MYTHOLOGICAL ALLUSIONS: For each of the terms below, type your answers using complete sentences. Summarize the myth and identify the mythological allusion pertaining to each person/term listed; use the example provided. Remember, cutting and pasting text from one of the sites provided, or borrowing language from these websites is considered plagiarism and will constitute a violation of the CCHS Honor Code. Also, keep in mind that there may be alternate spellings for some of these terms.

 

1.      Achilles: Achilles, one of the greatest warriors in Ancient Greece, was invincible, except for one spot on his heel where he was held by his mother, Thetis, when she dipped him in the River Styx. He killed the great Trojan warrior, Hector, before being slain by his brother, Paris. An Achilles’ heel is a weak point in someone who seems invulnerable.

2.      Adonis

3.      Aegis

4.      Aphrodite

5.      Apollo

6.      Ares

7.      Argus-eyed

8.      Athena

9.      Atlas

10.  Aurora

11.  Bacchus

12.  Cupid

13.  Demeter

14.  Hades

15.  Harpy

16.  Helen of Troy (The face that launched a thousand ships)

17.  Hera

18.  Hercules

19.  Hestia

20.  Hydra

21.  Icarus

22.  Jove

23.  Mercurial

24.  Midas

25.  Mnemonics

26.  The Muses

27.  Morpheus

28.  Mother Earth/Father Time

29.  Narcissus

30.  Odyssey

31.  Orpheus and Eurydice

32.  Pandora

33.  Phoenix

34.  Poseidon

35.  Promethean

36.  Scylla and Charybdis

37.  Sisyphean

38.  Titans

39.  Twelve Labors

40.  Zeus

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