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What was the purpose of creating man according to the Babylonian poem?
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?
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?
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?
What was the reason for the gods to grow tired in the Babylonian poem?
What was the relationship between the gods and man in the Mesopotamian temple economy?
What was the relationship between the gods and man in the Mesopotamian temple economy?
What was the significance of the Theogony in the context of Greek and Near Eastern myths?
What was the significance of the Theogony in the context of Greek and Near Eastern myths?
What was the result of man's creation in the Babylonian poem?
What was the result of man's creation in the Babylonian poem?
Who are the two bards mentioned in the text as authors of poems?
Who are the two bards mentioned in the text as authors of poems?
When do references to poems under the names of Musaeus and Orpheus begin to appear?
When do references to poems under the names of Musaeus and Orpheus begin to appear?
Who came to be regarded as authoritative on matters of cosmogony and theogony?
Who came to be regarded as authoritative on matters of cosmogony and theogony?
What is common to all the poems attributed to Orpheus?
What is common to all the poems attributed to Orpheus?
Who are the two rulers mentioned in the text as added to the beginning and end of the line of ruling deities?
Who are the two rulers mentioned in the text as added to the beginning and end of the line of ruling deities?
What is Phanes Protogonos also known as?
What is Phanes Protogonos also known as?
What is the name of the goddess mentioned in the text as added to the line of ruling deities?
What is the name of the goddess mentioned in the text as added to the line of ruling deities?
Who created the good winds in Hesiod's account?
Who created the good winds in Hesiod's account?
What did Marduk create to aid him in his struggle against Tiamat?
What did Marduk create to aid him in his struggle against Tiamat?
What did Typhoeus become after being overcome by Zeus's thunderbolts?
What did Typhoeus become after being overcome by Zeus's thunderbolts?
What did Hermes steal and replace to help Zeus?
What did Hermes steal and replace to help Zeus?
What did Zeus throw on top of Typhon?
What did Zeus throw on top of Typhon?
What did Marduk receive from his grandfather Anu?
What did Marduk receive from his grandfather Anu?
What instrument did Teshub use to sever Ullikummi from Upelluri?
What instrument did Teshub use to sever Ullikummi from Upelluri?
Who was Upelluri in the Hittite myth?
Who was Upelluri in the Hittite myth?
What did Typhon eat that made him vulnerable?
What did Typhon eat that made him vulnerable?
What is the pattern of divine rulership in the Hittite tales?
What is the pattern of divine rulership in the Hittite tales?
What happened to Anu, the king of heaven, in the Hittite myth?
What happened to Anu, the king of heaven, in the Hittite myth?
What is the similarity between the Hittite myth and Hesiod's Theogony?
What is the similarity between the Hittite myth and Hesiod's Theogony?
What is the significance of the sickle in the Hittite myth?
What is the significance of the sickle in the Hittite myth?
What is the state of the ending of the Hittite myth?
What is the state of the ending of the Hittite myth?
What is emblematic of the impact of the Near East on Greece?
What is emblematic of the impact of the Near East on Greece?
When was the possibility of some tales being transmitted to Greece?
When was the possibility of some tales being transmitted to Greece?
What was Hesiod's account of?
What was Hesiod's account of?
What happened to Hesiod's account?
What happened to Hesiod's account?
What did the Greeks accept without objection?
What did the Greeks accept without objection?
What followed two separate paths?
What followed two separate paths?
Who wrote a cosmogony?
Who wrote a cosmogony?
