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- In medias res
Is the literary and artistic narrative technique of relating a story from the midpoint, rather than the beginning. In an in medias res narrative, the story opens with dramatic action rather than exposition setting up the characters and situation. For example, in Homer's Odyssey. - Flashback
A flashback is an interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point in the story. Flashbacks are often used to recount events that happened before the story's primary sequence of events to fill in crucial backstory. - Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing is a literary device by which an author hints what is to come. It is used to avoid disappointment, and sometimes used to arouse readers.
-A similar device is the flashforward. However, foreshadowing only hints at a possible outcome within the confinement of a narrative. A flashforward is a scene that takes the narrative forward in time from the current point of the story in literature, film, television, and other media. - invocation
An invocation is from the Latin verb invocare "to call on, invoke, to give". The invocation typically occurs at or near the beginning, and calls for help or inspiration, or simply invites the goddess the Muses to sing through the author.
- motif
In narrative, a motif is any recurring element that has symbolic significance in a story. Through its repetition, a motif can help produce other narrative (or literary) aspects such as theme or mood.
- Argus
Argus Panoptes (or Argos) is the name of the 100-eyed giant in Greek mythology.
According to Ovid, to commemorate her faithful watchman, Hera had the hundred eyes of Argus preserved forever, in a peacock's tail.
- Io
Io was, in Greek mythology, a nymph who was seduced by Zeus, who changed her into a heifer to escape detection. His wife Hera sent ever-watchful Argus Panoptes with 100 eyes, to watch her, but Hermes was sent to distract the guardian and slay him. Heifer Io was loosed to roam the world, stung by a maddening gadfly sent by Hera, and wandered to Egypt.
- fatal woman
A femme fatale is a stock character of a mysterious and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers, often leading them into compromising, dangerous, and deadly situations. She is an archetype of literature and art.
ex. Salome
- Athena
Goddess of Wisdom
symbol: owl
- Prometheus
In Greek mythology, Prometheus is a Titan.
The two remaining central episodes regarding Prometheus as written by Hesiod include his theft of fire from Olympus for the benefit of humanity against the will of Zeus, and the eternal punishment which Prometheus would endure for these acts as inflicted upon him by the judgment of Zeus. In eternal punishment, is chained to a rock in the Caucasus, Kazbek Mountain, where his liver is eaten daily by an eagle, only to be regnerated by night, due to his immortality. The eagle is a symbol of Zeus Himself. Years later, the Greek hero Heracles slays the eagle and frees Prometheus from the eagle's torment.
- Pandora
In Greek mythology, Pandora was the first human woman created by the gods, specifically by Hephaestus and Athena on the instructions of Zeus, As Hesiod related it, each god helped create her by giving her unique gifts. Zeus ordered Hephaestus to mold her out of earth as part of the punishment of humanity for Prometheus' theft of the secret of fire, and all the gods joined in offering her "seductive gifts".
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- exposition (n.)
Definition: a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory - lesbian (adj.)
Definition: of or relating to homosexual women or to homosexuality in women
ex. She is lesbian. - bull (n.)
Definition: an uncastrated male bovine animal - heifer (n.)
Definition: a young female cow that has not borne a calf - gadfly (n.)
Definition: a fly that bites livestock, especially a horsefly, warble fly, or botfly - -morph-→form,shape
ex. polymorphous