Story Basics
Who is Charon, and what is his primary job in the Underworld?
He is the ferryman who steers souls across the river in his boat.
Words like "sludge," "seething," and "vomits" create a tone (the author’s attitude or feeling) that is best described as what?
Gross, disgusting, grim, or wretched.
The graphic novel Hades uses words like "you." What point of view (perspective) is this?
Second-person point of view.
An archetype (a universal symbol, setting, or character pattern found in many stories) like a river usually symbolizes this.
A major transition, boundary, or crossing from one stage to another.
In which text is Charon's job as a ferryman described: The Aeneid, Hades, or Both?
Both!
What is Cerberus, and what does he do at the entrance of the Underworld?
A fierce, three-headed dog who guards the boundary so the dead cannot escape.
Virgil uses imagery (descriptive words that create pictures in your mind) to describe Charon's "filthy mantle" and "disheveled white hair." What does this make Charon look like?
Dirty, scary, messy, or untidy (squalid).
Why does the narrator use the word "you" throughout the graphic novel?
To make the reader feel like they are actually part of the story.
In both stories, what two worlds does the River Styx separate?
The world of the living and the world of the dead.
In which text do we see Ixion's flaming wheel providing light: The Aeneid, Hades, or Both?
Hades: Lord of the Dead (the graphic novel).
Where are the giant crowds of souls waiting when they arrive in the Underworld?
On the shores/riverbanks waiting to cross the river.
The phrase "old age in a god is tough and green" means that even though gods grow old, they stay this way.
Strong, powerful, or full of life.
What is the main reason an author tells an ancient myth as a graphic novel?
To make an old story exciting and easy to visualize for modern readers.
Once a soul crosses the River Styx, what can they never do again?
Return to the world of the living.
In which text are there massive crowds of people waiting on the riverbanks: The Aeneid, Hades, or Both?
Both!
In Hades: Lord of the Dead, what endless task are the Danaides trapped doing?
Trying to fill a leaking bathtub/basin with water.
Comparing the dead souls to "leaves falling in autumn" shows that there are how many dead people?
A massive, overwhelming amount (a huge crowd).
In the graphic novel, how do both the artwork and the text describe Cerberus?
As frightening and ferocious (fierce and scary).
A gloomy, underground realm filled with punishment is an archetypal setting for what kind of place?
The Underworld or afterlife.
In which text does a priestess explain who gets to cross: The Aeneid, Hades, or Both?
The Aeneid!
In The Aeneid, who explains to the visitors who is allowed to cross the river?
A priestess.
The author's diction (specific choice of words) when describing the whirlpool makes the reader feel this emotion.
Disgust or horror.
In the graphic novel, how do the anonymous dead souls view living people?
As irresistible objects.
Ixion trapped on a burning wheel is an archetype for what concept?
Endless punishment or suffering.
In which text do the Danaides work to fill a bathtub: The Aeneid, Hades, or Both?
Hades: Lord of the Dead.