Naxos

136/125a in Allegro, a few times, since it is my favorite of the Salzburg Symphonies. The recording of this movement on Naxos’ music library, www.naxosmusiclibrary.com, was played and recorded by the Eder Quartet; a group that was formed in 1973 by the students of the Budapest Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music. The recording began with a much faster tempo, compared to the live…

Although the modern definition of a hero is open to interpretation, most heroes share attributes that classify them as some variation of a hero. The hero archetype is not uncommon in Greek mythology. The average individual could likely describe popular Greek heroes such as Achilles, Heracles, and Odysseus. Among these great heroes are Theseus and Perseus. These two mythological figures hold many similarities; therefore, comparing the myths of Theseus and Perseus allows one to detect underlying…

History and/or Manufacturers: According to violin maker William Bartruff, the violin first appeared in Italy in the 16th century. While the very first violin is maker is not precisely known, scholars debate between Andrea Amati and Gasparo di Bertolotti da Salò. However, debates lay in Amati’s favor. He was considered a lute maker at the time and as the violin was not well known, he would not be documented as the maker of such. Also, the first four string violin as well as the oldest surviving…

then it will be very difficult to succeed. Also, in Theseus and the Minotaur, Theseus left Ariadne on an island. Because of this, Theseus got cursed by Ariadne and his father died when he reached Athens: “but Theseus left Ariadne on the Island of Naxos, where some say the god Dionysus claimed her as his bride” (O’Rahilly 5). This myth shows readers that only thinking about oneself can end up with many people hating you and leaving you. Being selfish was definitely not appreciated nor accepted in…

In the 5th century B.C the Persian Wars raged the Mediterranean in attempt to conquer Greece. The Greek history was a series of battles fought between the Greece and Persia from 499 BC to 479 BC. The Persians were successful at invading but never conquered Greece. The Persian Empire was the largest and most powerful empire in the world and Greece had many cities states including the two main powerful states who were Athens and Sparta. This event all started when a few Greek city states who were…

The Sarcophagus with the Myth of Dionysos and Ariadne, 235 A.D. Marble., H. 0.98 m; W. 2.08 m; D. 0.62 m. Louvre Palace Museum, Paris, France. The Sarcophagus with the Myth of Dionysos and Ariadne is a Roman funerary sarcophagus made in 235 A.D. and found in a tomb in 1805, Saint-Médard-d'Eyrans near Bordeaux, France. The artist is unknown, yet it is known that the sarcophagus was made as a pair with The Sarcophagus with the Legend of Selene and Endymion (Louvre Palace Museum, n.d.). These two…

Have you ever blended a chicken Top Ramen flavoring packet into your strawberry smoothie? Do you cut your vegetables with a straw? Just as a chicken, strawberry smoothie is appalling and using a straw as a knife is unacceptable, so was the racial mixing of Nella Larsen’s white mother and black father in the late 1800s. Growing up as a biracial woman during a time of black discrimination from whites, she could never find her place in the world. She never belonged to the persecuted blacks or the…

Morgan Leris Cultures Paper Greece For my cultures paper I chose Greece, a country within southeast, Europe. Greece has thousands of islands and multiple seas around it. The most important thing about Greece is their history; ancient and present day. Their history is split between seven different periods. Them being Neolithic, Helladic, Ancient Greece, Roman Greece, Byzantine Greece, Ottoman Greece, and Modern Greece. All which play an important role it the countries history. In each…

over the town of Troezen, but this time Zeus intervened and insisted that the city be shared equally by both parties. Needless to say this did not sit well with the sea god. Poseidon also challenged Zeus for rulership over Aegina and Dionysus for Naxos, but was unsuccessful at both attempts. Poseidon's most famous dispute over land once again involved the goddess Athena, but this time the area in question was the district of Attica. As both gods thought themselves to be the more suitable ruler,…

Amphitrite was Poseidon’s wife and main consort. She was a sea nymph and the daughter of Nereus and Doris. Nereus was an old sea God who reigned during Cronus time. Amphitrite was one of the Nereids, daughters of Nereus, who danced on the island of Naxos. After seeing her dance Poseidon choose her to be his wife. She declined and retreated to Atlas. Poseidon then sent a dolphin to get her. She then returned and accepted to be his wife. She can be known a Goddess of salt water. But, mainly she is…