and song to mortals 

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Logos
Definition
Account or reason
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Ambrosia
Definition
Food (immortality)
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Nectar 
Definition
Drink (Deathlessness)
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Kleos  
Definition
Fame Glory
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Arete
Definition
Most Excellent Best
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Time 
Definition
Honor
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Geras 
Definition
"Prize" a tangible recognition of glory
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Chryselephantine
Definition
made of gold and ivory
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epihpany
Definition
sudden appearance of a god
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Aetiological myth
Definition
Explains cause of origin of a natural phenomenon, custom
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Mekone
Definition
The place in Hesiod where gods and men had feast together, where Prometheus tricked Zeus
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Xenia
Definition
Guest friendship
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Palladion
Definition
Little Pallas
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Dike
Definition
Justice
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Themis
Definition
accepted custom/law
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Metis
Definition
cunning intelligence
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Dios
Definition
the shining one
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Bo-opis
Definition
ox-eyed, Hera
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Bouphonia
Definition
Sluaghtering of the ox
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Aegis
Definition
Protective Authority
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Aprhodisiazein
Definition
Doing the Aphrodite aka sex
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Philomedes
Definition
The lover of male genitals/smiles
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Philomeides
Definition
Laughter loving, Aphrodites/ She who "loves to laugh"
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Phoebus
Definition
Radiantly pure
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Apollon
Definition
the destroyer
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Akmehebes
Definition
High point of youth
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Loxias
Definition
One who is indirect (apollo)
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Gnothi Seauton
Definition
know thyself
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Meden Agan
Definition
Nothing in the excess
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metron ariston
Definition
moderation is best
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Hermaion
Definition
Lucky find
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Thriai
Definition
Series of numphs with prohpesying abilities
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Apotropaic
Definition
scaring evil away
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Homeric Heroes
Definition

Defined by honor ( determined by the value through which the community places onyou and is shown through the different tokens and spoils of war.)

Do not fear death. Take glory from another man or to give.  

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Dione
Definition
feminine form of Zeus
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Artemis Potnia Theron
Definition

Queen of wild thinigs/ Goddess of Hunt

Mistres of beasts Alluring virginity

 

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Hephaestos
Definition

Lame god born with out lovemaking

Hera throws him off Olympus in shame. Smith

Outsider due to his imperfection

 

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Hera/ Ox-eyed
Definition
wife of zeus.
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Aphrodite
Definition

Born from the castrated genitals of Ouranos.

Aka Philomedes-lover of genitals 

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Hermes
Definition

Master Trickster

Kerykeion=his staff

Ptasos=his hat with wings

Winged sandals=mark kof tremendous speed

Great Negotiating, persuading, stealing, and multiplying cattle/crops 

Gods of Boundries and limitations

Patron of herdesman and thieves. 

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Athena
Definition

Goddess born from Zeus' Head

Goddess of wisdom Virgin goddess

War

Virginity is like a fortress.  

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Apollo
Definition
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Apollo
Definition

Name originally Apellai (Boy to man)

Goes also by Phoebus=radiantly pure

ALso known as the destroyer

GOd of Silver Boy and Music

Sayings in the entrace of his temple:

Gnothi Santon=KNown yourself

Meden Agan= Nothing in excess

Matron Aristan= Moderation is best

-meaning= don't try to exceed your mortal boundries 

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Prometheus
Definition

Punished by Zeus for giving fire to humans

Nailed to a rocky crag by Hephaestus and Might

In Aeschylus he is a victim

Hesiod he is a criminal

 

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Pandora
Definition
Zeus' "gift" to human a woman that is beautiful yet deceitful.
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