Theban kings in Greek mythology

Reeves personification as a superhuman is a hero to his city and he has villains that fight against him. Christopher Reeves and Achilles are both heroes to their people and both want to fight for something. Achilles at the beginning does not like his king and is only a warrior because he is a good at being a warrior. Christopher Reeves personification as a superhuman, he fights to protect his city and the people in it. They both are superhuman, Achilles is a demi-god and Christopher Reeves…

Joseph Strorm is shown as religious and strict father to David. Firstly, Joseph shows his true character in moments of concern when David asks for an extra hand. One evening, David had reached home and noticed a splinter in his hand which he pulled out but continued to bleed a lot. He was given assistance from his mother who helped him clean up the wound and neatly striped it up, as she finished helping her son, then David claims mentioning he could have managed on his own if he had a third hand…

In the early times of the Greek civilization, there were no written language, and no written history. However, this is the time where two of the most influential Greek stories were created. This was the birthplace of the greats, The Odyssey, and The Iliad, and the template of all Greek writings to come. The man said to write the epics stated above was ironically blind. Homer, the greatest epic poet, was also the first. He is arguably the most influential man in the history of western…

The Very Controversial Snake There are many common assumptions, beliefs, and stereotypes about snakes (serpents).The snake is a very controversial figure for they are seen as either cunning, deceiving, and greedy, sign of death and sickness, or as a part of creation, immortality, hero, or as a protector. And that's just the tip of the iceberg of their many characteristics. Asian, African, and Australian snakes are viewed as a great and good power such as a Rainbow and Rain God, the…

second that mythology was only for the Ancient Greeks in the past because it’s still used today. How else would one explain Big Foot or Santa Clause, two very common myths of today? No questions are necessary when it comes to Santa or mythology for that matter because mythology doesn’t ask questions. Before getting into what mythology actually is, it is defined as the study of myths. Ology is study of and myths means myths therefore mythology literally means study of myths. Ancient Greeks used…

focus of Ancient Greek art was that of the human body. Almost all of these sculptures are of nude men. A very common subject was the idealized male body. To Greeks one of the most favorable subject was that of the athlete, as it represented the ideal form. Throughout centuries the idea of beauty was…

The two different "demigods" Perseus and Heracles are different in many many ways, but also there are even the most littlest things (that really are the big things) that make the two similar. Both of the demigods are similar by being heroes, sons of Zeus, strong warriors, and the two were both born with a curse. As i was saying before these are the littlest BUT important similarities between the two. Perseus is different from Heracles by many ways, Perseus was a great demigod, he has done…

A Different Kind of Hero What is a hero? The first thought that probably came into your mind was someone like batman, spiderman, or superman. All these character have one thing in common, they are heroes. A hero is person who is admired or idolized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities such as honesty, selflessness, and charity. These characters have all shown these traits, but an epic hero is even more special because they extenuate and deepen the meaning of a hero. An…

SOCIETY BECOMING AN OUTCAST. Scapegoating occurs in different topics with different ways of blaming others, for example: mythology, religion, diseases, school shootings, government and media. Greek traditions mostly creates the Western perspective of the female, and uses a woman to explain the existence of evil developing in women as a society being an outcast. According to Greek mythology, Pandora is the first woman and the first scapegoat. Earth is a happy place before the existence of…

being was able to redemption of people from disastrous epidemic in the aspect of Black Death which was grave depriving in human history, resulted the death of million people. This plague created upheavals in religion, social and economical spheres of Thebans. In search of retrieval from this plague, the hero of the play Oedipus endeavored by tooth and nail. Only in this case he somewhat appeared as a worried leader for his nation he sent Creon to Delphi, where god Apollo discloses the hidden…