Love And Unrequited Puppets In Greek Myth

Despite how strong and emotionless some heroes may seem, there is always someone in

particular that exposes their weaknesses. Perhaps it’s a captured girlfriend or the death of a mother.

Whether its lover’s revenge, love tied by blood or unrequited love, a common element continually arises.

How can we win the game of love? Or are we just the manipulated puppets in a romantic play?

Mythology demonstrates that love has the power to save or destroy and individual but in most cases

destruction is prominent. This notion is proved by many mythological narratives including Jordan Smith’s

“Green Willow”, Schoolcraft’s “The White Stone Canoe”, a Greek myth “Persephone”, O’Rahilly’s

“Theseus and the Minotaur and an Ojibwan myth “Nanabush creates the World”. Love ultimately hinders …show more content…
Being in the state of love is dangerous and one must always be careful to not

allow this force to control