... . Somehow humanity's baggage of archetypes is resonating from beyond the grave. The aliens are compelled to assimilate the rationale of this world: from Greek mythology to legendary Ringo Starr "the silent one, the demi-god of rhythm. The title of the book is made relevant as part of Delany's usage of ... Ancient Greek to more contemporary legends of The Beatles and The Great Rock and The Great Roll in order to form a new order on earth. "'Let's talk about mythology, Lobey. Remember the Beatle Ringo...was the one Beatle who did not sing, so the earliest forms of the legend go. After a har...

• Word Count: 985
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... warriors; a Greek hero; thinker of the Trojan Horse • Penelope- wife of Odysseus • Athena- Goddess of War, Wisdom, and Handicrafts; a.k.a Minerva in Roman Mythology; favored the Greeks during the Trojan War; daughter of Zeus and Hera. • Circe- a beautiful sorceress • Anticlea- mother of Odysseus • King Alcinous- king ... accommodated the disguised Odysseus in his house • Mentor- disguised as Athena, when she spoke to Telemachus • Hermes- Messenger of the Gods; a.k.a. Mercury in Roman Mythology • Poseidon- God of the Sea IV- Plot - The epic Odyssey begins (as shown in the ...

• Word Count: 2482
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School