Eros

Rubin. If the individual reveals their feelings to the one they love whether it is through physical contact, eye contact, or verbally, it usually draws the person to feel the same towards the other. However, there are those few reward that by not being liked from the person they are drawn to. This is called unrequited love, the individuals become even more attracted to the person because they like the challenge of trying to receive those feelings in return (Devault 135). As an example,…

Luc Ferry’s The Wisdom of Myths, and Homer’s The Iliad are two extraordinary works of literature when it comes to tales of Greek mythology. The first gives a unique account of the birth of the universe following Hesiod's Theogony, starting at chaos and ending with order in the cosmos; while the later incorporates many detailed and unique characters and motifs that all help contribute into shaping the poem into something much more elegant than just a recollection of a war. The two works also…

As Stephen’s journey follows the structure of the path to experiencing a true epiphany as defined by Aristotle, he also follows Plato’s concept and explanation for experiencing true beauty, which substantiates his struggle as divinely-given. Plato’s explanation outlines how one’s madness and confusion is significant for experiencing true beauty, if divinely given. Stephen’s buildup of events eventually enables him to experience the ultimate beauty by the end of the novel and prove that his…

ASTRACT :- Unaccustomed Earth’ collection of eight short stories from Pulitzer Prize winner author Jhumpa Lahiri written in 2008, shows the life of Indian Immigrants living in US. This research shows the different aspects of characters in the respect of married life, their premarital relations, their extra marital affairs, their deviation from the traditional Indian way of life style, the emotions and love developed within the characters of both the generations, arrange marriage or love…

misunderstood because everyone speaks love in a different language. The five languages Chapman describes are: words of affirmation, physical touch, acts of service, gifts, and quality time. She also uses the four Greek definitions of love: storge, philia, eros, and agape, to portray how these different kinds of love are confused in the English language because the only word used for love is “love”. She continued using the Greeks as an example by stating, “But while the Greeks gave love four…

Ovid’s Metamorphoses and Aesop’s Fables These last two weeks consisted of two significant aspects of Literature and also my favorite so far. Firstly, we were assigned one or two fables to analyze and relate to, I was lucky to be assigned two fables. I had to present the following fables: the ant and the cricket, and the boy who cried “wolf”. These fables were very amusing and short, I never heard of the ant and the cricket, but once I read it I understood and related to the fable. The ant and…

Juliet. They were young and foolish to believe that they were meant to be because of their first encounter, as the quote that says "love at first sight." It would been understandable if there was an outside force like Cupid's arrow or in Greek mythology Eros would cause them to be together. If viewed through a modern lens, the concept would be the same. If two people who just met would fall in love and get married, they could be seen in as negative light by other people because they lack enough…

religion. Unlike the Greek religion, the Roman religion was a state religion which included more rituals and ceremonies. Greek and Roman gods had similar roles and duties but different names. For example, in the Greek religion the God of love is named Eros while in the Roman religion he is referred to as Cupid, but they both represent the god of…

eloquently defined in the dictionary, the word “symposium” is described as a convivial party in which guests partake in the interchanging of ideas. Thus, in Plato’s aptly named Symposium, a group of partygoers participates in a roundabout style of praise to Eros, the god of love. The structure of the text is simple and yet complex at the same time, allowing the reader to see love from many perspectives from different types of people. And yet, amongst the deep philosophical nature of the piece,…

Mary Zimmerman’s play, Argonautika, synthesizes elements of Greek Mythology and modern pop culture to create an engaging and humorous production while maintaining the conclusion of a classic tragedy. The play uses plot components from the traditional Greek myth of Jason, leader of a boat named the Argo, who has been charged with the quest of retrieving the Golden Fleece from a distance land for his uncle the king. Upon success of the quest, Jason will be crowned ruler of his uncle’s land.…