Argos

Love is a dangerous and powerful sensation. It has the ability to control any individual who may come in contact with it. Love is a risk, and in order for a person to truly love, they must choose to sacrifice themselves and their judgment, which can either strengthen an individual or completely tear them apart. This forces me to ask, is love worth the risk? As for Medea, she chooses to take the risk, and, consequently, allows herself to fall dangerously in love with Jason, which leads to the…

Miller, and Michael Morrow (Now Make We Myrth). This CD is a compilation of three different recordings. One recording was done in 1965, the next was in 1966, and the third was in 1969. The highlights from all three of these recordings released on the Argo label, but were not compiled into this CD until Boston Skyline Records did so in 1994 (Now Make We Myrth). The genre that these pieces fall into could be called the “pop songs” of the early Renaissance, both secular and sacred. All…

Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Sympathizer is the story of a nameless communist spy who is disturbed by his own political beliefs. He is a half French and half Vietnamese communist agent, who is conflicted about his own views on events. In the beginning of the novel, the narrator explains that he is being held as a prisoner and is being forced to write a letter of confession for the edict. A clash of thoughts, a sequence of dualities. Born and raised in Vietnam, he is a Vietnamese spy in South Vietnam…

even suggests retreating and surrendering. These examples show that for Greeks, refusal to show xenia meant hardship and the loss of the gods’ favor. Even Agamemnon recognized this when he said: “I see now that [Zeus’] orders/Are for me to return to Argos in disgrace”, a consequence of his reproachable actions. If he would have acted differently and shown xenia, the course of the war would have resulted very…

The greatest hero of Greece,was Hercules. The Greeks are much different from the people of 2016, and they valued courage and strength the most, while forgiving him because of their respect for his good deeds. The Greeks valued courage because in their time a common way of living was “survival of the fittest”. When Hercules proved he was courageous and strong to the people by fighting off monsters, he was immediately respected. “Throughout his life Hercules had this perfect confidence that no…

actions were the opposite of their aspirations, cruel yet generosity, dishonest yet cruel truthfulness, revengeful yet honored justice. Three of the plays look to Athens for redemption while they are set in other cities: Medea in Corinth, Electra in Argos, and Heracles in Thebes. Along with Socrates, Euripides represented new movements in moral social and political areas in Athens society which followed two of his interests, philosophy and science. Euripides used his plays to comment on…

Classics Holiday Homework Mythic Characters: Ajax: Ajax or Telemonian Ajax was considered Greece’s second warrior during the Trojan War. Ajax fought various battles, most of which were easy victories, however Hector of Troy came the closest to beating Ajax when the two fought one on one. It was when Achilles armour was awarded to Odysseus instead of Ajax that the warrior was ultimately defeated. Ajax became delusional with rage and as a result killed sheep who he thought were the Greeks who…

Berea was located in Southwestern Macedonia. The established date of the city is unknown, but Berea has been surrendered to the Romans after the Battle of Pydna (168 B.C.). Moreover, it is the first Macedonian city that surrendered to the Roman Empire. During the reign of Diocletian (284-305 A.D.), Berea became one of the two capitals of Roman Empire. At the entrance of Berea, there was sign that quoted Acts 17:11 and says, “The Word of God is a power, neither Hell nor sin gainsay; fruit and…

to do that. Contrarily, in book one, Chryses and Agamemnon are arguing over Chryses’ daughter. Agamemnon has taken Chryseis away from her father and refuses to let her return. He says to Chryses, “the girl is mine, and she’ll be and old woman in Argos” (Norton…

In Sophocles’ Antigone, we are introduced to a plethora of different viewpoints regarding character and judgment. The main conflict that is brought to light in the play centers around the treatment of Polyneices’ body after he perishes. The individuals who take up this conflict, Antigone and Creon, are locked into a debate that discusses the concept of justice. Antigone uses familial ties and divine reasoning in her case, while Creon argues that protecting Thebes takes precedence over the family…