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Documenting the source Works Cited Listed alphabetically by last name first

Documenting the source Works Cited Listed alphabetically by last name first. Ovid. Metamorphoses. Trans. A. D. Melville . New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. 176-179. Author: Ovid/translator: Melville,. Publius Ovidius Naso (20 March 43 BC – AD 17/18).

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  1. Documenting the sourceWorks Cited Listed alphabetically by last name first • Ovid. Metamorphoses. Trans.A. D. Melville. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. 176-179. • Author: Ovid/translator: Melville,

  2. Publius Ovidius Naso(20 March 43 BC – AD 17/18) • known as Ovid, was a Roman poet who is best known as the author of the three major collections of erotic poetry: Heroides, Amores, and Ars Amatoria. He is also well known for the Metamorphoses, a mythological hexameter poem

  3. Metamorphoses • Metamorphoses (from Greek μετά meta and μορφή morphē, meaning "changes of shape"), is a Latin narrative poem in fifteen books by the Roman poet Ovid describing the history of the world from its creation to the deification of Julius Caesar within a loose mythico-historical framework. • Completed in AD 8, it is recognized as a masterpiece of Golden Age Latin literature. The most-read of all classical works during the Middle Ages, the Metamorphoses continues to exert a profound influence on Western culture.

  4. Daedalus, famous architect • In Greek mythology, Daedalus (Latin, also Hellenized Latin Daedalos, Greek Daidalos (Δαίδαλος) meaning "cunning worker", and Etruscan Taitale) was a skillful craftsman and artisan.

  5. the Labyrinth on Cretehttp://www.explorecrete.com/mythology/daedalus-icarus-video.html • In Greek mythology, the Labyrinth (Greek λαβύρινθος labyrinthos) was an elaborate structure designed and built by the legendary ar’tificer ‘Daedalus for King Minos of Crete at Knossos. Its function was to hold the ‘Minotaur, a creature that was half man and half bull and was eventually killed by the Athenian hero ‘Theseus. Daedalus had made the Labyrinth so cunningly that he himself could barely escape it after he built it.

  6. the Labyrinth on Crete • In colloquial English, labyrinth is generally synonymous with maze • Crete: formerly, Candia, a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 456,642; 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital:  Canea.

  7. Minos • –noun Classical Mythology . a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth. • http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Minos

  8. Minos’ Troubles • 1. Poseidon sent a giant white bull out of the sea. Minos was committed to sacrificing the bull to Poseidon,but then decided to substitute a different bull. In rage, Poseidon cursed Pasiphaë, Minos' wife, with zoo’philia. (Minotaur, half bull, half human monster) • 2. He kept Daedalus in prison so that the secret of art could not be leaked (unless with the help from WikiLeaks).

  9. ‘Minotaur • He dwelt at the center of the Cretan Labyrinth, built for King Minos of Crete and designed by the architect Daedalus and his son Icarus who were ordered to build it to hold the Minotaur. The Minotaur was eventually killed by the Athenian hero ‘Theseus.

  10. Pa’sipha’ë • daughter of ‘Heli’os, the Sun, by the eldest[2] of the Oceanids, Perse; • She was given in marriage to King Minos of Crete. With Minos, she was the mother of Ariadne, Androgeus, Glaucus, Deucalion, Phaedra, and Catreus. She was also the mother of "starlike" Asterion, called by the Greeks the Minotaur, after a curse from Poseidon caused her to experience lust for and mate with a white bull sent by Poseidon.

  11. ‘Rhy’ton • ‘Rhyton in the shape of a bull's head at the Greek pavilion at Expo '88 • Rhyton , an ancient Greek drinking horn, made of pottery or metal, having a base in the form of the head of a woman or animal.

  12. Continuity & TransformationPicasso’s Bullhead(1881 – 1973)

  13. Golden mean (philosophy) • In philosophy, especially that of Aristotle, the golden mean is the desirable middle between two extremes, one of excess and the other of deficiency. For example courage, a virtue, if taken to excess would manifest as recklessness and if deficient as cowardice.

  14. Beauty & Truth • To the Greek mentality, it was an attribute of beauty. Both ancients and moderns realized that there is a close association in mathematics between beauty and truth. The poet John Keats, in his Ode on a Grecian Urn, put it this way: • "Beauty is truth, truth beauty," -- that is allYe know on earth, and all ye need to know.

