Directions: Write three 650-1000 word essays on three of the topics given below.

1. In his funeral oration Pericles says that the aim of a woman should be "not to show more weakness than is natural to her sex ... , and not to be talked about for good or for evil among men." Excluding the character of Lysistrata, how does the material in this section either amply, modify, agree, or disagree with this statement of Pericles? In your essay make sure you use the Lysistrata and one other source (e.g. lecture notes, Pomeroy, Oedipus the King).

2. In one of our selections from Herodotus in von Staden, Solon outlines what is necessary to be considered most happy. Evaluate Athenian history from 480 to 404 from this Solonian perspective.

3. When one went to the temple of Delphi, prominently displayed on the temple of Apollo was the saying "know thyself." Based on the portrayal of the Athenians in Pericles' funeral oration and the Melian dialogue examine whether, to what extent, and to what purpose the playwrite is holding up a mirror to his Athenian audience via either the character of Lysistrata in Aristophanes' Lysistrata or the character of Oedipus in Sophocles' Oedipus the King.

4. Examine the nature of the divine in the selections from Herodotus in von Staden, the play Oedipus the King, and Thucydides' Melian Dialogue. What conclusions can one draw from this examination?