Prince Perseus Power
Exercises
Beginning Level
Introduction to Perseus
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Part I
Note:
There are many different ways to go back to web pages you have
viewed using various browser menus and buttons. One method is
suggested in this exercise but please use the method with which
you are most comfortable.
1. Open your browser and go
to the Perseus web site, http://www.perseus.tufts.edu.
2. Go to the Search box, type
in "Europa" and hit return.
3. Click on the "English
Index," which is the top choice on the left-hand side.
4. Type "Europa" into
the Search box in the middle of the screen and click on the Search
button. The menu next to "Search" should be set on
"Everything."
5. When the search results appear,
scroll to the bottom of the page.
How many entries are listed
for "Europa"? _____
6. Go back to the top of the
page and narrow your search by selecting "Ovid" from
the menu next to "Search." Then click on the "Search"
button.
How many times is Europa mentioned
in Ovid? _____
In which books of the Metamorphoses is she mentioned?
__________
7. Go to the "Search Perseus"
box on the left side of page and type in "Europa" and
hit return.
8. Click on the arrow next to
"Perseus Encyclopedia entries."
9. Click on the first listing
for "Europa." Read the entries and answer the following
questions:
Who was her father? __________
Who were her sons? __________
10. Go back using the Back button
on your browser and click on the arrow next to "Vases."
11. Click on the vase name "Mississippi
1977.3.73."
What is the type or "ware"
of this vase? __________
What is its shape? __________
What are the dates for this vase? __________
12. Click on "Images"
at the top of the page to view a list of images for this vase.
13. Click on the image archive
number, 1991.01.1159, next to "Main panel: Europa on bull"
to view this image.
14. From the "Go"
menu in Netscape or from the "File" menu in Internet
Explorer, select "Perseus Lookup Tool" to return to
the Perseus Lookup Tool search for "Europa."
15. Under Vases, click on the
vase name "RISD 22.216."
What is the type or "ware"
of this vase? __________
What is its shape? __________
What are the dates for this vase? __________
16. Click on "Images"
at the top of the page to view a list of images for this vase.
17. Click on the image archive
number, 1990.03.0573, next to "Main panel: Europa on the
bull" to view this image.
18. From the "Go"
menu in Netscape or from the "File" menu in Internet
Explorer, select "Perseus Lookup Tool" to return to
the search for "Europa."
19. Click on the arrow next
to "Coins."
20. Click on any entry entitled
"Dewing."
What material is this coin made
of? __________
Where was this coin minted? __________
Is Europa on the obverse or the reverse? __________
21. Scroll to the bottom of
the page and click on the archive number next to obverse or reverse
to view the coin to view the image.
Part II
Select a character from ancient
Greek mythology, e.g., Eros, Zeus, Aphrodite, etc. Write your
character's name here: _________________. Then begin this exercise
from the Perseus home page, http://www.perseus.tufts.edu.
1. At the Perseus home page,
type the name of your character into the Search box and hit return.
2. Click on the "English
Index," which is the top choice on the left-hand side of
the page.
3. Type the name of your character
into the Search box in the middle of the screen and click on
the "Search" button. The menu next to "Search"
should be set on "Everything."
4. When the search results appear,
scroll to the bottom of the page.
List two (2) ancient authors
who mention this character in their text. You may need to go
to the next page to answer this question.
_______________
_______________
5. Go to the "Search Perseus"
box on the left side of the page, type in the name of your character
and hit return.
6. Click on the arrow next to
"Perseus Encyclopedia entries."
7. Click on a link to an Encyclopedia
entry and write down two (2) facts about your character.
_______________
_______________
8. Go back using the Back button
on your browser and click on the arrow next to "Vases."
Are there any entries? _______
9. If so, click on a vase name
to view its catalog information.
Write down the vase name, e.g.,
Boston 03.810, for the vase you selected.
________________________
10. Click on "Images"
at the top of the page to view a list of images for this vase.
Look at an image.
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N.B.
Due to copyright restrictions, over the Internet you can view
only images for vases from the following collections: Berlin,
Boston, Harvard, Louvre, Mississippi, Toledo, RISD, Tampa and
Philadelphia. |
11. From the "Go"
menu in Netscape or from the "File" Menu in Internet
Explorer, select "Perseus Lookup Tool" to return to
the search for your character.
12. Click on the arrow next
to "Sculpture."
Are there any entries? ______
13. If so, view one and write
down the name, e.g., Athens, NM Br. 15161, for the sculpture
you selected.
14. Click on "Images"
at the top of the page to view a list of images for this sculpture.
Look at an image.
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N.B.
Due to copyright restrictions, over the Internet you can view
only images for sculptures from the Berlin, Boston and Louvre
collections. |
15. From the "Go"
menu in Netscape or from the "File" Menu in Internet
Explorer, select "Perseus Lookup Tool" to return to
the search for your character.
16. Click on the arrow next
to "Coins."
Are there any entries? ______
17. If so, view one and write
down the name, e.g., Dewing 2780, for the coin you selected.
______________
18. Click on "Images"
to see a list of images for this coin. Look at an image.
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N.B.
Due to copyright restrictions, over the Internet you can view
only images of coins from the Dewing collection. |
