by Euripides - comparativeliterature
... heroes, and stock characters. He championed the underdog and challenged traditions through his radical ideas regarding the gods and society. Some called him an atheist, but he did not reject religion-he merely identified and denounced its shortcomings. ...
... heroes, and stock characters. He championed the underdog and challenged traditions through his radical ideas regarding the gods and society. Some called him an atheist, but he did not reject religion-he merely identified and denounced its shortcomings. ...
The Medea of Euripides: An anthropological perspective
... Zeus is in charge of many things on Olympus And many things the gods achieve beyond expectation; The expected was not accomplished And the god found a way for the unexpected. This is how this story ended. Euripides in Medea [1] ...
... Zeus is in charge of many things on Olympus And many things the gods achieve beyond expectation; The expected was not accomplished And the god found a way for the unexpected. This is how this story ended. Euripides in Medea [1] ...
The Cult of Heroes and the Ajax of Sophocles*
... extraordinary figures were able to do either harm or good, depending on whether they were treated with contempt or respect. Acting on such a belief, they began to worship the spirits of these heroes, placing offerings near their graves and providing them with cults. Thus archaeologists have discover ...
... extraordinary figures were able to do either harm or good, depending on whether they were treated with contempt or respect. Acting on such a belief, they began to worship the spirits of these heroes, placing offerings near their graves and providing them with cults. Thus archaeologists have discover ...
A Tale of Two Cities? - VUW research archive
... relatively modern. This is done to demonstrate the way in which Classics has developed through modern theory. Where sources are pre-1950, these are restricted to excavation reports (for example, Schliemann and his Mycenae reports, or Smith, 1869, as one of the original investigators of the archaeolo ...
... relatively modern. This is done to demonstrate the way in which Classics has developed through modern theory. Where sources are pre-1950, these are restricted to excavation reports (for example, Schliemann and his Mycenae reports, or Smith, 1869, as one of the original investigators of the archaeolo ...
THE POLITICAL EXPERIENCE OF ANCIENT GREEK TRAGEDY
... (Goldhill, 137-139). Griffith suggests that the tragedies essentially were geared towards negotiating the tension between the democratic ideology and elite leadership, such that tragedy mimicked how democracy actually functioned in Athens with the majority of people essentially relying on the advic ...
... (Goldhill, 137-139). Griffith suggests that the tragedies essentially were geared towards negotiating the tension between the democratic ideology and elite leadership, such that tragedy mimicked how democracy actually functioned in Athens with the majority of people essentially relying on the advic ...
Theseus and the Minotaur
... and chose him to be sacrificed. In any case, Theseus became one of the fated fourteen who embarked with the Cretan fleet. Sponsors for the Quest The sea upon which they sailed was the domain of Poseidon, who together with his brothers Zeus and Hades were the three most powerful gods of the Greek pan ...
... and chose him to be sacrificed. In any case, Theseus became one of the fated fourteen who embarked with the Cretan fleet. Sponsors for the Quest The sea upon which they sailed was the domain of Poseidon, who together with his brothers Zeus and Hades were the three most powerful gods of the Greek pan ...
Τύχη: Fortune, Fate and Chance in Herodotus and Thucydides
... They could have attributed every inexplicable act to the divine, more so to Tyche, but instead they both chose to attribute man’s fate to his own character flaws and subsequent actions. God (Θεον) occasionally makes an appearance, as in Herodotus’ line “Many things make it plain to me that the hand ...
... They could have attributed every inexplicable act to the divine, more so to Tyche, but instead they both chose to attribute man’s fate to his own character flaws and subsequent actions. God (Θεον) occasionally makes an appearance, as in Herodotus’ line “Many things make it plain to me that the hand ...
Euripides Biography
... theaters existed. His influence continued through later antiquity and into the Renaissance and beyond, shaping French, German, Italian, and English literature until well into the twentieth century. For the biography of Euripides, as for those of most ancient writers, reliable evidence is in short su ...
... theaters existed. His influence continued through later antiquity and into the Renaissance and beyond, shaping French, German, Italian, and English literature until well into the twentieth century. For the biography of Euripides, as for those of most ancient writers, reliable evidence is in short su ...
1 Running Head: POSEIDON Poseidon: The Greek Lord of the Sea
... The white crests of the ocean waves make a resounding crash on the shoreline of Ancient Greece. The Greeks believed that a god was responsible for this, and that god was Poseidon. Poseidon was one of the most influential gods in all of Greek mythology. He is one of the main twelve gods on Mount Olym ...
... The white crests of the ocean waves make a resounding crash on the shoreline of Ancient Greece. The Greeks believed that a god was responsible for this, and that god was Poseidon. Poseidon was one of the most influential gods in all of Greek mythology. He is one of the main twelve gods on Mount Olym ...
