Naxos

helps a myth along? Is it the essence of the nationality that it comes from? Myths that allow for hate, incest anger and rage all in the same stance and/or paragraph brings a type of passion to the myth alive. This in turn allows us to believe that the unbelievable is true or could happen and at the same time allows us to take away from the myth what we need as a learning point if there was one. However, what about the relative roles of men and women in a myth? How they are portrayed in the myths of “The Birth and Childhood of Hermes” and “Ariadne on Naxos” are very different. In some parts of the myths men are set as growing up as gods and other parts of the myths women…

In Greece, Naxos is a place people worship God. This God is actually has the meaning God of pleasure. This relates back to Quicksand because Naxos is set up like a military school. Looking at both of these meanings, it’s clear that these definitions are opposite of each other. Naxos means pleasure but the school is not a place the students feel comfortable at. This could symbolize that there still may be racism in the South by naming it after the God of pleasure but not treating them like it. It…

its naval fleet to its already fearsome naval power. An example of Athens exercising its military dominance within the League is apparent in the case of Naxos’ revolt. At around 470 BCE, the state of Naxos attempted to disband from the League. Seeing that the Persian threat was diminishing as a result of the League’s campaigns against Persia, the Naxians concluded that there was no reason to continue giving a tribute to the League; the League had practically achieved what they originally sought…

A Greek God should be ..... Strong, Noble, Loyal, interesting, intelligent, courageous, powerful, and caring. While having all the qualities of a traditional hero, such as strength and courage, he was also intelligent and wise. His early adventures benefited the city and region of Athens, helping in a big way. Theseus, could of been a good hero because he offered to risk his life for everyone in the town. He offered to be the one who killed the Minotaur in the maze for all the fourteen…

With so many myths available to people with different plots, different characters, and different beliefs, one common appearance that seems to occur is how women are treated. We often to see the disrespect that women are catered with after they have significantly helped to the hero’s journey. In “Theseus and the Minotaur”, Theseus was on a mission to kill the mighty Minotaur. After arriving to the island, he was sentenced to enter the labyrinth to die, but the princess Adriane knew his true…

as make him an excellent example of a hero. Lastly, every hero there is, is a hero for a reason, but “What is a hero without love for mankind?”-Doris Lessing. Theseus doesn’t want to try and kills the Minotaur for himself. “The other young Athenians were depending on him. But what if he failed? He banished the thought as quickly as it came to him”(Donaldson 17). This proves that the main reason he is doing it, is for the young Athenians. Theseus wants to stop the sacrifices, so he does the…

complexities involved with these ideas and how our society was built at the expense of minority groups. Argument I: Race (Repression vs Expression) Race is a main theme in Quicksand and Helga’s struggles with her racial identity. Unable to feel like she belongs anywhere, as a mixed-race woman she moves cities, states and continents searching for people that will accept her and a place where she feels at home. In this argument, I will consider race by exploring the geographical changes and how…

The Female Form in Cycladic Sculpture The Cyclades are a group of about thirty small islands located in the southwestern part of the Aegean sea. To the west and north of the island lies mainland Greece and to the east is Turkey. The Cycladic culture which flourished in the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age is best known for its precise and schematic figurines carved from the islands’ marble. The ancient Greeks noticed that they formed a circle around the sacred island of Delos, which contains…

her, he stills tries to gain control over her when he says “But if you’ll promise to keep sacred all that is sacred to me” (Bread Givers pg 295). This ending is problematic because if Sara truly accepts herself as a Jewish American woman she does not have to accept her father’s ways. She can acknowledge her father and his troubling ways. It also suggests that by her only accept her father in her life that she accept traditional Jewish practices into her life. However Helga cannot pass as a…

However, teachings in composition and music theory were under the guidance of Rubin Goldmark, “an old-fashioned teacher...against whom Copland rebelled” (Naxos, 3). During that time, Aaron was charmed with Scriabin, Debussy and Ives as he battered New York’s open libraries for the newest American and European scores. Finally, Aaron’s fantasy of studying in Paris came to achievement (1921-4) taking piano lessons from Ricardo Vines and learning compositions with Nadia Boulanger. While in Paris,…