Greek Mythology: An Introduction: Chapter 4 Part 2
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What was the purpose of creating man according to the Babylonian poem?

  • To create a companion for the gods
  • To release the gods from the need to work (correct)
  • To create a ruler for the earth
  • To provide entertainment for the gods

    • What was the similarity between the Babylonian poem and the Theogony?

  • Both had the same story of creation
  • Both had the same succession story
  • Both created man to serve the gods
  • Neither had a story of creation (correct)

    • What was the role of man in the economy of the small farmer?

  • Agriculture and sacrifice only
  • Agriculture, sacrifice, and marriage (correct)
  • Only providing food for the gods
  • Serving the gods only

    • What was the reason for the gods to grow tired in the Babylonian poem?

    <p>They were tired of performing agricultural work</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the relationship between the gods and man in the Mesopotamian temple economy?

    <p>Man was created to serve the gods</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the Theogony in the context of Greek and Near Eastern myths?

    <p>It was a complex and distinct myth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the result of man's creation in the Babylonian poem?

    <p>The gods were released from the need to work</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who are the two bards mentioned in the text as authors of poems?

    <p>Musaeus and Orpheus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When do references to poems under the names of Musaeus and Orpheus begin to appear?

    <p>Late sixth century</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who came to be regarded as authoritative on matters of cosmogony and theogony?

    <p>Orpheus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is common to all the poems attributed to Orpheus?

    <p>The lengthening of the line of ruling deities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who are the two rulers mentioned in the text as added to the beginning and end of the line of ruling deities?

    <p>Phanes Protogonos and Nyx</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Phanes Protogonos also known as?

    <p>The Firstborn</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the goddess mentioned in the text as added to the line of ruling deities?

    <p>Nyx</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who created the good winds in Hesiod's account?

    <p>Eos</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Marduk create to aid him in his struggle against Tiamat?

    <p>The good winds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Typhoeus become after being overcome by Zeus's thunderbolts?

    <p>The evil winds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Hermes steal and replace to help Zeus?

    <p>The tendons from his arms and legs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Zeus throw on top of Typhon?

    <p>The mountain Etna</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Marduk receive from his grandfather Anu?

    <p>The good winds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What instrument did Teshub use to sever Ullikummi from Upelluri?

    <p>A sickle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was Upelluri in the Hittite myth?

    <p>A giant who supported heaven and earth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Typhon eat that made him vulnerable?

    <p>A huge meal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the pattern of divine rulership in the Hittite tales?

    <p>Each ruler deposes his predecessor by force</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happened to Anu, the king of heaven, in the Hittite myth?

    <p>He was deprived of his phallus and fled upward</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the similarity between the Hittite myth and Hesiod's Theogony?

    <p>Both feature a line of divine rulers, each of whom deposes his predecessor by force</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the sickle in the Hittite myth?

    <p>It is an instrument used to separate heaven and earth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the state of the ending of the Hittite myth?

    <p>It is fragmentary and unclear</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is emblematic of the impact of the Near East on Greece?

    <p>Greek mythology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was the possibility of some tales being transmitted to Greece?

    <p>During the Mycenaean period</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was Hesiod's account of?

    <p>The origin of the world and the gods</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happened to Hesiod's account?

    <p>It was never canonical</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Greeks accept without objection?

    <p>What he said about the Olympians, about Cronus and Gaea</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What followed two separate paths?

    <p>Cosmogonical and cosmological speculation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who wrote a cosmogony?

    <p>Alcman</p> Signup and view all the answers

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