Directions:

• electronic copy: e-mail me at victor.leuci@westminster-mo.edu; the name of your attached file should be:
  • S16-215-E3-Last Name, First Name (e.g. S16-215-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
  • works' cited entries for ancient authors from Maurizio's text book should follow the same format as the following example: Virgil. The Aeneid. In Classical Myth in Context. Lisa Maurizio. New York: Oxford University Press. 2015. Print.
  • for the web source here is what the entry should look like: Euripides. Bacchae. Transl. George Theodoridis. BacchicStage. 2005. Web. Date accessed

Option 1: Write two 600-1000ish word essays on the two topics given below:

• Gentle/Terrible:
  • Prompt: We have seen that the 'priest' states: "Dionysus ... is by turns a most terrifying and a most gentle god to mortals" (208–210, 406) [FYI: the word for "terrifying," deinos, has an interesting range of meanings: terrible, fearful, powerful [for good or ill], causing "awe," wondrous, marvellous, strange]. Examine 2–3 of the following myths and argue how similar the deities in them are to Dionysus in this respect.
    • Hymn 4: To Hermes, Maurizio, pp 296–309
    • Hymn 3: To Apollo, Maurizio, pp 349–358
    • Hymn 27: To Artemis, Maurizio, p 358
    • Catullus' Attis, Maurizio, pp 421–423
    • Xenophon, An Ephesian Tale, Maurizio, pp 374–379


• Time Travel:
  • Background: You have come into possession of a time portal that will allow you to visit the "past" from within the mind of an individual (but without affecting the time continuum, i.e. you can't change the past or communicate with individuals), but it has some restrictions. You must submit your request in writing to the portal and demonstrate that you have good cause to visit (or it may refuse your request). Remember, the portal is very particular about whom it lets go through and requires a request that contains good argumentation and good supporting facts.
  • Prompt: From the individuals below and based on the individual's "character-traits," determine and demonstrate which 3 you would choose to go back to the "past" as. Also indicate why you would pick your first choice as first, your second choice as second, and your last choice as last.
    • Hermes—use Hymn 4: To Hermes, Maurizio, pp 296–309
    • Apollo—use Hymn 4: To Hermes and/or Hymn 3: To Apollo, Maurizio, pp 296–309 and 349–358
    • Dionysus—use Euripides' Bacchae and Hymn 7: To Dionysos, Maurizio, pp 401–411 [you may use the web translation for the Bacchae if you wish: click here]
    • Pentheus—use Euripides' Bacchae, Maurizio, pp 401–410
    • Attis—use Catullus' Attis, Maurizio, pp 421–423

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

• Gentle/Terrible:
  • Prompt: We have seen that the 'priest' states: "Dionysus ... is by turns a most terrifying and a most gentle god to mortals" (208–210, 406) [FYI: the word for "terrifying," deinos, has an interesting range of meanings: terrible, fearful, powerful [for good or ill], causing "awe," wondrous, marvellous, strange]. Examine 3–4 of the following myths and argue how similar the deities in them are to Dionysus in this respect.
    • Hymn 4: To Hermes, Maurizio, pp 296–309
    • Hymn 3: To Apollo, Maurizio, pp 349–358
    • Hymn 27: To Artemis, Maurizio, p 358
    • Catullus' Attis, Maurizio, pp 421–423
    • Xenophon, An Ephesian Tale, Maurizio, pp 374–379


• Euripides' Bacchae: We have seen that the 'priest' states: "Dionysus ... is by turns a most terrifying and a most gentle god to mortals" (208–210, 406) [FYI: the word for "terrifying," deinos, has an interesting range of meanings: terrible, fearful, powerful [for good or ill], causing "awe," wondrous, marvellous, strange]. Examining the part of the play not included in our text but provided via the link, evaluate how "deinos" Dionysus is. Use this translation: click here.


• Time Travel:
  • Background: You have come into possession of a time portal that will allow you to visit the "past" from within the mind of an individual (but without affecting the time continuum, i.e. you can't change the past or communicate with individuals), but it has some restrictions. You must submit your request in writing to the portal and demonstrate that you have good cause to visit (or it may refuse your request). Remember, the portal is very particular about whom it lets go through and requires a request that contains good argumentation and good supporting facts.
  • Prompt: From the individuals below and based on the individual's "character-traits," determine and demonstrate which 4 you would choose to go back to the "past" as. Also indicate why you would pick your first choice as first, your second choice as second, your third choice as third, and your last choice as last.
    • Hermes—use Hymn 4: To Hermes, Maurizio, pp 296–309
    • Apollo—use Hymn 4: To Hermes and/or Hymn 3: To Apollo, Maurizio, pp 296–309 and 349–358
    • Dionysus—use Euripides' Bacchae and Hymn 7: To Dionysos, Maurizio, pp 401–411 [you may use the web translation for the Bacchae if you wish: click here]
    • Pentheus—use Euripides' Bacchae, Maurizio, pp 401–410
    • Attis—use Catullus' Attis, Maurizio, pp 421–423