1
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Who was Dionysus?
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- God of wine and theatre
- Son of Zeus and the Theban mortal Semele
2
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Why did Zeus have to hide Dionysus away?
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Because he attracted the wrath of Hera
3
Q
Why was Dionysus not seen as an original Olympius / outsider?
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He was the son of both a god and a mortal
4
Q
How is he represented?
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With a thyrsus, vines and an animal skin
5
Q
Who is he often depicted with?
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His companions - the maenads and satyrs
6
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What is a thrysus?
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A staff which was tipped with a pine cone; it could also be intertwined with ivy
7
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Who were the maenads?
A
Female followers of Dionysus
8
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Who were the satyrs?
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Half men, half goat attendants of Dionysus
GCSE Class Civ
flashcards
Decks in class (118)
# Cards
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Zeus7
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Titans6
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Poseidon3
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Hades6
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Hera6
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Athena5
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Demeter4
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Hestia5
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Hephaistos4
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Aphrodite6
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Artemis4
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Apollo5
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Hermes4
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Ares5
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Dionysus8
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Rome7
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Jupiter7
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Neptune4
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Pluto4
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June5
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Ceres4
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Vesta6
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Vulcan5
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Venus3
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Minerva4
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Diana5
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Apollo5
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Mercury4
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Mars6
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Bacchus9
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Twelve Labours of Heracles4
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Nemean Lion7
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Lernaean Hydra10
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Golden Hind7
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Erymanthian Boar4
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Augean Stables5
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Stymphalian Birds5
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Cretan Bull2
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Mares of Diomedes6
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The Belt of Hippolyte7
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Cattle of Geryon7
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Apples of the Hesperides9
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Cerberus4
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Pelops and Hippodamia5
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Heracles and the Temple of Zeus2
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Greece - The Sanctuary7
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The Function of a Greek Temple5
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Greece - The Temple Building7
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Greece - Temple Decoration5
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Greek Priests12
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Greek sacrifice5
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Greek Sacrifice - The Preparation8
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Greek Sacrifice - The Kill5
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Greek Sacrifice - The Sharing6
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Parthenon - Pericles and the Parthenon8
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The Parthenon - Location8
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Greek Parthenon - Plan5
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Greek - Athena and the Parthenon5
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Greece - The Cult Statue of Athena3
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Temple of Zeus Olympia - Location3
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Temple of Zeus Olympia - Altar3
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Temple of Zeus Olympia - Plan1
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Temple of Zeus Olympia - Zeus and Temple6
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Temple Zeus - Cult statue6
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Rome - Function of Roman Temple3
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Rome - The Altar4
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Rome - The Temple Building5
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Rome - Priests9
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Rome - The Pontifices7
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Rome - The Augurs5
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Rome - The Vestal Virgins4
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Rome - Vestal Virgins - Selection5
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Rome - Vestal Virgins - Duties, Rewards, Punishments9
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Rome - Haruspex6
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Rome - Sacrifices3
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Rome - Sacrifices - Preparation6
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Rome - Sacrifices - Kill4
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Rome - Sacrifice - Sharing9
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Rome - Temple of Portunus3
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Rome - Temple of Portunus - Location3
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Rome - Temple of Portunus - Altar3
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Rome - Temple of Portunus - Plan4
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Rome - The Pantheon5
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Rome - The Pantheon - Location2
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Rome - The Pantheon - Plan2
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Rome - The Pantheon - Decoration4
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Rome - The Pantheon - Cult Statue2
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Myth and Belief5
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Greece - Naming of Athens11
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Greece - Theseus and Athens3
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Greece - Theseus and Athens - Birth11
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Greece - Theseus and Athens - Sinis5
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Greece - Theseus and Athens - Crommyonian Sow4
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Greece - Theseus and Athens - Sciron5
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Greece - Theseus and Athens - Cercyon4
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Greece - Theseus and Athens - Procustes5
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Greece - Theseus and Athens - Theseus in Athens8
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Greece - Theseus and Athens - Theseus and the Minotaur14
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Greece - Theseus and Athens - Theseus as King of Athens7
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Rome - The Life of Livy6
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Aeneas’ Birth5
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Aeneas and Troy3
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The fall of Troy8
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The wanderings of Aeneas9
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Aeneas to Romulus3
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The founding of Rome3
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Festivals in the Greek and Roman World5
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Greece - The Great Panathenaia4
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Greece - Great Panathenaia - Rhapsodic and musical contests4
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Greece - The Great Panathenaia- The sporting events5
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Great Panathenaia - Events - Wrestling5
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Great Panathenaia - Events - Boxing3
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Great Panathenaia - Events - Pankration3
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Great Panathenaia - Events - Pentathlon2
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Great Panathenaia - Events - Equestrian Events5
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Great Panathenaia - Events - Tribal Contests4
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Great Panathenaia - Events - All-night celebration, procession and sacrifice0
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The Insula2
