2010 Medusa Syllabus
2010 Medusa Exam Syllabus
Olympians 2.0
This syllabus is intended to help guide you in your preparation for the exam. It is not the be all, end all; there can be information on the exam which is not explicitly detailed on this syllabus. If you find other information in your research that you think should be added, go ahead. We want to be fully prepared for the test! This was designed by Dave Mathers & his Greek class, in preparation for final exams last May -Jan Stoner 10/26/10 8:08 PM
I. Aphrodite/Venus
A. Life
1. Birth
a. Born of the sea-foam after the castration of Uranus
i. Name means foam rising. (H 33)
ii. …show more content…
Born to Zeus and Dione
i. Aphrodite born to Zeus and Dione (Ap 1.3.1)
c. Islands sacred to her (H 33)
i. Cythera was sacred to her because she was born near there, then she was wafted off to Cyprus. ii. She is often referred to as the Cyprian or the Cytherean.
2. Marriage
a. Hephaestus
i. The two were married due to Hera and Zeus’ guilt for being ashamed of his deformity and throwing him off Mt. Olympus. ii. Since Aphrodite was not born a god because of her ambiguous sea foam birth, she wanted to secure her place on Mt. Olympus and agreed to a marriage. iii. After her affair with Ares, Hephaestus and Aphrodite divorced.
b. Affair with Ares
i. The story goes that Ares came back from war with a heavy spear and made fun of Eros’ smaller arrows. Out of anger and jest, he caused Ares and Aphrodite to fall in love. ii. Their affair lasted a long while and they bore many children. They were finally caught in the story that Demodocus relates in The Odyssey.
c. Love of Adonis (H …show more content…
Episodes Kevin 1. Trojan War a. Judgment of Paris—wedding of Thetis and Peleus; Eris not invited; golden apple- (“for the fairest”); Aphr., Athena, and Hera fought over it; take it to shepherd on Mt. Ida- Paris (Alexander); chose Aphr. (H256) b. Aeneas—son of Aphr. And Anchises; Aphr. Helps him: escape from Diomedes in battle, protect him in the last days of the war, and helps him escape from Troy. (http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/AphroditeFavour.html#Aeneas) 2. Adonis--one day Aphr. and Cupid are playing; Cupid hits her by accident; she falls in love with Adonis; he changes her (she doesn't go to the heavens and begins to hunt); she warns him not to hunt big scary animals (boars and bears); he doesn't listen; he dies; she names a flower after him (Anemone-or wind flower). (BVIII c.) 3. Tasks for Psyche: why? what??—Aphr. Jealous of attention Psyche gets; when psyche comes to pray to her and ask for help (a husband), Aphr. Gives her three tasks that she thinks will be
Olympians 2.0
This syllabus is intended to help guide you in your preparation for the exam. It is not the be all, end all; there can be information on the exam which is not explicitly detailed on this syllabus. If you find other information in your research that you think should be added, go ahead. We want to be fully prepared for the test! This was designed by Dave Mathers & his Greek class, in preparation for final exams last May -Jan Stoner 10/26/10 8:08 PM
I. Aphrodite/Venus
A. Life
1. Birth
a. Born of the sea-foam after the castration of Uranus
i. Name means foam rising. (H 33)
ii. …show more content…
Born to Zeus and Dione
i. Aphrodite born to Zeus and Dione (Ap 1.3.1)
c. Islands sacred to her (H 33)
i. Cythera was sacred to her because she was born near there, then she was wafted off to Cyprus. ii. She is often referred to as the Cyprian or the Cytherean.
2. Marriage
a. Hephaestus
i. The two were married due to Hera and Zeus’ guilt for being ashamed of his deformity and throwing him off Mt. Olympus. ii. Since Aphrodite was not born a god because of her ambiguous sea foam birth, she wanted to secure her place on Mt. Olympus and agreed to a marriage. iii. After her affair with Ares, Hephaestus and Aphrodite divorced.
b. Affair with Ares
i. The story goes that Ares came back from war with a heavy spear and made fun of Eros’ smaller arrows. Out of anger and jest, he caused Ares and Aphrodite to fall in love. ii. Their affair lasted a long while and they bore many children. They were finally caught in the story that Demodocus relates in The Odyssey.
c. Love of Adonis (H …show more content…
Episodes Kevin 1. Trojan War a. Judgment of Paris—wedding of Thetis and Peleus; Eris not invited; golden apple- (“for the fairest”); Aphr., Athena, and Hera fought over it; take it to shepherd on Mt. Ida- Paris (Alexander); chose Aphr. (H256) b. Aeneas—son of Aphr. And Anchises; Aphr. Helps him: escape from Diomedes in battle, protect him in the last days of the war, and helps him escape from Troy. (http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/AphroditeFavour.html#Aeneas) 2. Adonis--one day Aphr. and Cupid are playing; Cupid hits her by accident; she falls in love with Adonis; he changes her (she doesn't go to the heavens and begins to hunt); she warns him not to hunt big scary animals (boars and bears); he doesn't listen; he dies; she names a flower after him (Anemone-or wind flower). (BVIII c.) 3. Tasks for Psyche: why? what??—Aphr. Jealous of attention Psyche gets; when psyche comes to pray to her and ask for help (a husband), Aphr. Gives her three tasks that she thinks will be