Apollo

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…

Norse mythology is a religion that the vikings believed in and it is very similar to Greek mythology and very different as well. The way the Greeks and Norse believed the world was created were far from similar. The believed in powerful gods and goddesses, they each have a part in the world. They also had a different belief on how the world would end. Norse mythology and Greek mythology are very alike but the stories are twisted around a bit to end with the same outcome. We all know about…

Hobbs punches out his glass eye. As a result of his arrogance, Gus Sands becomes poorer and he suffers physically, as well, from Hobbs’s punch. Sands’s egotism defeats him, making him a victim to his own hubris. Just like Gus Sands, Phaethon, son of Apollo, was very arrogant. Phaethon boasted that he could drive the chariot of the sun across the sky by himself, and he actually started off pretty well. However, as the voyaged progressed, he burned and froze the Earth, caused a flood, and lost…

The Olympian Gods were a major part of the Greek peoples daily lives. The Greeks spent much of there time trying to please the gods so that they would give them wealth and prosperity, and tried not to anger them. Anger from these gods were recognized as natural occurrences such as lighting brought on by Zeus, or harsh waters brought on by Poseidon. They believed that positive natural occurrences were also brought on by these gods as they made them happy and worshiped each god equally to…

into them (36). What Polyphemus did is wrong, and Odysseus and his men did what is right, to correct the situation. Book one of the Iliad details Apollo’s priest coming to buy back his daughter from Agamemnon, but the king refuses, and consequently Apollo sets a plague on the Greeks until the priest’s daughter is returned (2-14). The Iliad and the Odyssey both contain wrongs done that are righted, and Hesiod outlines what happens when right and wrongs are done. Hesiod says that evil falls upon…

This is not what Apollo deserves, he deserves worse. Who would dare to disrespect my enchanting arrows? Sloppily I drew the beaming arrow, trying to guess how amusing watching Apollo breaking his own heart would truly be. This was the revenge I was searching for, something to crush him with pain. I envied everyone that had ever caused in pain, finally it was my turn. But the arrow slipped too quickly, without thought, immediately forcing me to regret my foolish actions. I remorsefully watched a…

The Temple of Apollo is located in the southwest of Turkey. It remains the most grandiose example of religious architecture of this period during Ancient Ionia. It is unique for its oracle room, hidden behind a forest of columns at its eastern front. This large temple was dedicated to Apollo. Didyma means, “twin” and it was referred to Apollo and Artemis who were twins. Apollo’s temple was in Didyma while Artemis’ was in Miletus. Many believed that the temple had been there since the…

In ancient times, an essential part of Greek pedagogy was the oral dissemination of epic poems that were widely known and revered by all. One of the most prominent poems is Homer’s epic, The Iliad, which successfully embodies the Greek culture and paints a picture of their idealized world. While it tells the story of the final days of the Trojan War, it also reveals fundamental Greek values concerning relationships, specifically between hosts and guests. The concept of hospitality is defined by…

Agamemnon- The leader of the Achaeans, Agamemnon is the prideful and arrogant king that can lead his troops toward victory. Ajax- Known for being a brave fighter, he duels Hector when no one else would. Apollo- God of music, truth, prophecy, healing, the sun and light, plague, poetry, etc. Apollo rooted for the Trojans. Athena- Goddess of wisdom and battle strategy, she rooted for the Achaeans. Diomedes-A brave and strong fighter, his skill on the battlefield captured even the gods attention.…

the first thing that comes to mind when one thinks of power. However, in Hermes case, his lie gains him a powerful new instrument in music, something that can tempt others away from their better judgments. The temptation of the lyre is what tempts Apollo away from his anger and allows the trade, the lyre for the Caduceus (Hermes 409-580). To simplify, Hermes’ lie to the tortoise gives him the Caduceus, the symbol of his power as a herald, the herald of the gods to be specific, and which in turn…