LLT 121              Final Guide         We will do a practice quiz on the last day

 I. For short answer and matching , you are responsible for terms in the online guide,

 Unit V, for Powell (7th edn) Chh. 18-22: Thebes, Jason & Medea(in brief), Mycenae, Troy, & Odyssey). 

 II.  Be prepared to give a brief identification (3 or 4 specifics) 

for any of the following secondary figures: (write on 7 out of 9)

Aegisthus Anchises Aeolus Ajax Circe

Cassandra Creon Diomedes Hector Medea

Pelias Pelops Polyphemus Teiresias Thyestes

 III.  Major figures from recent material: prepare for ID or matching.

               (1) Theban Saga -- Cadmus & Harmonia

                               Semele and Agave, 

                               Laius and Oedipus

                               Jocasta and Antigone

                               Polyneices and Eteocles

               (2) Mycenean Saga -- 

                               Agamemnon and Menelaus

                               Helen and Clytemnestra

                               Iphigeneia and Orestes

               (3) Trojan Saga and aftermath—

                               judgement or Paris, fate of Achilles, tragedy of Hector

                               Hecuba, Cassandra, Polyxena 

                               Andromache, Circe, and Penelope

IV. Review:

(a) the Triumph of Zeus and (b) the faith of Demeter and Persephone.

Outline main storyline with key terms (2-3 specifics for each). 

For perspective, point out major differences between their values and ours 

(honor and vengeance, ‘fate’ and responsibility, status of women, death and personality,

 man’s place in the cosmos) as illustrated in the story.

               Triumph of Zeus  -- Cronus and Rhea

                               brides of Zeus, Metis & Thetis

                               Prometheus and Man 

                               Pandora as punishment

               Demeter and Persephone -- marriage customs

                               Zeus bargains with Hades—triumph of Demeter

                               worship at Eleusis (review major features of cult)