Hawaiian mythology

Man-eating monsters, a wicked witch goddess, and soul-stealing sirens, all three obstacles were overcome by the great Odysseus in The Odyssey by Homer. His courage saved his men time and time again, proving he was a valiant hero. During his journey, he became a noble leader, full of determination to get home. Through the roughest of the rough and the toughest of the tough he’s displayed a near perfect quintessence of a storybook hero. Odysseus is a dedicated warrior with several qualities that…

If you are oblivious to the truth and have no way of knowing what you did wrong, should you be blamed for your actions? Oedipus Rex is a play written by Sophocles in 441 b.c.. The play is about King Oedipus, ruler of Thebes, and his terrible destiny. There was an oracle created before the King’s birth that eventually proved to be true. The oracle claimed that Oedipus would kill his father, and also marry and have children with his mother. Knowing that this oracle was in place, Oedipus’s…

The Hope Athena is an ideal representation of the goddess of wisdom and war. All it takes is one glance at this statue to notice the subtle clues that undoubtedly pin the identity of this woman as Athena. The most blatant clue to her identity is the aegis placed directly in the middle of her garment, which is a trademark symbols worn by both Athena and Zeus and typically characterized by the Gorgon Medusa. Being the goddess of war, it is fitting that she is wearing a helmet topped with a sphinx…

The Bacchae is set in the ancient city-state of Thebes. In the Bacchae, Dionysus is spoken to as the primary character and hero who is chosen to build up himself, and his functions, at his place where Dionysus was conceived of Thebes. Dionysus, the offspring of Jove and Semele, recounts his treks through spots, for example, Lydia, Persia, Arabia, at that point Asia, lastly how he came back to Greece. He clarifies how he educated the general population living in these fluctuated lands his ways…

In "A Knight's Tale" two argumentative knights, named Palamon and Arcite, become the immolation of love, while their Princess maiden has no inclination for a true lover. Will these two knights get the best of their love and jealousy, or will it get the best of them? Duke Theseus, king of Athens, first comes across Palamon and Arcite when they are brought to him, after he fights and kills King Creon, king of Thebes. Theseus decides to take them to prison as an alternative to putting them to…

We are first introduced to Hesiod's Prometheus in his Theogony written presumably around 700 BC. He is the son of Iapetus and Clymene and although he is regarded as a God, Prometheus is a titan whose name means "forethought". Said to be responsible for sculpting mankind from clay Prometheus's debut begins during the war against the Titans and Gods where he takes Zeus's side aiding Zeus in his victory. With all the Titans defeated and punishment commencing Zeus showed favor towards Prometheus who…

There are so many marvelous poems out there, but two of the best are the Iliad and the Odyssey explaining the Trojan War with an outstanding story. No one knows exactly how true these poems are because the first written documents on the Trojan War have been lost or destroyed. The stories of the war have both some true history but also have some myth to them. Which is why we don’t know how reliable these sources are. These great stories have been written some time after the actual war took place…

goddess Hera sending the former “two great snakes [that] came crawling into the nursery” (Hamilton 228), which Hercules promptly kills, and the latter being “left on a wild mountainside to die of cold and hunger” (Hamilton 246) by her father. In mythology, those who grow up unusually, like Hercules, Atalanta, and additionally Perseus, who is born in a bronze box and sent out to…

A common theme in most of the works that we have read is how far courage can press a man to maintain his honor and pride, and how quickly fear can destroy it. In war, a soldier is defined by his own pride. A soldier has nothing if he does not honor of himself and his country. The only way to create this sense of pride is through fighting bravely in the war. Courage is what drives a man to go into war for his country. However, once fear enters a soldier’s thoughts, his pride is destroyed.…

Insistence In the start of the Greek Myths-Prometheus, it tells how people are created. The main person is Prometheus who is one the greatest of Titans and much honored because he can foresee events and foretell the future. Then with the permission of Zeus, he and his brother can make animals out of clay, however, Prometheus decides to make a nobler than any of these made in clay. Then he carries out his plan, first, he gives to man an upright stature without covering and gifts for his…