CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY STUDY GUIDE
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The Gods
o All four rulers of the gods
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Greek: _____________________
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Roman: ____________________
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Egyptian: __________________
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Viking: ____________________
o All four goddesses of love
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Greek: _____________________
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Roman: ____________________
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Egyptian: __________________
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Viking: ____________________
o All four gods of war
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Greek: _____________________
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Roman: ____________________
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Egyptian: __________________
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Viking: ____________________
o All four deities of the afterlife
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Greek: _____________________
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Roman: ____________________
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Egyptian: __________________
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Viking: ____________________
o You are also responsible for ALL of the gods in ALL of the pantheons discussed in class,
especially these:
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Anubis: _______________________
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Thor: ______________________________
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Mercury: ______________________
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Artemis: ____________________________
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Isis: __________________________
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Ceres: _____________________________
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Bacchus:______________________
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Hapi: ______________________________
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Set: __________________________
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Bastet: _____________________________
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Apollo: ________________________
The Terms
o Pantheon: ________________________________________________________________
o Deity: ____________________________________________________________________
o Hieroglyphics: _____________________________________________________________
o Cartouche: _______________________________________________________________
o Midgard: _________________________________________________________________
o Asgard: __________________________________________________________________
o Bifrost: ___________________________________________________________________
o Ragnarok: ________________________________________________________________
o Valhalla: _________________________________________________________________
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The Stories – plots and characters
o Flight of Icarus
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Main characters: _____________________________________________________
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Setting: ____________________________________________________________
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Plot summary: _______________________________________________________
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o Echo and Narcissus
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Main characters: _____________________________________________________
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Setting: ____________________________________________________________
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Plot summary: _______________________________________________________
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o Orpheus and Eurydice
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Main characters: _____________________________________________________
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Setting: ____________________________________________________________
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Plot summary: _______________________________________________________
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o Legend of the Trojan War
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Main characters: _____________________________________________________
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Setting: ____________________________________________________________
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Plot summary: _______________________________________________________
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o The Greek Princess
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Main characters: _____________________________________________________
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Setting: ____________________________________________________________
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Plot summary: _______________________________________________________
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o The Legend of Osiris
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Main characters: _____________________________________________________
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Setting: ____________________________________________________________
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Plot summary: _______________________________________________________
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o How Sif Got Her Golden Hair
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Main characters: _____________________________________________________
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Setting: ____________________________________________________________
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Plot summary: _______________________________________________________
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o How the Fenris Wolf was Chained
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Main characters: _____________________________________________________
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Setting: ____________________________________________________________
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Plot summary: _______________________________________________________
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The Five Purposes of Mythology
o C________________________________________________________
o R________________________________________________________
o E________________________________________________________
o T________________________________________________________
o E________________________________________________________
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There will be vocab on the test, but you don’t need the words ahead of time