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47. It was a plaster-of-Paris of Medusa.48. Even as Venus once shrouded Aeneas in a cloud, he passed unspied by men.49. A great man had fallen in Israel.50. The raven was perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door.51. Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo and Newton.52. Pearl as being of great price—purchased with all she had—her mother’s only treasure.53. You can’t welcome a man and his wife without you making a comparison about Isaac and Rebecca at the well.54. The lonesomeness in the sparks made them hunt for one another, but the mud was deaf and dumb.Be prepared, also, to explain the significance behind allusions to the more popular biblical and mythological references below:• The Creation story• John the Baptist• The Garden of Eden• Herod, Herodias, and Salome (“head on a silver• The Fall of Manplatter”)• Cain & Abel (“Am I my brother’s keeper?”)• The disciples (Simon Peter, John, Thomas, and• Noah & the FloodJudas Iscariot—most alluded to)• The Tower of Babel• The Miracles—esp.• Abraham & Isaaco The Wedding at Cana,• Jacob & Esauo Walking on Water,• Sodom & Gomorrah /pillar of salto Calming the Sea,• The Tribes of Israelo The Loaves and Fishes,• Joseph and his coat of many colorso Raising Lazarus• Moses and the Exodus• The Sermon on the Mount (The Beatitudes)• The Burning Bush• The Parables—esp.• The Plagues of Egypto The Lost Sheepo The Lost (Prodigal) Son and• The Passover and the Red Sea Passageo The Good Samaritan• The Ten Commandments• The Pharisees• The Promised Land• The Last Supper (symbolism of bread and wine)• Philistines• Betrayal and Denial• Samson & Delilah• Pontius Pilate and symbolism of hand washing• Saul• The Crucifixion, Resurrection, and Ascension• David & Goliath• Doubting Thomas• David & Bathsheba• Saul/Paul• Absalom’s rebellion• The Road to Damascus• Solomon and the temple• From the book of Revelation• Passing down a mantle of leadershipo Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse• Ahab and Jezebelo the Anti-Christ• Isaiah the Propheto the Beast (number)• Daniel in the Lion’s Deno the Lake of Fire• Nebuchadnezzar and the Fiery Furnaceo the Whore of Babylon• The handwriting on the wallo the New Jerusalem• Jonah and the Whale• The Nativity of JesusFrom Mythology4
the major gods/goddesses of Olympus• the Titans• the Underworld• Cerberus• Demeter and Persephone• Rivers Styx and Lethe• Elysian Fields• Dionysus/Bacchus• Poseidon• Muses• Furies• Sirens• Fates• Prometheus• Pandora (and her box)• Narcissus• Adonis• Hercules• Pygmalion• Icarus & Daedalus• Paris & Helen of Troy• Trojan Horse• Odysseuso the Sirenso the Lotuso “between a rock and a hard placeYou need to know basic facts about the above references to be able to recognize the significance of any allusions tothem.VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: For those of you who have attended church or Sunday School, please do not assume that youknow all of the biblical references. Every year students fall into that trap and fail the test. The same concept applies tothose who studied some mythology in the 9 th or 10 th grades.Review this Grammar. You will be identifying grammar usage as we work through essays during the year.Basic Parts of SpeechBe able to define, identify, and create examples for each of the following terms below:NounsCommon & properConcrete & abstractCompoundCollectivePronounsPersonal (number, gender, case: nominative, objective, possessive)DemonstrativeReflexive5
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