SAR Essay Who would have ever figured that some Greek Mythology stories are alike? Well maybe if you wonder that as well, I can tell you if you continue reading. A few examples are Arachne, Phaethon, and Daedalus and Icarus, they are all alike. Some of the important lessons in Greek Mythology in something like these stories are, follow directions and think of others and not just yourself. In the myth “Arachne” by Olivia Coolidge, the moral taught is people need to stop trying to compare themselves to other people greater than them because if people have too much confidence they could be looked down on. “... and thought that it was not right for even the best of men to claim equality with the gods” (Coolidge 75). They think that because the
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“Listen to me son. You’re about to start a terrible journey. Now by the obedience you owe me as a son, by the faith you owe a god, by the oath that cannot be broken, and your pride that will not bend, I will put this rule upon you: fly too high and the Earth will freeze and fly too low we’ll burn. Kepp middle way” (Evslin 66). If the child trusts their parents and follow their rules, most likely they’ll keep the child safe and out of trouble. Normally if they were to be Phaethon, they wouldn’t want to freeze or burn the Earth so they would keep middle way right? Not in this case though, he just wanted to be noticed by all. He should have followed directions.
In the myth “Daedalus and Icarus” by Geraldine McCaughrean, the moral is to always listen to your parents because if you don’t one day something really bad could happen to you like when Icarus fella and died because he didn’t listen. “His father’s words came back to him clearly now: ‘Don’t fly too close to the sun” (McCaughrean 56). If they actually used common sense, unlike Icarus did, they would know that yes, you could possibly die from being too close to the sun. they also would have listened to their parents, because most of the time they would know what's right and what's best for the
“Listen to me son. You’re about to start a terrible journey. Now by the obedience you owe me as a son, by the faith you owe a god, by the oath that cannot be broken, and your pride that will not bend, I will put this rule upon you: fly too high and the Earth will freeze and fly too low we’ll burn. Kepp middle way” (Evslin 66). If the child trusts their parents and follow their rules, most likely they’ll keep the child safe and out of trouble. Normally if they were to be Phaethon, they wouldn’t want to freeze or burn the Earth so they would keep middle way right? Not in this case though, he just wanted to be noticed by all. He should have followed directions.
In the myth “Daedalus and Icarus” by Geraldine McCaughrean, the moral is to always listen to your parents because if you don’t one day something really bad could happen to you like when Icarus fella and died because he didn’t listen. “His father’s words came back to him clearly now: ‘Don’t fly too close to the sun” (McCaughrean 56). If they actually used common sense, unlike Icarus did, they would know that yes, you could possibly die from being too close to the sun. they also would have listened to their parents, because most of the time they would know what's right and what's best for the