Minotaur

I have always been a fan of the different interpretations people have of Heaven, Hell, or the in-between, The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri is one of my favorite interpretations, taking you on Journeys beyond belief. The divine comedy is separated into 3 Canticle, which means hymn, song or psalm, Hell (Inferno), Purgatory (Purgatorio) and Paradise (Paradiso). The story by many is said to be real and by some non-religious orientated people it is meant to be as basic mythology, of one man’s…

“She became the mother of the monster, the Minotaur, and second the maze.” In this version, Daedalus has already perished and the labyrinth is dying. “She didn’t know how Pasiphae planned to “deal” with them,… but she straightened her back and tried to look confident.” (Page 539) After her first…

Another similarity, which may not be such a given is who resides in Hell. At the end of Dante’s book and the bottom of Hell, Satan lives there, and is seen chewing on Judas, almost peacefully. Furthermore, demons and mythical creatures like the minotaurs are also seen dwelling in Hell torturing people to no end (Ciardi). In the Bible it speaks of the Devil and his Demons finding their punishment and torment in the fiery pits of Hell. Although this is a different kind of dwelling in Hell it…

Heaven & Hell, Valhalla & Helheim, and Elysium & Tartarus, are a few examples of where people, over time have, through the idea of religion, have imagined where the human soul goes after a person’s death. But what is religion? How does one define the idea of religion? In many cases people can mistake religion for a cult or perhaps just a well written story. It’s important for a person to be able to make the distinction between an idea of faith and the fantasies of a man or else that person may…

3. What would you say is your greatest talent or skill? How have you developed and demonstrated that talent over time? I used to be a potato. No—not the garden variety. Rather, I was a couch potato, a “homo potatis” as they might be known in the taxonomical world. I spent most of my weekends either on my laptop, coding away, or perhaps on my bed, resting from the great fatigue of being a teenager. The outside world simply held no interest for me. All of this changed my…

I chose to watch the films Alien, Aliens, Alien 3 and Alien: Resurrection. These films reflect changing within the American experience and identify it three different ways. For one it discusses the idea of fear of the unknown, and the exploration of the new frontier. Two, it discusses the idea of advancement’s in technology and science, and how those two can quickly turn their backs on you. The third idea being a lead role for a women and a feminist character within a franchise. Alien as a…

Aphrodite is known as the Greek goddess of love and beauty. In some parts of Greece, she is also known as the goddess of the sea and in other parts, she is known as the goddess of warfare. Her Roman counterpart is the goddess, Venus. In many ancient tales, Aphrodite partakes in many love affairs, and has many lovers. Her functions and attributes in the original Greek tales are complicated. Artists and poets have simplified them to love and beauty. Aphrodite is known for her charming looks,…

In many of the works reviewed throughout World Literature Before 1660 there is the idea of The Hero. The most accepted version of the traditional Hero is based on a male figure that is of low birth or status. The character then rises to a position of power because of their perseverance during adverse circumstances. Although there is the idea of the traditional Hero, there are times within literary works where the characters act as their own heroes. List 20 in The Pillow Book is a complex…

The typical reader of fantasy literature wouldn’t expect to find symbols for Christianity in a book. But a reader of a work by C.S Lewis can expect just that. Lewis was a poet, scholar, and above all, one of the most renowned authors of fantasy literature during the 20th century. He was best known for The Chronicles of Narnia series, and specifically, The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. He was a devout Christian and was a defender and teacher of the faith. His faith and life experiences had a…

So he was a very helpful person, helping Dante in every single stage. More and more examples from the story, In the primary ring of the seventh circle they passed the Minotaur and met a gathering of centaurs, who shot the miscreants who attempted to escape with their bolts. In the second ring they found a dark woodland loaded with curved trees. These were suicides: Dante addressed one subsequent to seeing a broken twig…