Chiron

In his epic, Statius included only two scenes from Achilles’ early life, which make no appearance in the Iliad itself. These two scenes detail briefly his time as a young warrior in training with the centaur Chiron on Mount Pelion, and explain, in somewhat greater detail, his period of hiding on the Island of Scyros, dressed as a woman. In her book The Transvestite Achilles: Gender and Genre in Satius’ Achilleid, P.J. Heslin argues that Statius purposefully…

What makes one happy may not always be the right thing to do. In both The Prince and in The Consolation of Philosophy; themes of happiness, virtue, religion and fortune are investigated further to explain the relation of each in a political arena. In The Consolation of Philosophy, Boethius deals with the universal experience of suffering. He is imprisoned and facing execution. Boethius blames fortune for the reason of his suffering, “Surely the severity of Fortune’s attack on me needs no further…

In the story of Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, it includes aspects of the legend of Perseus and Greek mythology throughout the whole story and it alters/renders the events leading up to and after killing different kinds of evil within their journey to protect their mom-- while also saving the world, the character archetype and traits of being the Perfect Hero, and the theme concept of The Underdog to modernize the story to best fit/adapt to the readers’…

We all have that point in our life when we know things are about to change. That one memory that always reminds you of where your path changed. Sometimes for the best and sometime for the worse. What we do with the path is up to us and the choices we make. I am reminded of mine daily and the choices I made to continue the path to where I am now. It was the summer of my 11th birthday. About to be a preteen, the time when you are growing and learning. SO many things changing emotionally and…