Dionysus

you will be taken through the background, the performance, and the experiences you would’ve enjoyed of what you just discovered: Athenian Theater. At the beginning of Greek history, they held all kinds of festivals to honor their gods. The God, Dionysus, was honored by the festival called the City of Dionysia in the spring. The festivities were filled with drunken men sing, dancing, dressing up in goat skins, and competing with one another to see who could put on the best show (“Festivals and…

Thunder, lighting it’s all because of me, I am Zeus. I am possibly the most well known god of all time, I had to fight to become the ruler of all gods and king of mount olympus, it was not easy for me to come to power. My brothers Hades, Poseidon and I were engaged in a long war with our father who had turned evil. I had a rough life growing up, my father had swallowed all my brothers and sisters that were born before me, and my mother had decided to do something after she had enough. When I…

The use of hamartia is a key component to a tragedy in Greek times. In the festival of Dionysus, the use of hamartia played a key role in the production of tragic plays that enhances the audience experience in establishing morals and ideals in many different ways. Sophocles’ Oedipus the King is a key example of this, a play about the unfortunate destiny bestowed upon Oedipus. During the play, Oedipus attempts to flee from his destiny that he will marry his mother and kill his father. The…

For this activity, I selected two gods and a hero: Zeus, Hera, and Achilles. Zeus and Hera are principal actors in the Olympian thread of the plot, and inseparable in their entanglements, both with each other and with mortals. I felt that I would understand the Iliad itself better if I understood these supreme gods better. Achilles is, of course, the hero of the Iliad and is the axis of the entire storyline. I will present, in order, the biographies of these three characters. Then I will explain…

The Biggest Parade in the World, Carnival in Rio de Janeiro I am sure that everyone has a moment of desire to get rid of all of your stress. By going to Carnival in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, the biggest parade in the world, you can blow off your stream with a lot of fun. This carnival is held before Lent which is 40 days before Easter as a farewell to the pleasure and celebrated for five days. The carnival in Rio de Janeiro is held throughout the Brazil country and is composed of Samba parade,…

The sources provide information on many different parts of religious life in Pompeii and Herculaneum. There is information about some of the many temples built to dedicate the gods they worshipped including Apollo, Isis and Jupiter as well as the household gods such as Lares and genius as well as some of the cults which sprung up around the Campanian area. They also provided information on how they treated the dead. There were three temples in particular. The temple of Isis, Jupiter and Apollo.…

Greek Mythology gave a reason behind everything that the Greeks could see, feel, and what they had to do to survive. The Gods and Goddesses gave them a feeling of protection from the things they didn’t understand. They gave the mortals someone to believe no matter what the situation was. Myths gave a reason and story behind the things around them, and why the things were the way were. The ancient Greeks believed that in the beginning there was only Chaos, but out of the empty void, Erebus,…

Hermes also has the power to put people to sleep, and to also take their sleep away (Hermes (Olympian God)). His main responsibility was to give messages to the gods. His father is Zeus, and his mother is Maia. His half-brothers are Apollo, Ares, Dionysus, Hephaestus, and Hercules. His half-sisters are Artemis, Eileithyia, Eris, Hebe, Persephone, and Venus. Hermes’ sons are Hermaphroditus, Pan, Abderus, and Autolysis. This was his main family members. Hermes and most of the Greek gods have a…

Throughout architecture history, cities have developed a more urbanized setting each building on the city that came before it. One can notice which traits of Modern cities have been adapted from Greek cities by comparing and contrasting Ancient Athens, Greece and Manhattan, New York. These two urbanizations are both examples that display how much the urban grid and the programs within a city have changed over time. Although the city of Manhattan has advanced greatly contrasting the Ancient…

not necessarily a bad trait. It is also associated with wine and debauchery, hence the word wineskin. You can interpret it as being youthful and joyous, or as a time of breeding and bringing life. Which gives a hint it is associated with the deity Dionysus, who is the the god of fertility, grape harvest and festivities. The sculpture is made with white marble and naked; the Romans always showed the males naked, to show their knowledge of the human anatomy and physique. As for the women, they…