He was one of the few mortals honoured by the gods, but he foolishly and cruelly wanted to test their omniscience. During the feast he gave to the gods, he killed his son, Pelops, and served the flesh of his son to the gods. All but Demeter recognised human flesh and was repulsed by the horrid crime. According to the Boeotian poet, Pindar, he wrote that his crime was not only those mentioned above, but also that Tantalus had abused his privileges, by trying to share
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 . . .
Rome and Greece and their influence Ancient Rome and Greece were two civilizations that made an impact on history and much of their ideas are used in today’s civilizations. The fact that they were such strong civilizations kept them in power for such a long period of time. Their civilizations consisted of numerous details to create such a powerful civilization. Some of these are found in our civilization’s today such as government, architecture, medicine, and entertainment. A strong government played a key role in structuring such powerful civilizations.
[2] The Greeks were ambivalent toward Ares: although he embodied the physical valor necessary for success in war, he was a dangerous force, "overwhelming, insatiable in battle, destructive, and man-slaughtering. "[3] Fear (Phobos) and Terror (Deimos) were yoked to his battle chariot. [4] In the Iliad, his father Zeus tells him that he is the god most hateful to him. [5] An association with Ares endows places and objects with a savage, dangerous, or militarized quality. [6] His value as a war god is placed in doubt: during the Trojan War, Ares was on the losing side, while Athena, often depicted in Greek art as holding Nike (Victory) in her hand, favored the triumphant Greeks.
In Sophocles, the house of Oedipus was fated or marked by the gods. The family members all died violent deaths and could not escape their special destiny. It was a house also fated by character, including people like Oedipus and Antigone, noble in their ideals but extreme in their willful behavior. For the Greeks, moderation was an important virtue that allowed humans to live harmoniously with the gods and other people. The tragic hero/heroine was a person who went beyond ordinary behavior or thinking and was punished for it.
However, he also creates a model of Greek man as Jason that lead to the tragic deeds at the end. Although Medea has just cause to be angry, but does she really need to be violent and does Jason deserves our utter contempt? After all the ungratefulness Jason gave her, Medea becomes angry is very understandable. She has done a lot for Jason but he denies all and being unfaithful to her. In the play, Euripides has described Medea as a woman who “wild with love”.
From the ancient version, the evidence can be obviously seen that Helen is always be blamed by the others. For example, she is blamed by Odysseus as “a faithless woman.” He thinks Helen is willing to go with Paris causing “a Romantic adventure.” Moreover, she is blamed by the noble men of troy, they say, “Man must fight for such as she.” Also, Helen is regards as all that agony and death as they say to each other, “For her face was like to that of an immortal spirit.” The noble men of Troy are insulting her even she is staying by them. We can see that Helen is blamed unfairly just
The bones were then taken the Athens and placed in a new tomb. The reasons behind the collecting of old items doesn't have a definite answer, however, many ancient civilisations held reverence for their ancestors. Perhaps collecting items such as these showed admiration for the dead. Romans As the Roman's grew as a civilisation, they wanted to be rich with culture, just like the Greeks. The Greeks had a rich history and culture which was idolised by the Romans.
Phobos, where the term phobia comes from, was the son of Ares, the god of war. His name means fear in Greek. Phobos used to go alongside his father into battle where he would witness firsthand the horrors of war. His mother was Aphrodites, the goddess of beauty. Her husband was Hephaestus, an ugly god, so she had countless trysts.
Much of the literature of ancient Greece, such as the works of Homer and Hesiod, portray women as evil, and beings that exist simply for the purpose of reproducing. An example of this is within Hesiod’s Works and Days, “I am going to give them Evil in exchange for fire, their very own Evil to love and embrace” (Works and Days, p.130, 75). The Evil of whom Zeus is speaking is, in fact, woman. Evil hardly sounds like the making of a hero, yet Euripides made Medea, a woman, the hero of this play. The poet dared to defy the social norm and create a new form of tragedy, one in which characters are used equally throughout regardless of their sex.