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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 Aphrodite (Venus) Apollo Athena Cerberus Narcissus Cupid and Psyche Orpheus and Eurydice Oracle Pandora (’s Box) Midas (Touch) Poseidon (Neptune) Prometheus Pygmalion The Muses Titans 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 study: identify the qualities the writer is trying to convey when he or she alludes to a mythological character. First, explore qualities that the characters listed above could convey. Studying this concept should prepare you for the exam question. Second, complete the chart below to show your understand allusions. This will be an extra credit homework grade. Third, create an orginal work using an allusion. For extra extra credit: After you have collected examples of how others have drawn on mythological characters, create your own piece alluding to a mythological character. Your piece may be a poem (12 lines), a short myth (one page), or an ad campaign (one page with text and illustrations). This will be an extra credit quiz grade. Name the document [YOUR Name, Extra Credit] and save it as a word document. Attach the file to an email and send to me NO LATER than Friday 4:00PM. Attachments not using your name in the save as title will be returned to you ungraded. 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. 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. 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://mythman.com/ General info on myths. Section on allusions. 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://en.allexperts.com/q/Mythology-658/Star-Mythology-1.htm Very useful. Of course, you also can consult Berrens and your Greek Mythology Webquest from earlier in the semester.