created january 2010 by mccomb allusions in hamlet
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Created January 2010 by McComb
Allusions in Hamlet
Created January 2010 by McComb
Lethe(LEE-thee)
• What it is…A river in Hades whose waters caused forgetfulness. It was on the banks of another Underworld river called the Styx that the shades, or ghostly remains, of the dead congregated to seek passage to the Afterlife. Unless they bribed Charon to ferry them across the stream, they wandered aimlessly on the near bank forever. But those who made it across the Styx did not have much more to anticipate. Once they had drunk from the waters of Lethe, they were left with nothing to reminisce about for eternity.
Source: http://www.mythweb.com/encyc/gallery/lethe_c.html
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Phoebus
• Who this is…
Greek sun god.
Source: http://www.whs.babienko.net/CollegePrep/Assignments/Hamlet/Allusions.pdf
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Patrick (Saint)
• Who it is…
Saint who proved the existence of purgatory to the doubting Irish. Saint Patrick was regarded as the keeper of Purgatory because he found an entrance on the island of Lough Derg which he used to prove the existence of an intermediate state to the “doubting Irish”.
Source:http://www.whs.babienko.net/CollegePrep/Assignments/Hamlet/Allusions.pdf
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Niobe• Who this is…
One of the more tragic figures in Greek mythology. She was the queen of Thebes and mother of 14 children. In a moment of arrogance, Niobe bragged about her seven sons and seven daughters. She mocked Leto, who only had two children, Apollo, god of prophecy and music, and Artemis, virgin goddess of the wild. Leto did not take the insult lightly, and in retaliation, sent Apollo and Artemis to earth to slaughter all of Niobe's children . At the sight of his dead sons, Amphion, Niobe’s husband, either committed suicide or was also killed by Apollo for wanting to avenge his children's deaths. She became the symbol of eternal mourning. Source:http://www.pantheon.org/articles/n/niobe.html
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Julius (Caesar)
• Who he is…
A Roman emperor who was assassinated.
Source: http://www.whs.babienko.net/CollegePrep/Assignments/Hamlet/Allusions.pdf
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Hecuba
• Who she is…
in Greek mythology, chief wife of Priam, king of Troy. Hecuba bore to Priam 19 children, including Paris, Hector, Troilus, Cassandra, and others who were prominent in the Trojan War. To save Polydorus, her youngest son, from the Greeks, Hecuba sent him to Polymnestor, king of Thrace. After the sack of Troy she was allotted to Odysseus, who on his way home stopped at Thrace. Learning there that Polymnestor had murdered Polydorus, Hecuba, in revenge, blinded the king and killed his children. Source: http://www.referencecenter.com/ref/reference/Hecuba/Hecuba?invocationType=ar1clk&flv=1
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Nero • Who he is…
(A.D. 37-68); notoriously cruel and depraved emperor of Rome (54-68) who killed his own mother.
Source: http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/Hamlet-Summary-Analysis-and-Original-Text-by-Scene-Scene-2.id-121,pageNum-190.html
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Hymen • Who this is…
God of marriage in Greek and Roman mythology.
Source:http://www.whs.babienko.net/CollegePrep/Assignments/Hamlet/Allusions.pdf
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Pelion
• What it is…
High mountain mentioned in Greek mythology.
Source: http://www.whs.babienko.net/CollegePrep/Assignments/Hamlet/Allusions.pdf
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Neman Lion
• What it is…A powerful beast that Hercules had to defeat.Source: http://www.whs.babienko.net/CollegePrep/Assignments/Hamlet/Allusions.pdf
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Aeneas • Who this is…
Founder of Rome who seduced Dido then abandoned her. He married Creusa, the daughter of King Priam (King of Troy). Fleeing from the defeated Troy, Aeneas was separated from his wife. He set sail from Italy. During 7 a seven year voyage he took refuge in Carthage but decline offers of marriage and the throne from Queen Dido. He sailed onwards, eventually reaching Italy and founding Rome.Source: http://www.whs.babienko.net/CollegePrep/Assignments/Hamlet/Allusions.pdf
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Sparrow
• What it is…
A small bird in a Biblical story whose fate is determined by God.
