UCLR Review

Semitic- relating to or denoting a family of languages that includes Hebrew, Arabic,

and Aramaic and certain ancient languages such as Phoenician and Akkadian.
Linear A- Linear A is attested in Crete and on some Aegean islands from
approximately 1850 BC to 1400 BC. Its relation to the so-called hieroglyphic Minoan script
is uncertain. It is a syllabic script written from left to right.
Linear B- Linear B is an adapted form of Linear A, which was borrowed from the
Minoans by the Mycenaean Greeks, probably about 1600 BC. Its language is the
Mycenaean Greek dialect. Linear B script is attested on clay tablets and on some vases,
both dating from about 1400 BC to roughly 1200 BC.
Neolithic- of, relating to, or denoting the later part of the Stone Age, when ground or
polished stone weapons and implements prevailed.

Minoan- The Minoan civilization was an Aegean Bronze Age civilization

that arose on the island of Crete and other Aegean islands such as
Santorini and flourished from approximately 3650 to 1400 BC
Cosmos- Greek word for divine order
Titanomachy- the clash of titans
Eros- Primal desire in Greek creation story
Demeter- Goddess of the harvest and presided over sacred law
Apollo- god of music, sun, poetry, archery, and oracles
Hippocrates- Hippocrates of Kos, also known as Hippocrates II, was a
Greek physician of the Age of Pericles, and is considered one of the
most outstanding figures in the history of medicine
Artemis- Goddess of the hunt, sister of Apollo, and goddess of moon
Hermes- god of trade, boundaries, messenger god, thieves, and
athletes
Minos- Legendary king of Crete
Gaia- Mother earth
Iris- Rainbow goddess
Mycenaean- Mycenaean Greece refers to the last phase of the Bronze
Age in Ancient Greece (c. 16001100 BCE)
Trojan War- In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against
the city of Troy by the Achaeans (Greeks) after Paris of Troy took Helen
from her husband Menelaus, king of Sparta.
Anthropomorphic- ascribing human form or attributes to a being or
thing not human, especially to a deity. Divine being in human form
Eris- Goddess of Discord
Thetis- Thetis, is encountered in Greek mythology mostly as a sea nymph or known as the
goddess of water, one of the 50 Nereids, daughters of the ancient sea god Nereus. Mother of
Achillies

Andromache- Wife of hector

Achilles- was a Greek hero of the Trojan War and the central character
and greatest warrior of Homer's Iliad. His mother was the nymph
Thetis, and his father, Peleus, was the king of the Myrmidons. Slayed
Hector
Patroklos- In Greek mythology, as recorded in Homer's Iliad, Patroclus was the son of
Menoetius, grandson of Actor, King of Opus, and Achilles's beloved comrade and brother-in-arms.

Agamemnon- The brother of Menelaus. When Helen, the wife of

Menelaus, ran off with Paris of Troy, Agamemnon commanded the
united Greek armed forces in the ensuing Trojan War.
Briseus- She was captured during the Trojan War by Achilles. After
Agamemnon took her away from him, Achilles refused to fight in the
war.
Menelaus- The husband of Helen of Troy
Rhea- mother of the six sibling Olympian gods
Hector- The husband of Andromache killed by Achillies. The leader of
Trojans and their allies in defense of Troy
Paris- The brother of Hector, the judge of Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena.
He abducted Helen and this started the Trojan war. Kills Achillies
Sparta- city state in Greece
Dactylic hexameter- also known as "heroic hexameter" and "the meter of epic")
is a form of meter or rhythmic scheme in poetry. It is traditionally associated with the
quantitative meter of classical epic poetry in both Greek and Latin

Hephaestos- God of fire, stone, and blacksmiths

Ecphrasis- Ekphrasis or ecphrasis, from the Greek description of a
work of art, possibly imaginary, produced as a rhetorical exercise, often
used in the adjectival form ekphrastic, is a graphic, often dramatic, des
cription of a visual work of art.
Epithet- is a byname, or a descriptive term (word or phrase), accompanying or occurring
in place of a name and having entered common usage. It can be described as a glorified
nickname

Illiad- this epic poem about the Trojan War, a work of Homer
Odyssey- this poem whose three narrative threads center on Telemachus, Penelope, and
the namesake Ithacan hero, a Homeric epic

Homer- author of the Iliad and the Odyssey

Nostros- Nostos (Ancient Greek: ) is a theme used in Greek
literature which includes an epic hero returning home by sea. It is a
high level of heroism or greatness.
Odysseus- central hero of the Odyssey. Penelopes husband
Ithaka- Home of Odysseus, and perhaps Homer, this tiny island
attracts sailors and holidaymakers from all over the world. It is very
beautiful, and is surrounded by some of the clearest waters in Greece

Penelope- the wife of Odysseus, waits for him for 20 years. To spare
herself their importunities she insists that they wait until she has woven a shroud for
Laertes

Telemachus- central figure of the Odyssey, son of Odysseus who

searches for him
Eurykleia- Odysseus's nurse when he was a little boy. She's still around in the
palace working as a servant (and trying to keep Telemachos from running off) when
Odysseus returns and she recognizes her master by the scar on his thigh.

