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Test: Allusions to Mythological Characters
When a writer refers (alludes) to a character (or an event or a passage of text) from a
previous time, the reference is called an allusion. Whether in literature or business, sports
or education, these allusions are made to evoke certain qualities, qualities that the
character possessed in the original story.
Florists use Hermes (Mercury) as a
symbol for their delivery service. A
magazine of the arts is called Daedalus.
We at WA are called the Trojans, along
with University of Southern California.
One must consider why those names
were chosen, what quality was intended
to carry over to the team, to the
magazine, or to the floral service.
Understanding what an allusion is intended to communicate is
an important part of your education.
Listed below are some characters you read about in Edith Hamilton’s Mythology:
Adonis
Cerberus
Narcissus
Aphrodite
(Venus)
Apollo
Cupid and Psyche Orpheus and
Eurydice
Oracle
Pandora (’s Box)
Pygmalion
Athena
Midas (Touch)
Titans
Poseidon (Neptune)
Prometheus
The Muses
Today, these names — along with others not in this list — reappear in literature, in
scientific writing, and in company, team, or product names.
This is the objective of your test: you must identify the qualities the writer is trying to
convey when he or she alludes to a mythological character.
but you will get more instructions on the day of the test: how many
from the list you need to explain, a chart to use, an example of how use
the chart, and a request that you use an allusion to Greek mythology in
your own writing or original advertisement.
Meanwhile, explore qualities that the characters listed above could convey.
Otherwise, on Tuesday, you’ll find an open-book test more like a deep swamp:
you’ll be sinking in too much information to finish in the 47 minutes we have.
Test: Allusions to Greek Mythology
Your Name:
Using five characters/events from the list on the previous page, find an example of an
allusion for each mythological character you chose. You may find examples in a story,
poem, play, movie, team, company, or product. Describe the qualities the allusion
conveys. An example is provided in the chart below. On the next page, sites you may
consult are listed, several from your gods and goddesses WebQuest. You may also use
Google Images, BUT ADD IMAGES ONLY AFTER YOU HAVE FINISHED YOUR
WRITTEN INFORMATION. When you complete the chart, echo the kind of content in
the example below for Atlas. Spend 25 minutes on this section.
Brief description of
mythological character
Example of allusion to this
character
Qualities the allusion
conveys
Atlas, god who held Earth
and Heavens on his
shoulders; not allowed to
leave the job
Brand of tires for cars, Atlas Strong, dependable, can’t
Tires
let you (or your family)
down; he carries the world
safely.
After you have collected examples of how others have drawn on mythological characters,
create your own ORIGINAL piece alluding to a mythological character we have
studied. Your piece may be a poem (12 lines), a short myth (one page), or an original
advertisement (one page of text and illustrations). Spend 20 minutes on this section.
Please review the list below and my comments to plan where you will go.
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/writing/style/allusion
Definition of allusion, the literary device.
http://www.worsleyschool.net/socialarts/allusion/page
Definition of allusion, the literary device.
http://mythman.com/
General info on myths. Section on allusions.
http://www.mythweb.com/index.html
General info on myths.
http://www.loggia.com/myth/gods.html
Short definitions and descriptions;dry but brief and to the point.
http://messagenet.com/myths/index.html
Good summaries on all mythological characters with references to literature in which
they appear and formal citations to use in research.
http://www.pantheon.org/mythica.html
Deep and serious site…lots of info.
http://jarrod.stanley4.com/GreekWebPage/homepage.htm
Fun and helpful site.
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Mythology-658/Star-Mythology-1.htm
Very useful.
If you’re really desperate, Google the mythological character, and call me over to review
the list you generate before you open a site. Do NOT Google until you cannot find
what you need in the other sites.