storage place for his own possessions. Furthermore‚ in the ancient myth of Perseus‚ after returning to Seriphos from his quest‚ he discovers that his mother Danae had taken refuge from Polydektes’ violence. Angered by this‚ Perseus uses the decapitated Medusa head to petrify Polydektes. After returning home to New York City after his own quest‚ Percy realizes that Gabe had been physically abusing Percy’s mom Sally. After the instance that Percy
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Achelous: River god; son of Oceanus and Tethys and said to be the father of the Sirens. Acheron: One of several Rivers of Underworld. Achilles: Greek warrior; slew Hector at Troy; slain by Paris‚ who wounded him in his vulnerable heel. Actaeon: Hunter; surprised Artemis bathing; changed by her to stag; and killed by his dogs. Admetus: King of Thessaly; his wife‚ Alcestis‚ offered to die in his place. Adonis: Beautiful youth loved by Aphrodite. Aeacus: One of three judges of dead in Hades; son of
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In Greek mythology‚ Pegasus was the son of Poseidon and Medusa‚ having sprung from the blood of Medusa as it dropped into the sea after her head was severed by Perseus. He was captured by Bellerophon at the water of his fountain and was ridden by him when he killed Chimera. Bellerophon showed disrespect to the Gods as he attempted to ride Pegasus to Mount Olympus and Zeus sent an insect to sting Pegasus and Bellerophon was thrown back. Pegasus found sanctuary on the sacred mountain‚ where he carried
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pertaining to the sea b. having to do with the earth c. related to the sky d. characteristic of the citadel 11. Who wrote the Theogony? a. Homer b. Hesiod c. Vergil d. Ovid 12. Whom did Poseidon mate with in the form of a stallion? a. Demeter b. Medusa c. Amphitrite d. Scylla 13. Who wrote the Prometheus Bound? a. Ovid b. Euripides c. Aeschylus d. Plato 14. Which of the following is not an epithet of Athena? a. Pallas b. Glaukopis c. Metis d. Tritogeneia 15. Who is the consort of Poseidon
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Figure 3: In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ 2000–. Retrieved June 26‚ 2013‚ from http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/26.164.1 (October 2006) "Antefix with the head of Medusa [Tarantine; Said to be from Taranto] (26.60.73)". Figure 4: In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ 2000–. Retrieved June 26‚ 2013‚ from http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/26.60.73 (October 2006)
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ALLUSION VOCABULARY Second Six Weeks 1. Herculean: a. adj. - of extraordinary power‚ size‚ or difficulty relating to the characteristics of Hercules; having enormous strength. (Most often used in capitalized form when referring to Herculean task: may not require great strength‚ even though expression comes b. from name of mythical superhero. Such a task is a difficult or dangerous one.) Given twelve impossible tasks. Hercules completed all of them overcoming great difficulties
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mother wasn’t even Hera. Her brothers and sisters were not blood related but were considered family. Technically she had half brothers and sisters such as: Aphrodite‚ Apollo‚ Aries‚ Artemis‚ Hephaestus‚ hebe‚ Hermes‚ Persephone‚ the fates‚ the graces‚ muses‚ and Tityus‚. She has no mother to have uncles. On top of it all‚ Athens was too dedicated to war that she did not get married. Although she did
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Elizabeth Elizalde AP Literature 10/28/15 Allusions Study (Mythical and Biblical) Mythology (Greco-Roman) Icarus and Daedalus This classic ancient greek myth is about an exceptionally clever inventor named Daedalus who uses his talents to escape the island of Crete with his son Icarus. Before the conflict began King Minos asked Daedalus to build him a maze to imprison the Minotaur‚ years later Daedalus helps Theseus navigate through the labyrinth which infuriated King Minos. Desperately needing
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you know it’s not human‚ it’s a Gorgon. The idea of Gorgons dates back all the way to the Greek times. The Gorgons can be found in Greek art and are included in epics often‚ Medusa was the most common out of the Gorgons but there are many discrepancies about who she was‚ and Perseus was ultimately the one to defeat Medusa. The Gorgons were monsters of Greek mythology‚ showing up in culture at different points in history‚ adding on to the last description. Gorgons show up in as more of a major figure
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Comparative Commentary on “Salome” and “Medusa” Both “Salome” and “Medusa” are poems written by a poet called Carol Ann Duffy‚ which have similarities and differences based on various aspects of poem analysis. To begin with the poem “Salome” has a slightly different audience than the poem “Medusa”. The audience in “Salome” is unconfident and oppressed women who do not believe in their power and what they can do‚ men who underestimate women and people who discriminate others based on their sex
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