Delphi

SHORT QUESTIONS 1. Where did Oedipus send Creon at the beginning of the play? Oedipus sent Creon to the Pythian temple of Apollo, to the oracle of Delphi to ask for advice to get rid of the plague that was terrorizing Thebes. 2. Where was Laius killed? Laius was killed at a three way crossroad out of the country by Oedipus, when Oedipus and Laius had a scuffle and Oedipus ended up killing Laius. 3. Why did not anyone investigate Laius murder at the time it happened? No one tried to find out…

I would imagine the term hero or heroism would mean many different things to many different people. To a child, a hero may be Superman, to an anti-American, Osama bin Laden may be a hero, to an aspiring astronaut, perhaps Neil Armstrong comes to mind. From my perspective a hero is simply one who selflessly stands out from the crowd in a way that positively impacts another. An example may be an individual that witnesses a tragic event that takes time to offer assistance in any way they can.…

“I do not know” is the go to answer for a question that cannot be answered, but to one man it means more. That man is Socrates and his philosophy is based on that wisdom is based on how much a person knows. Since Socrates knew he did not know much, he was very wise according to his daemon because he did not claim to know more than he did. Many people today see Socrates 6as an icon to be cherished forever because of his “wisdom”, but people forget to ask where his moral philosophy comes from.…

Sex, gore, murder and lies. If these sound like the themes of a show that will satisfy your needs, then you should tune your receiver to Sophocles’ Oedipus, the King. However, if you want all of the above without the burden of having to feel embarrassed for the main character, then Shakespeare’s Hamlet is the drama for you. Oedipus, the King and Hamlet are both dramas that develop their characters into model tragic heroes. The main characters in each of the plays experience a tragic fall from…

Energy is in the centre of the economic development of every country or region. It sets into motion and feeds factories, government buildings and offices, schools and hospitals. It warms up homes and keeps perishable foods cold. Its importance explains the shown complexity. Energy is source of wealth and competition, base for political controversies and technological investments, and also core of memorable challenges for our global environment. Energy is essential for development. Securing…

many artists and historians as one of the most influential pieces of architecture in history. The quality was unmatched. For example, before the time period of the construction of the Parthenon frieze, there was a frieze of the Sihpnian Treasury in Delphi that was carved in 525 BC. This frieze is depicting three gods that were sculpted, and the detail is exquisite. (see figure 2) However, the style is very repetitive for each god in the sculpture. Now observing a piece of the Parthenon frieze,…

Melissa Dibene Westbrook Professor Davis English 102 2 April 2018 Binary Oppositions Oedipus the King and Antigone are two of Sophocles surviving plays about the Theban saga. Estimated to be written in 441 BC and 430 BC. Oedipus the King and Antigone were not written in chronological order of events within the stories; Antigone is actually the last play. In Oedipus the King, Oedipus has fathered four children with his wife who is also his mother. Oedipus has killed his father just as it was…

Socrates was definitely different from the ordinary man in ancient Athens at the time. Not only was his way of thinking different from what people of that time period were familiar to, but Socrates was also a very compassionate man. Socrates cared more about helping others grow intellectually and opening the eyes of his pupils to view the world in a completely different way. It makes one wonder how an extraordinary man, like Socrates, was willing to receive his death sentence from people…

After the Persian wars where Athens and Sparta defeated the Persian empire in 479 BC the golden age of Greece was born an age of great military, political and philosophical advancement. The Peloponnesian Wars were caused by Sparta’s fear of the spread of democracy, coupled with Athenian expansion goals, these great ambitions led to the loss of the Peloponnesian war and brought about the collapse of the Athenian empire. The approach that will be used to examine this is by examining the…

Argumentative Strategies of Plato vs. Aristophanes In Aristophanes’ “Clouds” and Plato’s “Apology” Socrates is satirically attacked and rationally defended respectively. The two argumentative styles of Aristophanes and Plato are on opposite sides of the spectrum. Aristophanes utilizes satire and humorous exaggerations of sophist teachings to denounce Socrates. Alternatively, Plato’s “Apology” uses logic and reason in order to defend himself against the charges brought against him. Both…