Tantalus

In Greek Mythology, the ancient Greek beliefs about mortality mainly revolved around the three stages of the Underworld. The first stage is The Elysian Fields. This stage was for heroes and people who accomplished great things on earth. The second stage the Fields of Asphodel. This level of the underworld contained zombie-like souls. The souls of these people weren't criminals or heroes. However, if you were a criminal, you would go to Tartarus. This stage was a dark land of souls that were…

mother. The House of Atreus shows the theory of exchange value as Tantalus values the gods' favor as much as that of his son, so he tried to exchange his son's life and meat for the gods' favor, which turned his son into nothing but a commodity. In his economic manuscripts, Marx wrote: "The valid exchange values of a given commodity express something equal" (Marx par. 6). This only means that Tantalus' son was only as valuable to Tantalus as the favor of the gods, so he attempted to exchange one…

John Steinbeck’s “The Leader of the People” studies the relationships between three generations and how quickly one generation can forget the accomplishments and concerns of another. “Yet Do I Marvel” by Countee Cullen is a poem that expresses his doubts and confusions about the world and the relationship between people and God. “We Real Cool” by Gwendolyn Brooks is a poem written in an ironic manner to portray the carefree and eventual tragic lives of seven dropouts who think that they are…

The Lady of Shalott: Tantalus’s Daughter Alfred Lord Tennyson is a Victorian poet who seldom strays out of narrative territory. His poems are stories, and “The Lady of Shalott” is no exception. The Lady of Shalott, for whom the poem is titled after, is a heartbreaking heroine who spends most of her life locked away in a tower, only to finally emerge and softly depart from the world. In the short span of four parts, her tale spans the themes of dreams, imprisonment, misogyny, and death. Not only…

For instance, issues in “Birthplace of Western Individualism” revolve more around Polytheism and what it was. Furthermore, we learn about one of their stories involving Tantalus, and how he was sent to the punishment due to his wrongdoing (paragraphs 12-13). Religion is identified more in this article, than events in “The Rise of Greek City-States: Athens Versus Sparta.” In addition, issues in “ The Rise of Greek City-States:…

Polyphemus the Cyclops, and is only saved when Percy and Annabeth arrive. Percy received a telepathic message from his friend Grover telling Percy the whereabouts of the fleece and how to save him. It only made sense for Percy to have the quest, but Tantalus, the camp activities director, had a…

The house of Atreus was also cursed to such a fate when Tantalus served his son Pelops to the Olympian god. In the Oresteia Aeschylus tells the story of Tantalus descendent Agamemnon. Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter Iphigenia "What can I say? Disaster follows if I disobey; surely yet worse disaster if I yield and slaughter my own child, my home 's delight…

been hit by tsunamis. Sure the Big Island was hit harder, but both Islands have been hit by them. Another example of a similarity between the two islands are that they both have volcanic mountains. Some of the mountains on the island of Oahu are Tantalus, Diamond Head, and Ko’olau Range. Some examples of the volcanic mountains on the Big Island are Mauna Loa, Kilauea, and Mauna Kea. Also, another similarity is that both Big Island and Oahu have natural beaches. On Big Island some examples…

The foremost explanation is that cannibalism myths were used to underscore important values in the Greek community. For example, the myths of Cronus, Tantalus, and Polyphemus reveal not only religious beliefs but also social ones. Many people are aware of the story of the Titan god Cronus, father of Zeus, who swallowed his children because he learned that “one of his children was destined someday to dethrone…

during this timeframe. Part 2: In the poem” Yet Do I Marvel” there were a few references of mythical Greek Gods and the crimes that they committed. The poem speaks of punishment in different aspects. In the line: “Make plain the reason tortured Tantalus Is baited by the fickle fruit, declare”, Countee Cullen is referring to the son of Zeus who was punished for stealing and murder. His punishment was starvation (english.illinois.edu). Another reference was to Sisyphus, who was also referred in…