Ovid

a tall mulberry full of snow-white berries, near which a cool spring bubbled up” (Ovid 488). They made a rash decision to sneak away into a dangerous forest, with no concept of what time the other would be there, nor did they know what to do once they met. Once this bad decision was made, Thisbe had gone too early and dropped her cloak on the ground. “Thisbe to escape, but as she fled she dropped her cloak” (Ovid 488). Her actions of dropping the cloak depicted the way Pyrumas reacted once he…

This essay will aim to explore the ways in which themes of societal breakdown and honour are defined through violence in both Ovid’s The Tale of Philomela and Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus . Violence is not used here as a single broad term, for in both texts there is clear delineation between masculine and feminine violence, and again between honourable and dishonourable violence. To quote Jessica Lugo, “Shakespeare’s Ovidian precursor delivers a tale of gore that develops the themes of…

In Dante’s Inferno, Dante Alighieri writes himself as a traveler who is traversing through the realm of the underworld with the Roman poet Vergil as his guide. In documenting his journey, Dante continually references and encounters both fictional characters and historic figures from the Greek, Roman and Catholic canon. In doing so, he brings the characters and figures back to life, allowing him to rewrite them in his own context and perspective. By reviving these characters and melding the…

for the Greek and Roman gods being explain things that the Greeks and Romans didn’t know or for things they felt needed something to represent. Zeus was for lightning and thunder, Nike for sport. Those are just two of so many more. We can thank Ovid for preserving many of the mythological stories we have today, but he appeared later in time, it was Homer, the earliest, who we have many stories from. In a sense of ideas, we can understand the early Greeks. They made gods to go behind the…

known as the sacred fire bird across many mythologies: Greek, Persian, Arabic, Egyptian, Roman, Turkish, Indian and Chinese among others. The phoenix was said to have resembled an eagle with purple, red and gold feathers, and a scarlet and gold tail. Ovid wrote in his Metamorphoses that the bird lived for 500 years. When it reached the end of its life span, the phoenix would build itself a nest at the top of a palm tree, using…

Whether Sophocles or Ovid wrote about Ajax, both authors captured to describe two complete sides of Ajax. In this case, Odysseus (Ulysses) was in both stories to “reflect” on the infamous Ajax. In Sophocles, Odysseus feels utter respect, aside from despising him, and complete sorrow towards Ajax. The reason towards these mixed emotions falls down to how Odysseus can resemble himself in Ajax, both physically and mentally. “He’s excellence moves me to do it… for I myself will someday reach the…

Topical olopatadine versus placebo in allergic conjunctivitis Introduction: Worldwide, allergic conjunctivitis is a common ocular morbidity with the prevalence of 5% to 22%. At present, topical medications for allergic conjunctivitis consist of topical antihistamines, mast cell stabilizers, eosinophil deactivators, lubricants, and cyclosporine ophthalmic solution and for severe disease; topical corticosteroids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are essential. Olopatadine is a…

that can be discussed, and be compared to a similar story which takes place in book six of Ovid’s Metamorphoses. In this paper, I will have two main points that show the similarities between Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare and Metamorphoses by Ovid. The first main point will be…

Sacrifice means an act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else regarded as more important or worthy, (Dictionary.com). A person has to make a sacrifice or choice in a situation. Sometimes that person is a difficult place in their life, so making a sacrifice may affect that person or another person’s life. In Ovid’s Metamorphoses: Daedalus and Icarus, Daedalus in his cruel and envious mind went first knowing he would wonder where his son was while escaping exile. First, he…

In Book I of “House of Fame,” Chaucer recounts the story of Aeneas and Dido using contrasting elements of both Virgil’s Aeneid and Ovid’s Heroides. While the Aeneid presents Aeneas as making a noble sacrifice on behalf of his gods and his people, the Heroides’ recount of Dido’s lament paints Aeneas as a selfish lecher. The uneasy interweaving of these warring texts leaves the dreamer, the reader of the temple walls, unsure of whether to forgive or to condemn Aeneas (426-430, 293-295). The…