Greek

“After Zeus freed his siblings from Kronos’s stomach and after defeating the titans; Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades claimed a realm that they would rule over. Zeus chose the sky, Poseidon chose the sea, and Hades chose the underworld. Zeus could throw lighting bolts and he controlled some of the weather - like thunderstorms, and rain. Poseidon could control the sea, he ruled over horses and sea animals, and he held some power of the weather - like hurricanes and water tornadoes. Hades controls riches…

The chorus does try to be there for Medea during this time of need. They want to be her friend. They believe maybe if she knew that someone was there for her maybe she would not do such crazy things. The Chorus says, “Go tell her/ that we are her friends. Please hurry!/ She’s raging- the ones inside may feel the sting of her sorrow” (Euripides 182-185). Medea’s Nurse replies to the Chorus and says, “I’ll do as you ask, but I fear my mistress/ won’t listen to be” (186-187). The Nurse knows that…

Long ago, the gods gave a kingdom to a mortal. One day, he went to Mount Olympus to thank the Olympians. With him, he brought a priceless treasure. Zeus, the king of Olympus, sent Hermes to see the mortal king. When the king saw Hermes, he rushed over and knelt at the immortal prince’s feet. In his hand was a large stone. “What is this?” the god demanded. The king replied, “Inside this rock is a new substance. May I humbly suggest you bring it to your blacksmith, ask him to shatter the stone…

Thousands of years ago, Greek Mythology rose to the surface and enchanted the feeble minds of mortals. Stories of Gods among men swept throughout Ancient Greece, telling of Olympians atop Mount Olympus. Wildly far-fetched in today’s world, these stories gave meaning to the seemingly inexplicable questions and occurrences of life (“Greek”). The purpose myths served in Ancient Greece differs tremendously from todays. If they no longer fulfill the need for explanation, why are they still pertinent…

The Greek hero Perseus can be compared to the fictional T.V. show hero Arrow through the first phase of the hero’s journey model which is the separation of the hero from their natural environment. In the T.V. show, Arrow Oliver Queens separation Occurs when he is a young man, he is on a boat trip with his father, when the boat runs into a severe storm which sinks his ship. Oliver and his father manage to make it to a lifeboat, but Oliver’s father later kills himself because of the lack of…

Greek mythology is teachings that belong to ancient Greeks. There are many Greek Gods and Goddess however the Olympian Gods and Goddess ruled the universe. There were fourteen of these Gods and Goddess. The first was the most powerful God, Zeus. Zeus was the God of the Upper World and was in charge of all other Olympian Gods. Then followed were Hera, Poseidon, Hades, Apollo, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Hephaestus, Hestia, Hermes, Demeter, Dionysus, and Aphrodite which is the Goddess of beauty and…

A prime example of this is Homer. When Homer began writing epic poems, Greek was undergoing a facelift. The region was slowly turning away from its violent, “manly” ways and turning towards a more “civilized” approach to life. During the period of the Dark Age, the Greeks lost about 90% of their population. Those that survived this time moved to the coastal regions and established cities. This new location provided the Greeks with a solid economy due to trade. Because of this change in economies…

Poseidon, known as Neptune in Roman mythology was the Lord and ruler of the sea; the Mediterranean and the Friendly Sea (the Euxine, now the Black sea). He is one of the twelve Olympian deities of the pantheon in Greek mythology. Additionally he is referred to as “Earth Shaker” due to his role in causing earthquakes. Poseidon was the second son of titans Cronus and Rhea. In most accounts he is swallowed by Cronus at birth but is later saved, with his other brothers and sisters, by Zeus.…

My Greek god is Apollo. Apollo is famous for defeating the python at Delphi, allowing him to establish the famous oracle. Apollo came from Zeus and Leto. The Greeks worshiped him because he was the god of music, truth, and the sun moving across the sky. It will be important to learn about Apollo because he has some great myths and some great interesting story. Apollo was born on the island of Delos. In Apollos, early life he drank from ambrosia which said it turned him from baby to man. Apollo…

prominent in a past culture. This is the place where the oracle of Apollo spoke and was the site of omphalos, the ‘naval of the world’ (Partida). Being the center of the world was one of the many things that made this site so important to the ancient Greeks or anyone who was lucky enough to come and speak with the oracle. Excavations, that began officially in 1892, of the site, now go on to give the modern world the best look it can into what it may have looked like during that time. Many…