Theogony

The most common theme throughout myths are all the challenges that gods and goddesses faced. Throughout their lives gods and goddesses came across problems, which either help them become the god/goddess they were, or it allowed them to help others. The first clear example of this was Zeus. The whole problem started because Zeus wanted to overthrow his father and save his brother and sisters from the inside of his father Cronus, where they were capture. So both of them went to war against each…

and including The Greco-Roman Age 4. Who was Hesiod and what type of poetry did he write? What were his most important works? He was the founder of the didactic epic and the first major Greek poet after Homer. Some of his important work are “Theogony” and “Works and Days”. 5. What type of poetry was originally sung to the music of the lyre and described personal feelings instead of acts of heroism? Who wrote the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey"? What is the story of each poem? Lyric poetry…

The altar of Zeus, which is usually referred as the Pergamon altar, is a giant monument constructed under King Eumenes II (Campell, “Pergamon”) on one of the terraces of the Acropolis in Pergamon. It is one of the numerous sculptural monuments that the Pergamenes aim of commemorating their military achievements (Pollitt 81). The altar is a part of the Acropolis that includes the library and the sanctuary of Athena on the sides (Fig. 1), which was built to worship their patron goddess Athena and…

The relationship between the people of ancient Greece and their Gods is often a complicated one, man recurrently feeling at odds with their many fickle Gods, who can be struggling with dilemmas and agendas of their own. In literature we often look for conflicts to be Man vs Nature or Man vs Man, however much of Greek literature is influenced by the relationship between themselves and their Gods establishing a far more intricate conflict premise of God vs God vs Man. In H POEM we learn about…

A motif is a reoccurring idea that develops a central main message, or why something may occur. In this case, there are many similar ideas used in myths around the world. I think analyzing the motifs throughout different religions are important because the stories describe the beginning of the world and humanity. Some of these myths are still alive and are currently being worshipped, but others have died off and are no longer talked about. Concerning creation myths, there are three main motifs…

she is depicted nude. Birth There are three myth variations about her origin. In the first version, Aphrodite was born near Paphos, in the island of Cyprus, according to Sappho the Greek lyric poet, born on the island of Lesbos. In the work of Theogony, she was born when Cronus cut off Uranus's genitals and threw them into the sea, and she arose from the sea foam (aphros). Finally, According to Homer's Iliad, she is the daughter of Zeus and Dione. Personal Life…

Greek Mythology Online Presentation “I guess darkness serves a purpose: to show us that there is redemption through chaos. I believe in that. I think that’s the basis of Greek mythology” (Brendan Fraser). Known throughout our modern world perhaps even more than any nursery rhyme or scary story, are the tales of the Gods by the Greeks. From an early age I was drawn to the epic adventures of Jason and the Argonauts along with Perseus, and I still find them very interesting today. In honor of these…

Zeus was the King of Gods because he overthrew his father and some of his brothers. He was also the ruler of skies and the earth where he had the power to create all natural phenomena related to air and the sky like storms. People refer him as the “father of Gods and Men.” Hera was the Queen of the Gods and the wife and sister of Zeus. She was known for being the Goddess of Marriage and Birth. She was also known for being jealous of Zeus’s many lovers. Dionysus was the Olympian god of wine.…

Introduction: The Existential Significance of Mythology Mythology provides a great wealth of material that is not only profound to think about, but also good to think with. Quoting Joseph Campbell; “Mythologies are allegorical interpretations of living realities, once experienced with such intensity that since continued to shape the human consciousness and their world” (1). Here, myths are not merely fictional stories telling, but uninterrupted existential experiences of the human sphere,…

was (or became) the creator of what came into being, that is to say, I produced myself from the primeval matter [which] I made. I produced myself from the primeval water.” (Wallis 314). In the Hebrew Text, Israel’s God, Yahweh, is said to have “no theogony as a preface to cosmology. The existence of the Creator is assumed, and there is no attempt to explain it.” (Lucasr 3.1.1) Unlike the Babylonian and Egypt’s accounts being under the influence of cosmology, the Hebrew text is unique because it…