Mythology Review 1

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Mythology Review 1

• Deities
• Monsters
• Days
• Planets

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Know for the test

• deities names, descriptions, attributes (god
  of), symbols from FL pp. 32-33 plus notes
• monsters names, descriptions, other facts from
  notes
• days Latin names, Latin sentences with ordinals,
  planet/deity for which they are named, Latin
  ordinals, how much Romance languages and Greek
  follow the pattern or not from packet
• planets Latin names, Latin sentences with
  ordinals, deity for which they are named,
  connection b/t planet and deity attributes, which
  ones named by/visible to Romans

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1. ___ est planeta quarta.

• Mars

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2. ___ est planeta septima.

• Uranus

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3. ___ est planeta prima.

• Mercurius

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4. Iuppiter est planeta ___.

• quinta

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5. Terra est planeta ___.

• tertia

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6. Saturnus est planeta ___.

• quinta

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7. Dies ___ est dies secundus.

• Lunae

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8. Dies Veneris est dies ___.

• sextus

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9. Dies ___ est dies tertius.

• Martis

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10. Dies Iovis est dies ___.

• quintus

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11. Dies Mercuri est dies __.

• quartus

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12. Dies Saturni est dies ___.

• septimus

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12. T / F The Romans named Neptune for its dark
blue color.

• F / Romans couldnt see Neptune!

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13. T / F Venus was considered the brightest and
most beautiful planet.

• T

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14. T / F Mercury was named for its red glow.

• F Mars is red.

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15. T / F Uranus was named for the grandfather of
Jupiter b/c it is 2 planets away from Jupiter.

• T

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16. T / F Spanish, Portuguese, and French still
reflect Latin deities in the names of the days of
the week.

• F Portuguese uses numbers.

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17. T / F Romance languages all call Sunday the
equivalent of sabbath.

• F Sunday is Lords Day Saturday is sabbath.

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18. T / F English uses Roman deity names for
Tuesday and Friday.

• F Saturday (Saturn), Sunday (sun), Monday (moon)

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19. T / F A Christian equivalent for Dies Veneris
could be Pauls Day b/c he was also a messenger
(of the gospel).

• F Venus was goddess of love Mercury was
  messenger!

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20. T / F The names of the English days of the
week mostly use Germanic / Anglo-Saxon deity
names.

• T

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21. term for 3 principal deities of Rome

• Capitoline triad

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22. names of the 3 principal deities of Rome

• Jupiter, Juno, Minerva

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23. general term that means a god or goddess

• deity

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24. general term that means not subject to death

• immortal

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25. collective term for the 12 deities that meet
on Mt. Olympus

• Olympians

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26. Name the 2 NON-Olympian deities

• Bacchus and Pluto

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27. deity who creates storms with thunderbolt

• Jupiter

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28. god of the sea

• Neptune

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29. goddess of the hearth flame (home fireplace)

• Vesta

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30. two deities who hold the cornucopia

• Ceres (agriculture) and Pluto (underworld)

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31. deity of metalworking who limps

• Vulcan

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32. queen of the gods

• Juno

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33. goddess of wisdom and weaving

• Minerva

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34. god of music, archery, and medicine

• Apollo

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35. goddess of archery and hunting

• Diana

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36. guard dog of the underworld

• Cerberus

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37. race of giants who are mostly uncivilized,
strong, and eat people on occasion

• cyclops

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38. monster that tricks people with riddles

• sphinx

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39. people-eating, feminine monster who lives in
a cave by the sea

• Scylla

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40. half-civilized race known for wild party
behavior

• centaur

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41. feminine wind spirits who snatch food and
bring foul smells

• harpy

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42. 4 monsters that can talk like people (some
degree of civilization)

• centaur, harpy, sphinx, cyclops

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43. people-eating monster kept in a maze on
island of Crete

• minotaur

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44. Latin word for goddess (singular)

• dea

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45. Latin word for gods (plural)

• dei