Read the grading rubric below for suggestions on how to organise your
answer (note that the rubric is slightly different for this assignment).
• Daedalus
• Artemis
• Medusa
• Heracleidae
• Seven against Thebes
• Theseus
Assignment Grading Rubric
The breakdown of the mark for each item is as follows. I recommend that you print out this rubric and use it as a check-list.
1. Identification of the item, and summary of his/her/its essential features 2
This is the easy part. Write two or three sentences.
Here
is a hint: if it is a god or hero, identify the parents, any geographic
location(s) with which the god or hero is associated, and any features
which distinguish him/ her (physical features, animals, behaviour,
special abilities, weapons, associations with or responsibilities over
aspects of the natural world or ideological concepts, etc.).
2. Identification of relevant historical dates and primary sources 1
Write
one or two sentences for this part. You may not have a date for each
item, but you will definitely have at least one primary source. If there
is a relevant historical date, you need to explain why it is relevant.
What
is a primary source? A primary source is a literary text written by an
ancient Greek or Roman author. These are the literary texts, extracts
from which are provided by the textbook. Sometimes there are artistic
primary sources (e.g. a temple), but for the assignment please focus
upon literary texts.
3. Discussion of a relevant critical point 2
This is the challenging part. Please pay very close attention to the instructions.
Write
two or three sentences in which you explain how the item is relevant to
one of the critical points raised in the instructional content. If
there is not a directly relevant critical point, you should select a
critical point from elsewhere in the instructional content which you
feel is relevant (here you have the opportunity to be a bit creative).
***It
is very important that you do not quote the critical item only (avoid
the very basic phrases 'A critical point about X is…' or 'The
instructional content says…'); you must write it in your own words. Be
careful here to explain; do not summarise the myth only.
In this
section I am asking you to demonstrate that you have thought very
carefully about the critical point and how it applies to this item. This
part is slightly different (and a bit more difficult) in this
assignment, since I expect you to demonstrate how this critical point
may be similar to, expand upon, or be different from, a critical point
from earlier in the course. You can also make reference to and discuss
briefly a comparable myth in another ancient culture.
VERY STRONG
HINT: many students do the first part of this section, but forget the
second part. If you do not do the second part, you can only earn a
maximum of one mark for this section.
*****only textbook needed FOR REFERENCE = Powell, B. P. (2012). Classical Myth 7th ed. Toronto, Pearson Education
CRITICAL POINTS INCLUDED
Critical point#1
The two main superhuman qualities ascribed to heroes are:
1. extraordinary strength (e.g., Heracles), or
2. superior intellect (e.g., Theseus).
Critical point #2—Greek Heroes and the Greek city-states
The
heroes were very important in Greek culture as most Greek city-states
associated themselves with one or more heroes, who were believed to have
founded the city or played a very important role in the city's early
history.
Critical point 3—Heracles alone
Heracles is
different from many of the other heroes in Greek myth in that no divine
being assists him, but rather his career as a freelance adventurer is
set in motion when Hera persecutes him.
Critical point 4—Heracles conquers death
That
Heracles goes to Hades for his final labour (Cerberus the three-headed
hound) is very significant. Returning from Hades is like resurrection.
Critical point 5—Theseus and Heracles
Heracles'
labours clear the Greek world of monsters; Theseus' labours (see below)
build upon that by removing "freaks": people who live outside of, and
refuse to abide by the rules of, normal civilised Greek society.
Critical point 6—Athenian intellectual superiority
The labyrinth is a metaphor for the Athenian ability to create and solve exceptionally complex problems.
Critical point7 —Dionysus and Thebes
Dionysus'
association with Thebes in part explains why things in Thebes are so
horrific: it is the place where people give in to their darkest urges.
Critical point 8—Identity
Oedipus
does not know his true self at the beginning, and his discovery of his
true identity has severe consequences. Truth can sometimes be a burden
in the ancient world.
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