Due
at the end of class,
(in
both paper and electronic form)
Directions:As
always, make sure you give specific concrete
examples from the stories (with
author, line or page numbers as
appropriate)
to back up your conclusions and that you
indicate your sources as the pdf in ANGEL indicates When citing the
movie script, simply indicate (script) at the end of the sentence; when
citing from the movie itself, simply indicate that you are doing so
(i.e. no need for page or paragraph numbers when citing the script or
movie).
Write 2
900-1200 word
essays based on the following topics.
1.
Divine Myth: Write on one of the following:
Compare and contrast the
portrayal of Aphrodite (and/or of the nature of "love") in four of the
following (as always, detail the significance of your findings):
The Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite
(Powell, Ch 8)
Ovid's account of Pygmalion
in Powell, Ch 8
The selections from
Euripides' play The Hippolytus
in Powell, Ch 15
"The Fire Goddess" in
Leonard, Ch 2
Inanna & Dumuzi in
Powell, Ch. 9 and Leonard, Ch 2
The Homeric Hymn to Demeter in
Powell, Ch 9
"A Taste of Earth" in
Leonard, Ch 2
Disney's Hercules [link for movie script (click
here)]
Which goddess from Powell's
chapters 8 and 9 and Leonard's Chapter 2 would you most like to be and
which godess would you least like to be and why? In answering this question, make sure
you give at least three
reasons for each and
that you show sufficient
insight into the character of the goddesses
you choose. Also make sure you base your answers on the actual stories given in
these chapters and not the summaries, etc. given by Powell or Leonard. [for Athena, you may also use Pindar's
poem at Powell, 341]
2.
Heroic Myth:
Write on one of the
following:
Examine the primary (i.e. key or significant)
differences and similarities between Disney's Hercules and the actual myth of
Heracles as presented in Powell, Chapter 14. As always, detail the
significance of your findings [link for movie script (click
here)]
Examine the divine interactions
("good" and
"bad") in the Heroic myths we have covered in class, looking for
patterns and points of dissimilarity. As always, detail the
significance of your findings. Limit your discussion to one of the
following:
Gilgamesh, Disney's Hercules, and a Greek hero (i.e.
Perseus, Theseus, Jason, or Heracles). [link for movie script (click
here)]
four myths (choose from:
Gilgamesh, Perseus, Theseus, Heracles, Jason, and Disney's Hercules) [link for movie script (click
here)]