  15. three 'ingredients' to beauty • The Greeks believed there to be three 'ingredients' to beauty: symmetry, proportion, and harmony. This triad of principles infused their life. They were very much attuned to beauty as an object of love and something that was to be imitated and reproduced in their lives, architecture, Paideia and politics. They judged life by this mentality.

  16. The Axial Ageallgreat minds run in the same channel • In Chinese philosophy, a similar concept, Doctrine of the Mean, was propounded by Confucius; Buddhist philosophy also includes the concept of the middle way. • German philosopher Karl Jaspers coined the term the axial age (Ger. Achsenzeit, "axistime") to describe the period from 800 to 200 BCE, during which similar revolutionary thinking appeared on a global scale.

  17. The Great BearThe constellation of Ursa Major has been seen as a bear by many distinct civilizations

  18. Transformation of the Great Bear • In Greek mythology, Zeus (the king of the gods) lusts after a young woman named Ca’llisto, a nymph of ‘Artemis. Hera, Zeus' jealous wife, transforms the beautiful Callisto into a bear. Callisto, while in bear form, later encounters her son Arcas. Arcas almost shoots the bear, but to avert the tragedy, Zeus hurls them both into the sky, forming Ursa Major.

  19. Wagoner; Astronomy : the northern constellation Au’riga • Au’riga is a constellation in the northern sky. Its name is Latin for 'chario’teer' and its stars form a shape that has been associated with the pointed helmet of a charioteer.

  20. Au’riga • as a chariot and its driver. The driver is often represented as a shepherd, usually with a goat flung over his left shoulder (due to the resemblance of that area to a lump), with two kids nearby.

  21. Wagoner • The driver of a chariot, a charioteer. Chiefly with mythological reference. Obs.Frequently applied to Phœbus (Apollo) or to Phaethon (Apollo’s son) as charioteer of the sun.

  22. Bo’ötes, n. • Pronunciation:  /bəʊˈəʊtiːz/ • Etymology:  Latin, < Greek βοώτηςploughman, wagoner; also the constellation. • Transgression and Transformation

  23. O’rion • Classical Mythology • a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.

  24. Orion • An engraving of Orion from Johann Bayer's Uranometria, 1603 (US Naval Observatory Library)

  25. ‘Artemis/Cinthia • Artemis (Greek: (nominative) Ἄρτεμις, (genitive) Ἀρτέμιδος) was often described as the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin sister of Apollo. She was the Hellenic goddess of the hunt, wild animals, wilderness, childbirth, virginity and young girls, bringing and relieving disease in women; she often was depicted as a huntress carrying a bow and arrows.

  26. Artemis • The Diana of Versailles, a Roman copy of a Greek sculpture by Leochares. (Louvre Museum)

  27. Function of allusion • M. H. Abraham defined allusion as "a brief reference, explicit or indirect, to a person, place or event, or to another literary work or passage". It is left to the reader or hearer to make the connection (Fowler); where the connection is detailed in depth by the author, it is preferable to call it "a reference".

  28. Patterns and ThemesUnity vs. Variety • Identify patterns in the web of those stories • Transgression and Transformation • Reward and punishment • Consistency in allusions that further enhances the thematic significance; • Unity vs. variety: enrich the thematic explorations; piling up evidence without boring the reader.

  29. ‘Delos & ‘ParosRecognizing Rhyming scheme • Delos: a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the SW Aegean: site of an oracle of Apollo. • Paros: a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 6776; 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).

  30. ‘Samos & Lebinthos • Samos: a Greek island in the E Aegean. 41,709; 194 sq. mi. (502 sq. km). • Lebinthos (Λεβινθοσ) is a small, in the eastern Ägäis between Kos and Paros convenient island, which belongs to the group of the southern Sporaden ( also Dodekanes called).

  31. Perdix • Daedalus’ nephew • A prodigy, a person, esp. a child or young person, having extraordinary talent or ability: a musical prodigy. • Irony: his cleverness leads to his untimely death; • Acrophobia: a pathological fear of heights

  32. Narrative Time vs. Event Time • Narrative sequence • Usually chronologically listed • Perdix first • Icarus later • Flashback (how do you know?) • More interesting

  33. (Pallas) Athena • Goddess of Wisdom, War and CraftsPatron Goddess of Athens

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