University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign

CLCV 115

Week 1

1)Which of the following people used hieroglyphics as their writing system?

 

2. The last and worst of Hesiod’s Five Races is..

 

 

3. What elderly couple entertained Zeus and Hermes in disguise?

 

4. Who wrote the Theogony?

 

5. What did Cronus swallow instead of the infant Zeus?

 

6. What god stole back fire back from heaven for mortals?

 

7. What does Theogony mean?

 

8. To what land did Zeus take Europa?

 

9. In what land did the maiden Europa live before being abducted by Zeus?

 

10. What does the name “Hellen” mean?

 

11. What category of myths commonly involves ordinary people or animals rather than gods and heroes?

 

 

12. Who is said to have brought the alphabet to Greece?

 

13. What animal was involved in Prometheus’ punishment?