Question

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1. which best characterizes how true myths were, to the greeks?

a. myths were the equivalent of sacred scripture, taken as the literal truth by religious greeks.
b. most greeks knew that myths were false and regarded them simply as entertainment.
c. myths were thought to somehow capture deep truths, even if they were not literally true.
d. myths about the gods were taken at face value, but myths about human heroes were thought to be mainly fictional.

1. what is happening here? snatching the unwilling girl, he carried her off in his golden chariot, as she cried and screamed aloud calling to her father, son of kronos, highest and best.

a. hermes is carrying off a nymph.
b. zeus is carrying off semele.
c. hades is carrying off persephone.
d. apollo is carrying off telphusa.

1. what ultimately happens to persephone, according to the hymn to demeter?

a. shes reunited with her mother and remains forever in the realm of the gods.
b. she is allowed to spend two - thirds of the year with the gods, but must spend one - third of the year in the underworld with hades.
c. she is forced to remain forever in the underworld as queen of the dead.
d. she forms a goth punk rock band and goes on a world tour.

1. which god or goddess kidnapped a shipful of cretan sailors to serve as slaves?

a. apollo
b. hermes
c. prometheus
d. aphrodite

1. which best characterizes hesiods overall take on justice?

a. hesiod is confident that justice always pays.
b. hesiod argues that only just people have healthy souls.
c. the world is full of corruption and only suckers care about justice.
d. the world is a tough place, and some in power are unjust, but hard work allows one to act justly and theres reason to hope that zeus will reward the just.

1. which are the first gods to come into being, according to hesiod?

a. the muses
b. day, night, sky, and earth
c. chaos, earth, tartarus, and eros
d. zeus, hera, athena, and apollo

1. which of the following does hermes invent and give to apollo?

a. the bow
b. the lyre
c. the oracle
d. the heralds staff

Explanation:

1. Greek myths were seen as capturing deep - seated truths even if not literally true.
2. The description matches Hades carrying off Persephone.
3. According to the Hymn to Demeter, Persephone spends two - thirds of the year with the gods and one - third in the underworld with Hades.
4. Hermes is known to have tricked Apollo and gave him the lyre.
5. Hesiod's view on justice is that the world is tough and some in power are unjust, but hard work allows one to act justly and there is hope Zeus will reward the just.
6. According to Hesiod, the first gods to come into being were Chaos, Earth, Tartarus, and Eros.
7. Hermes invented the lyre and gave it to Apollo.

Answer:

1. c. Myths were thought to somehow capture deep truths, even if they were not literally true.
2. c. Hades is carrying off Persephone.
3. b. She is allowed to spend two - thirds of the year with the gods, but must spend one - third of the year in the underworld with Hades.
4. b. Hermes
5. d. The world is a tough place, and some in power are unjust, but hard work allows one to act justly and there's reason to hope that Zeus will reward the just.
6. c. Chaos, Earth, Tartarus, and Eros
7. b. The lyre