Calypso- the wife of Telemachus. was a nymph in Greek mythology,

who lived on the island of Ogygia, where she detained Odysseus for
several years. She is generally said to be the daughter of Atlas the
Titan
Phaikia- Scheria also known as Scherie or Phaeaciawas a region in
Greek mythology, first mentioned in Homer's Odyssey as the home of
the Phaeacians and the last destination of Odysseus in his 10-year
journey before returning home to Ithaca.
King Alcinoos- King of the Phaeacians, who offers Odysseus hospitality

in his island kingdom of Scheria. Alcinous hears the story of Odysseuss

wanderings and provides him with safe passage back to Ithaca.
Princess Nausika- The beautiful daughter of King Alcinous and Queen
Arete of the Phaeacians. Nausicaa discovers Odysseus on the beach at
Scheria and, out of budding affection for him, ensures his warm reception
at her parents palace.

Chaos- Chaos refers to the formless or void state preceding the

creation of the universe or cosmos in the Greek creation myths, or to
the initial "gap" created by the original separation of heaven and earth
Ouranos- Uranus Ancient Greek , Ouranos [orans] meaning
"sky" or "heaven") was the primal Greek god personifying the sky.
HUSBAND OF GAIA
Tartaros- Tartarus in ancient Greek mythology, is the deep abyss that
is used as a dungeon of torment and suffering for the wicked and as
the prison for the Titans
Titans- in Greek religion and mythology, one of 12 primeval deities. The female Titan
is also called Titaness. The Titanssix sons and six daughterswere the children of
Uranus and Gaea

Hyperion- In Greek mythology, "The High-One" was one of the twelve

Titan children of Gaia (Earth) and Uranus (Sky or Heaven) who, led by
Cronus, overthrew Uranus. God of light.
Mnemosyne- MNEMOSYNE was Titan goddess of memory and remembrance and
the inventress of language and words. As a Titan daughter of Ouranos (Heaven),
Mnemosyne was also a goddess of time.

Muses- were the Greek goddesses of inspiration in literature, science and the arts.
They were the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne

The fates- The most prominent are the Moerae, or the Greek Fates.
Clotho was the Spinner, Lachesis, the Measurer; and Atropos, the
Cutter of life's thread.
Moirai- were greek destiny
Prometheus- is a Titan in Greek mythology, best known as the deity
in Greek mythology who was the creator of mankind and its greatest
benefactor, who gave mankind fire stolen from Mount Olympus.
Homeric hymn- The Homeric Hymns are a collection of thirty-three
anonymous Ancient Greek hymns celebrating individual gods. The
hymns are "Homeric" in the sense that they employ the same epic
meterdactylic hexameter
Hercules eventually gets rid of the eagle and Prometheus is set free
Prometheus is gives humans Pandora
Epimetheus, Prometheus slow brother is sent and accepts Pandoras gift the
jar
Pandora opens the jar and Kakoi comes out which is troubles
Because of this males want females and life begins and other pains come
through
Aeneas is the son of Aphrodite and Anchises
Aeneas escapes to rome by carrying his dad Anchises on his shoulder
Sappho was a woman author and she was from Lesbos and was a lesbian
Sappho gets help from Aphrodite for love

Hesiod- was a Greek poet generally thought by scholars to have been

active between 750 and 650 BC, around the same time as Homer. He is
generally regarded as the first written poet in the Western tradition to
regard himself as individual persona with an active role to play in his
subject
Charites- In Greek mythology, a Charis or Grace is one of three or
more minor goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity, and
fertility, together known as the Charites or Graces
Asclepius- was a god of medicine in ancient Greek religion and mythology. Asclepius
represents the healing aspect of the medical arts
Works and days- The Works and Days is a didactic poem of some 800 lines written by the
ancient Greek poet Hesiod around 700 BCE
Theogony- The Theogony the genealogy or birth of the gods is a poem

by Hesiod (8th 7th century BC) describing the origins and

genealogies of the Greek gods, composed c. 700 BC.
Pandora- she was the first human woman created by the gods,
specifically Hephaestus instructed by Zeus. Evil spirits came out of her
box and they plagued mankind