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This paper will present an analytical description of Bacchus and Ariadne, an oil on canvas painting created from 1520-3 by Italian painter Titian as a commission for Alfonso d’Este, Duke of Ferrara in the High Renaissance period. The work is part of a series by Bellini, Titian and Dosso Dossi to be placed in the Camerino d’Alabastro within the Ducal Palace alongside other paintings derived from classical texts. Since an 1826 acquisition it has resided within The National Gallery, London. Titian…

Darius I was the third king of Persian Achaemenid Empire who was also commonly called and known as Darius the Great. Darius the Great has lived from 550 to 486 Before Christ Existed. Darius ascended the throne by overthrowing Gaumata, the alleged magus usurper of Bardiya with the assistance of six other Persian noble families; Darius was crowned the following morning. The new king met with rebellions throughout his kingdom and quelled them each time. A major event in Darius's life was his…

After Aristagoras, the tyrant of Miletus, failed to add Naxos to his domain, he began a revolt against the Persian Empire. The revolt ended after six years in a major naval defeat near Miletus and the the rebels were punished severely; King Darius I desired to avenge the disrespect towards his Empire, thus began…

In “Quicksand”, Naxos, the southern boarding school for Negro children, serves to represent the hypocrisy and racial oppression that Helga despises. While the school allegedly promotes liberal ideals as to black education, she is disgusted at its inherent endorsement of…

Theseus managed to kill the Minotaur and save the Athenians, and with Ariadne’s thread he managed to retrace his way out. Theseus took Princess Ariadne with him and left Crete sailing happily back to Athens. Aegeus and the Sails Theseus’ boat stopped at Naxos and the Athenians had a long celebration dedicated to Theseus and Ariadne. After long hours of feasting and drinking, Ariadne fell asleep on the shore and didn’t enter the boat that sailed to Athens. Theseus figured out that Ariadne was not…

The Delian League The question here is "Was the Delian League successful?". My question is, was the Delian League successful in what? The Delian would be considered successful if you believe its mission was to save Greece from a Persian invasion. The Delian League could be considered victorious if you believe that it was designed to help Athens rise to power. If you were from the other Greek polis that was subjected by Athens using the Delian league, I doubt you would think the Delian League was…

Much like Katniss Everdeen of Suzanne Collins’s acclaimed novel, The Hunger Games, Theseus, a well known Greek hero, offered to be one of the tributes of a situation that could potentially end his life. In his case, Theseus voyaged on a quest to the Labyrinth to slay the Minotaur and free the other tributes. All four heroes in Edith Hamilton’s Mythology show traits and features that display their unworthiness to named a hero. Nevertheless, these heroes also exhibit extremely admirable qualities.…

Abert’s Grove entry provides an overview of her success as Duchess but also her successes outside of the regency. Amalia was known for her influence in synthesizing poetry and music at the time. After tending to her role as Duchess, Amalia toured Italy and in response wrote an essay adoring Italian singing. The understanding that we have gain through Abert does not have great details but we must bridge this gap with the help of Jezic we can have a fuller understanding of Amalia’s life. Jezic’s…

The speeches of Hera from Homeric Hymn to Apollo Within the passage, Hera expresses her anger toward her husband Zeus who dishonours her by producing Athena alone. The speech is a consolidation of Hera’s jealousy toward the superiority of Athena and the hatred toward her own failure in childbearing. In contrast with the glorious Athena, Hephaestus who Hera produces alone was “feeble from birth among all the gods, lame and withered of foot,” (H.H. 3g). The shame and the disappointment amplify…

different instruments player different keys and a mixture of loud and soft notes, coming together for an intense chorus and a well-established role of harmony with horn/saxophone throughout the performance. Though there is none of his work on the Naxos Library I was able to find some of his work on Spotify and found his song Just A-Sitting and A-Rockin’. This song has a very similar feel to take the A Train such as the upbeat tempo that is present, however there were many differences that made…