Styx

greek hero, is often known for his fierceness in the Trojan War. Achilles was the son of a greek god and goddess that were a King And Queen, Peleus and Thetis. His mother, Thetis wanted him to be immortal so she dipped him in the waters of the river Styx. This made him immortal. One thing she did not notice was that she was holding him by his heel when she put him in the water, thus resulting in a small spot where he is mortal. Achilles was a strong, fearless, smart and brave fighter. In the…

Psyche” and “Cinderella” are related because both stories involve impossible tasks that are completed with the help of sympathetic strangers. In “Cupid and Psyche”, Venus makes Psyche sort seeds, fetch golden fleece, fill a flask with water from the Styx, and…

Hades would often supervisor the trial and punishment of the wicked once they were dead. The god was also believed to lead souls down the river of Styx and hand them off to the boatman, Charon. He normally wasn’t one of the judges of the Underworld or part of the torturing process in the deepest part of Hades. But according to greek stories, he never seemed to emerge from the underworld, even in his…

There are some that he feels bad for, like Pier Della Vigna, who is punished in the realm of the suicides. And then there are some that Dante treats absolutely terribly, like Filippo Argenti, one of Dante’s political rivals Filippo is placed in the Styx, with the other Wrathful souls…

little after Pluto was recategorized From a planet to a Dwarf Planet, but still smaller than other Dwarf Planets meaning that It can not clear any objects out of its path. Dwarf Planet Pluto was discovered to have five moons Hydra, Kerberos, Nix, Styx, and Charon the largest moon.…

There are very few epic heroes in the trojan war. There are two of them that stand out and their names are Hector and Achilles. Achilles is the hero form Greece. Hector is the hero from Troy. Achilles is the much better choice of the two. Achilles is the better fit of the two. Achilles one day the greek kings decide to go to Troy and start a because of one women and he goes on a quest. Achilles take his group which was called the mermydons. When Achilles was finally found him He went to Troy.…

characteristics, found in even todays stories. In ancient greek mythology, these heroes were direct descendants from the gods. An example of this is Achilles. The son of a sea-goddess Thetis and king Pelius. As a child, his mother dipped him in the river Styx, making him almost unconquerable. While she submerged him, she held him by his left heel which did not get dipped in the river and this became his weakness. These types of characteristics make achilles a stereotypical hero in Greek…

The guardian of the underworld, Cerberus is the three headed guard beast to the underworld, for all eternity he has kept the dead who passed the River Styx from escaping. Cerberus was the product of the the fearsome monster who stole Zeus’s reign, Typhon, and the mother of monsters, Echidna. His body layout was not entirely just a dog he also had the claws of a lion and the tail of a serpent. Often appearing myths Cerberus was known to be unmatched by any power that came to the underworld and…

victory. If ever in need of a little push in life, you can always look to the story of Nike's first victory and triumph. Nike was first known in Greek mythology as the son of the Titan of Warcraft Pallas, and daughter of the Goddess of the river Styx. Born into a powerful family, Nike was brought into service of the god Zeus from an early age. She learned to stand strong against powerful people gaining bravery and strength. Later on, she was cast into the battle with the Titans over…

up parts of the souls, which, being interminable, in the long run mend just to be assaulted and eaten up once more. While the contrapasso in the Fourth Circle is indistinct to me, it's very evident in the Fifth. Here is a swamp made by the stream Styx. In the swamp the fierce are always sentenced to battle each and "tore each other appendage from appendage" without rest or reason. The messy, speaking to what Dante considers to be the inverse sin from rage, are submerged beneath the swamp's…