Gods
Goddesses
Greek Myths
Hero's Journey
Archetypes
King Midas
Tale of Perseus
TDA questions
The Cask of Amontillado & irony
100

This god's main weapon is a thunderbolt

Zeus

100

This is the goddess of love and beauty

Aphrodite

100

This god gave fire to humans

Prometheus

100

The first stage of the Hero's Journey

An uncomfortable beginning

100

Typically seen as the comic relief.

The trickster

100

King Midas wished for this.

The golden touch

100

He is the son of Danae and Zeus

Perseus

100

Before you type anything you need to do this first

Indent

100

This is when we say the opposite of what we mean.

verbal irony

200

He is known as the messenger god

Hermes

200

This is one of the very first goddesses, she is the goddess of the earth

Gaia

200

These three sisters shared one _________ and one _________.

Eye, tooth

200

This is the second step in the hero's journey

Call to adventure

200

The "damsel in distress" or a victim of circumstance

The innocent 

200

King Midas discovered he could not do this after he was granted his wish

Eat food

200

The reason Perseus must only look at Medusa's reflection in his shield.

Otherwise, he will be turned to stone

200

Each body paragraph should start with this type of sentence.

topic sentence

200

This is an example of this: Two robbers enter a bank and leave with tons of money only to find their car was stolen.

Situational irony

300

This ancient god swallowed his children whole

Cronus

300

This goddess was trapped in the underworld for seven months out the year

Persephone

300

This man was so in love with himself he couldnt stop staring at his reflection.  We still use a version of his name to mean self absorbed.

Narcisissus

300

The step in which the the hero encounters his first major challenge (but not the main one).

Crossing the threshold

300

Tries to be better or wiser than the average human

The Transgressor

300

The name of the author who retold the story of King Midas.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

300

The Goddess that turned Medusa into a Gorgan

Athena

300

This tells the reader what your paper is about, it also helps you organize your writing, and is found in the introduction paragraph

Thesis statement

300

When we know something a character doesn't know.

Dramatic Irony

400

This is a Titan that holds the sky and heavens on his shoulders

Atlas

400

The wife of Zeus

Hera

400

A box that contained all the evils in the world was named after her.

Pandora

400

This final step in the Hero's Journey is when he is "reborn"

Ressurection/elixir

400

An all-loving character who would do anything for those they love

The earth mother

400

What must King Midas take with him to the river?

An earthen vase

400

The kind fisherman who took Danae and Perseus in after they washed ashore.

Dictys

400

Each body paragraph should follow this format

ACE

400

When you say the opposite of what you mean in a mean, or biting way.

Sarcasm 

500

He is the god of wine and parties.

Dionysus 

500

This goddess has a twin brother

Artemis

500

It is said that this was snuck into Pandora's box by prometheus

Hope

500

Joseph Campbell wrote the book The Hero with a Thousand Faces, in which he coined this term

Monomyth

500

We don't know if he/she is an enemy or ally based on their values/opinions.

The shapeshifter

500

The only type of gold King Midas likes at the end of the myth.

His grandchildren's golden blonde hair

500

Perseus uses this to accidentally kill his grandfather

A discus

500

ACE stands for these three things

Answer the question

Cite Evidence

Explain/analyze 

500

The type of narrator Montresor is in The Cask of Amontillado.

Unreliable 

600

Hermes falls into this archetype category

The Trickster

600

Demeter falls into this archetype category

Earth Mother

600

Hades Wife

Persephone

600

True or False: The steps in The Hero's Journey must be followed exactly, or it does not fit the appropriate structure of the monomyth.

False

600

True or False: one character can embody many archetypes

True

600

In Muppet Midas, Queen Midas' final wish is for this.

A slice-o-matic

600

She is the woman Perseus saves.

Andromeda 

600

The thesis statement can also be called this

Your argument.  (What you are trying to prove in your paper.)

600

This man wrote the short, gothic horror story The Cask of Amontillado.

Edgar Allan Poe

700

Icarus falls into this archetype category

The transgressor

700

Ariel's father in the film "The Little Mermaid" was modeled after this greek god.

Poseidon

700

Fierce, warrior-like women

Amazons

700

What must be done in order for the hero to return to the world he/she used to know.

The journey home/the road back

700

This archetype provides the hero with some essential truth or knowledge

The Oracle/prophet 

700

The theme of The Golden Touch.

Greed can have dire consequences 

700

The mythical creatures that all share one eye.

The Gray Women

700

True or False: your paper must contain direct quotations from the text to accurately cite your evidence.

False. (You may paraphrase)

700

Fortunato is dressed as in this.  (must be the historical name)

A motley 

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