Gilgamesh king Enkidu wild man sidekick Ninsun- Gilgameshs mother and a goddess Shamhat Prostitute of Uruk Shamash

ash sun god Humbaba beast guardian of the forest of cedar Ishtar the principal goddess of Uruk Shiduri minor goddess of wisdom Ur-shanabi ferryman of Uta-napishti Uta-napishti survivor of the flood. Gilgamesh has dreams, Enkidu interprets for him. On a quest for eternal life. They kill Humbaba and then the bull of heaven. Enkidu becomes sick and dies leaving Gilgamesh who is determined to gain eternal life. He crosses the river to ask uta-napishti how to gain eternal life. Fails to stay awake and sleeps instead for 6 days. He then finds and loses the weeds and learns his lesson.

Agamemnon Cassandra- daughter of priam and Agamemnons war prize Clytemnestra wife of Agamemnon Herald Chorus Aegisthus son of agamemnons uncle Thyestes, clytemnestras lover Watchman Agamemnon kills the daughter for fair winds. He arrives home and Clytemnestra has a red carpet rolled out to greet him. He brought with him Cassandra. Agamemnon goes in and is murdered by Clytemnestra after much wailing and warning by Cassandra. We find out that Clytemnestra had her own affairs during his absence. Cassandra is also murdered. Libation Beareres Orestes son of Agamemnon Pylades- friend of Orestes Chorus Electra daughter of Agamemnon Doorman Clytemnestra wife of Agamemnon, ruling Argos Nurse of Orestes when he was a baby Aegisthus ruling w/Clytemnestra, son of Agamemnons uncle Thyestes House slave Orestes comes home and leaves lock of hair at Agamemnons tomb. Electra finds hair and figures out who it belongs to and gets together with Electra and takes revenge on their mother for their fathers sake. Orestes goes to the house disguised as a traveler and says that Orestes is dead. Then he reveals himself and kills Clytemnestra and Aegisthus. The furies then begin to plague Orestes. Eumenides Prophetess of Apollos temple at Delphi Orestes avenger for his mother Phoebus Apollo the oracular god of Delphi Chorus of furies

Ghost of Clytemnestra Pallas Athena Secondary Chorus Athenas female temple servants Orestes is plagued by the furies and the ghost of his mother. The city wants to punish Orestes for killing. People vote on whether to kill him or not. Athena and Apollo come to his aid insisting that his actions were to avenge his father and ordered by Apollo. Oedipus the King Oedipus king of Thebes Jocasta Oedipus wife Creon his brother in law Teiresius old blind prophet Priest Messengers Herdsman Chorus of old men. Oedipus starts the tragedy very confident in himself and his power. There is a famine in the land and he is looking to solve this problem. A priest says the man who killed Laius must be taken care of. He learns that the man he killed was his father and that Jocasta is his mother. Jocasta hangs herself out of shame for marrying him knowing who he was. Oedipus then blinds himself in despair Oedipus at Colonus Oedipus Antigone A stranger Ismene Theseus Creon Polyneices Chorus Messenger Oedipus traveled with Antigone to a garden. He is looking for his place of final destiny. Creon comes and arrests Ismene and Antigone. Polyneices shows up and saves them. Says he has to fight with his brother. Antigone pleads that he stays peaceful. Oedipus leaves and walks to the place where he dies and turns into a god. Antigone Antigone Ismene Chorus Creon Sentry Haemon Teiresias Messenger Eurydice

Antigone and Ismene are together and Antigone wants to bury Polyneices body even though it has been declared illegal by Creon. Creon arrests the two and threatens to kill them. Haemon becomes involved and begs for him not to kill his lover. Antigone is taken to a cave to die. She hangs herself. Haemon goes to find him and after he sees she has hanged himself he commits suicide as well. Creon finds them too late to stop any of this. His wife Eurydice, when she finds out, commits suicide as well over the death of her son. Ion Hermes Ion son of Creusa and Apollo Chorus Creusa Xuthus husband of Creusa Old Man servant of Creusa Priestess of Apollo Athena Creusa has been raped by Apollo. Ion is working at the temple. Creusa comes looking for a son because she and Xuthus are childless. Ion sympathizes with her. Xuthus also goes to the temple to ask the gods for a child. He comes out and sees Ion and assumes that he is his son because of the oracle from the gods. He doesnt tell Creusa and plans a secret party. A servant tells Creusa and she plans to kill Ion out of jealousy. Back at the temple, the priestess brings out the basket Ion was found in and he is found to be Creusas son. Athena makes everything right in the end. Orestes Electra daughter of Agamemnon Helen Wife of Menelaus and sister of Clytemnestra Chorus Orestes son of Agamemnon Menelaus brother of Agamemnon Pylades friend of Orestes Tyndareos father of Clytemnestra and Helen Hermione daughter of Helen Messenger Phrygian Apollo Orestes is plagued by the furies and not in his right mind. Electra is protecting him. Helen comes to mourn for Clytemnestra but it hated by all. Pylades, Electra, and Orestes plot to kill Helen and kidnap Hermione because Menelaus refused to help Orestes become king. Orestes attempts to kill Helen but she is taken up by the gods. Hermione is then help captive and Menelaus comes back. Apollo appears once again to make everything right. The Phoenician Women Jocasta wife and mother of Oedipus Tutor Antigone daughter Chorus Polyneices son Eteocles older son Creon brother

