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32 Cards in this Set
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Hellene-Barbarian Antithesis |
Hellenistic Values: intelligence, diplomacy, cooperation, peaceful relations with foreigners
Jason sees Medea as emotional and foolish
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The Other |
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Masculine vs Feminine Ethics |
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Masculine Values: Oaths |
zeus, protector of oaths |
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Masculine Values: Honour |
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Masculine Values: Pledges |
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Masculine Values: Philoi and Ekhthroi |
helping friends and harming enemies |
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Masculine Values: Greek Moral Code about Friends |
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Masculine Values: Avoidance of Mockery |
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Masculine Values: Glory |
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Masculine Values and Medea |
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Metis |
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Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) Compare women in the film with Medea (Other and Metis) |
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Maleficent (2014) Similarities and differences between Medea and Maleficent, Metis |
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Jason and The Golden Fleece Book 1
Proem (p.3)
Significance? Key themes identified and foreshadowed in the proem? |
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Jason and The Golden Fleece Book 1
Best of the Argonauts (p.11)
Define. Examine how Jason is the best thought the poem. Values of the Hellenistic Hero. How does Jason demonstrate that he is one? |
Hellenistic hero: knows how to use their words, good at foreign relations, settling quarrels, attention to details. Intelligence, diplomacy, harmony, and peace. |
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Jason and The Golden Fleece Book 1
Man of Skill vs. Man of Strength
1. Thematic Antithesis of poem: define and explain 2. Opheus (skill evidence) vs Herakles (strength evidence) 3. Jason as a man of skill
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Jason and The Golden Fleece Book 1
Jason's Heroism and Women -Hypsipyle: How does Jason treat women? What are his relationships like with women? How is he a man of skill with the ladies? |
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Jason and The Golden Fleece Book 2
Man of skill vs Man of Strength -Polydukes vs Amykos |
Amykos: King of the Bebrykians. haughtiness, lion, monstrous physique. dark cloak, brooches, staff of rough mountain olive.
Polydeukes. finely woven delicate robe.soft beard. not very strong, still young. cleverness to escape from attacks |
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Jason and The Golden Fleece Book 2
Phineus' Prophesy -what is is? -on whom does the argo's success depend? |
golden fleece...wha |
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Jason and The Golden Fleece Book 2
The Best of the Argonauts -Jason -Son of Phrixos appears |
Best of... -look at the details -settle quarrels -make agreements with foreigners -diplomacy and intelligence |
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Jason and The Golden Fleece Book 3
Invocation of Erato Significance to book 3 |
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Jason and The Golden Fleece Book 3
Medea. Helper Maiden Love as a Destroyer, evidence. Dangerous Women: how? What makes Medea appear dangerous? |
skilled drug-magic, taught by hekate. shameless passion dolos, metis |
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Jason and The Golden Fleece Book 3
Dolos -define -Medea is dolos incarnate. (p.63) significance? -pandora. first woman, dangerous? what did she bring to mankind? -she is dolos for mankind, how does it inform Medea's character in book 3? |
Dolos = trick, guile, strategem
Medea takes advantage of people's weaknesses to lure them.
The robe. (pg. 108)
Beautiful evil, beautiful outside, inside is deceptive evil. untrustworthy |
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Jason and The Golden Fleece Book 3
Aidos -define -how does Medea demonstrate this, and lack of? -how does lack of aides make her dangerous? |
Aidos: shame.
shame holds her back from doing things, but desire and temptation push her on |
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Jason and The Golden Fleece Book 3
Jason as best of the Argo's and Hellenistic Hero -dealings with King Aietes -Medea |
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Jason and The Golden Fleece Book 4
Artemis Similie: When? Significance? |
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Jason and the Golden Fleece Book 4
-Masculine Values: How do we see the beginnings of Medea's Masculine Values? |
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Lord of the Rings
Similarities between Jason and Frodo |
similarities: cautious, men of skill.
Skill: legolas, frodo,
Strength: gimly, aragorn, |
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Lord of the Rings
Similarities and differences between the Argonauts and the Fellowship |
groups set out on an epic journey made up of both men of skill and men of strength. |
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Lord of the Rings
Men of skill |
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Lord of the Rings
Men of Strength |
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