Underworld

word. Over the years there have been many who attempt to depict Hell, but two poets seem to have very similar depictions about their thoughts on such a place. Even though some things are different between the two, it could be argued that Virgil’s underworld inspires Dante's Hell because the reactions that Aeneas and Dante show when presented with events in hell are very similar, The Sybil and Aeneas act like a guide and follower much similar to Virgil and Dante's relationship, and We see many…

Disney’s Hercules is a cute representation of the Greek Hero Heracles however it is not an accurate representation of the myth. Although there are many references to other myths that are correct the plot Disney creates of Hercules is not right. To start off, Disney has the initial scene of Hercules as a baby very wrong. According to the movie, Hera is Hercules’ mother. To be accurate with the myth, I would change Hercules’ family because he is actually the son of the princess Alcmene and…

bringing back your daughter this spring. It’s the same thing every year Demeter. She can only come in the spring. I’m Persephone’s minister and companion to and from the underworld. Back to my story. I am Queen of the Witches. None are as great as me… and none shall ever be. Although some of you all may think I just stay in the underworld for all of my days, I do have several hobbies. I enjoy taking wandering at night, or visiting the cemetery. My pets usually go with me, and they would have…

and they came from the underworld. Learning about the Hopi’s origin story I have found many differences, but also a few similarities to the origin story of Catholics. The Hopi believe that all humans began in the underworld and the people were identified by three classes. “The people were classed as common, middle, and first class” (Neguatewa 1936, p. 7). The first class, Mong-cinum, was made up of priest, High Priest, and the Leaders…

ancient Greece was because of his responsibility to guard the gates to the underworld his name is cerberus. My greek figure is not god nor goddess for it is a monster he is cerberus the guardian of the gates of the underworld and watchdog of Hades.He guards the gates from souls wishing to escape the underworld and prevents living souls from entering the underworld.He is know as the”the monstrous watchdog of the underworld” by Encyclopaedia Britannica for cerberus was one of the labours of…

Persephone as the wife of Hades. Persephone is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, and is portrayed as a young woman of marriageable age. As the wife of Hades, Persephone shares his domain, being given authority and power over all who reside in the underworld (line 364-369). Also, Persephone is able to reprimand those who are immoral or do not satisfy her with offerings and sacrifices (line 364-369). In the hymn, Persephone first starts out as a seemingly static character, but throughout the song…

Hercules had completed all his other tasks with ease. He sought out King Eurystheus for his twelfth and final task. The king being surprised this man still stood after his first eleven labors, needed time to think of the final task and sent Hercules away. King Eurystheus wanted this task to be impossible, something no mortal could ever do. Something so dangerous that he was sure to be killed. The king decided to task hercules with bringing Cerberus to him. Cerberus was no ordinary beast. This…

Aphrodite. This passage is spoken by Anchises, the father of Aeneas, whom at this point has died and waits in the underworld on the Fields of Elysium. Aeneas has gone to Apollos priestess Sibyl to seek her power to tell the future. He wants to know if it is the Trojans destiny to be allowed to settle in Latium as he had been foretold. Aeneas asks Sibyl to show him the way to the underworld so that he may see his father one more time. Sibyl tells him that he needs to find a golden bough hidden in…

reasons it is so moving and sad is that the lovers didn’t do anything deserve have both of their lives destroyed. She had very bad luck and hadn’t done anything bad in her life to earn what happened to her When Orpheus makes his way down to the underworld and tries to convince Hades to let his wife back to the mortal world, so he plays a song on his lyre to try and convince Hades to let her go with him. The song is so sad and emotional that all of the bloodless spirits wept as he sang his song.…

Homer’s poem The Odyssey, Odysseus was often helped by the Greek goddess Athena. He was often hindered by gods because they were angry at him. Odysseus escaped death repeatedly and learned more about what happened when he visited the ghosts of the Underworld. Odysseus…