AP English Allusions Flashcards

8853653421	Narcissus	Greek mythology; fell in love with his own reflection	0
8853663770	K	A street in Washington, DC where many lobbyists have offices	1
8853670887	Sisyphus	Greek mythology; punished by having to roll stone up a hill; often a symbol of frustration or never-ending job	2
8853677988	Persephone	Greek mythology; kidnapped by Hades; mom was Demeter; Because she ate 6 pomegranate seeds, she must spend 6 months of year with Hades in Underworld	3
8853687162	Tantalus	Greek mythology; tried to feed son to gods; punished by having food/water just out of reach	4
8853696030	Cold War	Term used to mean "deep-seated ill will"; refers to state of political hostility between US and USSR from 1945-1990	5
8853708110	Pandora	Received gift from Hermes; when she opened the the gift, all the evil of the world escaped	6
8853720485	apple	From the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden; has come to represent temptation or man's desire to be God	7
8853733727	Garden of Eden	Place that has come to mean "perfection" OR fruit that is called "the forbidden fruit" and has come to mean temptation or unlawful pleasure	8
8853738745	Faustus	Character in a play written by Christopher Marlowe who was tempted by Mephistopheles to sell his soul to Satan in exchange for "everything he wanted"	9
8853754337	Job	Rich, pious and upright man; Satan said he was only faithful because he had been given so much; he was tested---he lost everything, yet remained faithful. Some think Chaunticleer (in BofDC) shared similar paths.	10
8853762335	Pandora	Greek mythology; box given by Hermes as a wedding gift; she was told not to open the gift, but she did, thus letting out all the evils of the world except one; humans still have hope because foreboding was trapped inside the gift	11
8853768389	references/ resources	JewishEncyclopedia.com, Bartlby.com, CatholicEncyclopedia.com	12