Aphrodite

passion of Heracles. As the fulcrum of the play, Iole prefigures the vision of silent Aphrodite as the doer behind the action. Iole is on stage for only part of the first episode (229–334), yet her problematic presence continues to generate the major actions of the drama long after her exit. Iole—magnetic and dreadful— makes visible early on that silent, erotic force that the Chorus only much later can name as Aphrodite.21 Furthermore, Iole’s silence, like Aphrodite’s, makes her hard to know…

The last time Disney and Greco-Roman mythology met was with 1997 's horribly inaccurate, yet still charming Hercules. The film underperformed at the box office and was panned by Greek press. Disney and Greco-Roman mythology haven 't mixed since, probably at least partly because the dark subject matter of many Greco-Roman myths simply isn 't suited for a movie aimed at young children. However, many of the western fairy tales used as source material for Disney films share shocking similarities to…

I attended the play “Three gods walk into a bar” at the Crowder College Theatre on Thursday, October 20th, 2016. I have not watched a play for at least 4 years and have to say it was one of the best plays I have ever been to in my life! The play has a great atmosphere where the emotion is constantly changing from comedy, to sadness, anger, anticipation, and then ending with acceptance for how things are and that you cannot necessarily change things. The humor was quite enjoyable in the play. I…

Chronos, the god of time, was the father of the most famous Greek god Zeus. Chronos is one of the most powerful gods in Greek mythology. Chronos was a titan and he was one of the original gods( Atsma). Chronos was a very interesting god who I think people don't really even know about. Chronos also had a lot of cool powers that I think people should know about. I will tell you a lot about the character I think is now my favorite Greek god. Chronos is a very cool god who should really have a movie…

The story of Oedipus the King incorporates a variety of characters such as kings, servants, messengers, gods and supernatural creatures yet it lacks female characters. The only predominant woman in the story of Oedipus the king is Jokasta. What makes Jokasta special is that she is known to be Oedipus’ wife and mother. Jokasta‘s role in the story has a huge impact on Oedipus life because the destiny of Oedipus is biased on Jokasta’s position in the story. Many see Jokasta as a faithful marital…

Cerridwen Keeper of the Cauldron, Goddess of the Moon, magic, agriculture, poetry, music, art, prophecy, fertility and science. Cerridwen's name is derived from the Celtic word "cerru", meaning cauldron. Cerridwen herself and the cauldron are a lot a like in the respect that they both symbolize the transformation powers of magic, rebirth, creative inspiration and wisdom. So because of this Cerridwen is known as the Patron Goddess of wizards and witches. Cerridwen is a shape-shifting, lunar deity…

Ancient Greeks worshiped many gods and goddesses. Myths are like stories that teach lessons or tell how things came to be. The Greeks worshiped gods and goddesses such as Hera. Hera is the goddess of women, marriage, childbirth, and family. Her Roman name is Juno, all gods and goddesses had Roman names and some planets were named after them. She was born, lives, and usually found on Mount Olympus. Hera had a very large family, her parents were Cronus and Rhea. Cronus was the god of time and Rhea…

A beautiful young woman she was. Medusa had golden hair and a beautiful face. She was everything a man would dream of. She was one of the Gordon sisters and she also was mortal. Her two sisters Stethno and Euryale where immortal. Her parents where Phorkys and Keto, (children of Gaea and Oceanus which mean Earth and ocean). She was a fair maiden and priestess of Athena. She was a very pure woman. But something happened in Medusa’s life. Something that changed her life completely. When love…

Dionysus, known by his Roman name Bacchus, which he seems to have two distinct starting points. Dionysus was the divine force of wine, agribusiness and richness of nature, however then again he likewise speaks to the riddle in religions. Researchers accept that this god happened later in pre-history, dissimilar to different divine beings. All savage countries had their own adaptations of Dionysus under numerous names, for example, Bacchus, Zagreus, Sabazius, Adonis, Antheus, Zalmoxis, Pentheus,…

Hera is the Greek goddess of marriage and motherhood. She was the ideal woman. She was most famous because she was very jealous. She was mostly mad all the time or mean because her husband would go out and cheat on her. Zeus, the king of the gods, cheated on her many times. Hera would punish the women and if they had children she would punish them also. Hera is the daughter of Cronus and Rhea. Hera’s husband is Zeus. Zeus is the king of the Gods. Since Hera’s husband is Zeus that makes her…