Directions:

• electronic copy: e-mail me at victor.leuci@westminster-mo.edu; the name of your attached file should be:
  • F17-215-E3-Last Name, First Name (e.g. F17-215-E3-Leuci, Victor)
• paper copy: bring to class or drop off in the box outside my office prior to the start of the in-class exam
• In-text Citations
  • you must have in-text citations for your sources of information (facts, theories, parts of myths, etc.)
  • every main body paragraph should have in-text citations (you want at least 2 good examples with citations per paragraph)
  • when citing the ancient material from Maurizio's text book, mention the ancient author (if there is one), the ancient work (in italics), then the page number in Maurizio's book. If you mention the author and work earlier in the paragraph, then you just need the line numbers and the page numbers.
  • for the on-line translation, mention ancient author and work in your main text, then give the line numbers closest to what you are referring to in your in-text citation. E.g. Dionysos explains to the audience that he is coming to Thebes disguised as a human (1-23)
• Works Cited "Page" reminders:
  • to save paper, don't put on a separate page
  • in the same font, font size, etc. as your main text
  • use hanging indents
  • Maurizio: for example: Hymn 4: To Hermes. [give what Maurizio has on page xi] In Classical Myth in Context. Lisa Maurizio. New York: Oxford University Press. 2016.
  • Leonard & McClure: "The 7 Great Deeds of Ma-ui" [give what L & M have at the bottom of the page]. In Myth & Knowing. Scott Leonard & Michael McClure. Boston: McGraw Hill. 2004.
  • web translation: for the web source here is what the entry should look like: Euripides. Bacchae. Transl. George Theodoridis. BacchicStage. 2005. Date accessed

Reminder: Source material 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)

Option 1: Write two 600-1000ish word essays on the two topics given below (i.e. one on liminality and one on kind/cruel):

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]

Option 2: Write one 1200-1800 word essay on one of the topics below:

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 3 choices (or for all 4) and also why the 1st is 1st, the 2nd is 2nd, 3rd is 3rd, etc. 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, Pentheus, 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 3 choices (or for all 4) and also why the 1st is 1st, the 2nd is 2nd, 3rd is 3rd, etc. 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]