Classics Technology Center: Introductory Assignment

Introductory Assignment
Betsy Lifschultz & Jim Lowe

Use this introductory assignment while using Perseus. Follow the instructions below and answer the questions. When you are done, look at the answers.

A. Using the list below, write the corresponding number in the box next to the matching icon.

Primary Text
Art & Archaelogy
Browser
Information
Settings
Historical Overview
Path Index
Home
Tools & References
Atlas
Essays & Catalog

B. On which of the icons on the Perseus Gateway would you click to begin searching for the following (use the numbers from the list above to fill in the box next to each statement?

1. The latitude and longitude of Troy.
2. The Trojan War as imagined by Homer.
3. A little biographical material on Homer himself.
4. A Greek vase which depicts the Trojan hero Aeneas.
5. Greek words which can mean war.
6. To find out about the battle of Marathon.
7. To find out the geographical location of Marathon.
8. To find a sculptural image of the battle of Marathon.
9. To find a textual reference to the Battle of Marathon.
10. To go on a guided tour.

C. What Link in Perseus would you go to find out the frequency of a certain Greek word in the plays of Aeschylus ?

D. What are two different ways to get to browser? Fill in your answers below.

E. What Perseus Link would you use to locate vases on which images of animals appear?

F. These questions will require you to use the Atlas. Plot the sites of Apollonia and Mt. Aetna on Sicily.

What is the distance between Apollonia and Mt. Aetna?
Which site is at a greater elevation?
How can you determine that officially?

G. Who wrote the catalog on vases from which Perseus draws its information?

H. Are there any works by Vergil in Perseus 2.0?

I. How many plays of Aristophanes are included in Perseus?

J. Go to the English Index. Look up all occurances of "Bellerophon" in Perseus. How many times in the sixth book of the Iliad does this "Bellerophon" appear?

K. In the English Index search for "Bellerophon," scroll down through the search results for until you come to the entry "Pegasos (Pegasus) (encyclopedia)." Go the Encyclopedia entry for "Pegasos" and answer the questions below.

What Pegasus was?
Who gave Pegasus to Bellerophon?

L. Find the vase Malibu 85.AE.121, which depicts Bellerophon and answer the following questions.

What period is this vase from?
To what painter it is attributed?

M. Go to section 4.10 of the Historical Overview.

When were the Olympic Games first held?
What prize was awarded to winners of the contests?

O. In this entry, find the word "stadium," and highlight it (to do so you may need to click the "See Links/Lock Text" button in the upper right). Then choose "Lookup" (under Links), and then press the return key.

Where in Perseus can you find out more about the stadium in Olympia?

P. Since we're on the subject of Olympia, let's check it out further. Though we associate the Olympics with sports, to the Greeks the games had a religious association, and Olympia was considered a sanctuary. With that information in mind, use the "Art & Archaeology" icon on the Gateway.

How many views there are in Perseus of Olympia?