The Four Types Of Love In The Trojan War

What is love? Love is an abstract concept with many different meanings and definitions which can range from dear friend to passionate lover. Many psychologists have 6 or more categories for love; however the Greeks define love into four different categories such as Eros, Storge, Agape, and Philia. Each with a different meaning, signifying different types of love that can be felt. We have experienced at least three of the four types in our life and may experience all four in our lifetime. Not only did the Greeks define love into four different categories, but they also told stories and myths containing love. So what if just like the different types of love we experience, there is a myth that describes how we feel as well. While it may not be …show more content…
In the Greek language the word Storge means love as well but the specific type of love that it represents is affection between parents and children. While this specific love doesn’t have too many myths involving it, it is easy to explain because we all have a mother or father that we care for. One myth that shows affection between a parent and their child is the Trojan War. The battle of troy caused many fathers to lose their sons and many wives to lose their husbands. During the battle of troy Priam the king of troy felt so much pride and happiness to his son prince Hector. He felt that Hector had done a wonderful job as a son and no father would be prouder of him than he was. Shortly after this talk between the two Hector went to battle Achilles and ultimately lost, but the love and pride Priam felt for his son Hector is something many fathers today feel when their son dies out at war. When a father realizes that their son is willing to stand up and fight for what they believe in whether its war or something smaller every father is filled with pride to see what a fine man their son has become. Another myth that has affection between a parent and child is the play and story of king Oedipus by William Shakespeare. In this story a man named Oedipus becomes king by marrying the current queen and solving the Sphinx’s impossible riddle. After becoming king he later comes to find out that he is living in sin. He is married to his mother and he has had a child with her as well. While this story is quite extreme with parental affection the term Oedipus complex has been used very frequently in psychology and many psychologists think every child goes through it. The Oedipus complex is the feeling a son gets when they begin to develop sexual urges and desires for their mother. Sigmund Freud believed that children go through a stage in their life where they feel that towards their mother and that it is normal for a healthy