Mythology Final Exam
Review List
To review, consult your textbook, personal notes, handouts, and the webpage. Remember, there are many
websites, powerpoint presentations, and blank copies of handouts linked to the webpage.
Topics
12 major Greek gods and goddesses
The Lesser Greek gods and goddesses
Zeus’ family tree
Mythological Monsters/Creatures
Information about Hades, the Underworld
Information about Dante’s Inferno.
Myths
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The Two Great Gods of Earth: Demeter and Dionysus
Pandora
Phaethon
Creation Myths
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Flood myths
Common mythological motifs
o Creation of man
o Evil, Death, and Destruction
Greek version (Theogony)
o Greek gods’ family tree
Greek version of the creation of mankind
Judeo/Christian version (Genesis)
o Creation chart
Hindu version (Rig Veda)
Babylonian version (Enuma Elish)
Yoruban version
Norse version (Eddas)
Chinese version
Egyptian version
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Inuit version
Mayan version
Inca version
Maori version
Myths about Lovers
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Pyramus and Thisbe
Ceyx and Alcyone
Baucis and Philemon
Daphne and Apollo
Hero and Leander
Pomona and Vertumnus
Glaucus and Scylla
Orpheus and Eurydice
Pygmalion and Galatea
Endymion and Selene
Alpheus and Arethusa
Atalanta and Hippomenes
Idas and Marpessa
Cupid and Psyche
Explanatory Myths
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Flower myths
o Adonis
o Hyacinth
o Clytie
o Narcissus
Animals/Insects
o Crow/raven
o Spider/Arachne
o Grasshopper/Tithonus
o Peacock/Argus
Constellations/Zodiac
Planets
Hero Myths
Qualities of the Mythic Hero (yellow chart and powerpoint)
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Perseus myth
Hercules myth
Jason myth
Theseus myth
Anything we do after the Perseus myth needs to be added to the list.
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