Chariots of the Gods?

Sappho is falling in love and needs Aphrodite to prevent her from heartbreak. Then in lines 5-9, Sappho calls upon Aphrodite, saying that if Aphrodite has ever helped her before then she should ride her chariot down from Mount Olympus to help her again. In lines 9-12, sparrows yoked to the chariot bring Aphrodite down from the heavens to the “black earth”. The sparrows might symbolize spring, and with Aphrodite as the goddess of love,…

destiny, the forces that influence our lives occur for reasons beyond our understanding. The death of Sarpedon exemplifies that not even divine deliberation from the god of all gods; Zeus can save his own son from a fatal destiny. This occurrence reveals an imperative aspect of the Homeric vision of fate. No one is safe, not even the gods can play favorites. In chapter 16 of the Iliad Patrodus annihilates every Trojan to meet him in combat, Zeus’s mortal son Sarpedon is perhaps the most…

highest quality of work. Roman drama began in 240 BC with the players of Livius Andronicus. With this into play it would soon beat the gladiator fights and chariot races. Following the expansion of the Roman republic in the several Greek territories they would soon find Greek theatre and drama. Greek theatre started with the festivals to honor their gods. With polytheistic mindset and ideology this entertained and pleased much of the Greek society. Theatre buildings…

In Aeschylus’ Agamemnon and Homer’s The Iliad characters have trouble balancing familial obligations and obligations to the city-state and gods when they come into conflict. The choices the characters make in these conflicts reveals what the characters value the most, Agamemnon’s decision to sacrifice his daughter in order to be able to wage war shows that Agamemnon is serious about his role as a king, so much so that his obligation to his family takes a backseat to his role as a king.…

divine parts within the religion/text. From the text, an understanding is presented that there is a distinct link between being worthy of heaven and sacrifice. This link is directly presented in the role that chariots and horses play in Hindu tradition, as seen in the Rig Veda. Chariots can be seen as something used for funeral sacrifices that highlight their integral importance as they embody the deliverance of the soul on to heaven. The horse, the symbol of victory for the Central…

history of athletics in the Greek world, but what most history overlooks, is what the winners went through to compete in the Olympics and if they win where would they end up. Through the 12 centuries, each Olympic winner would be seen as an immortal demi god. Even After a winner’s death legends would be told of his victories. How was life after winning the Olympics and what affect did it have on Greeks? Not all men could compete in the Greek games only free Greeks were welcome to test their…

Throughout the entire Hebrew Bible, multiple claims are made about the God of Israel. Some of the most important claims come from the book of Exodus. In Exodus 15: 1-21, Moses and the Israelites sang a song that entailed multiple claims about God. They sing just after they finally escape the clutches of the Egyptian Emperor. In the previous chapter, Moses is leading his people, or the Israelites, from Egypt where they were held as slaves for many years. Within this chapter, the Israelites…

by dragging behind a chariot as he circles Patroclus’s tomb. Achilles disrespects both Greek and Trojan by defiling the corpse of another warrior even though he was avenging the death of Patroclus. The gods are upset by Achilles’s actions and Apollo creates a barrier for Hector’s rotting body. Apollo "sent a dark cloud from heaven to earth, which gave shade to the whole place where Hector lay, that the heat of the sun might not parch his body" (Book 23). This shows that the gods honored the…

transformed into much more than that, events such as chariot races, boxing, theatrical performances and most notoriously, gladiator battles. The installation of the Roman games were founded under two underlying principles. The first being that the Romans instigated the Ludi Romai as an annual gesture of appreciation and remembrance to the early Roman victories. While the second reason, which also relates to the origin of these games, was in honor of the god Jupiter. At first the games…

The ancient civilizations benefited from this because it made jobs for them.This made jobs for the people because the only people that could care for the horse and mules were the wealthy. The wealthy had to pay for " training and up keep for the chariot driver and the horses or mules." So if they had to pay for all of this it must mean that a person or people are doing this for them. If people are doing all of this stuff for them they must be getting paid. Another way that the ancient…