Norse mythology

In the epic of the Iliad the hero Achilles had learned that pride can get in the way of your priorities. Achilles had got into argument with his commander at war Agamemnon who is Menelaus brother. In the midst of the argument Agamemnon said this statement:”You may be a good man in a fight, Achilles…Some suitable prize of their own choice, But if it doesn’t, I’ll just go take something myself” in Book I line 140 – 147. Which means that Agamemnon was going to take Briseis from Achilles. Breseis…

“Myths Presented by the tales of the Gods” . The tragedy of “Prometheus Bound” by Aeschylus discusses the story of Prometheus’s punishment for providing the human race with fire. According to Cupitt, “ a myth is “typically a tradition sacred story of anonymous authorship and archetypal or universal significance which is recounted in a certain community … it tells of the deeds of superhuman beings such as gods” (Maurizio 14). In the tragedy, we observe the Greek deity Prometheus being punished…

One mistake Oedipus and his birth family make during the tragedy Oedipus the King is trying to avoid fate. By trying to avoid what was foretold to him and his family, they tried to run away from the problem, which only Oedipus’s fate come true. Had they not listened, not believed in "fate", the question is whether he would have ever made any of that come true. Though the main question throughout the tale is; can we control our fate, or are we not in control of the outcomes in our life? In…

Why gods of Olympians had flaws or frailties Human flaws or frailties, we all have it, like arrogance, greed, impatience, disloyal, etc. One of the most surprising things are that even Olympians have the flaws that humans possess. This is shown throughout the Greek myth. Some of the flaws or frailties are: Greed as seen in story and in “The Moral World” story. Jealously seen in “The Trojan war”. Lastly, being disobedient as seen in the “Daedalus and Icarus” and in “The Creation of Mortals”.…

“Fate is the same for the man who holds back, the same if he fights hard / We are held in a single honor, the brave with the weaklings” 19.318-19. Achilleus realizes that despite his desires, mortality binds him. He recognizes the broken system of the Greek heroism and struggles with the concept of mortality. In Greek legend, Zeus, knowing that an immortal son of a powerful goddess like Thetis would overthrow him, married off Thetis unwillingly to a mortal, thereby dooming all of her children…

Ares is one of the Greek Gods. the God of war. . He represents the violence and horrible acts that can happen during war times like destruction and murder.(“Ares”). His Roman name is Mars, he was an immortal god and had great strength. Ares can be found either on Mount Olympus or on the battlefields most notably during the Trojan war. Ares is one of the 12 olympians and is the son of Zeus and Hera (“Ares”). Ares had three siblings Eilithyia, Hebe, and Hephaestus. He was lovers with Aphrodite.…

famous in Greek mythology by taking her challenge and solving the riddle. The Chimera is a Greek monster with the body and head of a lion with a snake for a tail and a fire-breathing goat head coming from its back. “The most famous moment involving the Chimera in Greek mythology is when the Greek hero Bellerophon, with the help of his trusty winged steed, Pegasus, killed the Chimera with a bow and arrow from the sky above. The most famous moment involving the Chimera in Greek mythology is…

Torso of Dionysos or Apollo is a freestanding marble sculpture depicting a nude male god and is currently on display at the Ackland Art Museum. An unidentified artist sculpted the work during the Roman Imperial period in the 2nd century CE, evoking a 4th century BCE Greek style. True to its name, Torso of Dionysos or Apollo is only a fragment of the original sculpture that depicted either Dionysos or Apollo. However, the work lacks enough distinguishing characteristics to accurately determine…

Willie Ramsey World Literature: Essay 1 Tuesday, October 4, 2016 An Account Of The Death Of Two Epic Heroes. American Literature is the most intriguing form of literature written in the United States. It’s constant use of themes, life lessons, and detailed drama is what makes American Literature. Pieces of work such as “Gilgamesh” and “The Iliad” are two very popular works of American Literature that both embody the true characteristics of American Literature. The Epic of Gilgamesh is an…

For my final project, I will compare two pieces of art and show the comparisons and differences that they have in the Greek ancient period and the modern period of the same theme “the representation of the Trojan war”. The visual work art is a bilingual art because it was made with the participation of two artists, Andokides (Red figure) and the Lysippides (Black figure) and it is titled “Achilles and Ajax Playing a Dice a Game”. It was painted in 525–520 B.C in Greece and it represents the…