Take-home Option for Exam 2

Due at the end of class,
(in both paper and electronic form)

Directions:
Option 1: write 2 600-900 word essays on two of the topics given below
Option 2: write 1 1200-1500 word essay on one of the topics given below.
NB: As always, make sure you give specific concrete examples from the stories to back up your conclusions and that you cite as the post in the discussion folder directs and any additional citing directions given below.
1. Without going into great detail for each myth, which of the trickster myths does the charter theory "work for" and which does it not "work for" and why. Also discuss if there is a pattern at work with regard to which the theory fits and which it does not.

2. Compare and contrast Athena and Ares based on the evidence in Powell. Don't forget that a good essay will not simply be a list of differences and similarities and will pay close attention to the actual myths presented in Powell (as opposed to his discussion of the deities).

3. From the deities covered in the readings from Powell and Leonard in this unit, determine which one you would want to be and which you would not want to be. Make sure you
a.  give reasons based on the actual myths as presented in the chapters (as opposed to the discussions about the deities)
b.  choose one Greek deity and one non-Greek deity
c.  show sufficient insight into the character of the deities you choose (i.e. if this had been a question on the last exam, liking to throw thunderbolts would not have been a sufficient reason for choosing Zeus)