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AP Lit- Allusions and lit terms
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12th Grade
09/20/2011

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Vulcan
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God of fire, blacksmith, only god who is deformed
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Mercury
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Messenger of gods, known for living by his wits and cleverness
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Apollo/Sol
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god of the sun, patron of healing
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Athena/Minerva
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goddess of wisdom and warfare, sprang from head of Zeus full grown,symbol is the owl, great weaver and spinner, in charge of arts and crafts
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Diana/Artemis
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sister of apollo, carried moon, goddess of hunt and patron of virgins, seen as a huntress
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Mars/Ares
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god of warfare
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Persephone and Demeter
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daughter and mother, daughter marries hades and lives with him, mother who is goddess of agriculture, fertility, and marriage, is unhappy...
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Daedalus and Icarus
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father designed labyrinth, which both were imprisoned in, built wings of wax and flew away, son flew too close to sun and died
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Pandora
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first mortal woman, sent to earth as punishment to man for prometheus's theft of fire, brought box of human ills that escaped into the world
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Pan/Satyr
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half man half goat, god of forests, flocks, and shepherds, plays flute
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Nemesis
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goddess of retributive justice or vengeance
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Prometheus
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A Titan who stole fire and gave to man, chained to rock, liver eaten by eagle every day, released by hercules
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Aphrodite/Venus
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goddess of love and beauty
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Adonis
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mortal youth aphrodite loves for beauty, killed by wild boar
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centaur
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half man hafl horse, known for fighting and lustiness, sometimes wisdom
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minotaur
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half man half bull, demands sacrifices, imprisoned in labyrinth, killed by theseus
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Paris
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son of king of troy, must award apple for fairest, gives to aphrodite who helps him steal helen married to spartan man, starts trojan war
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Abraham and Sarah
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Dont have kids for long time, she urges him to have baby with servant but then gets pregnant with son Isaac, throws out maid and her son
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Isaac
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God orders abraham to sacrifice son, angel stops him, slays ram instead
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Jacob
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Son of Isaac, steals brother Essau's birthright, has dream, apologizes, has twelve sons- twelve tribes of Israel
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Gideon
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Isreali judge, sounds trumpet to win battle
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Samson and Delilah
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he never cut his hair, his mistress betrays him and cuts it, Philistines capture him, he pulls down pillars
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Solomon
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King of Hebrews known for wisdom, "mothers"
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Jezebel
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Wife of Ahab, known for evil and vicious actions
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Babylon
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Mesopotamian city known for wealth, luxury, and vice
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Esther
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married to persian king, begs him not to kill jews
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Jonah
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symbol of learning the hard way
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Job
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Symbol of loyalty and faith, stays loyal to god no matter what
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Daniel
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prays against kings orders, thrown in lion den, saved by god, symbol of gods protection and and rewards of faith
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Gospels
Definition
"Good News," first four books of old testament, any statement that is unquestionably true
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John the Baptist
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announces and baptizes Jesus, captured by Herod, head offered to Salome
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Paul
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developer of organized Christianity, preached in different towns, wrote letters, epistles, to corinthians
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Mary Magdalene
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symbol of absolute possibility of repentance and acceptance by god
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Peter
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first pope, name means rock, founded figurative foundation of building of church
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Lazarus
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man Jesus raised from dead, symbol of jesus's power and possibilities
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theme
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main idea, idea work explores, or argument work advances
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motif
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recurring object, concept, or structure
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conflict
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central problem
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exposition
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revelation of necessary background info
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complication
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secondary, minor conflict
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crisis
Definition
scene of high tention, not climax
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denouement
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resolution or conclusion
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flat character
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character with few, easily defined traits
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round character
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multi-faceted character, capable of choosing right or wrong
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stock character
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character type used repeatedly, usually a stereotype
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stream of consciousness
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narrative that represents random process of character's thoughts and sense impressions
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