Quiz Guide: Classical Mythology Chapter 3
- Describe some differences between the cosmogony (account of universe's physical organization and origin) of Aristarchus and that of Hesiod.
- How did creation happen in the Babylonian epic Enuma Elish?
- Describe the role played by Atum, Geb, and Nut in the Egyptian story of the creation of the earth.
- Who was Ptah, and how did creation stories about Ptah resemble those in John's Gospel?
- Give an example of Hesiod's borrowing from Mesopotamian myth.
- What do historians believe was the true purpose of the ancienttemple or ziggurat?
- Who was the muse of epic poetry? Which muse governed astronomy?
- How does the story of Aphrodite or the story of Athene "most strikingly represent" Hesiod's "contradictory themes"?
- Which ancient god is associated with the "adamantine sickle" and why?
- What, according to Plato's fictional version of Aristophanes in the Symposium, is the origin of sexual attraction?
- Describe another account of a primal deity who, like Uranus (Ouranos) is mutilated so that the world can be created.
- What is a deus otiosus?
- Describe some similarities between Typhoeus and another ancient near eastern (Mesopotamian or biblical) entity.
- Summarize Hesiod's "world view."