Characters in Myth
She's the girl with the jar that she shouldn't have opened.
Who is Pandora?
It's the archaic practice of vocally passing down stories through generations; it was popular in the time of myths.
What is the Oral Tradition?
It's the main struggle a protagonist faces in a story.
What is Conflict?
It's a very steep cliff, but it can also mean on the brink or edge of something (like disaster).
What is a Precipice?
It's the method an author uses to portray individuals in a story.
What is Characterization?
She is the love interest of Pyramus.
Who is Thisbe?
"The Deadly Archer" or "The Great Thunderer" are two examples of this term.
What is Epithet?
It's the emotional atmosphere or feelings of a reader.
What is Mood?
It means to condense, shorten, or abbreviate.
What is Abridge?
It's the attribute of the mulberry tree berries that changes after Pyramus dies.
What is Color?
She died from a snakebite and was almost returned to earth from the Underworld.
Who is Eurydice?
Like a Hero or a Hero's journey, it is the term for a recurring symbolic character type or situation in, for example, mythology.
What is an Archetype?
When the outcome is the opposite of what is expected, you have this type of irony.
What is Situational?
It means cloudy, hazy, or simply not letting light through.
What is Opaque?
She's the mother of Orpheus.
Who is Calliope?
He is the brother of Prometheus.
Who is Epimetheus?
You can be punished for this excessive prideful arrogance, which is typically a character flaw.
What is Hubris?
What is Man vs. Society?
It means easily influenced or adaptable.
What is Pliant?
It must have been out of kindness that Hera granted Pandora this gift.
What is Curiosity?
This hero breaks Prometheus free from his chains on the Caucasus Mountains.
Who is Heracles (Hercules)?
It's a myth that explains something in the world, like the color of the mulberries after Pyramus dies.
What is an Etiological Myth?
Closely linked to the Resolution, it's a French term meaning the "unraveling" or "un-knotting" of the final plot points.
What is Denouement?
It means to surrender or give up.
What is Relinquish?
After crossing the Styx, Orpheus soothes this Underworld guardian with his nostalgic music.
Who is Cerberus?