Elysium

An imagined Elysium, the abode of pubescent boys and girls, adolescent fauns and nymphs are Vyse’s inspiration for the figure group, Morning Ride (Fig. 62). The subject possibly regarded today as kitsch. Ignoring such an appellation, if one studies the composition from…

Heaven & Hell, Valhalla & Helheim, and Elysium & Tartarus, are a few examples of where people, over time have, through the idea of religion, have imagined where the human soul goes after a person’s death. But what is religion? How does one define the idea of religion? In many cases people can mistake religion for a cult or perhaps just a well written story. It’s important for a person to be able to make the distinction between an idea of faith and the fantasies of a man or else that person may…

Affinity to those with similarities We as humans have a tendency to feel attracted to things that are familiar to us, is this also true when it comes to love? In the play Twelfth Night written by William Shakespeare the play shows how the parallels between the two heroines lead to Violas success to woo Olivia. This is evident when Viola (Cesario) is able to sympathize with Olivia’s loss of a brother which allows the two heroines to construct a deep bond with each other. The parallel that…

Aeneid and Song of Roland both feature strong, heroic men. Aeneas faced the dilemma in which he needed to have order and needed to find a place to settle and call home, all while Juno brought chaos to his life. Roland on the other hand, had two types of dilemmas one regarded more towards his behavior; he had a temper and was arrogant. The second with his step-father, Ganelon, whom was a traitor to his people. In the end: “… the French advised that Ganelon should die a death of torture” for his…

thief but died along with him after being struck into the chest by the spear. The gods were in awe of what had happened and made his lyre a constellation in honour of his bravery and loyalty. Hades, the god of the Underworld, sent his soul into the Elysium and that is where, Orpheus was able to reunite with his parents again.' The…

Ancient Greece was about the afterlife. They believed that dead beings went to the underworld, a realm presided over by the God, Hades. Once in the underworld there were three fates that could befall the deceased; the good would reap their rewards in Elysium, the bad would suffer in this pits on Tartarus, and those in between would spend eternity wandering the fields of the underworld. It was chosen were people would end up by the way they acted during there life as well as how their loved ones…

Relationship Contrasts in Twelfth Night In his play Twelfth Night, William Shakespeare plays with identity when it comes to gender and to love. As the paths of his various characters cross, it becomes clear that he is writing relationships where romantic relationships are weak, but family and master/servant relationships are strong. A strong relationship is the master/servant relationship between Sebastian and Antonio. Antonio heals up Sebastian after the shipwreck, and he is very devoted to…

Aeneid. Homer makes it more towards the sense of endless wasting time by the souls of the dead, when people reached the afterlife. This sense does not being shared with Virgil’s Aeneid. When Aeneas reached the divided road that separates Tartarus and Elysium, Aeneas heard “… From the interior, groans; Are heard, and thud of lashes, clanking iron; Dragging chains…” from the interior of Tartarus, where the souls that have done bad deeds when they’re alive being punished accordingly. Since Aeneas…

The opening stanza and chorus of “Ode to Joy” both welcome the brotherhood of mankind into Elysium (Heaven), of which Joy is the daughter (www.synonym.com). The poetry of “Ode to Joy” gives this sense of Escape from Modern City Life, where the focus is on a legendary, spiritual, and fantasy type of lifestyle. The poem reads “Drunk with fire now…

I have always loved to be involved with nature. When I was little, I would never come out of my tree house. It was my home away from home. There has always been a deep connection between us more then anything else I cared about. As much as I loved nature though, I never seemed to give back or take in the real meaning it beholds. Nature holds many secrets and it takes an individual to investigate to find out. If you do not stop once in awhile, you will never see that opportunity that faces you.…