Dionysus

The film Hercules (Clements 1997) is loosely based on Greek Mythology and focuses on Hercules, who is the son of the Greek god Zeus. While Hercules is a baby, the god of the Underworld, Hades, who is also Zeus’s brother, develops a plan to take over Olympus, which is the home of the gods. Hades hears that if Hercules were to fight against his plan, it will fail, and therefore he makes Hercules mortal. Hercules is put on Earth after becoming mortal and raised as normal even though he still has…

In Greek mythology there are many gods and goddesses who make up some people’s beliefs. One of those gods is Hephaestus, the god of fire. He is very important in Greek mythology because he was the son of Hera and Zeus, and would basically be the source for when god’s needed reliable weapons. The god of fire was a sibling to Apollo, Artemis, Hermes, Athena, Ares, and Persephone (greekgoddesses.net). His children were Euklela, Eupheme, Euthenia, Philophrosyne, Thaleia, Palikoi, Erikthonios, and…

Mythology is filled with many stories about gods and goddesses, as well as the many journeys they went on. Mythology is a collection of myths that belong to a specific culture or religion. Greek mythology is one of those specific cultures. Throughout Greek Mythology, the myths consist of tales about irony, adultery, morals, crimes, and human disputes. One of the gods that continued to appear in certain myths about human disputes or adultery was Poseidon. People considered Poseidon to be a very…

It is my belief that even though very similar, Ancient Greece has a broader and more vivid culture than modern day Greece. Ancient Greece has many great achievements in government, science, philosophy, and the arts that all still influence us today. Religion over the years in Greece has changed. Ancient Greece’s religion was very accustom to their daily life. People in Ancient Greece were very religious. They worshipped the gods that they believed appeared in human form, but had supernatural…

Mythology is something that fascinates many. Coming from many places such as Rome, Greece, Japan and many more places. Greek mythology focuses on the gods and how things came to be. Further into time the Romans adapted these gods, stories, and ideals. Greek mythology has different names for the gods, real world allusions, and difference appearances of the gods. First is the gods names. Names vary between both mythologies and some are shared. Both the names of greek gods and their roman…

Aristophanes' Birds is a comical play that was preformed in the Dionysian festival in 414 BCE. This comedy does not follow the same usual trend of using comedy to address serious political issues that can be seen in the majority of the works that we have of Aristophanes. The play starts with two older Athenians, Euelpides and Pisthetaerus, who are discouraged with the state of Athens and its people. Instead of these two looking to change the old and corrupt Athens they want to start a new life…

Summary: In the last third of Bakkhai, Pentheus makes his way to the mountain, Pentheus is killed by his mother, Agave, and Kadmos daughters, and Agave is exiled after returning to sanity. In the 4th choral ode by the Bakkhai, they tell the tale of how it happened when Pentheus made his way to the mountain to hide and spy on the women. Pentheus was taken from his hiding spot then Dionysos set the women “loose” on him. Agave led the charge to kill him, and the women ripped him limb from limb and…

Greek myths like Theseus and the Minotaur are a huge influence on both Ancient Greek society and the modern world. Greek deities like Zeus, Apollo, and Athena are widely recognized thanks to the long lasting effect of the Greek culture. The Ancient Greeks valued attributes such as loyalty, courage, wits, justice, and morality. Theseus, the eponymous protagonist of Edith Hamilton’s The Cruel Tribute, exemplifies the cultural values of the bygone society of Greece. In the classic myth, Minos,…

Deep within the heavens, lied Zeus, the god of the sky and ruler of the gods. Known for his disgraceful acts with other women, Zeus had tried to find another woman of his interest. Hera, Zeus’s wife and the goddess of marriage and childbirth, grew jealous of Zeus’s whereabouts. Everytime Zeus had brought another woman into his life, Hera would typically annihilate her or in other cases bring misery to her life. He was tired of Hera’s jealousy and pesterings and at times even felt stalked by her.…

The Festival of Dionysus was an ancient festival held in Athens, Greece in which three poets wrote three tragedies and one satyr play that were to be judged in a competition (“Great Dionysia”). All the plays by one poet were witnessed in one day, so the competition was held over a span of three days (Gaines and Westersund). The festival was held in honor of Dionysus, the god of wine and revelry (“Great Dionysia”). 2. What is the role of the chorus? The chorus was a group that generally…