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What Greek philosopher said "Man is the measure of all things."? |
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What art medium involves painting directly on wet plaster? |
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What is the name for the group of nine Greek goddesses of artistic inspiration? |
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What is the Greek word (and its English translation) for the major character fault that the Greeks thought created a person's downfall?
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The goddess Demeter and her daughter Persephone were the focus of a popular mystery cult initiation at this small village in Attica. |
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Who is credited with writing the Odyssey and the Iliad? |
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Name the greatest lyric poet of ancient Greece who wrote about love and longing. |
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Name the term for such metaphors as "the swift-footed Achilles" and "rosy-fingered dawn." |
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What Greek philosopher said "Everything is made of numbers."? |
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What Greek philosopher said that you can't step in the same river twice? |
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What culture built the Palace of Knossos? |
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Where is the famous Lion Gate? |
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What is the Greek name for a fortified hilltop? |
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Which Greek polis was a rigid hierarchical society of well-trained, tough, and athletic men, women, and children? |
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Who is the king of the Greek sky deities? |
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Where did he and the other sky deities reside? |
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What is the name of the ruler of the underworld? |
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Who is the goddess of love and beauty? |
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What is the term for the tops of columns? |
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What is the technique used by the Greeks to make columns look better by having them swell in the middle of the shaft? |
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