Theban kings in Greek mythology

When she realizes her son is in need of her help, Thetis does everything she can to provide Achilles with what he needs. In this instance, it includes traveling to Hephaestus to have custom armour made. Thetis comments, “I am on my way to Olympus heights, to the famous Smith Hephaestus- I pray he’ll give my son some fabulous armor full of the god’s great fire!” (P. 472) As a loving mother, Thetis wants only what is best for Achilles; however, helping her son is also a consolation prize for…

Rhea Rhea was a greek goddess, who was a mother and husband of some of the most famous greek gods, and who is represented of the mother of the gods. She can otherwise be known as Rhiea. She is known as the titaness, mother of the gods, goddess of female fertility, motherhood, and generation. She was the daughter of Uranus, the sky god, and Gaea, goddess of the earth. Rhea then got married to her brother Cronos and had six children. The children they had were named Hestia, Hades, Demeter,…

Intro paragraph Julia the Goddess of the World Crescent is the god of the moon and Grace is the goddess of the sun and they had a had a daughter, Goddess of the earth named Julia. Julia was a calm, peaceful, nice, and rarely get mad Goddess. Julia was as peaceful as birds chirping. She started creating the earth at a young age and she had a brother, God of…

There are many gods and goddesses in Greek mythology, but there are only 12 major Olympian gods. Greek mythology teaches the origin and the significance of them. All of the gods and goddesses have long pasts and large effects on other people. An example would be the goddess Artemis, who is part of the major Greek mythology family. Artemis, the goddess of hunt, had a strange birth, unique morals, and many companions and enemies. Artemis had two parents named Leto and Zeus, one sibling called…

variety of characters. There is Kreon, the newly appointed leader who has a complex and must always be correct and does everything to make a point. We have Eteokles and Polyneices, the twin brothers who fought each other until both died over who would be king, after Eteokles would not give up the crown to his brother. We also have Antigone, the headstrong girl who makes a stand for justice and what she thinks is right. This all spawns from Kreon deciding only one of her brothers would be…

Between “Damon and Pythias” and “Two Friends”, I believe that “Two Friends” presented friendship more realistically. The fact that “Damon Pythias” is a Greek legend, meaning that it’s an exaggerated story, makes its presentation of friendship a lot less realistic. On the other hand, “Two Friends” presented friendship more realistically since the author left a lot of hints, which foreshadowed the developments of the story. For example, it may seem unrealistic that M. Sauvage and M. Morissot went…

for being the god of fire, metalworking, and sculpting art. Hephaestus came from Greek royalty, being the son of Zeus and Hera. Legend has it that when Hephaestus was born, he was crippled so Hera threw him from Olympus, where he landed in the ocean. He was then raised by Thetis and Eurynome. Hephaestus married Aphrodite, making her a Greek goddess. Together they had six children, making them fall in the line of Greek royalty as well. Hephaestus and Aphrodite created one of the most powerful…

The Queen gave the knight two conditions, to die or to answer a question. So the knight chose to answer the question "What is the thing that women desire most?” So the Queen gave him a chance to answer the question in 12 months and a day. Then, the knight started to begin his journey to look for the right answer to the queen's question that could spare his life. The knight went to a lot of places, went through a lot of challenges but he failed to find the answer until the day before the deadline…

Since it started in oral tradition, the epic Beowulf has no known author. It fill in as a portrayal of the Anglo-Saxon culture it starts from. As a show-stopper, it likewise fills its need of moral direction, today filling in as an exhibition of what values were vital to the Anglo-Saxon people. Particularly observed through the characters of Beowulf and Wiglaf, the poem Beowulf illustrates three critical morals of now is the ideal time: bravery, honor, and loyalty. Furthermore epic of Beowulf…

for to prophecies of Teiresias because the prophet told him that his the one killed the king. “….For the accursed pollutant of this land is you.-Teiresias” “How dare you to utter shameful words like this? Do you think you can get away with this?-Oedipus” Because of Oedipus anger he never listened to any word that the prophet has to say and blame Creon his brother in law for the loyalty that he has to the king even though he knows to himself that Creon will never betray him. And it was also his…