Styx

his undipped heel into the River Styx, but his loyalty to others. The legend of Achilles talks about a great warrior that was strong and courageous and extremely loyal. The myth also tells that he had one vulnerability which was his “Achilles heel.” (History) When Achilles was a baby his mother wanted to protect him by making him immortal. She would burn him every night and then rub him with ambrosial ointment. (History) She dunked his body into the River Styx that had waters that “conferred…

The wrathful sinners are forced to fight on the surface of the river named Styx. The sullen sinners are gurgling under the surface of the river. The boat and oars symbolize how Dante, Virgil, and Phlegyas arrived to this circle. I painted the bottom of the circle blue to symbolize the river named Styx. I painted red streaks over top of the blue pait to show the blood in the water from the sullen and wrathful sinners. Heretic sinners are…

Hades was one of the original six Olympian gods Hades was the eldest son of the Titans, Cronus and Rhea Born on the island of Crete Poseidon, Demeter, Hestia, Hera, Zeus, Chiron were his siblings He was known as the god of death and the King of the Underworld He was also known as the god of the secret wealth of the earth because of all the wealth that came with cultivating the fertile soil and mining gold, silver and other valuable metals. The word “hades” means invisible in Greek language and…

The function of a literary device is to provide a deeper analyzation of the structure of a novel or poem. In Dante’s The Inferno, literary devices provide the reader with a clear explanation of the journey through hell in order to better comprehend eternal punishment. TS Dante uses imagery in order to give the reader a pictorial aid of the actions within hell. Ex1 Sound imagery in Canto 3 displays the Opportunists torment, allowing the reader to explore the sounds within hell. Elab The first…

Subterranean Homesick Blues Again is a comedy written by Dennis Reardon. This play is about two couples that go on a tour; however, the trip takes a dark turn. The purpose of this play is to enlighten readers that your sins no matter how small can still send you to hell. Reardon’s play is a fine piece of literature. The plot twist at the end will amaze readers. Reardon’s selection to incorporate Greek mythology into the play is what gives the play a pop of color. His way of using the Tour Guide…

Mercury. So before you get lost i’ll start explaining. In the allusion side of things Nike was a goddess that didn’t really have much Mythology about her there's only one piece. The piece is when Zeus was looking for allies before the titan war and Styx brought her daughters and one of them was Nike the goddess of Victory. So that is pretty much the only piece of Mythology Nike has. The allusion is used in the company Nike because they used the goddess name for the company's name. The…

on the Night's Plutonian shore!" this allusion is of Pluto the God of the Underworld. This helps pull out the theme of death because the underworld is what lies between life and death. Poe also uses the allusion "shore" which alludes to River Styx. River Styx is what is said to be between the Earth and the Underworld. Continuing, “The Raven” has a highly expressed theme of…

moment, but rather than giving up, Thetis then took him to the Styx and dipped him in the river. It is widely known that this was the method that worked; this is what made Achilles invulnerable. Through sheer determination and an unwillingness to give up on her endeavors, Thetis was able to change the nature of her child and in doing so, change the very way in which the world works. If one takes into consideration that the River Styx is also legendary and so would be quite difficult to…

Archetypes Related to The Hobbit In Thomas C. Foster’s How to Read Literature Like a Professor, many different archetypes and literary codes are discussed. Examples of these archetypes that apply to J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit include a hero’s quest, the act of communion, and a descent into the underworld. Understanding how these different archetypes apply to literature, whether it’s the casual reader or an English professor, can greatly enhance the reading experience. One archetype mentioned…

Thomas Stearns Eliot (T.S. Eliot) wrote the The Hollow Men which revolves around the idea of how war affects and devastates society. The overall tone of this poem is grim and foreboding. The theme of The Hollow Men expressed through imagery, similes, allusions, and metaphors is that war ruins men and society. Historically The Hollow Men was written in response to World War I and its effects on society. Thomas Stearns Eliot was a Harvard graduate and an extremely prolific writer for his time. The…