Teiresias blind prophet Menoeceus son of Creon Messengers Oedipus former king Polyneices has been cast out and is coming to try and make peace with Eteocles. Jocasta attempts to go between to make peace between the brothers. Teiresias prophesies that Menoeceus must be sacrificed to save the city so he sacrifices himself. Meanwhile Polyneices is outside the city gates attacking. Then Polyneices and Eteocles decide to go to hand to hand combat. They kill eachother at the same time and Jocasta arrives to find them both dying. Out of misery she commits suicide as well. Antigone goes back and tells Oedipus who is then cast out by Creon. Antigone says she will share the same fate with her father.

1. Using at least two examples from at least two different works, please discuss the relationships between men and women in ancient mythology Men are strong and in charge, but sometimes let things go to their heads. Agamemnon, Oedipus. Women are generally quiet and submissive, but can be violent and know how to get their way. Clytemnestra, Antigone 2. Using at least two examples from at least two different works, please discuss the relationships between gods and humans in ancient mythology. Gods are in control and can do/decree whatever they want. Apollo rapes Creusa, make Helen a god. They do care about humans and will defend them. Apollo defends Orestes, Athena intervenes between Ion and his mother in the end and decrees how everything should be so it all works out. 3. Using at least two examples from at least two different works, please discuss the idea of justice/fairness in ancient mythology. Justice can be either revenge Agamemnon -> Clytemnestra -> Orestes Or voting/democratic system. Eumenides Orestes and senate 4. Using at least two examples from at least two different works, please discuss the idea of miasma/ritual impurity in ancient mythology. When city is in danger someone must sacrifice. Oedipus and death of Laius. Menoeceus sacrifices himself to save the city Killing must kill to cleanse Clytemnestra, Orestes.

Mahabharata Ch. 1 = Ganesha elephant god, Vyasa story narrator, birth of older generation: Dhritarashtra blind father of 101 children, Pandu - king, Vidura Pandus younger brother Ch. 2 = birth of Duryodhana + 100 siblings, birth of Pandavas and Karna, Drona vs. Drupada, Bhima vs. Karna Ch. 3 = flammable house trap, Bhima vs. demon, birth of Draupadi & Dhrishtadyumna born from the fire, svayamvara of Draupadi, Arjuna meets Krishna blue man Ch. 4 = Pandavas build Indraprastha, Arjuna and Krishna fight forest fire (Indra + Agni) against many gods, Duryodhana challenges Yudhishthira to a game of dice. Ch. 5 = dice game, disrobing of Draupadi, Pandavas go into exile, Arjuna meets Shiva- some god, then visits Indra in his heaven Ch. 6 = included tale of Nala & Damayanti (told by Vyasa): Nala gambles away and runs away from his wife, Nala in shame. They are reunited in the end. Ch. 7 = included tale of Rishyasringa & Santa deer man who is used by Santa to bring rain to the lange, Pandavas visit Kailasa Mtn, Bhima finds 1000-petaled lotus and Hanuman monkey king Ch. 8 = Pandavas rescue Duryodhana and friends from Gandharvas, Jayadratha- sindhu king tries to steal Draupadi, included tale: Satyavan & Savitri- gave half of her life to live the rest of it with her husband. Ch. 9 = Yudhishthira rescues his brothers from death by drinking of the forbidden water by answering the questions of Dharma, disguised Pandavas serve King Virata, Karna trades armor for Indras dart Ch. 10 = Kichaka tries to rape Draupadi but is killed by Bhima, Pandavas come out of hiding to prevent the cattle raid, Arjuna marries king Viratas daughter. Ch. 11 = Diplomacy fails: Sanjaya- charioteer, Krishna tries to negotiate with Duryodhana (arbitrator & envoy), battle set Ch. 12 = Sanjaya narrates battle, included tale: Sikhandin(i) girl raised as a boy, turns into a man by the gods, Bhagavad Gita, Arjuna gets permission to fight his teachers Ch. 13 = Arjuna shoots Bhishma with arrows, battles with mantras, kills Jayadratha, Bhima tricks Drona into dying elephant named Aswatthaman Ch. 14 = Karna duels Arjuna & loses, Pandavas begin winning the war, Duryodhana retreats to lake bottom Ch. 15 = Bhima defeats Duryodhana, Duryodhana tells pessimistic story of humanity to Aswatthaman Ch. 16 = Aswatthaman loses arrow contest with Arjuna & withdraws from battle, reconciliation between Kurus & Pandavas, army of dead Ch. 17 = Bhishmas consented death, Yudhishthiras dog dream and cursing of gods Ch. 18 = Birth of Parikshita (Arj.s son), Festival at Hastinapura, Mongooses Tale gold when people give out of nothing Ch. 19 = Dhritarashtra, Gandhari, & Kunti retire to forest & die in fire Ch. 20 = Krishnas human form dies by accident, shot in the ankle by the arrow, Pandavas retire to forest, Vyasa ends story Ganesha Elephant god, shivas son, Vyasa Story teller Dhritarashtra blind, had101 kids Pandu younger brother of Dhritarashtra Vidura Pandus younger brother Duryodhana oldest son of Dhritarashtra and 100 siblings Karna brother of pandavas Drona let himself be killed because he thought his son was dead

