Students’ Questions about Literature Page 26

Uranus was the son of Gaia and was the husband of his sister, Gaia. He was the father of the Titans, and the grandfather of Zeus.

Odin is the strongest god in Norse mythology because he is the god of war. Thor is the second strongest god because he is the god of thunder.

A couplet from Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 might be, “So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, / So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.”

In Greek mythology, Medusa was a monster, a Gorgon, generally described as a winged human female with living venomous snakes in place of hair. Many stories exist about her origin. In one, she was a beautiful priestess of Athena who was turned into a monster by the goddess because she dared to boast that her beauty was rivaled by Athena’s.

An author analysis is a critical examination of an author’s work. It can include an evaluation of an author’s style, technique, and use of language, as well as an examination of the author’s themes, motifs, and symbols.

A symbol can be an object, person, situation, or event that represents something else, usually something abstract.

Hera is the goddess of marriage and childbirth in Greek mythology. She is the wife of Zeus and the queen of Olympus.

An archetype is a typical character, an action, or a situation that is universally understood. Archetypes are often used in literature to help the reader understand the characters and the story.

Nike is the goddess of victory in Greek mythology. She was a constant companion of Athena and often represented in art as a small winged figure.

The killer of King Arthur is unknown. Many stories and legends abound, but the truth remains a mystery.