Agamemnon - UW Canvas
... • Though Orestes is purified by the god Apollo, he is still pursued by the Erinyes, who refuse to recognize this purification. • Note connection to Athens and Athenian myth: motif of the wandering hero (e.g. Herakles, Oedipus, Io) connected to local myth • The first ever trial for homicide is set up ...
... • Though Orestes is purified by the god Apollo, he is still pursued by the Erinyes, who refuse to recognize this purification. • Note connection to Athens and Athenian myth: motif of the wandering hero (e.g. Herakles, Oedipus, Io) connected to local myth • The first ever trial for homicide is set up ...
Περίληψη : Χρονολόγηση Γεωγραφικός εντοπισμός Kore / Persephone
... her abduction by Hades,2 while picking flowers in the Nysian plain.3 Persephone became the spouse of Hades and Queen of the Underworld.4 After an entire year from the abduction, her mother, who kept searching for her all over the earth, succeeded in securing Persephone’s return for two thirds of the ...
... her abduction by Hades,2 while picking flowers in the Nysian plain.3 Persephone became the spouse of Hades and Queen of the Underworld.4 After an entire year from the abduction, her mother, who kept searching for her all over the earth, succeeded in securing Persephone’s return for two thirds of the ...
Oedipus--The Dr. Philanakalis Program`s
... place a few years before the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC: the exact year is unclear, although 497/6 is perhaps most likely. The young Sophocles won awards in wrestling and music, was graceful and handsome, and led the chorus of boys at the Athenian celebration of the victory against the Persians at ...
... place a few years before the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC: the exact year is unclear, although 497/6 is perhaps most likely. The young Sophocles won awards in wrestling and music, was graceful and handsome, and led the chorus of boys at the Athenian celebration of the victory against the Persians at ...
Year-End Festivals of the Athenian Acropolis Anita
... others say, Hephaestus, smote the head of Zeus with an axe, and Athene, fully armed, leaped up from the top of his head at the river Triton,” (Apollodoros 1.3.6). Although Apollodoros is the later of the two authors, and Hesiod would usually be considered the more reliable, artistic representation a ...
... others say, Hephaestus, smote the head of Zeus with an axe, and Athene, fully armed, leaped up from the top of his head at the river Triton,” (Apollodoros 1.3.6). Although Apollodoros is the later of the two authors, and Hesiod would usually be considered the more reliable, artistic representation a ...
Chapter 11 - Bellbrook
... god Zeus. • The festival was known as the Olympic Games and was the most important sporting event in Greece. • Athletes came from all over Greece and from Greek colonies in Africa, Italy, and Asia Minor to take part in the games. • Only men were allowed to take part; women were not even allowe ...
... god Zeus. • The festival was known as the Olympic Games and was the most important sporting event in Greece. • Athletes came from all over Greece and from Greek colonies in Africa, Italy, and Asia Minor to take part in the games. • Only men were allowed to take part; women were not even allowe ...
Antigone - Dr. Chavez's Site-
... Thespis is said to have introduced (and been) the first actor, later called protagonistes (literally 'first competitor'). The introduction of a second actor (deuteragonistes) is attributed to Aeschylus and ...
... Thespis is said to have introduced (and been) the first actor, later called protagonistes (literally 'first competitor'). The introduction of a second actor (deuteragonistes) is attributed to Aeschylus and ...
Theseus - UW Canvas
... Myths showing him as protector of refugees (e.g. Oedipus from Thebes, a city that was a major opponent of the Athenians, esp. in Peloponnesian War) Bones of Theseus “found” on island of Scyros in 476 BCE, brought to Athens and buried as hero with hero cult Increasing hostilities between Dorian Pelop ...
... Myths showing him as protector of refugees (e.g. Oedipus from Thebes, a city that was a major opponent of the Athenians, esp. in Peloponnesian War) Bones of Theseus “found” on island of Scyros in 476 BCE, brought to Athens and buried as hero with hero cult Increasing hostilities between Dorian Pelop ...
“Begging in Style: Supplication in Mind`s Eye and on Stage”
... will permit Medea to achieve; Aegeus is seduced. 4 Medea ultimately controls Jason, too, not by arguments, however, which failed in the agōn of their first scene, but by supplication—not hers, but his sons’. (Med. 894-902 indicates the little sons’ supplication, directed by her, of a much moved Jaso ...
... will permit Medea to achieve; Aegeus is seduced. 4 Medea ultimately controls Jason, too, not by arguments, however, which failed in the agōn of their first scene, but by supplication—not hers, but his sons’. (Med. 894-902 indicates the little sons’ supplication, directed by her, of a much moved Jaso ...
Wonder Women
... William Blake Tyrrell gives a view of why Greek myths were created and more importantly why Amazons came into existence, in his book Amazons, A Study in Athenian Mythmaking: Classical Athens was a patriarchy, a social system organized along the lines of the sexual asymmetry of male privilege. The cu ...
