Saturn Devouring His Children Francisco de Goya a famous artist, who would at times be called the father of modern art, was a very subversive artist. “Saturn Devouring His Son” is the name given to one of his paintings which portrays a dark, interesting image. According to the traditional interpretation, it depicts the Greek myth of the Titan Cronus who, fearing that he would be overthrown by one of his children, ate each one upon their birth. This work of art was one of the few that grasped my attention because of the extraordinary way he used the principles and elements of art to convey a dark imagine full of tenebrism or chiaroscuro to show the dept of the action Saturn was committing. His expressive way of painting combined with the Greek gods’ history makes a connection any viewer is clear to understand.
Elizabeth Kim Wilson COR 101-17 12 September 2013 The Odyssey’s Son of Pain Homer’s epic tale The Odyssey recounts the many trials that Odysseus must face as he journeys from the Trojan War back to his homeland of Ithaca. Odysseus encounters many troubles over the course of his journey, some of which are thrown his way by the Gods (which he angers on many different occasions), and some of which he causes himself. His name in ancient Greek roughly translates to mean “troublemaker.” Odysseus is known for his clever mind, made famous by the ruse that won them the war in The Illiad, the Trojan horse. As he drifts from place to place, Odysseus and his men must depend on the hospitality of their hosts. Therefore Odysseus is very charming to whomever
This means that the gods had key roles in the fates of mankind, an idea which is hinted heavily upon during the course of the play. The title character of Aeschylus’ production, Agamemnon, faces various challenges which ultimately end rather poorly with Clytaemnestra organising his assassination. It could be argued that this was destined to happen from the very beginning of the sequence of events due to the family curse that circles his house. Atreus’s house was known for the curse that seemed to pass down through the generations of his sons which involved terrible things, ie murder happening between the children and the fathers. Atreus himself was involved in the tragedy in which he murdered his brother’s children and served them up as a dish to eat.
In Antigone, by Sophocles, The characterization Creon proves the quote to be true through his irrational decisions and edicts. His abuse of power is shown through Creon by forbidding anyone to give Polyneices an honorable burial and not listening to the prophet Teiresias. When Oedipus, King of Thebes, dies, his throne is left for his two sons Eteocles and Polyneices. When Eteocles refuses to share the throne, the two brothers go to war. Both are killed in the struggle for power.
Odysseus then reveals himself. One of the other leading suitors, Eurymachos, begs for mercy but Odysseus tells the suitors to fight or to try escape. Odysseus had previously ordered two of his faithful servants, Eumaius and Philoetius to close/block all exits. Eurymachos is the next to die. As he leads a charge against Odysseus he is fatally hit with a spear to the heart.
Hook The Greek translation of Poseidon is “Earth Shaker,” a name unjustly associated with wrath and revenge. Thesis Poseidon has an underserved reputation of being a wrathful and vengeful god. “Odysseus, with the help of his men, lifts the flaming stake, charges forward and drives it into Polyphemus ‘ eye, blinding him . . .
To begin with, the battle between the Montague’s and Capulet’s caused the death of Mercutio and Tybalt. To illustrate the point, Tybalt killed Mercutio because he was close to the Montagues, which he despised, and Mercutio had challenged him to a duel. Before Mercutio died in 3.1 he exclaimed, “A plague a both your houses!” meaning that the fight between the two families are like a plague where there’s no benefit (3.1. line 106). This implies that Mercutio felt that he was caught up between the everlasting feuds between the two families and he wanted no other innocent people to die from this conflict between the two families, therefore shouted out this fraise. In addition, in 3.1 Romeo murdered Tybalt to avenge the death of Mercutio by saying “Either thou or I, or both, must go with him.” (3.1. line 129).
The Tragic Hero In Literature and Society (4th edition), Sophocles’ play “Antigone” depicts Creon as the tragic hero because of his tragic flaw, his suffering, and the way he arouses pity and fear in the audience. In Greek mythology, Creon is of noble blood and the ruler of Thebes. He becomes the king after his nephew’s death. He orders a law to forbid anyone from burying Polyneices, brother of the former king Eteocles. Polyneices betrays his kingdom and dies killing his brother.
In fact, some of the monsters in the story knew he was an epic hero, such as Circe in Book 10 (Line 56) “ ‘ What champion, of what country, can you be?’”, Odysseus finally justify himself to Poseidon, who finally let him return to home. As soon as he got home, he needed to conquer one last challenge. In order to see his wife, Penelope again, he had to kill the army of suitors that were waiting at his front door for Penelope’s hand in marriage. He killed each and every single one of the men. For this reason, Odysseus have had proven himself to be an epic
Fight your way out, / or run for it, if you think you can escape death. / I doubt one man of you skins by…” (705). By destroying the suitors, Odysseus used violence once again as a way to satisfy his need for vengeance, despite the fact that the suitors offered alternate ways to pay him back. Since the suitors betrayed him, pursued his beloved wife Penelope, and threatened to take his place as king, Odysseus felt the need to slaughter the suitors as the most sufficient way to retaliate. “Death at the Palace” suggests Ancient Greeks considered violent revenge adequate.