Apollo Theater

In Greek mythology, the Nine Muses provided inspiration for literature, art, music, and science. They were the daughters of Zeus, the king of the gods, and the goddess of memory, Mnemosyne. The nine Muses were also goddesses who lived above the summits of Mount Olympus, Helicon, Parnassus, and Pindus. Melpomene was one of the nine Muses, and her sisters were Clio, Thalia, Calliope, Polyhymnia, Euterpe, Erato, Terpsichore, and Urania. Each Muse was assigned a specific role, which was the comedy,…

oracle was someone who offered advice or a prophecy thought to have come directly from a divine source like the gods. Many oracles give vague and obscure advice that creates their mystical presence. For example, the oracle at Delphi, who spoke for Apollo, is a figure of great historical importance, whose legend is still an enigma. In the play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, many characters such as Creon, Oedipus, Laius and Jocasta, sought out the oracle in order to ask for advice. Before the play…

She also fought and killed many monsters in Greek Mythology. Orion was a giant and a hunter who tried to rape the virgin goddess. She killed him with her bow and arrows. In other versions of the story, Apollo tricked Artemis into killing Orion out of jealousy. Orion was said to be her friend and hunting partner. Once Artemis found out what she had done, in grief, she placed his body into the constellations. Actaeon was another hunter who stumbled upon…

Control, to the people of ancient Greece, meant having the supremacy to decide the fate of every being. In Homer’s Iliad, the control obtained by the gods played a large part in the lives of many Greeks, and the events that occurred in the book. Homer’s Iliad shows the Greek ideology that the gods had complete control over life and death, humans’ actions, and the outcome of war. First and foremost, the Iliad shows that Greeks believed the gods had the power to decide life and death…

Ancient Greece. Artemis was the goddess of hunting, the best archer amongst gods and men, protector of forests and virginity. She was also the twin sister of Apollo, the god of sun. Orion was a giant, who had explicit skills on archery and therefore on hunting, a fact that made him the only man Artemis would ever fell for. Artemis’ jealous twin Apollo, tricked his sister so she would end up killing Orion with a far-shot. In Ani King’s version, nothing changes, except of the representation of the…

Zeus headache was getting worse and worse. He screams with agony, that the entire world could hear his cry. All the Olympians came to see the issue of their leader. The god Hephaistos, comes in with his an axe and hits Zeus in the head, splitting his skull open. Out sprung the mighty Athena in full armor. Greek myths were created to explain the world around them. Most of the myths are about the greek gods and goddesses. In these stories, not only are the gods in power but so were the…

One day the great god Apollo had decided to come down to earth to play a brand-new song that he wrote for the mortals, called “Can’t be Tamed”. He wanted to share his song with the world so he could spread his message of freedom and self – expression to the world. So, he disguised himself as a mortal, grabbed his guitar, and started traveling the United States sharing his song with the world. The last stop on his tour was Hollywood, California. As he played his song up and down Hollywood…

The Iliad and The Odyssey The Iliad and The Odyssey are both texts written by the world famous Homer. These two text are quite popular in not only western literature but also is numerous classrooms around the world. These two texts provide different tools that are included in them to help teach many concerns and methods. Some believe that The Odyssey is the sequel to The Iliad mainly because it has some of the same characters and was written after. These two stories share common themes such as…

another, just like the Greek gods Apollo and Dionysus (also known as Bacchus) were different from each other. Although Apollo and Dionysus are both sons of Zeus, their personalities are completely opposite of each other. Apollo’s personality is represented by reason, order, and harmony. Dionysus’ personality is represented by disorder and irrationality. The Iliad and Agamemnon are two works of literature that includes numerous examples of the personalities of Apollo and Dionysus. In Book One…

Sophocles Oedipus the King “The destiny of man is in his own soul”-(Herodotus). In the play, “Oedipus the King” Sophocles depicts the Greek gods as evil and destructive with his use of Apollo. The play demonstrates the tragic fate of Oedipus by making the gods appear evil and powerful. This is crafted in such a way that it shows the forces that sentence the character to a miserable and terrible life based on his regrettable actions. King Oedipus’s life is hence instantly changed when he kills…