Source: http://www.whs.babienko.net/CollegePrep/Assignments/Hamlet/Allusions.pdf
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Jephthah
• Who this is…
A character from the Old Testament who sacrificed his daughter to keep a vow.
Source: http://www.whs.babienko.net/CollegePrep/Assignments/Hamlet/Allusions.pdf
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Alexander (the Great)
• Who this is…
The greatest emperor known in western antiquity.
Source: http://www.whs.babienko.net/CollegePrep/Assignments/Hamlet/Allusions.pdf
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Hyperion
• Who this is…
Greek sun god sometimes also named Helios or Apollo.
Source: http://www.whs.babienko.net/CollegePrep/Assignments/Hamlet/Allusions.pdf
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Priam• Who this is…
King of Troy who was killed by Pyrrus. The last king of Troy.
Source: http://www.whs.babienko.net/CollegePrep/Assignments/Hamlet/Allusions.pdf
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Vulcan
• Who it is…
Roman god of the furnaces or blacksmith of the gods.
Source: http://www.whs.babienko.net/CollegePrep/Assignments/Hamlet/Allusions.pdf
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Cyclops
• What it is…
One-eyed giant from ancient Greek mythology.
Source: http://www.whs.babienko.net/CollegePrep/Assignments/Hamlet/Allusions.pdf
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Mars
• Who this is…
Roman god of war.
Source: http://www.whs.babienko.net/CollegePrep/Assignments/Hamlet/Allusions.pdf
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Satyr
• What it is…
Creature, noted for its lust and promiscuity, that was half-man, half-goat.
Source: http://www.whs.babienko.net/CollegePrep/Assignments/Hamlet/Allusions.pdf
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Hercules
• Who this is…Hero of Greek and Roman mythology who was known for his great strength.Source: http://www.whs.babienko.net/CollegePrep/Assignments/Hamlet/Allusions.pdf
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Hecate
• Who this is…
Greek goddess of witchcraft, magic, the night, the moon, and ghosts.
Source: http://www.whs.babienko.net/CollegePrep/Assignments/Hamlet/Allusions.pdf
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Mercury
• Who this is…
Roman messenger of the gods.
Source: http://www.whs.babienko.net/CollegePrep/Assignments/Hamlet/Allusions.pdf
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Hyrcanian Beast
• What it is…Tiger native to a region of ancient Persia.
Source: http://www.whs.babienko.net/CollegePrep/Assignments/Hamlet/Allusions.pdf
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Dido• Who this is…
Carthaginian queen who was seduced by Aeneas who then left her.
Source: http://www.whs.babienko.net/CollegePrep/Assignments/Hamlet/Allusions.pdf
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Neptune
• Who this is…Roman god of the seas and oceans.
Source: http://www.whs.babienko.net/CollegePrep/Assignments/Hamlet/Allusions.pdf
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Adam• Who this is…
The first man according to Genesis in the Bible.
Source: http://www.whs.babienko.net/CollegePrep/Assignments/Hamlet/Allusions.pdf
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Pythias &Damon• Who this is…
a perfect friend; in classical legend, Damon and Pythias were friends so devoted to each other that when Pythias, who had been condemned to death, wanted time to arrange his affairs, Damon pledged his life that his friend would return. Pythias returned and both were pardoned.
Source: http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/Hamlet-Summary-Analysis-and-Original-Text-by-Scene-Scene-2.id-121,pageNum-190.html
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Roscius
• Who this is…
A Roman comedic actor in the time of Julius Caesar.
Source: http://www.whs.babienko.net/CollegePrep/Assignments/Hamlet/Allusions.pdf
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Cain• Who this is…
Murdered his brother Abel and was condemned to a life of “a fugitive and a vagabond”
Source: http://www.whs.babienko.net/CollegePrep/Assignments/Hamlet/Allusions.pdf