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    Polyphemus Research Paper

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    The giant known as Polyphemus was considered to be a cyclops, meaning he had one eye in the middle of his forehead. The cyclopses, like Polyphemus, were known to be giants that lived in south western caves and mountains of Sicily with their families. This group was also known to have eaten human beings. Due to them eating human beings is why Polyphemus became known. Polyphemus became known because while he was in south western Sicily Odysseus, as well as his companions, encountered Polyphemus.…

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    Classical and Greek Mythology Allusions Pandora’s Box Who? Zeus, Pandora, Prometheus, Epimetheus, Hephaistos What? Zeus was mad at Prometheus and because people tricked him. Zeus eventually got back at the people by telling Hephaistos to make a beautiful woman whom he names Pandora. Zeus sent Pandora to earth. Zeus thought Epimetheus should marry Pandora. Zeus sent Pandora with a small box with a lock on it. She couldn’t open the box because Epimetheus had the key. Pandora really wanted to…

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    that the cyclops has on the plot, there is no mention of Polyphemus’ early life. According to Luke Roman’s Encyclopedia of Greek and Roman Mythology the cyclops was head over heals for the nymph and goddess of calm seas, Galatea. The legends differ of their relationship. In some Galatea was in love with a mortal who was killed, in a jealous rage, by Polyphemus. In other stories she returned her suitors affections and became his wife, and from them descended the Gauls. I find the hidden…

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    was absolutely gorgeous. Even though it was a statue, Pygmalion fell in love with her. He loved her more than anything else in the world. On the festival of Venus, he went to the altar and said a prayer. He asked for a bride like his ivory maiden, Galatea. When he went home, he touched her hand, and it became alive. He then kissed her and she was no…

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    An archetype is a character, symbol or behavioral pattern that is basically a universal template for a character that is copied throughout all forms of storytelling. Some archetypes may even transcend cultural differences in stories. Because an archetype speaks to the basic human experience, it communicates meaning and emotion in all forms of literature Picture Rapunzel trapped in her tower, and you'll see one of the most classic and timeless forms of a character archetype: the damsel in…

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    Pygmalion Research Paper

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    There are two themes in this myth and they’re Obsession and Self Denial. Pygmalion was more obsessed with all the art he did instead of women until one beautiful sculpture of a woman he became obsessed. Pygmalion didn’t like women at all doing art was more important than women. He never thought he would fall in love with a woman and marry one ever. Pygmalion started to work on a statue ; in addition, everyday he would try to make it more flawless. That statue happened to be a woman,and in his…

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    cave. Odyseeus and the men who were not eaten were able to get away safely. Another story of Odyseeus shows him in a different light. It shows Polyphemus as a person who loves. He loved a sea nymph, Galatea who played him. He sang mournful love songs to her and she ended up loving him also, but then Galatea fell in love with a prince named Acis. Out of anger, Polyphemus killed the…

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    and prayed to the dream Gods for the truth, where she saw his death. The next day she came to the water and found his body, when they both became birds who flew off, showing that when love is true it will be forever. In the story of “Pygmalion and Galatea” it tells of a young sculptor named Pygmalion who hated women and vowed to never marry a women. He created a sculpture that would be the prettiest women anyone has seen, but the Goddess Venus wanted to help him find love. He quickly fell in…

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    his influence over Eliza by being her teacher, molding and instructing her on how to speak like a duchess. Higgins himself can be compared to Pygmalion the sculptor in Ovid’s “Metamorphoses”, an active male who carefully constructs his ideal woman, Galatea, and breathes life into it. In Act 2, Mr. Doolittle of the “undeserving poor” (p. 45) advises Higgins that “if [he] want[s] Eliza’s mind improved ... [he should] do it ... with a strap [of a belt]” (p. 49). His quote emphasises that despite…

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    Pygmalion Research Paper

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    In class we read a play, Pygmalion, and learned about the greek myth to compare and contrast the two. There was a lot of differences between the two, but there was also a few similarities. I thought that the play was different then the myth because a lot happened in the play. The greek myth was about Pygmalion who fell in love with a statue. The play was about Higgins who turned a flower girl into a lady. They are both have the same concept just different ways of going about it. In the play and…

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