Directions
• Read the article The Ivied Rod Gender and the Phallus in Dionysian Religion
• Take some time to critically reflect on these 2 major topics from the article:
Gender Roles in Ancient Greece and The Function of Dionysus in Greek Culture
1. Identify and briefly describe, with convincing, supporting details, two facts/ideas/terms you learned about ancient Greek gender roles that you didn’t know before.
2. Identify and briefly describe, with convincing, supporting details, two facts/ideas you learned about Dionysus that you did not know before?
3. Pause and reflect on this article. Has your understanding of ancient Greek culture been changed at all? Did you have any moral, emotional, or intellectual reflections/reactions to the reading? Pick two reflections/reactions and briefly explain with supporting details. This essay must be at least a minimum of 300 words. Please include a word count at the bottom of the paper.