women of legend

• Who wrote the poem "Works and Days"?

  Hesiod
• What was the initial state of the human race according to the legend of Pandora?

  Only men existed
• Why did Zeus create Pandora?

  To punish humankind
• What was Pandora's role in the destruction of mankind?

  She was attractive but caused destruction
• What did Pandora carry to earth?

  A jar containing all evils
• What happened when Pandora opened the jar?

  All evils were released
• What was left in the jar after Pandora opened it?

  Hope
• What do later versions of the Pandora story say about her actions?

  She was forbidden to open the box
• Who wrote about the Sabine women and Tarpeia?

  Livy
• Who founded Rome?

  Romulus
• Why did Romulus invite people to a festival?

  To find women for the new city
• What happened during the festival in Rome?

  Roman men kidnapped Sabine women
• How did the Sabine women initially react to their kidnapping?

  They were outraged
• What change occurred for the Sabine women after their kidnapping?

  They accepted their new roles
• What did the fathers of the Sabine women plan?

  A surprise attack on the Romans
• Who was Tarpeia?

  A Roman woman who betrayed her city
• How did Tarpeia die?

  Buried under the Sabines' shields
• What role did the Sabine women play during the battle?

  They persuaded both sides to stop fighting
• Where can the original story of Helen of Troy be found?

  In Homer's 'Iliad'
• Who was Helen's father?

  Zeus
• What promise did Helen's suitor make?

  To go to war for her marriage
• Who did Helen choose to marry?

  Menelaus
• Who helped Paris take Helen back to Troy?

  Aphrodite
• What was the outcome of the war fought over Helen?

  A ten-year war against Troy
• What does Euripides' version of the story say about Helen?

  She was in Egypt during the war
• Who was Lucretia married to?

  Collatinus
• What was the context of the drinking party involving Lucretia?

  Boasting about virtuous wives
• How was Lucretia viewed among the wives?

  As the most virtuous
• What did Sextus Tarquinius Superbus want from Lucretia?

  To have sex with her
• What threat did Sextus make to Lucretia?

  He would destroy her reputation
• What did Lucretia do after being raped?

  She sent messages to her husband and father
• What did Lucretia do after explaining her situation?

  She committed suicide with a knife
• What action did Lucretia's father and husband take after her death?

  They formed an army against the king
• What are key terms and figures related to the legends discussed?

  • Aphrodite: Greek goddess of love
  • Didactic poetry: A genre of poetry for teaching
  • Euripides: Greek playwright around 400 BC
  • Hesiod: Greek poet around 700 BC
  • Hera: Greek goddess of marriage
  • Livy: Roman historian in the 1st century BC
  • Pandora: First woman in Greek mythology
  • Romulus: Legendary first king of Rome
  • Sextus Tarquinius Superbus: Son of Roman king
  • Sabines: People near Rome at its founding
  • Suitor: A man wanting to marry a woman
  • Titan: Immortal figures in Greek mythology
  • Trojan: Someone from Troy
  • Virtue: High moral standards
  • Zeus: King of the Greek gods
• What does the name Pandora mean?

  All gifts
• What genre of poetry did Hesiod write?

  Didactic poetry
• When did Euripides live?

  Around 400 BC
• When did Hesiod live?

  Around 700 BC
• Who is the wife of Zeus?

  Hera
• Who is the legendary first king of Rome?

  Romulus