Norse mythology

The Iliad: 9. Choose one of the questions below, and answer in 75-150 words: • The epic begins in medias res. What are some of the literary effects of this narrative structure? By beginning The Iliad in media res, we immediately become part of the action. The first word of the story is “Rage”. We do not get an explanation or backstory about why there is rage. Instead, we get to know what is important, and that is what is happening now. Starting the story this way also grabs the reader’s…

Athenian sculptor, Leochares, created Diana of Versailles in 325 BCE to honor Artemis who is the Greek Goddess of hunting, wilderness, and childbirth. The Romans later created a marble copy of the sculpture in the Imperial Roman period to honor Diana, the Roman Goddess of hunting, the moon, and childbirth. The statue currently resides on display at the Louvre in Paris, France (Ancient Greek & Roman Sculpture). Artemis, the daughter of Leto and Zeus, is a principal Greek God who spends most of…

The majority of humankind has long since moved passed the days of very simple living, where life was nothing more than a collection of tasks that got a person and their family through to see the next day. Now, humans have built massive cities, clear lands and mold them as they see fit, and leave marks of their presence everywhere on the planet. For most, it has become a game of obtaining the most materials for the cheapest, calling their methods under the moral microscope, both for the treatment…

tales that we sometimes hear today. Roman and Greek mythology have much in common, but they also contrast each other greatly, because of this they have influenced our society today. The creation the gods, or what “Is also called Theogony” (The Creation) is what the Greeks believed in. It all started with Chaos, the origin of everything. Erebus (the personification of darkness) submerged out of chaos, followed by love and light. When…

The story of Enuma Elish is inscribed on seven cuneiform tablets, recovered by a collector named AH Layard in Iraq (Matthews and Benjamin). This story has some parallel tales told in the Old Testament, such as Genesis, Exodus and the Psalms. This story presents the father and mother, Apsu and Tiamat, who represent saltwater and freshwater who were present before the creation of the universe. This story provides a description of a series of gods that were created: “When on high ... No heaven HAD…

to 1184 BCE, lasting ten years, this war is one that most consider the most thrilling and dramatic from the Greek times. While a great deal of the information we have on the Trojan War is obtained from Homer 's The Iliad, most of it is based in mythology. Zeus hosted a banquet to celebrate the union of Peleus and Thetis, and invited every god, goddess, and demi-god with the exception of Eris, the goddess of strife. Once Eris discovered she was not invited to this party, she threw the apple of…

In Greek Mythology, the Amazons were a group of female warriors that settled in the secluded city of Themiskyra on the Black Sea (present day Ukraine). No males could live with the Amazons, they were a force by themselves, known for their courage and pride (Cartwright). However, like majority of species, males were necessary for procreation. For the Amazons to continue their race, they would visit a nearby tribe once a year known as the Gargareans. After choosing a partner from the tribe and…

Comparative Eschatology of Christianity and World Mythologies When dealing with the idea of eschatology, many common views come from break-offs of the Abrahamic religions, with the most commonly known revolving around Jesus’ second-coming, the Rapture, and the Armageddon, the fight between the Antichrist and Jesus. While this view seems to be the most developed view of the end of the world, many religions prior to modern times also had some stories or ideas that explained how the end of the…

Gloria Steinem once opined, “[a] feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men.” Steinem renovated American journalism through being influential on expressing the improving the treatment of women in workplaces through her involvement in the feminist movements of the late 1960’s and 1970’s. Her domineering emotional strength as an independent female character connects similarity to even other beings. In the Four Branches of the Mabinogi, Pwyll encounters a…

Many people value love, as it makes them feel wanted and cared for, something that all humans crave at some point. However, with love comes other less than admirable traits like selfishness or hatred. One of the minor goddesses in The Odyssey, Calypso, embodies love in every sense of the word. She expresses her love for Odysseus by caring for him and offering him immortality. However, her strong devotion to him leads to a furious outburst and an unwillingness to release her lover. Calypso is…