Orestes

Based on the conflict between Artemis and Aphrodite in Hippolytus, the conclusion which can be drawn is that the Greeks perceived their gods to be selfish, amoral, vengeful and petty, pursuing their own goals in disregard of the moral and responsible path and killing humans to attack the deities which favored said humans; the conflict between Demeter and the rest of the Olympian gods in Hymn to Demeter reinforces the notion that the gods did not care for mortals when solving conflicts between…

teaching astronomy, which was considered blasphemous due to a debacle between the church of Alexandria and the head of the Alexandrian government. The leader of the church, Cyril and the head of Alexandria, Orestes were arguing over the Christian influence being deemed superior over that of Judaism. Orestes had assumed that Hypatia had dabbled in the “Satanic arts”, but it was Cyril who sought to assimilate Hypatia. After delivering a message to scholars at the University of Alexandria, she was…

Connections between Greek Historical Figures and Myth There was a strong connection between reality and Greek myths. Various stories were adapted with mythological themes in mind, while others were depictions of myth influenced by the heroism of real Greek heroes. In some instances, mythological embellishment of a historical event could have been used to emphasize a theme regarding the event, as with the metopes of the Parthenon. Additionally, in Rome, it was not uncommon for statues of leaders…

The antebellum was the period prior to the American Civil War. During this era, political disputes were instrumental towards the build up that ultimately ended in the break out of the Civil War. In addition, the experimentation of the government, which created different ideologies, led to the dividing of the government into two groups, democrats and republicans. There were economic/political problems such as the nullification crisis, which resulted in the seceding of the slave states from the…

Alcestis was the wife of King Admetus, a man who was allowed to live past the time of his death so long as he found someone to take his place. When the time came for the king to die, Alcestis agrees to sacrifice herself to spare her children from going fatherless. Euripides’s work begins just as Alcestis is about to die. In a heartfelt monologue before her passing, Alcestis only asks that her husband honor her memory by not taking another wife and bringing a stepmother into their children’s…

Task 9 and 10 The greater hero is Theseus instead of Perseus for many reasons. For example, Perseus has no idea that he is a hero, he never really helps anyone so should not be considered a hero. He just goes through some challenges that only benefit him and no one else. He actually gets a lot of help from some gods along the way and does not really do anything that helps. The only reason he actually defeats Acrisius is luck, he accidently kills him. His quest is also very fictional, it does…

The predicament Agamemnon faces before the start of the Trojan War echoes the essential question of whether or not humans have free will and if it can be limited. After the omen of the eagles sent by Apollo, Agamemnon faces a dilemma—should he slay his daughter in order to please the goddess Artemis and reclaim Helen from Troy? Or should he abandon all possibility of sailing to Troy and risk further punishment by the goddess? Aeschylus creates an extremely difficult scenario for Agamemnon that…

or trained in arms. Could I defend myself if someone picked a fight with me?” (16.82-84). Telemachos’ strength is governed by other’s opinions of him. With Mentor he wants to prove himself worthy of greatness and strives to measure up to the great Orestes. With Odysseus, he wants to impress this marvel of a father he has never known and prove himself worthy of his lineage. Now, instead of merely passively dreaming about his father killing the suitors, Telemachos has awoken and is actively…

The curse of Atreus is said to be passed down through generation originating with Tantalus, king of Lydia. Tantalus was a hubris king who wished to test the god’s all-knowing ability. In order to test this ability, Tantalus killed his son Pelops serving him to the gods as dinner. The gods knew of this occurrence and were outraged by this test. They restored Pelops life and sentenced Tantalus to the underworld to be tortured for eternity. After Pelops was resurrected he married and had many…

Homer begins his story asking for creativity from the muse, and then starts in the middle. The epic is cleverly written to tell the story with as much action as possible. The action alludes to the characteristics of human nature that Homer wishes to examine. The importance of intelligence, loyalty and temptation within human culture are clear within many aspects of The Odyssey. Homer is very obvious in pointing out the importance of intelligence in various parts of The Odyssey. The main…