Hades

in another life, zeus is lounging on the couch of his best friend’s house and saying, “i’ll get a job, man, i swear it,” even though CEO seats only smell of sweat and he’s the type to smell of leaving, he says, “guess what’s up my sleeve” to ladies and shows off lightning bolt tattoos and gets drunk and cries and begs hera to come home because he has only ever known rest at the seat of her collarbone hera is louis vuitton, devil wears prada. pants suits and hair up in a tight bun. a warning…

Ordinary World (Stage 1): The “Ordinary World,” in the Hero’s Journey, is the stage in which you’re revealed to the life the main protagonist is familiar with, or, in some cases, is just starting to get familiar with. You are revealed to what seems like a routine to them, in order to distinguish this stage from the following ones, in which their world starts to change. In The Lightning Thief , this stage takes place in the first few pages, when the reader is introduced to the surroundings,…

Many people often look at Greek and Roman mythology with an amateur view of things. To someone who has not done any in depth studying, it can most certainly seem that they are very similar. To a person who has done in depth studying, it is possible to learn to spot differences. While there are many differences between the two beliefs, there even differences between aspects in a single belief. It can be anything from differences between multiple subjects of Greek mythology, to the same in Roman.…

I have a strong belief that Percey Jackson from the movie is a better and more relatable Perseus. An interesting fact, Percy Jackson is a little more selfless. Which a hero has a right to be. Also, due to the settings being in modern times it helps making him more relatable. It also makes it feel like he has more of a social life. In Perseus the text never states that he hangs out with his friends which leads to my assumption that he just hangs out with his mom a.k.a. a mama's boy. Now that it’s…

Homer dichotomizes the brutality of war against the peacefulness of family in The Iliad. As Book 6 opens, Homer states that the Greek and Trojan armies “spread like hemorrhage across the plain” (Homer 69). The Trojans are so brutal, that the Greek armies pull back because it seems as if “Some god had come from the starry sky/ To help the Trojans” (Homer 69). Utilizing these similes, Homer makes it clear that the war is bloody and violent. Later in Book 6, Homer’s tone shifts to dichotomize the…

The comic includes an external conflict of man versus nature, so does the movie. Even though one of the main conflicts is the Hydra, the comic ends after Hercules defeats it. The movie shows varied challenges after the Hydra, like the defeating of Hades. Believe it or not, the character appearances are different. In the comic, Hercules's mother hates him, but in the movie she loves him to death. As There is love in the 2, only one has Hercules…

In the story The Odyssey written by Homer, Odysseus and his men must partake in a journey back to their homeland in Ithaca for 10 years, after their victory in the Trojan War. Throughout the story, Odysseus shows many examples of epic hero-like actions. An epic hero is a “larger-than-life figure, usually male, who embodies the ideals of a nation or race,”. Odysseus is an epic hero because he is clever, brave, and a great leader; however Odysseus is also human and therefore, has one major…

religion, apparel, and way of life. The thing that links all of these countries together is religion, or the belief in some superior being. All countries can trace their history back to one major religion. Greece believed in the gods, such as Zeus and Hades. Chinese citizens held several regions practices, depending on the dynasty, but the major religions to focus on where Confucianism and Taoism. Finally, Europe’s citizens were primarily routed around Christian beliefs, such as Protestant and…

Orfeo, officially L’Orfeo, was a momentous opera piece that was composed by Claudio Monteverdi. Written in five acts, the storyline that follows the underlying music delves into many aspects of humanity. Happiness, love, religion, death, and loss, concomitant with heartbreak, are the main themes expressed and explored which yield foresight into the time period Monteverdi himself lived in, as well as the influence of the Venice, the floating city. The opera was revolutionary for its time…

Religion has been around since the beginning of time, every culture worshipped in different ways whether it was to a god.goddess, or idol. For example the Egyptians, the Vikings, and the Greeks all worshipped gods. However each culture has slightly different beliefs, and different gods. For example the Greeks worshipped “the big twelve” and their children (Minor gods). The Vikings worshipped the Norse gods which include gods that are still used to this day(such as Thor and Loki). Then we have…