CLSC 101: FINAL EXAM
Actaeon ANS✔✔ Hunter who is a follower of Artemis. One day stumbled upon Artemis bathing.
Artemis turns him into a deer and he's eaten by his own hunting dogs.
Potnia et. Theron ANS✔✔ Another name for Artemis. Means "lady of the beast".
Kalisto ANS✔✔ One of Artemis' nymph followers. Zeus impregnates her and she's kicked off of
Artemis' squad. Jealous Hera turns her into a bear after she gives birth to son, Arkas. Arkas grows up
to be a hunter. One day comes across a bear (his mom), and before he kills the bear, Zeus intervenes
by turning him into a bear too.
Orion ANS✔✔ Insults Artemis. Artemis creates a scorpion that stings Orion and his dog, Sirius to
death. Both become belt constellation.
Selene ANS✔✔ Goddess of the moon.
Hecate ANS✔✔ Goddess of nighttime, black magic, etc.
Who is occasionally called Three-Faced and why? ANS✔✔ Artemis, because she is associated
closely with Hecate and Selene.
What was the most important sight for Artemis. ANS✔✔ Ephesus.
Summarize Euripede's Hippolytus. ANS✔✔ Hippolytus is devote follower of Artemis. Devotion to
Artemis angers Aphrodite. Aphrodite makes Phaedra, his father, Theseus', wife, fall in love with
him. Phaedra kills herself and leaves a note implying that Hippolytus raped her when he rejects her.
Theseus gets Poseiden to curse Hippolytus. When Hippolytus leaves for exile via chariot, Poseiden
sends a wave to crash on the horses, therefore throwing him off the chariot and dragged across the
rocks to death. Theseus realizes that Hippolytus was innocent and he dies forgiving his father.
,Who was Anaxagoras? ANS✔✔ A philosopher who taught Euripides and Pericles. He was charged
with atheism for his radical beliefs.
What were Anaxagoras three general principles? ANS✔✔ 1. Senses are weak so we don't recognize
truth
2. What we do perceive are just glimpses of the bigger picture.
3. We don't fully understand the concept of birth and death. Everything is related to everything else.
Nous means... ANS✔✔ Mind and reason
What is kentos and who is associated with this. ANS✔✔ Hades; it means wealth
Who is Plutos and what does the name mean? ANS✔✔ Hades; it means god of wealth.
Three-headed dog ANS✔✔ Named Cerebus. Owned by Hades.
Charon ANS✔✔ Ferryman of the underworld. Toll is 2 coins.
Furies ANS✔✔ Avengers of crimes such as murder.
What is the term for a place worse than the Underworld? ANS✔✔ Tartarus.
How many rivers in the underworld? Which ones are the most prominent. ANS✔✔ Five rivers in
the Underworld. 2 of the most important ones being Styx and Lethe (forgetfulness)
What is the myth of Urr? ANS✔✔ Urr was a fallen soldier. Sent down to the Underworld and
described what he saw there. 2 openings up to heaven, 2 opening down to Hades. Souls rose if they
were going to heaven, souls fell if they were going to Hades. Some souls rose through the soul and
back up to earth to become judges.
, What do the Three Fates control? ANS✔✔ Length of one's life through a piece of string.
Who is Demeter? ANS✔✔ Goddess of agriculture. Taught triptolemos, which is how to plant and
harvest. Daughter is Persephone.
What alias does Demeter go by when she goes to Alusces after disassociating herself from the gods?
ANS✔✔ Doso.
How many days does Demeter wander for until someone tells her where Persephone is? Who tells
her? ANS✔✔ She wanders for nine days. On the tenth day, Helios tells her that Hades took
Persephone down to the Underworld with Zeus' permission.
Where does Demeter go after she disassociates herself from the gods? ANS✔✔ Alusces, where she
is offered shelter in the local princesses' palace.
What job does the Alusces queen offer 'Doso'? ANS✔✔ A job to look after her baby son,
Demophon, which means voice of the people.
What does Demeter reward the Alusces with for being so kind to her? ANS✔✔ Making Demophon
immortal by roasting him over a fire. This doesn't go as planned since the Queen caught her before
she could make him fully immortal.
What does Demeter promise to do if the Alusces people make her a temple? ANS✔✔ She promises
to teach them rights and rituals of the Eleusianian mysteries.
What is the deal made regarding Persephone, Demeter, and Hades. ANS✔✔ Every harvest,
Persephone will go back to Hades. Every springtime, Persephone will go back to the real world.
What does Hades to make sure that Persephone returns to him? ANS✔✔ She offers her a
pomegranate seed which she takes, by taking the seed, she then owes him a favor.
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