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Read the excerpt from Herman Melville’s short story "The Lightning-Rod Man." Identify the allusions and match them with their meanings.
Jupiter Tonans
Thunderer
Olympus
Gibraltar
In Greek mythology, this place is where the gods dwell.
This term is used to liken the lightning-rod man to a
pagan god.
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In Roman mythology, he was the king of gods and
is used as an allusion to a pagan god. The narrator is,
in essence, calling the salesman a pagan.
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This tall rock, known as one of the Pillars of Heracles,
refers to something of great strength and endurance.
In Greek mythology, this name refers to Zeus,
the king of gods and the god of the weather.
This allusion reinforces the storm motif.
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