Study Guide for Exam 1

Exam 1 covers the bulk of our course reading text, Edith Hamilton's Mythology (Parts 1, 2, 5, 6, and 7). The materials in Module 1 on the Graeco-Roman and Norse pantheons may be helpful to students as they study for this exam. This exam does not cover the bulk of Module 1 or the Mythology: Reading Myth by the River text. These materials will be covered on Exam 2.

Part 1: The Gods, the Creation, and the Earliest Heroes

(50 points - 20 matching/10 multiple choice)

Know in detail the following Greek gods: Know their Greek and Roman names, their spheres of influence, their relationships to each other, objects associated with them, and key stories about their birth and influence:

In addition, be able to identify and know stories associated with

Know in detail the myths of creation, Demeter and Persephone, Dionysus, Adonis, Narcissus, and the flood

Part 2: Stories of Love and Adventure

(32 points - 16 multiple choice)

Be able to identify the central element of the love stories from Part II. Be able to recognize each story.

Know in detail the story of The Quest of the Golden Fleece (Jason and Medea)

Be able to identify key facts from the adventures of

Part 5: The Great Families of Mythology

(18 points - 9 multiple choice)

Know key facts about the following people from Part V and the House to which they belong

Part 6: The Less Important Myths

(10 points - 5 multiple choice)

Know key facts about the following people/groups from Part VI

Part 7: The Mythology of the Norsemen

(40 points - 15 matching/5 multiple choice)

Be able to identify the following persons, places, works, or objects from Norse Mythology including days of the week associated with them, objects, people, or events associated with them, and stories about them

Know in detail the story of Sigurd the Volsung