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WorksheetsGreek Myth Unit 1: Defining Myth, Cosmogonies and Theogonies
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Narratives that deal with the creation of the universe/cosmos are part of a culture's ____________.
Cosmogony
Theogony
Homogony
Origami
Another way to refer to cosmogonic myths is:
universe origin stories
origin myths regarding elements
origin myths about the lesser gods of a pantheon
myths that teach morals
A myth regarding the origin and genealogy of the gods in a pantheon:
theogony
cosmogony
origami
homogony
The collection of gods in a polytheistic religion:
pantheon
nucleon
cosmogony
theogony
A narrative is a
story
origin myth
theogony
history
In ancient Greek mythology, all that existed at the beginning of the universe was:
Chaos
Uranus
Gaia
Disorder
True or False: In ancient Greek mythology, Chaos was a primordial void state, not disorder.
True
False
Maybe
Origami
This term refers to things that existed since the dawn of time:
primordial
cordial
prehistoric
primary source
Synonym for primordial:
primeval
prim and proper
primadona
principle
Synonym for god/gods:
diety/dieties
elder gods
primordials
pantheon
Synonym for cosmogony:
genesis
apocolyps
Chaos
evolution
Dealing with the cause or origin of something:
etiology/etiological
pantheon
theogony
mythology/mythological
A synonym for etiological myth:
origin myth
historical myth
psychological myth
legend
a complete end of the world (or an event involving destruction or damage on an awesome or catastrophic scale)
genesis
apocalypse
cosmogony
theogony
This person is one of the earliest ancient Greek poets (circa 700 BCE) and his "Theogony" is one of the most important sources for Greek Mythology that remains.
Hesiod
Plato
Homer
Orpheus
A cosmogonic myth in which the cosmos/universe is created out of "nothing"/a void/chaos by a pre-existing primordial god.
Ex Nihilo
Deus Ex Machina
Quid Pro Quo
Ex Post Facto
Writings/records/documents that were written by people living at the time an event occurred (generally seen to be the most reliable source)
primary source
secondary source
tertiary source
word of mouth
attributing human characteristics to something nonhuman or the representation of an abstract quality in human form (e.g. Gaia or Nyx, etc.)
personification
personalization
globalization
persona non grata
