1-ane, -ine
Noun-forming, general function
2-ite
Noun-forming, general function
3-ment
Noun-forming, general function
4-ose
Noun-forming, general function
5-ure
Noun-forming, general function
6-acy, -acity, -y
Noun-forming, abstract function
7-al
Noun-forming, abstract function
8-ance, -ancy, -ence, -ency
Noun-forming, abstract function
9-ation, -ion, -tion
Noun-forming, abstract function
10-ety, -ity, -ty
Noun-forming, abstract function
11-ice
Noun-forming, abstract function
12-ile
Noun-forming, abstract function
13-itude
Noun-forming, abstract function
14-ive
Noun-forming, abstract function
15-mony
Noun-forming, abstract function
16-or
Noun-forming, abstract function
17-ain, -an
Noun-forming, agent function
18-and, -end
Noun-forming, agent function
19-ant, -ent
Noun-forming, agent function
20-ar
Noun-forming, agent function
21-arian, -ian
Noun-forming, agent function
22-ate
Noun-forming, agent function
23-or
Noun-forming, agent function
24-arium, -orium
Noun-forming, locative function
25-ary, -ory
Noun-forming, locative function
26-cle, -cule, -icle
Noun-forming, diminutive function
27-el, -le
Noun-forming, diminutive function
28-il
Noun-forming, diminutive function
29-ule, -ole
Noun-forming, diminutive function
30-able, -ble, -ible
Adjective-forming
31-ain, -an, -ane, -ine
Adjective-forming
32-ant, -ent
Adjective-forming
33-ar, -al, -ary
Adjective-forming
34-arian, -ian
Adjective-forming
35-ate, -ite
Adjective-forming
39-il, -ile
Adjective-forming
40-ilent, -olent, -ulent
Adjective-forming
41-ious, -ose, -ous
Adjective-forming
47Who wrote the Theogony, and what is it about?
Hesiod wrote it, it is about the origin of the Greek gods.
48What makes a Greek hero different from our modern understanding?
Greek heroes do big, impressive deeds, but they aren't necessarily good deeds (heroes =/= good guys)
49Who wrote the Iliad and what is it about?
Homer wrote it, it is about the final year of the Trojan war, focusing on Achilles's anger after Hector killed his friend/lover Patroclus.
50Who wrote the Odyssey and what is it about?
Homer wrote it, it is about Odysseus's return from the Trojan war.
51Who is Perseus and what is his story?
Perseus is the son of Zeus and mortal Danae, his grandpa tried to kill him and his mom due to a prophecy, they came to an island, there he was tasked with killing Medusa, does so with gods' help, he later saves and marries princess Andromeda and accidentally kills his grandpa, becomes the ancestor of many heroes/kings including Heracles.
52Who is Bellerophon and what is his story?
Bellerophon is Poseidon's demigod son, he is tasked with killing the Chimera and does so successfully with Pegasus's help, becomes hubristic and tries to fly to Mount Olympus, but Zeus sends a gadfly to sting Pegasus so he falls.
53Who is Jason and what is his story?
Jason is the son of Aeson, Ioclus's ex king who was overthrown by his brother Pelias. Pelias tells Jason he can be king if he gets the Golden Fleece, he does this on a ship called the Argo, Hera sponsors him on his journey. They go to Colchis and get the fleece with help from the sorceress Medea. Jason promises to marry Medea but ditches her for a Greek princess later on so Medea kills the princess and her kids with Jason, then flies away on a chariot drawn by dragons. Jason dies alone when part of the rotting Argo falls on him.
54Who is Theseus and what is his story?
He is a son of Poseidon and hero of Athens with 2 moms (Aegan sea and mortal Aethra), he volunteered as tribute to be sacrificed to the Minotaur since king Minos of Crete requires 7 men and 7 women as tribute each year from the Athenians. Minos's daughter Ariadne falls in love with him and gives him a ball of string to help him survive the labyrinth. He kills the Minotaur, leaves with Ariadne but ends up dumping her in Naxos (she later marries Dionysus), then becomes king of Athens after his (adoptive?) dad kills himself.
55Who is Heracles and what is his story?
Heracles is the son of Zeus and mortal Alcmene, as a baby Hera sends snakes to kill him but he strangles them, he has a half-brother twin since Alceme likely fucked both Zeus and her husband Amphitryon (whom Zeus impersonated). Hera drives him mad and makes him kill his first wife Megara and his kids with her. As a punishment he must serve king Eurystheus (his cousin) and complete 12 labors. Later he dies when his 2nd wife Deianira is tricked into giving him a poisoned robe from centaur Nessus, he becomes a god.
56Who is the Greek God of medicine and how do people receive treatment at his temple?
Asclepius is the Greek god of medicine. People go to the Asklepion, make offerings (often clay/metal body parts), sleep in a special dorm with sacred snakes, then tell priests their dreams the next day and the priests tell them their treatment. If people are lucky, Asclepius may appear in their dreams and heal them.
57Who is Hippocrates and why is he important for modern medicine?
Hippocrates publiched the Hippocratic Corpus, around 60 texts on medicine. He took a rational attitude to medicine, rejecting the idea that gods caused sickness. He also created the Hippocratic oath that doctors today still take.
58What did Greek historian Herodotus write about?
The Persian Wars: the battles of Marathon, Thermopylae, and Salamis
59What did Greek historian Thucydides write about?
The Peloponnesian War (Athens vs Sparta): Pericles Funeral Oration, the Plague
60What did Roman historian Sallust write about?
Jugurthine War, Conspiracy of Catiline (Bellum Catilinae), also concerned with Rome's moral and political decline
61What did Roman historian Livy write about?
History of Rome
62What did Roman historian Tacitus write about?
Criticized Roman empire, wrote Agricola (biography of his father in law, Britain's governor), Historiae (Civil wars after Nero's death, Reign on Flavian emperors), Annales