Greek Mythology Essays

In the infamous blank verse poem Paradise Lost, John Milton employs many epic similes, or extended comparisons that span several lines and are used to intensify the heroic stature or nature of the subject being described. In particular, Satan’s army is made analogous to glorious armies of the past, its soldiers likened to prominent warriors […]

“Immediately Aeneas’ limbs grow weak with cold: he groans, and stretching both hands to the stars cries out in with these words: “O three and four times blessed, you who were permitted to die before the faces of your fathers, beneath the lofty walls of Troy! O Diomedes, bravest of the race of Greeks! Why […]

The influence of Ancient Greek art on contemporary society is widely acknowledged due to its exceptional craftsmanship and lasting impact across time. The Ancient Greeks were a civilization that valued perfection, excellence, and greatness across various domains such as religion, entertainment, politics, and the economy. The classical era is regarded as a pivotal moment in […]

Throughout history, women have been viewed as weak, dependent, and helpless due to their perceived inferiority to men. This unjust perception has been prevalent since early historical records, but modern times have brought about significant change and greater opportunities for women. The portrayal of women as weak is evident in literary and historical archetypes. The […]

In the Theogony, the initial state of the universe was said to be formless and contained nothing (Chaos). Chaos spontaneously gave birth to all other objects of existence, ultimately creating the cosmos. The significance of the fact that the Greeks believed the four powers Chaos, Gaia, Tartaros, and Eros came first was to portray the […]

Originally stories were sung or spoken and handed down through word of mouth from one person to another. There were thousands of traditional stories all over the world, from King Arthur and his knights of the round table in Britain to Hercules and the Gods on Mount Olympus in Greece. In the middle ages this […]

The term hermeneutics is an old notion that was derived from Greek Myth and religion. It is believed to have come from ancient Greek’s messenger, Hermes. He was the messenger for the Greek gods and basically had the task of mediating information from the gods to the people (Bleicher 1980: 12). The term itself has […]

A Comparison of Madness: The Emperor Nero and the Character of Atreus Introduction It is certain that the characterization by Seneca of Atreus in his tragedy entitled the Thyestes is influenced by Nero and the close relationship Seneca had with the emperor. The works of Seneca were often influences by his personal life rather than […]

THE CURSED PROPHETESS Oracle, in the Ancient Greek world, was a shrine where people went to seek advice from prophets or prophetesses (individuals who had special powers to speak on behalf of a god or foretell the future). Besides referring to an altar, the word oracle also refers to the prophet or prophetess, and to […]

Mythic archetypes are not something people usually stop to think about and relate to while watching a movie, but when I was assigned to write this assignment and finally figured out what a mythic archetype was and did some research on some of the examples I was given I found one that I could easily […]

Eros is the god of love and sexual desire. Although that’s what he is mainly known for, some myths believe him to be a fertility god as well. After Chaos, Eros is one of the primal gods of the generation. Eros was as powerful as Zeus, Cronus, or Uranus before they were born in Greek […]

Classical mythology and the sacred religious cult, the Eleusinian Mysteries, reveal a lot about the importance of agriculture and the future fecundity of the land to ancient civilisations. As the mother-goddess of the grain and rich harvest, the myths of Demeter are pivotal to a contemporary understanding of the cultural function of agriculture in the […]

There were many characteristics of Percy Jackson that were similar to those of Greek Heroes. Like many Greek Heroes, Percy went on a great and dangerous journey and like most Greek Heroes, he had the courage and strength to do this. Because of this, Percy is most like Perseus, Odysseus, and Theseus. Percy is not […]

Roman mythology and ideas about Gods have not been so complicated, as Greek ones. Romans never had anything comparable to Titanomachy or epic myths of Kronos and seducing of Europe by Zeus. Original Roman religion has been much more localized and lacked global insights, characteristic for Greek mythology. Lack of cosmology caused later Roman religion […]

Dido was successful, she had seen hardship, through her brother Pygmalion and the death of Sychaeus, but had come through that, to be a much-loved Queen. However, she could no longer live off this kingdom, as Aeneas had had such a hand in its development, he had helped build the walls and Dido’s kingdom was […]

“Sin-penalty-penance-salvation” is an important archetype in the BIBLE. This archetype in the BIBLE provides an excellent frame for THE ZOO STORY. Edward Albee’s employment of archetypes from Greek myth and allusions from the BIBLE serve as a catalyst in the expansion of his narratives, binding the old with the new and adding depth to his […]

In the film Clash of the Titans, the main character Perseus is forced to set sail with nothing but a coffin and his mother, Danae. He ends up washing ashore on the island of Seriphos. As he grows older, he discovers the foreign world of Joppa and receives a sign from the gods. Perseus initially […]

In Greek mythology, love and sex are intertwined. Actually, they are one and the same thing. Most of the myths in Greece correlate with sexual intimacy (Davidson, 2009). The end of these myths is usually tragic with either death or separation of lovers (Dominican, 2010). Most of Greek myths are full of lust and strong […]

Anthem Rough Draft Ayn Rand’s “Anthem” illustrates a series of ironic connections between great successors of Greek mythology and to her two main characters. The main characters, Equality 7-2521 and Liberty5-300, both contain very interesting and unique personalities, which makes them incompatible with their collectivism society due to who they are and what they believe. […]

Rating: I would rate this novel as 8 out of 10 for a few reasons. First, the author seems to know a lot about mythology, Greek and Roman. When he put the story all together, it relate a lot to the myth of Greek and Roman people, sometimes it seems to make the myth make […]

Dionysus was the son of Zeus, the king of the gods, and Semele, the daughter of King Cadmus of Thebes, and he was the last god that became an Olympian. Dionysus had an unusual birth which caused him to have some problems about fitting into the Olympian Pantheon. In fact, the problem lies behind the […]

A Plotting Princess: Female Roles in The Odyssey and Antigone Karen Rustad The fairy tale Snow White is a story about two women. One, the evil stepmother, schemes against her stepdaughter in order to assuage her envy and increase her power. She, of course, is thwarted by the end of the story. The other, Snow […]