Greek Mythology Midterm 1 Question And Answers 100% Correct 2023

Herms {Ans: -Stone pillar with bearded male head and erect phallus (can find anywhere: countryside, entrance to city/house -> what role of Hermes is being highlighted?) -Fertility: Flocks of goats, sheep and swine (small animals); "lucky finds" -Protection: Warding off evil (apotropaic sign to make sure nothing bad is going to happen)}Birth Of Athena {Ans: Coming out of Zeus' head after he ate Metis his first wife.}Hades {Ans: -Son of Cronus and Rhea -Brother of Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Hestia, and Demeter -Husband of Persephone (Kore) -King of Underworld: not involved much with inhabitants (ruling people, but not admitting them, doesn't do much with them; no reason to pray to him to prevent death -> you'll die anyhow, other divine beings more responsible; important in a number of myths, but otherwise just there)}Phaedra {Ans: -Theseus' wife -Falls in love with Theseus' stepson -Writes a letter to husband saying step son hippolytus raped her. -Dad killed stepson -Phaedra kills herself}Catasterism {Ans: -The translation of a being or object from earth to a station among the stars, so that the being or object becomes a star, or more usually, a star cluster -Divine agency (need a god to