Eros

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…

We learned, changed, and took many things from Ancient Greece. We took their art and architecture and changed Greek government so we could put it into our lives. Ancient Greece is different from us, but similar in some ways because the first Christians were Greek and early scripture was written in Greek, not that all of them believed in Christ, but they made inventions we use today, and they were smart to choose their leaders. Geek ancient food there was much different from us today. We now…

In Plato’s dialogue, Phaedrus, Socrates meets Phaedrus and walks outside the city to discuss love and rhetoric. Phaedrus tells Socrates of Lysias ' speech about love and Socrates gives Phaedrus his response through two different speeches. His first speech proposes the coldblooded passion of the “non-lover” or the wanton lover regarding carnal pleasure. Then, he delivers a second speech which begins with him discarding the truth in the prior speech and refers to true beauty. With this book,…

Less explicitly, Beard (2008) also underscores advertising effectiveness. However, Beard (2008) judges effectiveness based on consumer response, analyzing what products and advertising characteristics offend consumers. Like Binet and Field (2009), Beard derives categories and variables from a database: the Advertising Standards Authority of New Zealand’s index of consumer complaints regarding advertising. Beard (2008) concludes that offensive themes are more offensive than products, services, or…

the most controversial therapeutic views, which contains the theories of innate drives that differ from the self-preservation drive, and the species-preservation drives (2012, p.32). The concepts of the drive theory include drive, instinct, libido, eros, and thanatos. He also developed concepts…

Hesiod 's Theogony provides theories and stories of the representation of how the earth was developed and how the god 's started their beginnings. Ovid 's point of view provides a different depiction of Hesiod 's demonstration in the Book Metamorphoses as represented in his Theogony, a different depiction of the story The Creation as represented in his cosmogony, and a different depiction of the story The Four Ages, as represented in his cosmology. With all of these differences it is very…

Regan’s excessive manipulation of masculine strength and defiance of traditional female role gradually transforms herself into an abhorrent woman, as she utterly resembles a metaphorical imagery of monstrosity and gender role’s misappropriation. Shakespeare intriguingly connects the relationship between Goneril and Regan as sisters, who both acquire the ambition to detest King Lear and achieve greater power and to perpetuate the uprising power of masculinity in women. Regan is equally…

Although it is a controversial belief, love at first sight can be defined as falling in love with “someone” for the first time after just seeing him or her. Falling in love has been described as an ability, a concept, and/or feeling of love when with or without your significant other or crush. Now, the big word, Love, is a controversial meaning through cultures, novels, and even people. There have been varied definitions all aligned with an overwhelming feeling. The exact phrase “love at first…

What is Love? When searching for the definition of love in the dictionary one would expect to find one simple statement that clearly defines the word; however when you look up the word “love” in the dictionary you find multiple definitions. The truth is there is not a set definition for the word love because it has a different meaning to each individual. Love is a complicated phenomenon that affects everyone differently. In the short story “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love” it is…

Greek Mythology Online Presentation “I guess darkness serves a purpose: to show us that there is redemption through chaos. I believe in that. I think that’s the basis of Greek mythology” (Brendan Fraser). Known throughout our modern world perhaps even more than any nursery rhyme or scary story, are the tales of the Gods by the Greeks. From an early age I was drawn to the epic adventures of Jason and the Argonauts along with Perseus, and I still find them very interesting today. In honor of these…