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A Streetcar Named Desire
Hamlet
Macbeth
The Odyssey
The Picture of Dorian Gray
No Fear Shakespeare
Literature
Other Subjects
Teacher
Blog
Help
Mythology
Edith Hamilton
Study Guide
Study Guide
Overview
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Introduction to Classical Mythology
Part One, Chapters I–II
Part One, Chapters III–IV
Part Two, Chapters I–II
Part Two, Chapters III–IV
Part Three, Chapters I–II
Part Three, Chapters III–IV
Part Four, Chapters I–II
Part Four, Chapter III— The Adventures of Odysseus
Part Four, Chapter IV — The Adventures of Aeneas
Part Five, Chapters I–II
Part Five, Chapter III; Part Six, Chapters I–II
Part Seven, Introduction & Chapters I–II
Characters
Character List
Zeus
Odysseus
Oedipus
Medea
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Introduction to Classical Mythology
Part One, Chapters 1-2
Part One, Chapters 3-4
Part Two, Chapters 1-2
Part Two, Chapters 3-4
Part Three, Chapters 1-2
Part Three, Chapters 3-4
Part Four, Chapters 1-2
Part Four, Chapter 3- The Adventures of Odysseus
Part Four, Chapter 4 - The Adventures of Aeneas
Part Five, Chapters 1-2
Part Five, Chapter 3; Part Six, Chapters 1-2
Part Seven, Introduction & Chapters 1-2
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
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Further Study
Part Five, Chapters 1-2 Quiz
Further Study
Part Five, Chapters 1-2 Quiz
1
of 5
In order to gain favorable sailing winds, who does Agamemnon sacrifice during the Trojan War?
Electra
Clytemnestra
Iphigenia
Cassandra
2
of 5
Who kills Clytemnestra and Aegisthus?
Orestes
Electra
The Furies
Apollo
3
of 5
Who is the dynastic head of the House of Thebes?
Delphi
Dionysus
Phrixus
Cadmus
4
of 5
Who defeats the Sphinx by answering her riddle correctly?
Laius
Creon
Oedipus
Jocasta
5
of 5
Which of Oedipus' children is executed by Creon?
Polyneices
Antigone
Eteocles
Ismene
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