Creation and Destruction Review

Mrs. Wesley’s Jeopardy Review Game

Pattern of Destruction

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Creation Myths/Characters Myth Purpose Vocab

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Answer: Arete

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• Niobe’s status as a Queen and the birth of her 14 children is her:

• Nemesis• Ate• Arete• Or hubris

Ate*

• Arachne weaving a tapestry to ridicule the immortal gods is an example of ____

Excessive Pride*

• Define hubris:

Arete – Hubris – Ate – Nemesis*

• Name the pattern of destruction in the correct order, along with their definition

RebellionPride

Desire for rebirthIgnorance

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• Name four major causes of destruction

Who was the first being in the Greek Creation Myths

• Gaea

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Name the four steps in the pattern of Creation

• Chaos – Old Rule – Power Struggle – New Rule

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Uranus and Cronus were similar because

• They both were afraid of their children overthrowing their rule

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Gaea creates the sickle. What purpose of myths does this serve?

• To explain a technological advancement.

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Zeus rule can be compared to our ______. Give one example HOW

• Democracy • Establishes a council

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Zeus wants to destroy the bronze race of mortals because they are_____

• Arrogant/hubristic

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Arachne is turned into a

• Spider

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Pandora and Eve are both similar because..

• They are both tempted by their curiosity, which lead to evil in the world

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The myth of Prometheus and the Fall of Man are similar because

• They both bring knowledge into the world

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The Greek flood and Christian Flood are different because…

• Zeus did not think about any surviving mortals to procreate where God did.

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One purpose of myths is to access language and coded messages in our society. Provide an example of this

from a myth we have read.

• Answers may vary but can include

• Babel, Axis, Arachnid

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One purpose of myths is to explain the physical world. Name 2 examples of this. - The myth and creation

• Answers may vary but can include:– Lycaon – The wolf– Arachne – The spider– Daedalus and Icarus – Perdix/Partridge

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One purpose of myths is to explain societal structures – Which myth explains the ancient roles of men

and women

• Adam and Eve• *

Phaethon, Icarus, and Prometheus are similar because the main characters ______

against authoritative decisions.

• Rebelled

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One purpose is to show us positive and negative role models. Give an

example for each.

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What behavior/problem can you identify in the First Murder

• Jealousy• Murder

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Creation – DestructionNight – Day

Democracy – DictatorshipBirth – Death

These are example of _____

• Antithetical Patterns/ Antithesis: Opposing ideas

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An adjective, descriptive phrase or label expressing a quality regarded as characteristic of the person or

thing mentioned.

• Epithet

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Ethnocentrism

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• Belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group.

Xenia *

• The Greek concept of hospitality, or generosity and courtesy shown to those who are far from home. It is often translated as "guest-friendship"

Archetype*

• A very typical example of a certain person or thing.

Allusion *

• A reference in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in history or another work of literature. Allusions are often indirect or brief references to well-known characters or events.

Golden Mean *

• The ideal moderate position between two extremes

Matriarchal *

• Of, relating to, or characteristic of a system of society or government controlled by women