Greek chorus

According to The Odyssey by Homer and Hippolytus by Euripides, women in ancient Greece were “a great evil” (Euripides 2001: 29), deceitful, and liars. Throughout Odysseus’ journey, Odysseus encounters several women who kill men in his army, cause battles and the slaughter of many men and deceive the characters in the epic through disguises. The most destructive women in The Odyssey are Athena, Zeus’ daughter, and Clytemnestra, Agememnon’s wife. Although Athena appears to guide Telemachus in…

Oedipus Rex, the concepts of fate and free will are very prominent throughout the play. In ancient Greece, fate was considered to be a reality outside of an individual that determined his or her life and represented an unstoppable force. The ancient Greeks believed in fatalism, which was the belief that our lives are controlled by more powerful beings, known as Gods. Both the concepts of fate and free will played a crucial part in Oedipus’ downfall. Oedipus was destined from birth to kill his…

Mythology often plays a huge roll in everyday society, though one would rarely know how often myths play a part in that everyday life. One of the best known hero myths is that of Hercules. In the United states, Hercules has been made in to several movies, and even a television series. One of the best adaptations of this hero myth is the one done by Disney. To the untrained eye, few people would know that Disney uses the hero cycle is almost all of its children’s animated movies. That being…

(“Zeus • Facts and Information on Greek God of the Sky Zeus”). Poseidon, God of the sea, wielded a trident and was known to be vengeful. Hades, God of the Underworld, was well known for his rule over the underworld and for deceiving Persephone to make her his queen. These are a few renowned Greek gods from Greek mythology. Greek mythology is far more distinguished…

In The Iliad Homer, the epic poet brings the reader into a war of attrition between two great peoples, the Achaeans and the Trojans. Throughout the epic poem the reader familiarizes themselves with the two of the main protagonists within the poem, Hector and Achilles. As the epic progresses the reader learns the key differences and similarities Achilles and Hector have, and perhaps maybe choose who they see as the true hero in poem. However, one could say that both Hector and Achilles could be…

them in fighting. “you have to master your proud spirit” (Iliad, Book IX: 509) Phoenix advises Achilles. Phoenix further warns Achilles not to scorn his friends. Achilles allows his hatred toward Agamemnon to influence his decision. As a result the Greek army suffers greatly and Achilles’ friend Patroclus dies. Upon hearing the news of Patroclus death, Achilles laments his decision by tearing out his hair and he seeking forgiveness by informing his mother, Thetis that he must go and fight in the…

Greek Mythology can be seen as the merging of human beliefs, imagination, artistic convention and perceptions of divinity. The most interesting and perhaps one of the very few enigmas from the past that continues to blur the lines between reality and mythology is the Minoan Labyrinth at Knossos. A structure so ingenious and elaborate that it went down in history and mythology. The Labyrinth is symbolic a tale of eternal love, deceitful men and vengeful gods – the legend of the Minotaur and goes…

As I have explored Schelling’s understanding of religious representations, in this section I shall give an account of how these relate to what Schelling calls the theogonical process. As discussed in the first chapter, our post-Fall condition opens the necessity of a historical process ending with our full awareness of God’s nature. Furthermore, this process reflects the accomplishment of God’s plan for creation. In this respect, mythology and its culmination in revelation manifest the broader…

lord archetypes are almost explicitly the same since honorable warriors were at the height of both societies. The main goddesses in both are also extremely similar in their status as queens and their sovereignty over love and intimacy. Although the Greek and Norse mythologies have massive similarities, the differences of the arrangement of the gods and the fundamental character of the universe make them distinct and interesting…

Agamemnon says that according to the prophet named Kalchas, “Iphigenia, my daughter, must be sacrificed to Artemis, the deity of this place” (119-121). Kalchas said to her father, Agamemnon, that the sacrifice must be made in order for the Greek ships to be able to leave the city of Aulis, and continue to Troy. Once this happened honor was then given back to Polyneices and Agamemnon, along with Greece through both of the women’s actions. Both Iphigenia and Antigone’s fate was set by them…