User:Sophmed/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article titile- Hermaphroditus
 * Article Evaluation:This article has a good lead section in which it introduces who Hermaphroditus was and the origin of his name. The lead section could have been better in which it could have included all of the topics in each section that was mentioned throughout the article. The article also does a good job staying on topic and stays neutral throughout. However, the article doesn't seem to tackle Wikipedia's equity gaps, it more focuses on Hermaphroditus and its culture and history. The sources are also not modern as almost all of them are from before the 2000s.
 * Sources
 * Hermaphroditus

Option 2

 * Article title- Ganymede (mythology)
 * Article Evaluation:The article mainly focuses on the history and impact Ganymede had in art. The lead section does introduce the historical aspects of Ganymede, but fails to mention the impact he had on culture and art which was a heavy topic. A good amount of the references were from modern times, however, it doesn't seem like the sources were from a diverse group of people. This article does a good job on staying on topic and it gave a lot of information of Ganymede's family and how he influenced art throughout the years.
 * Sources
 * Ganymede (mythology)

Option 3

 * Article title- Chin (deity)
 * Article Evaluation:This article is lacking in information as there is only one section in the entire page. It only really covers the basics of Chin, such as background knowledge, but doesn't go in depth in its impact in culture. This may be because there is not a lot of information about Chin as the article only gives a definition and what Chin did in mythology. There isn't a lot of sources and the most modern was is from 2006. The article does stay on topic and gives a neutral response.
 * Sources:Chin (deity)

Option 4

 * Article title- Shikhandi:
 * Article Evaluation:The article has a good lead section as it defines who Shikhandi was and mentions the topics that its sections are about. This also isn't a long article, but the tone does stay neutral throughout and it does talk about the main aspects of Shikhandi. Almost all of the references are from the 2000s and onwards which means that it is current.
 * Sources
 * Shikhandi:

Option 5

 * Article title- Iphis
 * Article Evaluation:The lead section is very short and simple, simply introducing who Iphis was. This short article has a neutral tone throughout and talks about the history and interpretations of Iphis's story. This article does dive into an underrepresented person as Iphis isn't a well known figure in Greek and Roman mythology compared to others. There is only a references section and it doesn't have a whole lot compared to other articles. The two bullets in this section are from 1922 and 1892, so these sources are not modern at all.
 * Sources:Iphis