Writing Skills
If a scene is important and exciting, you want it to be full of:
(sense) details.
My most famous moment was a failure--I failed to suck in a clever man.
Charybdis
Don't mind me! I'm just the housekeeper... but try to live without a warm, clean home!
Who is Hestia?
"I serve a wrestler and keep vigil, ever ready with my________."
what is "strigil"
We are Baucis and Philemon, who for our kindness to strangers, died at the same time and were turned into_____________
What are trees that guard a temple of Zeus? (Linden and Oak.)
If a scene is not very important and just serves as a transition in time or from place to place, the author can just _______________________.
What is "Summarize"?
I may be mean to most folks but my Sea Dad likes me fine. And I'm always very kind to this lovely herd of mine!
who is the Cyclops Polyphemus?
Yes, I'm a Goddess, but not welcome on Olympus--I guess those guys are scared of my enchanting powers!
Who is Circe (also pronounced Kirke)?
I am more fancy than the others of my kind, wearing a carved Acanthus leaf at my top.
What is a Corinthian column?
If Alexander were not Alexander, he would have to be...
Who is Diogenes?
Writers like to stimulate all the senses, including the sense of how the body feels internally, known as _______________.
Proprioception
I once was a beauty but now Athena can wield my image to astonish you upon her shield.
Who is Medusa?
One way to get promoted to an Olympian God is to make too much trouble on earth!
Who is Dionysus?
The best athletes at Athens got theirs made of olives, in honor of Zeus's daughter. The best musicians got theirs made of bay laurel, bestowed by Apollo to honor Daphne... But the rich just bought theirs made of silver or gold.
What is a wreath?
If your hubby doesn't want to be seen, What should you not do? And who made that mistake?
What is "sneak a look at him, like Psyche did!
Percy Jackson makes a funny narrator partly because he downplays how bad things really are. What is that technique called?
Understatement.
My strength is amazing, and I live in a maze.
Minotaur.
I created "the most beautiful animal on earth," even though I don't spend that much time there.
Who is Poseidon?
Kylix, Amphora and Krater, All were useful each day! And many are still found just lying around, even though they were made out of _______
What is "Clay"?
What did Penelope do to keep her suitors waiting?
What is stretch out her shroud weaving work by undoing some at night?
Hubris is a Greek word for "pride," one of the most common _____________s that a character in a Greek Tragedy might have.
(Fatal) flaws
Two heads are better than one...
Hydra
So much fuss over a fancy piece of fruit...was exactly what I planned!
Eris (Discord)
I brought home a souvenir from the play. It's in the shape of ___________
What is an actor's mask?
Perhaps I should never have taken Jason's side against my father, seeing how Jason betrayed. In the end though everyone was sorry because of the way I made him pay!
Who is Medea?