Greek mythology

The gods and goddesses that the Greek people believe in make up the Greek mythology studied today. These divine characters represent a family living on Mount Olympus who intervene frequently in the lives of the human characters in Greek plays. They are omnipresent, for they are always observing mans actions and working through human nature….

The Bacchae represents an authentic interpretation that is full of temptation in the natural world. I am going to compare the temptations of society that we as individuals encounter everyday with the allure of nature in the Bacchae, specifically focusing on temptation offered by Dionysos. Humans in a civilized society have to make choices everyday…

Adam was the first man, whose creation, fall and history are told in the opening chapters of Genesis. Abel, in Hebrew Hebel (breath, vapor), the second son of Adam, murdered by his brother Cain. He was considered by God to be a man of faith Noah was spared for his piety when God, angered at…

Zeus, the king of the Gods, is often referred to as a tyrant. There are many reasons for this characterization of him. Many times, he would inflict hardships on humans that they would not enjoy. The biggest hardships that Zeus inflicted on humans were: the birth of Pandora, the great flood, and the splitting of…

Every Epic follows a certain guideline, it is written in an elevated style consisting of a hero and deeds he does during his travels or journey. In the Odyssey written by Homer, the hero named Odysseus portrays many Hero-like characteristics that can make the reader envious. Homer gives Odysseus 3 traits that fit the definition…

“Cyclone is such a wind. A very powerful wind, one can even say – a giant-sized whirlwind, which has one interesting feature: in its center, the air pressure is lower than at the borderline. Air masses cyclonesrotate counterclockwise in the hemisphere above the equator and clockwise- the opposite Cyclones, as a rule, bring with them…

  When they are ignored or their unique gifts are challenged they react in highly aggressive manner. Narcissist tends to have high self esteem than normal or average level, but that these levels are to some extent fragile and defensive (Haslam, 2017). Narcissist are characterised by six areas of pathological functioning and this six areas…

The Odyssey, written by Homer, is the story of Odysseus and how he faced misfortune in his attempts to return home after the Trojan war. From these misfortunes he learned to be a better man and became able to regain his place in his homeland of Ithaca. During his journeys Odysseus often makes the mistake…

In the stories The Iliad and Oedipus Rex, Oedipus and Achilles exemplified the portrayal of how a personal characters’ fate may lay in their own hands. The egotistical mindset Oedipus held triggered one of the most tragic turns in his future, resembling Achilles. As for his excess pride, it resulted in the loss of his…

Odysseus’s Journey to Becoming The Epic Hero Outline Introduction – In Homer’s The Odyssey the tale of a man’s journey back home after long years at war is also the tale of a man’s spiritual journey through his own soul. The beginning – Odysseus leaves Troy feeling almost immortal and this pride is what leads…