Prince
Perseus Power Exercises
Intermediate Level
Introduction to Perseus: Part I
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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 "Athena" and hit return.
3. Click on the "English
Index," which is the top choice on the left-hand side.
4. Type "Athena" into
the Search box in the middle of the screen and click on the Search
button.
5. When the search results appear,
scroll to the bottom of the page.
How many entries are listed
for "Athena"? _____
6. Go back to the top of the
page and in the area labeled "Search," narrow you search
by selecting "Homer" under the menu next to "Search."
Then click on the "Search" button.
How many times is Athena mentioned
in Homer's Odyssey?
How many times in Book 1 of the Odyssey is she mentioned?
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Why doesn't
Perseus list the occurrences of "Athena" in Homer's
Iliad? In the
Iliad translation on the Perseus web site, "Athena"
is written as "Athene", an acceptable alternative spelling.
If you want, do an English Index search for "Athene." |
7. 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 "Athena."
8. Click on the arrow next to
the "Perseus Encyclopedia entries."
9. Click on the first listing
for "Athena." Read the entries and answer the following
questions:
Who was said to have brought
her up? ___________
What giant did she flay? __________
Who saw her naked and what happened to him? ___________________
10. Click on your browser's
Back button menu and then click on the arrow next to "Vases."
11. Click on the vase name "Berlin
F 1704."
What is the type or "ware"
of this vase? __________
What is its shape? __________
What are the dates for this vase? __________
In what region was it found? __________
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, 1992.07.0042, next to "Side A, top panel: birth
of Athena."
What other gods can be seen
on this vase? (Hint: Go back to the vase description.) ______________
14. From the "Go"
menu in Netscape or from the "File" Menu in Internet
Explorer, select "Perseus Lookup Tool" to return to
the search for "Athena."
15. Click on the vase name "Harvard
1925.30.124."
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 first image
archive number, 1990.01.2393, that shows the head of Athena.
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 "Athena."
19. Click on the arrow next
to "Coins."
20. Click on the entry entitled
"Dewing 1134."
Of what materials is this coin
made? __________
Where was this coin minted? __________
Is Athena on the obverse or the reverse? __________
Who or what is on the other side of the coin? __________
21. Click on "Images"
at the top of the page to view a list of images for this vase.
22. Click on the image archive
number for the side on which Athena appears.
23. From the "Go"
menu in Netscape or from the "File" Menu in Internet
Explorer, select "Perseus Lookup Tool" to return to
the search for "Athena."
24. Click on the arrow next
to "Sculpture."
25. Click on the sculpture name
"Boston 54.145."
What is the style of this statue?
__________
What is the date of this statue? __________
Of what materials is this statue made? __________
26. Click on "Images"
and then view the images for this sculpture.
27. From the menu on the left
side of the screen, click on "Art and Archaeology."
28. Click on the "Vase
Catalog" icon.
29. Click on "Keyword."
30. Click on "Mythological
Scenes."
31. Find two (2) mythological
scenes that you can show the class.
Write down the vase names and
a description of the vases you select. Select vases from the
following collections: Berlin, Boston, Louvre, Harvard, Mississippi,
Toledo, RISD, Tampa and Philadelphia.
