Hermes & Hestia:

• Maurizio, Chapter 7
  • Key Names & Terms:
    • Hermes, Zeus, Maia, attributes (cap, wand, winged sandals, "slayer of Argus"), deity of (messengers, merchants, travelers, thieves, heralds, escorter of souls to Underworld), Hermes' hill, Herm, psychopomp, Pan, Hermaphroditus
    • Hestia, Cronus, Rhea, virgin, hearth, Cronus, Rhea, attributes (veil, branch)
    • Hymn 4: To Hermes, Maia, Zeus, Hermes, lyre (out of tortoise), cattle, Apollo, Leto, Olympos

From Adolescence to Adulthood:

• Maurizio, Chapter 8
  • Key Names & Terms:
    • Artemis, Zeus, Leto, attributes (bow, quiver, wild animals), deity of (wild animals, young girls, childbirth, hunting, dancing), Potnia Theron, Actaeon, Callisto, Hippolytus, Euripides, Artemis Orthia
    • Apollo, Zeus, Leto, attributes (beardless, long-haired, bow, quiver, lyre, laurel branch), deity of (oracles, prophecy, plague, healing, music, i.e. the lyre), Asclepius, Oresteia, Delphi, Pythian Games, Pythia, Cassandra, Daphne, laurel tree
    • Hymn 3: To Apollo, Apollo, Pytho, Telphousa, lyre, dolphin, Typhaon, Hera, Cretan sailors, Delphi
    • Hymn 27: To Artemis, Artemis, attributes (hunting, bow), dancing, virgin, Delphi

Encountering Dionysus:

• Maurizio, Chapter 9
  • Key Names & Terms:
    • Dionysus, Zeus, Semele, attributes (wreath, grapes, vines, thyrsus, wine cup), deity of (fertility, wine), Anthesteria, Choes, Chytroi, Ariadne, symposium, satyrs, bacchae, City Dionysia, tragedy
    • Euripides, Bacchae, Dionysus, Cadmus, Pentheus, Agave, Chorus, thyrsus (or thyrsos) (=fennel rod), Thebes
    • Hymn 7: To Dionysus Dionysus, changing form, helmsman

7 great deeds of Ma-ui in Leonard & McClure:

• Key Names & Terms: Ma-ui, Hina-of-the-fire, 4 brothers, spear, sky, kite, tattoo, sun, fingernails, the island, Hina-of-the-sea, Maui Mua, goblin-goddess=Hina-of-the-night

Reminder 1: The only acceptable answers for the fill-in-the-blank questions are the names/terms/etc listed above.

Reminder 2: Source material for essay must be from:

• Hymn 4: To Hermes, (Maurizio's textbook)
• Hymn 3: To Apollo, (Maurizio's textbook)
• Euripides, Bacchae, translation at BacchicStage
• "The 7 Great Deeds of Ma-ui" (Leonard & McClure's textbook)

Possible Essay Questions:

Time Travel (background): The year is 2117 and time "travel" is now possible in the sense that individuals can "return" to the past where they can experience the past through the eyes of an individual from that time period (think of it as a type of "walk a mile in your shoes"). The professor for your Mythology class has arranged for a "field trip" where each class member can "return" to the "past" and experience life as a deity or a individual. Each class member must present an essay ranking the individuals based on preference since it isn't possible for everyone to "go back" as the same individual. Also keep in mind that good essays will demonstrate that the student has read the entire passage, not simply part of it.

1. Prompt (liminality): In your introduction, rank the following (Agave, Cadmus, Pentheus, Hermes) based on whom you would choose to go back "as". The criterion is "which would give you the best opportunity to experience the most interesting degree of reflection/change (for you) related to Turner's concepts regarding liminality (Maurizio, pp 412–413)." In the main body give evidence for your top two choices and also why the 1st is 1st and the 2nd is 2nd. Make sure you give good examples from the actual myths which we have covered that relate to the ideas expressed on pp 412–413.


2. Prompt (kind/cruel): In your introduction, rank the following (Apollo, Dionysus, Ma-ui) based on whom you would choose to go back "as". The criterion is "kind/cruel to others". In the main body give evidence for your top two choices and also why the 1st is 1st and the 2nd is 2nd. Make sure you give good examples from the actual myths which we have covered [If you write about Apollo, make sure you have examples from both hymns, not just one]