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Grammar Questions: (The Information of the Text)
What did the giant, Alcyoneus, require to maintain his immortality? (pg. 254)
What did the gods, and Heracles, race to find before the giants? (pg. 254-255)
What was the giants’ goal concerning the gods? (pg. 255)
What was the only thing Eros accomplished in the fight against Porphyrion? (pg. 255-256)
How did the gods outsmart the giants Ephialtes and Otus? (pg. 256-257)
What became of Enceladus, the last giant? (pg. 257-258)
What battle does Heracles get drawn into right after the battle against the giants? (pg. 258-259)
What brings about the death of Heracles and his wife Deianera? (pg. 259-262)
Who helps Heracles set fire to the pyre and what does Heracles give him for it? (pg. 262)
What becomes of Heracles in the end? (pg. 263)
Logic Questions: (Interpreting, Comparing/Contrasting, Reasoning)
How is Alcyoneus (pg. 254-255) similar to Antaeus (pg. 174-175) from the earlier story called The Golden Apples and The Hound of Hell?
Check the following syllogism for validity according to the rules of validity. What is it’s Mood and Figure? What fallacy or fallacies does it commit?
Some giants are not god killers.
Some giants are not warriors.
All warriors are god killers.
Create a valid syllogism using the statement “No god is a giant slayer” as one of the premises or the conclusion.
What are at least two different ways the idea of “jealousy” affects this story?
Create a valid syllogism about Deinara’s jealousy. (pg. 259-261)
Rhetoric Questions: (The Analysis of Ideas in the Text)
Offer a definition of the word “jealousy.” Is jealousy inherently bad? Why or why not?
Describe a time where you felt jealous. Were you justified or unjustified in your jealousy? Explain why or why not.
Theological Analysis: (Sola Scriptura)
Read Exodus 20:4-6. How does this inform us about the nature of jealousy and whether or not it can be a good thing?
Virtues/Vices/Great Ideas: (Find them in the Text)
Hatred, Jealousy, Death vs. Immortality