Annotating Characterizations

Annotating Characterizations

Objective: trace the characterization of a mythological figure in the ancient sources

  1. Go to www.perseus.tufts.edu
  2. In the top right search window, type the name of the mythological figure you are annotating
  3. Within the search results, find significant words and expressions that describe your figure >e.g. “rabiem” (enraged) describes Scylla in Vergil’s Aeneid 1.200 >Use this entry as model:http://perseids.org/sites/joth/#book/urn:cts:pdlrefwk:viaf88890045.003.perseus-eng1/read/urn:cts:pdlrefwk:viaf88890045.003.perseus-eng1:S.scylla_1
  4. Enter the Greek or Latin word that describes your figure with an English translation in the body of your annotation
  5. Copy the citation URI found in the right-hand column on the Perseus page and paste in the body of your annotation as well
  6. add the keywords ‘characterizationOf’ and ‘PSN’ in the tags