Drupada king of Panchala, father to the fire children Draupadi daughter of Drupada, born from fire, wife of the pandavas Dhrishtadyumna Draupadis brother, born from fire Krishna blue God, fights with Arjuna Indra sun god Yudhishthira oldest Pandava Arjuna arrow shooting Pandava Bhima huge hulk pandava, windy Shiva the great god whose third eye will destroy the universe Damayanti goes into exile with Nala after gambling Nala Gambles away all, goes into exile, leaves his wife out of shame. Is reunited in the end. Rishyasringa deer man who lives in seclusion. Is intrigued by Santa Santa flirts with Rishyasringa to get him to come with her to bring rain for her land. Hanuman monkey god who meets Bhima when he goes to find the lotus for Draupadi Gandharvas evil invading peoples Jayadratha king of Sindh, tried to steal Draupadi Satyavan - died Savitri gave up half of her life for her husband because she had no purpose in life without him. Virata the King who employed the Pandavas in disguise. Kichaka - tried to rape Draupadi, beat up by Bhima Sanjaya Dhritarashtras charioteer, narrates Sikhandin raised as a boy, upset people when found out a girl so she asked to be changed into a man Bhishma - old tutor, man in bed of arrows shot by arjuna Aswatthaman son of Drona, Gandhari Dhritarashtras Queen Kunti - Pandus first wife, mother of Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, and Karna Parikshita- Arjunas son

Til We Have Faces Orual main character, author Psyche the weird lover goddess girl who was very beautiful and got sacrificed to the beast Fox Greek slave who taught the girls and was very wise Redival Oruals sister, a snob, had a lover and got in trouble, has to be babysitted nonstop. King Trom king of glome, very self-centered, beats Orual Bardia mentor of Orual, shows her that she has worth and she loves him back Batta cruel mean slave Trunia prince who wandered into Glome and hid in the castle, married Redival Arnom- new priest of Ungit Argan opposing prince killed by Orual Ansit - Bardias wife Your essay must compare and contrast views of the following in both works (Maha & TWHF) and incorporate examples from both works: Love Maha: love is shown between spouses, lust for women TWHF: four types of love; agape, eros, filia, storge change over time. God(s) Maha: Gods are fallible, change their minds. Fight humans but do not always win TWHF: gods are generally not challenged. Thought of as mysterious holy

Death Maha: death isnt always the end, TWHF: death takes people away, Duty Maha: dharma, god-ordained duty with social role. Bhishma, the teacher of Pandavas and Kurus must fight Duryodhana b/c he is the son of the king. Dies in battle because he cant fight a woman or a former worman. TWHF: impossible tasks, escape from pain, despair find highest kind of love without possessiveness or hidden motives. Orual uses her role to escape pain of losing psyche but is not successful.