AR201 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Triptolemus, Origin Myth, Kykeon
13 Feb 2018
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Terms: ichor: what the gods have instead of blood, ambrosia: food of the gods, sparagmos: ritual tearing apart of sacrificial victim, parthenogenesis: reproduce asexually, kykeon: special drink like beer (barley, water and mint). Offspring of chaos: nyx: personification of night, offspring of chaos. Hades: symbols: sceptre, cornucopia, also called polydegmon "one who receives many, cerberus guarded the underworld (kept people in, 5 rivers: Achilles was dipped in here: acheron- sorrows/ lacking joy. Demanded payment, which was why bodies were buried with money: 3 judges of the underworld- king minos, his brother and aecus, 3 people sent to tartaros for being bad. Tityos- tried to rape mother of apollo and artemis. Sisyphus- tried to cheat death, has to repeatedly push a boulder up a hill: thanatos: son of night, winged, grim reaper, hypnos: sleep, brother of thanatos. Castrated ouranus" blood into the sea foam. Daughter of zeus (homer"s version: weapon: cestus- belt that made her irresistible, protector of prostitution.
