Artemis

A tragic hero is not equivalent to the heroes that people think of today. A tragic hero does not necessarily display courage, bravery, and strength in grim times, making them different than the heroic characters people think of today. Many famous Greek playwrights wrote about tragic heroes, but each one chose to focus on different characteristics, depending on how they defined a tragic hero. This is why when examining the characters Oedipus, in Oedipus the King (Sophocles), and Hippolytus, in…

Zeus is the leader of Mount Olympus and is the supreme of all the gods and goddesses. Zeus being born into the family of Rhea and Cronus was almost eaten by his father when he was born. Zeus grew older and overthrew Cronus and separated the three elements of the world: the sea, skies, and grounds. He assigns his brother Hades to the grounds, Poseidon to the seas and himself the skies. He ends up marrying his sister Hera and she becomes the queen amongst the gods. Zeus is known for his infidelity…

Throughout the Iliad, women are viewed as prizes, whereas men are seen as warriors. Two mortal women, who portray the idea of females being possessions are Chryseis and Briseis. When the Achaeans seize Chryse, an ally of Troy, both Agamemnon and Achilles, takes the women as their war prizes. In addition, Helen also viewed as a prize, when she is the most beautiful mortal woman during the Decision of Paris. A mortal man, Hector, is depicted as a fierce Trojan warrior. As he goes through war, he…

Herodotus and Sima Qian are known as two of the greatest historians of their time. In comparing each of their writings several different roles that women were meant to fill become clear. Although these vastly different cultures had limited contact, women in Greece and China were very similar during this time period. Each writer gives distinct evidence of women fulfilling, or denying the roles placed upon them as wives, mothers, daughters, oracles, soldiers, commanders, gifts, property, and…

It is often argued whether everyone has the power of free will to handle the events that occur in their lives, or if everything that happens is just fate running its course. Sophocles’ Oedipus the King, and Shakespeare’s Hamlet help further this argument. According to Webster’s New World dictionary, fate is defined as “something inevitable,” or “destiny.” For even darker definitions, Webster’s New World lists “death,” “destruction,” and “doom.” In Oedipus the King, Oedipus cannot quite seem to…

Narcissism: constructive or destructive? Once upon a time, a young handsome boy named Narcissus scorned love and rejected all the nymphs that were attracted to him, including Echo. As a form of punishment for his apathy and rejection towards the goddess’ (Artemis) favorite maiden, she cast a spell on him: to only love himself due to his incapability to love others. Thus, one day when Narcissus was drinking from a river, he fell in love with his reflection and drowned due to his vanity and…

Despite his warlike nature, Ares became Aphrodite’s lover, and was subsequently captured by Hephaestus, Aphrodite’s husband, who humiliated them in front of the other Olympians. When an author alludes to Ares or Mars, he is emphasizing that character is mean and callous. The character is a strong warrior and good in battle, but unforgiving toward his enemies. He enjoys fighting for the sake of fighting itself. However, the character may also have a softer side, and may show compassion toward…

If I was to have to choose a Greek Mythological god to rule our country I would have to go with Zeus, my reason being for that choice is, Zeus was the ruler of all the other god and men. I think that if you can balance all things the gods are doing as well as all mankind that you might be a pretty good leader, I enjoyed hearing of how the gods fought for earth and did not just simply inherit it, that’s not to say he is perfect because even gods in Greek mythology make some strange and even brash…

To begin, The King of the Gods was Jupiter. The ancient Romans called him many things, including dies pater (shining father), Jupiter Optimus Maximus (all-good, all powerful), and in English is known as Jove. On top of these names he had a few lesser known names such as Caelestis (heavenly), Totans (thunderer) and many others. Jove was the god of the light and sky and was sworn to protect both it and the other Gods. Symbols of Jove were the thunderbolt and the eagle. The thunderbolt was the…

Two works have similarities, as well as difference. No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre, in addition to Oedipus Tyrannus by Sophocles, both of theses works have different prospectives’ on fate, and free will. No Exit is based on three main characters Garcin, Estelle, and Inez all of these charters have made bad life choices in life, thus they pay for the consequences in hell. Garcin is a coward, stuck-up, lastly, he complains a lot, he feels that everyone should feel sorry for him. Estelle, loves…