APHRODITE WEEK 3

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Where was the Group of Aphrodite, Pan and Eros found?

Delos (correct)

Beirut

Rome

Athens

Who is the benefactor mentioned in the inscription on the statue?

Poseidon

Theodoros

Zeno

Dionysius (correct)

What is the theme of the Group of Aphrodite, Pan and Eros statue?

Resistance and tension (correct)

War

Mythology

Love

What is the name of the organization mentioned in the inscription on the House of the Poseidoniasts?

The Koinon of Berytian Poseidoniasts Signup and view all the answers

Who are the parents of the Hesiodic Cyclopes?

Ouranos and Ge Signup and view all the answers

According to Apollodorus, why were the Cyclopes killed?

As revenge for Zeus killing Asclepius Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the author who associated the Cyclopes with Hephaestus?

Callimachus Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the statue's style?

Hellenistic Signup and view all the answers

What is Aphrodite sometimes called?

Cytherea Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the goddess that Aphrodite flung herself upon, according to Homer's Iliad?

Dione Signup and view all the answers

What is Eros often portrayed as?

A handsome young man Signup and view all the answers

What is another name for Himeros?

Desire Signup and view all the answers

Who are Eros and Himeros said to be born with or born from?

Aphrodite Signup and view all the answers

What is Aphrodite born from, according to myth?

Sea foam Signup and view all the answers

What is Dione sometimes referred to as?

Titaness Signup and view all the answers

Who is Aphrodite sometimes said to be the daughter of?

Zeus and Dione Signup and view all the answers

Where were the children of Sky cast into?

Tartarus Signup and view all the answers

Who persuaded the Titans to attack their father?

Earth Signup and view all the answers

Which Titan did not participate in the attack on Sky?

Ocean Signup and view all the answers

What weapon did Cronus use to attack his father?

Adamantine sickle Signup and view all the answers

From what substance were the Erinyes born?

Drops of flowing blood Signup and view all the answers

What grew inside the white foam that rose up around Uranus’ genitals?

A maiden Signup and view all the answers

Where did Aphrodite first approach after her birth?

Holy Cythera Signup and view all the answers

Which of the Erinyes is not mentioned as being born from the drops of flowing blood?

Erinny Signup and view all the answers

Who was the gaoleress slain by Zeus?

Campe Signup and view all the answers

What did the Cyclopes give Pluto?

A helmet Signup and view all the answers

What was the weapon crafted by Earth to execute her stratagem?

A sickle Signup and view all the answers

Which god received a trident from the Cyclopes?

Poseidon Signup and view all the answers

What did Earth prophesy to Zeus?

Victory if he had the hurled-down as allies Signup and view all the answers

What did the gods do to the Titans after overcoming them?

Shut them up in Tartarus and appointed the Hundred-handers as guards Signup and view all the answers

Who is the fragment that discusses the Cyclopes building the walls of Mycenae attributed to?

Hellanicus Signup and view all the answers

Who took courage to wield the sickle made by Earth?

Cronus Signup and view all the answers

What is Priapus often depicted as in gardens or at doors?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

In the story of Pygmalion, what is the name of the son born to Pygmalion?

Paphos Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the Hours in the provided text?

They are personifications of loveliness Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the statue that is sometimes referred to as Galatea?

Pygmalion's statue Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the author who wrote about the influence of classical mythology on English literature?

Miles Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the Greek god that Priapus is often compared to?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the goddess that is associated with the Hours?

Themis Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of Priapus in the myth of Pomona?

He is the one who tries to win her love Signup and view all the answers

What is one reason given for the significance of the double doors in the temple?

To give worshippers a full view of the goddess Signup and view all the answers

Which attribute of the goddess was exaggerated in early Archaic forms?

Her beauty and sexual attributes Signup and view all the answers

What emotional response is characterized in the encounter described by Pseudo-Lucian?

Fascination and admiration Signup and view all the answers

What artistic technique is evident in Praxiteles' Hermes with Dionysos?

Extreme contrapposto Signup and view all the answers

In what century did the transformation of the goddess from a clothed woman to a nude idealization occur?

4th century BC Signup and view all the answers

Who is depicted alongside Hermes in the sculpture by Praxiteles?

Dionysos Signup and view all the answers

What material was used for the original Aphrodite of Knidos created by Praxiteles?

Marble Signup and view all the answers

In which location was Praxiteles' sculpture of Hermes with Dionysos found?

Olympia Signup and view all the answers

Who is the son of Aphrodite and Anchises?

Aeneas Signup and view all the answers

In Plato's Symposium, what is the main topic of conversation?

Eros Signup and view all the answers

What does Aristophanes present in Plato's Symposium?

The idea of three sexes being cut in half Signup and view all the answers

Which work tells the story of Cupid and Psyche?

The Golden Ass Signup and view all the answers

Who presents a hierarchy of love in Plato's Symposium?

Socrates Signup and view all the answers

Which poet from Lesbos is known for deep and passionate love poems devoted to Aphrodite?

Sappho Signup and view all the answers

Who is the father of Cinyras?