Mesopotamian mythology

Haemon, Creon, and Leader. Haemon enters, prepared to convince his dad. Creon: Haemon, you come to discuss the death sentence of Antigone, what’s the deal? Haemon: Dad, I am your son, and you are the wise guy I call my father, the King of Thebes. Creon: I very much am son, thank you. So you have become weak because of a woman you have a crush on? Do not fall for her! She will be the death of you. Let her find someone else. How can I uphold my law, if I let you run away with that awful…

In order to investigate the role of pity in causing Prometheus’s punishment, we must investigate the role of pity in his crime. The crime itself appears first early in the drama as Kratos explains it to Hephaistos in the opening speech: Your flower, the light of art-giving fire, He stole and gave to mortals. For such sins He must pay the penalty to the gods, So that he might be taught to bear the tyranny of Zeus, And to cease his man-loving way. (7-11) Here, Kratos marks the theft of fire from…

There are a multitude of different mythological stories that take place throughout art history. Many of these stories are very well known for containing strong emotional and moral messages that are essential to each one of them. They are used to comprehend and give an explanation as to why things are the way they are, or how they came to be. For example, the reasoning behind how deserts were created was due to Phaethon driving his father’s sun chariot, essentially burning certain parts of the…

Joseph Campbell, in his book chapter “The Self as Hero,” argues how all heroes go through similar, if not the same, stages on the way to complete their journey. He supports his claim by citing evidence from classic literary tales like “The Princess and the Frog” and “When the Two Came to their Father” and appealing to pathos and logos. Campbell’s purpose is to educate readers on how most hero stories follow the same path and can influence and be influenced by the public, who can learn from the…

Julia the Goddess of the World God of the Moon named Crescent and Goddess of the sun named Grace had a daughter, Goddess of the Earth named Julia. She started creating the Earth at a young age and she had a brother, God of Pluto named Jason. She started making the water and the grass in the Earth and it was a peaceful place. Julia is a calm and a peaceful Goddess and rarely gets mad. Julia's Father went to Earth and saw Julia's hard work on Earth. "Nice work Julia" said…

Poseidon He is known as Poseidon in Greek mythology and Neptune in Roman mythology. He is the god of the Mediterranean Sea, the god of horses, and the god of chariots. He has the power to cause storms and shake the earth through earthquakes, hence his nickname Earth Shaker. It is said the whenever he gets frustrated or angry, the seas get rough and, strong storms attack the mighty oceans. That is why sculptures and paintings often display his violent character, but he is also pictured in…

Dmitri is set up throughout the entire novel to take the fall for his father’s death. He does himself no favors in this regard, as he declares his intention to commit parricide multiple times and physically assaults his father. Dmitri is set up throughout the novel to be Cain. The jury decides he is the murderer of a close family member and is marked in the eyes of society much like Cain is cast away from God’s presence. This is not, however, Dmitri’s fate. Dmitri does not finally commit the…

The Saptamatrikas, though varying in number across different texts, mainly consists of the seven goddesses namely, Brahamani, Vaishnavi, Maheshwari, Kaumari, Varahi, Indrani and Chamunda. The Matrikas have been dated back to third century BCE by some scholars although they only appear in iconic depictions after 1st and 2nd century CE. There are several myths concerning their creation. One, in where they are created by Shiva to drink the blood of demon Andhakasura. According to Markandeya Purana,…

The world’s most ancient history is sorted to have originated from Greece as the Greek language best presented many of today’s known scholars and fundamental knowledge from the past. The Greek tragedy illustrates a phenomenon which allowed inner and deeper voices be heard regarding prevailing issues that affected the people. Drama majorly constituted themes such as love, pride, betrayal, abuse of power and gods. Typically the leading actor of a tragedy commits some terrible crime not knowing how…

The Inca believed in many gods.They also worshiped sacred buildings.The greatest deity in the Incan religion was the sun god Inti.The Inca believed they were created by Inti.The Inca worshiped more gods than just Inti.They believed in another god called Viracocha.They believed that Viracocha was the creator god.They thought that Viracocha created the sun and the stars.They also believed that Viracocha gave the constellations special jobs.They believed that the sun was the most important servant…