Hawaiian mythology

1. The suitors were men that attempted to marry Penelope, whose husband was believed to be dead. These men would selfishly eat all of Penelope’s food and use the living quarter of her estate. Telemachus had tried to fend them off, but failed, because the suitors were determined to marry Penelope so that Odysseus’s kingdom would be theirs. 2. When Telemachus met Athena, he was very open and friendly to her even though she was a stranger. Even though Telemachus had never seen Athena before, he…

The film Hercules (Clements 1997) is loosely based on Greek Mythology and focuses on Hercules, who is the son of the Greek god Zeus. While Hercules is a baby, the god of the Underworld, Hades, who is also Zeus’s brother, develops a plan to take over Olympus, which is the home of the gods. Hades hears that if Hercules were to fight against his plan, it will fail, and therefore he makes Hercules mortal. Hercules is put on Earth after becoming mortal and raised as normal even though he still has…

Both Eugene Kranz and Earnest Shackleton exhibited specific leadership behaviors that allowed their situation to come out successfully. Shackleton, most and foremost, was selfless. He knew that his men needed to see him leading from the front so for days he stood on the stern of this lifeboat navigating them to land until he eventually collapsed. Secondly, Shackleton was dedicated to accomplishing his goals. When Shackleton and his crew reached South Georgia, he took two crew members to hike…

Norse mythology is a religion that the vikings believed in and it is very similar to Greek mythology and very different as well. The way the Greeks and Norse believed the world was created were far from similar. The believed in powerful gods and goddesses, they each have a part in the world. They also had a different belief on how the world would end. Norse mythology and Greek mythology are very alike but the stories are twisted around a bit to end with the same outcome. We all know about…

The previous examples centered around literature, whereas Hiram Powers’ 1851 statue The Greek Slave garnered responses that involved interactions with sculptures. The statue engages audiences in such a way that inspires individuals to create their own works of art, such as poems to create a dialogue with the statue, often expressing their desire for the statue, especially for those who have a deep lust for statues and sculptures. One such example is a poem titled “To The Greek Slave” that…

Yingnan Wang HIST 1011-106 Kathryn Randall September 27, 2017 Analysis of Achilles We can analyze Achilles’s characters through two fits of rages of Achilles. At the beginning of The Iliad, “Rage-goddess, sing the rage of Peleus’s son Achilles.” (The Iliad book 1 pg.5) From the word “rage”, we can know that Achilles’s character is very sensitive, especially in person’s dignity and honor. Achilles didn’t let anyone violate his honor. From the first anger of Achilles, we can notice that Achilles…

In “The Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus, King of Ithaca, goes through several obstacles on his journey home after a long fight in the Trojan War. The “Hero's Journey” by Jason Campbell represents an outline of what Odysseus must go through to deem himself a king and hero. Through the epic, readers learn how important each stage of the Hero's Journey is to Odysseus and his need to become a hero. There are three main events Odysseus goes through to meet requirements of the “Hero's Journey.” These…

In the novel Beloved, by Toni Morrison, one of the main characters, Sethe, is faced with a difficult decision. Should she kill her children or allow them to possibly live a terrible life? Well some might argue that what sethe did was wrong, but there are many reasons to believe that Sethe was right to kill her children. Sethe's decision to kill her children was the right choice because keeping them alive would have lead to possible enslavement, lack of community, and no sense of self. Sethe's…

Despite its ancient origins, Sophocles’ play Antigone provides a case study through which to examine issues of politics, power, sovereignty, and justice. The final of Sophocles’ trilogy “Three Theban Plays,” the first record of Antigone is around 442 BCE, during the height of Athenian democracy. The play centers around Antigone’s decision to disobey her future father-in-law and king, Creon, in order to give her brother Polyneices, who is branded a traitor and is forbade a proper burial. One of…

Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey, shows the hero’s journey because it describes the journeys of Odysseus and Telemachus. The first part of the hero’s journey starts with Telemachus and his struggle with the suitors. The middle of the hero’s journey consists of Odysseus as he faces tests, meets allies, and confronts enemies. The last part of the hero’s journey is when Telemachus and Odysseus come together to kill the suitors. Odysseus and Telemachus both go on a large journey starting with…