Theban kings in Greek mythology

The Iliad is an epic Greek poem created by Homer who is known as the first and greatest epic poet. The Iliad revolves around a malicious war between the Greeks and Trojans. The Iliad actually takes place in the tenth year of this war. During this war numerous characters endured different struggles because of their own greed and pride. “My word, how mortals take the gods to task! All their afflictions come from us, we hear. And what of their own failings? Greed and folly double the suffering in…

a person or an ideal. Thousands of years ago the ancient Greeks held fast and true to their beliefs and to the cast of characters that populated their pantheon of human-like gods. Homer’s Iliad, an epic poem of the Trojan War, shows the Greeks’ value of loyalty to their gods, their military, and to their family. In the beginning books of the story, the reader is shown the extent of the gods’ influence in decision-making of the Greeks. For example, in the first book, Chryses, the priest of the…

In The Iliad of Homer Hephaistos gives Achilleus a new shield because he wanted to give the Achaians an advantage and attempt to scare the Trojans into thinking that Patroklos was Achilleus. However his plan failed. Patroklos died with Achilleus’s armor on because Achilleus lent it to Patroklos and prayed he would come home safe, this did not happen and Hektor killed him. The armor, stolen, his body, surrounded by an army. Achilleus’s mother, Thetis, asked Hephaistos to make a shield and new…

Religion was the lens through which the Greeks perceived the world around them. The influence of the Greek gods on the Grecian worldview was prevailing because the Greeks believed in the ultimate authority of these deities. However, these deities tended to be temperamental, therefore causing the concept of honor and shame to also play a significant role in Greek worldview. Examining prominent literary works from that era allows us to understand how the Greeks interacted with the world around…

The Inseption of Tides As Athens stretches her arms around the growing empire, two gods overextend their love for something small but charming. In the Aegean Sea, Poseidon and Aphrodite just welcomed two beautiful twin babies, however they were conjoined. The right side of the baby is name Iris. She is beautiful just like her mother, with her hair blonde like the blazing sun awakening in the early morning, burning with intesity. She also has striking eyes that are greener than grass, and…

Greek and Jewish society have been the basis for the development of modern Western civilization. Although certain aspects of each society were similar (ex. The quest for intellectual development), the diverging foci of both societies, the Judaic emphasis on spiritual needs/cleansing versus the Hellenic prioritization of physical desires (ex. Revenge), affected not only societal and religious practices, but also the interpretation of heroism in each culture (spirit versus flesh). Generally, Greek…

of gods and goddesses that they have devoted to the topic of the arts, but also in the festivals that the Greeks would throw in worship of their gods. At these festivals there would be poet reciting, songs of great legends, like Hercules, and stories. Many of the worlds priceless art pieces came from the Greeks, in which they depicted the great feats that their gods accomplished. The Greeks believed in the power of nature, which is evident in many of their art works and literature. These people…

diseases, death, and conflict. Parents teach their children to expect these things and children find their own ways of dealing with these problems. In Greek Mythology, Pandora made all of these things possible when she opened the box that held all of these miseries. The story of Pandora’s box helps explain to those who are interested in mythology where the sufferings of the world originated. Pandora’s story starts with the creation of humans. Zeus, the god of the skies, requested that…

like them. Everyone has either an idol or a hero that they admire. Long ago a hero had a completely different definition. Heroes used to be great warriors who killed people and creatures and who took territories. A hero would be someone who slayed a king and took over, or someone who saved a damsel in distress. In today 's world the word hero has a wide variety of definitions. Heroes now can be a soldier in a war, a doctor curing a patient, a lawyer getting justice for a crime.…

The death of ruler, especially during a war, often signifies the death and utter destruction of a community. Priam’s death as portrayed in both Virgil’s The Aeneid and Seneca’s Trojan Women shows the merciless slaughter of the king on an altar symbolizing the complete ruin of Troy. However, Virgil and Seneca portray Priam in a different light. In The Aeneid Priam is shown to be fighting to his death even though he is frail and old, whereas Seneca focuses on Priam’s death as just one of the many…