Sphinx

Monster the Creation of our Wild Imaginations Are monsters a reflection of our fears or a way to escape the harsh truth about reality into the wild side of our minds? In today’s society monsters play a big role in our lives, we see monsters in movies, shows and stories that people tell us. Monsters are a reflection of our fears, the creativity of our minds and the believes of our cultures. Some of these monsters fascinate people because of their abilities and their way of living. A monster is…

Well-known play writer, Sophocles, in his play Oedipus the King tells a dramatic story of a tragic hero that caused his own downfall. Sophocles’ purpose is to show his audience that excessive pride could be destructive. Sophocles creates a tragic story of a brave king that turned into a blind beggar to convince his audience that pride can hide one from seeing the truth. In Oedipus the King, blindness is an evident motif that was used throughout the play to show the reader that the worst…

I think that Oedipus’s greatness comes from his soul. He leaves his home to avoid a horrible prophecy and protect his family only to walk strait into it. His greatness is present in his actions, when he defeats the Sphinx with his cunning and ability to solve the sphinx’s riddle. I think his cunning and loyalty to his city are part of his greatness but they also lead to his downfall. His needs to know the truth and stop the plague that has befallen his city, but this leads to the truth of the…

east for Alexander's 260-year-old cloak, which he then wore as a sign of greatness. Julius Caesar dedicated a statue but replaced Alexander's head with his own, and Augustus visited Alexander's tomb in Alexandria and briefly changed his seal from a sphinx to Alexander's profile. There has also been some speculation that Julius Caesar wept by a statue of Alexander, embarrassed that the Macedonian had accomplished so much more at a younger age than he had. Plutarch, a Greek who became a Roman who…

My myth analysis focuses on a mythological story derived from the ancient Egyptian culture, it is the story of Re. Re was a major god in ancient Egyptian mythology who was made synonymous with the midday sun, he was considered the creator of all things on earth and also other gods who are considered lesser than him such as Isis, Osiris, Etc. The story that I have chosen to analyze about he starts with his creation which was spontaneously out of the darkness came a shining egg and from the egg…

this he was saved by a shepherd and raised by King Polybus and Queen Merope. Adding to his already incredible character, he presented himself as a champion to the land of Thebes to remove and answer the sphinx’s riddle. Successfully defeating the sphinx and as a reward for his heroic actions, he was able to marry the queen. He can be regarded as someone with an intellect that could rival the gods. His fate begins when he killed his father because of an argument at a crossroad. Unbeknownst to him…

was destined to kill his father and marry is mother. After hearing his fate, he fled from the lands of Corinth because he did not want the prophecy to come true. On the road, he came into contact with some travelers and killed them. He came upon a Sphinx which had people trap at a gate because they could not solve her riddle, but Oedipus solved the riddle. The people thanked him and said he should be their next king, so he did. He married Queen Jocasta and became king. When a plague ruined their…

New Kingdom Egypt was an era that was fit for a king and queen, but to be specific it was fit for a Pharaoh. Being a Pharaoh in Ancient Egypt, meant that they had a lot of responsibility and was looked up to. Well known today and youngest Pharaoh during the New Kingdom era was no other than the Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Otherwise known as King Tut. In many of the wall paintings in his burial chamber, it depicts his accomplishments during the time he was alive and the welcoming he received from the…

Throughout literature, especially in tragedies, characters are often plagued with a hamartia, a fatal flaw. These fatal flaws often incite dire consequences; resulting in a character’s downfall. This circumstance is evident through the Jewish Proverb, “Proud people breed sad sorrows for themselves.” The sorrows that emanate from the prideful could range from destruction and turmoil, sadness experienced by others, or one’s own unfortunate defeat. Oedipus from Oedipus the King and Coalhouse…

Control is perhaps the most universally powerful and unfulfilled desire anyone has. History has exposed that cravings for control over social situations, emotions, body image, financial states, etc. are passed down exponentially through every generation. In the past century a global movement has occurred displaying humans being aggressively protective of control over their own and others freedom. Whether it is race, gender, social class, age, or religion, you name it and someone is complaining…