The Trials of Apollo is a fiction book about a Greek god named Apollo who lost his godly powers because he unintentionally started a war between gods and demigods Therefore, the Greek god Zeus took his powers away as punishment. The book starts in upper Manhattan, where Apollo is dropped from the sky and hits a garbage can where he meets Meg a demigod. What happens next is a series of events that helps the reader understand their own trials and tribulations. Everyone has two sides to them, or hidden agendas. In the book a Roman “god” named Nero has two sides “the beast” and Nero.…
Apollo has been called "The most Greek of all the gods". He is thought of as a beautiful figure in Greek poetry, depicted with long tangleless hair and a face of the beardless youth. He's treated as the master musician, the archer god, the god of light, the speaker of truth, and the healer. He's sought out by the people as an Oracle, the common folk looking towards him to know their prophecies and predict their futures. Apollo at Delphi was a purely beneficial power, since he guided the people to have a glance at the God's wills.…
The ancient Greek people explained everyday things with gods, they had gods for love to whether your bread burned. The Greeks believed that the gods created Greece, that gods lived on Mt. Olympus, and that the city’s fought over which god would represent their city state. The Greeks believed that their gods created the entire Earth, “... made one country after another with good soil that sifted through, and threw away the stones left in the strainer.” (Document 1) according to the Greek legend these rocks became Greece. The Greeks explained everything that they didn’t know and then some.…
In the article written by Jeremy Rifkin titled “A Change of Heart about Animals,” Rifkin argues that researchers have found that animals are similar to humans, which changes our perspectives of them. He elaborates how the research funded by fast food franchises reveal that pigs require mental and physical stimuli to function and how that caused European countries to change the way they treat pigs. The author extends on the similar emotional and cognitive abilities of animals and humans by demonstrating studies on the conceptual abilities of New Caledonian crows and the language abilities of Koko the gorilla. Rifkin continues to describe how animals have self-awareness and understand when they die, as evidenced by observations of orangutans…
“In memory of me, when there is a time of danger to another do not think of yourself, think of your mother, and do as she would do.” Often times, the perception of different species is a misconception. Helplessness lasts as one of the factors when dealing with two different kinds. In “A dogs Tale”, the relationship between humans and dogs often times results in death and despair. Dogs are thought as lower beings when compared to the human.…
Homer’s The Odyssey details the journey of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, who goes through many hardships. He solves dilemmas with his intelligence. Without his clever thinking, he would not have been able to reach family and his wealth ruined by the suitors. Intelligence has the power to resolve any problem if a goal is in mind.…
In Greek myths and literature, dogs have often been used for expressing some kind of monster, particularly beasts associated with the underworld.1 Kerberos, the dog of Hades, figures prominently in Greek myth and literature. The dog is described as a beast, often made up other animal parts. Kerberos has been portrayed as possessing multiple heads, with the tail of a serpent, a mane of snakes, and the claws of a lion. This dog was first mentioned in Homeric poems but was first referred to by name by Hesiod. The dog's duty was to guard the gates of Haides, which is the entrance to the underworld, to prevent ghosts of the dead from existing the underworld, which Hesiod describes clearly: “And before them a dreaded hound, on watch, who has no pity,…
Hermes, or Roman Mercury, is the divine messenger, particularly delivering the dictates of Zeus himself. He is the god of travelers and roads, often depicted wearing a travelers hat, sandals, and carrying a heralds wand that has two snakes entwined on it which could be a symbol for Hermes as a god of fertility. He is also the guide of souls to the underworld. Hermes is also depicted as a thief and a trickster and is the patron of youths in their late teens. Statues of Hermes are called Herms, were symbols of fertility and meant to bring prosperity and luck.…
Human intelligence is a source that allows people to perform certain skills. Sure, the fact that someone can perform a variety of skills brings happiness. However, if you are unable to use those skills to make you happy, then it would just lead to an unsatisfactory life. The author exemplifies this by showing how dogs with human intelligence still succumbed to the actions that humans suffer from. Arguments, murder, loneliness all existed within the lives of the dogs.…
Nature and Human Nature What is the difference between humans and nature? What is the relationship between supernatural beings and humans? Although the former may take a while to reach to a convincible answer, the answer of the later can be obtained through history and literal texts. In the fascinating yet somewhat poignant epic, The Epic of Gilgamesh, the eponymous protagonist experiences the vicissitudes of life- the power as a king, the loss of his alter ego, and the epiphany of the fact that immortality for humans is impossible. Gilgamesh, the symbol of civilization and human beings, attempts to confront the nature- the Gods- numerous times, exemplifying the stark difference in nature and beliefs.…
Fifteen dogs with human intelligence. This is the basis of the novel Fifteen Dogs written by Andre Alexis. It is a story that forces one to ponder many topics about how intelligence affects the individual, especially an individual who has never experienced it before. Love and Power are two topics that arise frequently, and this novel demonstrates that the two exist independently of one another and that life is the journey of trying to find the perfect balance of each. Whether it is obvious or not a beings life is a constant battle of finding: power to control others, love for others, and attempting to join both.…
Hobbes’ belief in the inherent selfishness of human begins who desire power can clearly be seen when Jack kills his first pig and the boys miss the chance of being rescued. In his most famous work, Leviathan, Thomas Hobbes articulates his view on the selfish nature of humans when he writes, “For such is the nature of man, that howsoever they may acknowledge many others to be more witty, or more eloquent, or more learned; Yet they will hardly believe there be many so wise as themselves: For they see their own wit at hand, and other mens at a distance”(Hobbes). Hobbes uses parallel structure to articulate the idea that an individual believes themselves better than all others in a society.…
One outlook on the effect of intelligence on a person's life is that intelligence and knowledge is a…
Student Course Date Singer’s Principle of Equal Consideration of Interest In his seminal work, Animal Liberation, Peter Singer, puts forth the principle of equal consideration of interest in which he argues that for any being that possesses interests, those interests must be considered to be correspondingly morally significant with the identical interests of another being. Singer applies this principle to all sentient beings and uses sentience as the crucial characteristic for admissibility into the moral society (Singer 57). Singer’s argument has been challenged numerous times, this one by Francis and Norman.…
In Yann Martel’s Life of Pi, we will learn how animals and humans may share the same characteristics. According to Pi, we can see that whether it was a tiger, zebra, hyena, and an orangutan or a cook, sailor, a mother, and Pi, the story works with both sets of characters because humans and animals are very similar. Sometimes we do not realize that our actions in our everyday lives are feral but in this day and age it has become normal in society. Humans and animals are very alike, but in the end we all share the same desire to survive even though we do it differently. An animal can represent a human by linking the characteristics together and comparing.…