※in medias res is the literary and artistic narrative technique of relating a story. Often use of flashback and nonliner narrative.
e.g.The Iliad begins at Achilles' rage instead of the Trojan War
※flashback:use in literature and dramatic media and take the narrative back in time from the current point
※foreshadowing(guess ahead) is a literary device by an author hint what is to come
※Calypso lives on the island of Ogygia where she detained Odysseus for several years.
※Sappho born on the island of Lesbos. Her poetry was well-known and greatly admired triugh much of antiquity
※Ovid is traditionally ranked alongside Virgil and Horace.
※Io became a Heifer by Zeus. She ran to Mt.Caucasus and meet Prometheus.
※Prometheus is one of Titans and is characterized as ingeniou and clever
He helps people to use fire and was lacked by Zeus at Mt.Caucasus and a vulture eats his livers.
※Titans were a primeval race of powerful deities
descendants of Gaia(Earth) and Uranus(Heaven)
※Epimetheus was the brother of Prometheus and was depicted as foolish
※ Mercury--------Hermes
Venus-------Aphrodite
Earth
Mars-------Ares
Jupiter------Zeus
Saturn----Kronos(Cronos)
Uranus
Neptune-------Poseidon
(Pluto)------Hades
※Athena's symbol=owls,olive trees,snakes
Hera's symbol=peacock,pomegranate
※pandora was created bythe first human woman,and only hope is inside after opened.
※Aeschylus-----first man,the father of tragedy
his work:
1.Oresteia→Agamemnon
→The Libation Bearers
→The Eumenides
2.Prometheus Bound
※drama is the soecific mode od oerformance.
It originates from Greece,and produces three genres of drama(comedy,tragedy,satyr play)
※Salome becomes queen of Chalcis,and her name in Hebrew is meaning peace.
※Omen is a phenomenon that is believed to foretell the fortune.
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◎axe:an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle. e.g.He used axe to cut down the trees.
◎hemlock:poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium. e.g.Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock.
◎mentor:a wise and trusted guide and advisor
◎council:a body serving in an administrative capacity e.g.We disguss some activities in our student council.
◎rendering:a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role. e.g.They heard a live rendition of three pieces by Schubert.
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