Theban kings in Greek mythology

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: (A discussion of Milton’s Theodicy in Paradise Lost) Mythology is a way for people to explain the unexplainable. From the Greek gods and mythology to the Biblical version of the creation, people use stories like these to explain how and why things happen the way they do. Milton uses the story of Adam and Eve to explain why terrible things like death, illness, and suffering occur in the world today. He uses the story to explain how God can be an all loving, all…

The war in the Iliad Was there really a war between the Trojans and the Greeks? No one knows for certain, the Greeks believed 1000 years ago their ancestors took part in the Trojan wars. If the war did happen Homer the poet did not experience it himself. Homer lived somewhere between 850 and 750 B.C. the took place in the 12th century B.C.(web). Some people believed that these stories are old traditions that was passed down orally. However, Homer has been credited for being the first to write…

Reference: D 'aulaire, Ingri and Edgar Parin. D’aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths. New York: Delacorte Press, 1962.Print In this book there were many stories about all the different gods and goddesses. One of the stories was about a goddess named Aphrodite. Aphrodite was the goddess of love. Nobody knew where Aphrodite came from, she was the only Olympian who did not have a mother or father. One story about a god that I read was about Cronus, Cronus grew up to be stronger than his father. So when…

Prometheus and the Ideal of Justice Prometheus, a hero in Greek mythology, created mankind and always looked out for their well being. He his seen throughout many Greek myth stories, such as, the theft of fire, the instruction of men in the arts, the sacrificial share, and the changing, torture, and release of Prometheus, in all of which he worked to make things fair for the humans. He portrayed justice, which can be defined as the quality of being fair and reasonable, in all of those stories.…

In Homers’ The Iliad, Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero during the fabled Trojan War. It was he who was the architect of the Trojan horse, which was a giant wooden horse filled with Greek soldiers left outside the walls of Troy to feign surrender. The Trojans fell into the deception and had their kingdom sacked as a result, culminating the end of the war. The plan developed by Odysseus exhibited his cunning, a trait that would serve him well in the upcoming years of his journey home.…

was the choice he made in order to prevent a tragedy, however, during his travels, Oedipus killed King Laius a stranger, unknown by Oedipus. In killing King Laius he had brought about one of the prophecies by his own freewill. Oedipus marriage to Jocasta, his mother was of free will and fate couple together due to the death of Jocasta’s husbands Laius. Creon in an attempt to solve the murder of King Laius and end the suffering of the plague that left the fields and women barren, Apollo demands…

these two characters’ advice develops from his fear of them proving him wrong, leading to the belief that Creon’s selfishness does not necessarily prove responsible for his stubborn pride. He believes he is always true in his own knowledge, and as king, he cannot afford acting wrongly because he…

following quotation from Book Nine of The Odyssey: "I'd brought along a skin of wine that we'd been given as a gift. It was so strong that we usually diluted it in water twenty to one. The Cyclops tossed it back and then demanded more. 'I like you, Greek,' he said 'I'm going do you a favor. What's your name?''My name is Nobody,' I told him.It turned out that the favor he intended was to eat me last."" Both Odysseus and the Cyclops show twisted use of xenos, Odysseus does this through tricking…

When he walked amongst the mortals, he wore the guise of an old bearded man who most times carried his trademark trident. On his command, the oceans rose up in violence or were calm and placid and they often were a reflection of his moods and emotions. Poseidon was the creator of all sea life, including the sea monsters such as the Cetacean, Sea Serpents and the Kraken. He was also the creator of all the equine. The horse was very special to Poseidon and is seen in the waves as the crashed upon…

Zeus explains to Athena that Poseidon despises Odysseus because of the role Odysseus played in the plot to exterminate the eye of the Cyclops Polyphemus. The reason Poseidon is so infuriated by this is because Polyphemus is Poseidon’s son. Therefore, Poseidon maintains a hatred of Odysseus and “will not let him end his exile”(200) Homer indicates that although Odysseus encounters a great deal of misfortune in his journey, the major misfortune was the disapproval of Poseidon and Zeus. The…