... William Blake Tyrrell gives a view of why Greek myths were created and more importantly why Amazons came into existence, in his book Amazons, A Study in Athenian Mythmaking: Classical Athens was a patriarchy, a social system organized along the lines of the sexual asymmetry of male privilege. The cu ...
Euripides - Insight Publications
... god with many attributes. Most commonly associated with the gift of wine and intoxication, and better known by his Roman name – the degenerate party-loving Bacchus, this much-revered god had a strange and dangerous side. He was the god who took possession of the soul, inducing ecstasy in his worship ...
... god with many attributes. Most commonly associated with the gift of wine and intoxication, and better known by his Roman name – the degenerate party-loving Bacchus, this much-revered god had a strange and dangerous side. He was the god who took possession of the soul, inducing ecstasy in his worship ...
the lightning thief - Disney Publishing Worldwide
... who has suddenly declared himself after ignoring Percy for twelve years. In his travels west, Percy encounters Medusa, the Chimera, Procrustes the Stretcher, and the Lotus Hotel and Casino (the Land of the Lotus Eaters). He also meets the war god Ares, who gives Percy a mysterious backpack in exchan ...
... who has suddenly declared himself after ignoring Percy for twelve years. In his travels west, Percy encounters Medusa, the Chimera, Procrustes the Stretcher, and the Lotus Hotel and Casino (the Land of the Lotus Eaters). He also meets the war god Ares, who gives Percy a mysterious backpack in exchan ...
Greek Tragedy Background
... Besides writing the plays and composing the adopting a happy atmosphere and a rural accompanying music, the poet was responsible for directing the background. production and supervising rehearsals. ...
... Besides writing the plays and composing the adopting a happy atmosphere and a rural accompanying music, the poet was responsible for directing the background. production and supervising rehearsals. ...
An Overview: Greek Sanctuaries and Worship
... about above ground, in the sky. The offerings to these deities are directed upwards, towards the sky. Their altars (bômoi ) needed to have a flat surface on top to hold the offerings, but otherwise could assume a variety of shapes – usually rectangular but sometimes square or cylindrical. Altars ran ...
... about above ground, in the sky. The offerings to these deities are directed upwards, towards the sky. Their altars (bômoi ) needed to have a flat surface on top to hold the offerings, but otherwise could assume a variety of shapes – usually rectangular but sometimes square or cylindrical. Altars ran ...
Greek Playwrights
... Euripides’ work and popularity increased in later life and after his death. His plays began to be performed in the Attic drama festivals in 454 B.C.E., but it was not until 442 B.C.E. that he won first prize. A scholar of philosophy and science, he continued to write but only won awards four times d ...
... Euripides’ work and popularity increased in later life and after his death. His plays began to be performed in the Attic drama festivals in 454 B.C.E., but it was not until 442 B.C.E. that he won first prize. A scholar of philosophy and science, he continued to write but only won awards four times d ...
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and teachings that belong to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. It was a part of the religion in ancient Greece. Modern scholars refer to and study the myths in an attempt to shed light on the religious and political institutions of Ancient Greece and its civilization, and to gain understanding of the nature of myth-making itself.Greek mythology is explicitly embodied in a large collection of narratives, and implicitly in Greek representational arts, such as vase-paintings and votive gifts. Greek myth attempts to explain the origins of the world, and details the lives and adventures of a wide variety of gods, goddesses, heroes, heroines and mythological creatures. These accounts initially were disseminated in an oral-poetic tradition; today the Greek myths are known primarily from Greek literature.The oldest known Greek literary sources, Homer's epic poems Iliad and Odyssey, focus on the Trojan War and its aftermath. Two poems by Homer's near contemporary Hesiod, the Theogony and the Works and Days, contain accounts of the genesis of the world, the succession of divine rulers, the succession of human ages, the origin of human woes, and the origin of sacrificial practices. Myths are also preserved in the Homeric Hymns, in fragments of epic poems of the Epic Cycle, in lyric poems, in the works of the tragedians of the fifth century BC, in writings of scholars and poets of the Hellenistic Age, and in texts from the time of the Roman Empire by writers such as Plutarch and Pausanias.Archaeological findings provide a principal source of detail about Greek mythology, with gods and heroes featured prominently in the decoration of many artifacts. Geometric designs on pottery of the eighth century BC depict scenes from the Trojan cycle as well as the adventures of Heracles. In the succeeding Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic periods, Homeric and various other mythological scenes appear, supplementing the existing literary evidence. Greek mythology has had an extensive influence on the culture, arts, and literature of Western civilization and remains part of Western heritage and language. Poets and artists from ancient times to the present have derived inspiration from Greek mythology and have discovered contemporary significance and relevance in the themes.