When authors refer to other great works, people, and events, it’s usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.
Religious and Mythological References
- Ancient Egyptian beliefs (30.15, 30.101, 30.108, 30.110, 30.127)
- Aphrodite (1.42)
- Demeter (13.11)
- Elysian Fields (9.10, 9.12, 9.39)
- Eurydice (13.15, 13.18, 14.20, 23.19, 23.21, 26.45, 26.49, 26.55, 27.125; 29.45, 29.54)
- The Ferryman (14.61)
- Hades (1.44, 3.48, 20.84)
- Hercules (1.42)
- Isis (3.27, 3.48)
- Orpheus (13.15, 13.21, 14.20, 22.157, 23.19, 23.21, 26.45, 27.125, 29.45, 29.54, 32.75)
- Osiris (3.27, 3.29, 3.48; 20.85)
- Persephone (1.44, 3.27, 3.29, 3.48, 8.42, 13.11, 22.137, 23.28, 24.35, 24.38, 26.38, 26.49, 26.55)
- The River Styx (14.63, 14.71)
Literary References
- Oliver Twist (10.62)
- Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass (30.83)
Pop Culture and Art References
- Coca Cola (27.91)
- Elvis Presley (11.66, 11.86)
- Picasso (14.112)
- The San Francisco Giants (18.34)