Exam 7: Myths of the Great God Apollo

Where did the Pythia go when preparing to answer questions?

Which of the following is not one of the functions of Apollo?

Apollo's shrine at Delphi is perched on the slope of what mountain?

The Greeks regarded Delphi as the center of the world, and the conical _______ marked the site as the world's navel.

Apollo's son, the Greek god of medicine, is _______.

Apollo failed to add one thing to his gift to the Sibyl at Cumae. What was it?

Which of the following exhortations were carved on the temple of Apollo at Delphi?

On which island was Apollo born?

When she was pregnant, Leto was persecuted by which other goddess?

Which goddess was instrumental in helping Apollo to be born?

After the Persian Wars, in 478 BC the island of Delos became the meeting ground for the ________.

In the opening of Homer's Iliad, the priest Chryses calls upon Apollo and invokes him as _______.

The meaning of Apollo's name is _______.

The figure on the left represents _______.

In the Classical Period, Apollo is sometimes called a _______.

The author of the Homeric Hymn to Apollo evidently derives Delphi from what Greek word?

What does Daphnê's name mean in Greek?

The word shaman is Siberian for "_______."

Apollo's destruction of the serpent ______ is a Greek form of the ancient Eastern story of dragon combat (like the fight of Marduk against Tiamat).

What did Apollo do to the satyr Marsyas after defeating him in a musical contest?