Roman Gods And Ovid Research Paper
Extra credit due Thursday April 17th
Double spaced, 5 pages, 3 scholarly articles
Roman gods and Ovid Intro
Greek and roman equivalents
Aphrodite-Venus
Ares-Mars
Artemis-Diana
Athena-Minerva
Demeter-Ceres
Hades-Pluto
Hephaistos-Vulcan
Hera-Juno
Hermes-Mercury
Hestia-Vesta
Kronos-Saturn
Persephone-Proserpina
Poseidon-Neptune
Zeus-Jupiter(Jove)
Eris-Discordia
Eros-Cupid
Ovid the Poet
Born 43 BC
His first poems appeared in 20 BC
Completed the metamorphoses in 8 AD
Timeless subjects like sex, friendship, love, art, the individual vs. the state, man and god
Significant that Ovid’s work survived the early Christian periods as it is strongly concerned with seduction, adultery, incest, etc.
Famous Paintings Ovid-Inspired …show more content…
Brown
Ovid seems to have believed in art for pleasures sake, having no ethical agenda for his writings, unlike his predecessor Virgil, who wrote for the betterment of Romans
Ovid is more interested in Metamorphosis as a universal principle which explains the nature of the world: Troy falls, Rome rises. Nothing is permanent
Consider Ovid’s use of theme with variations. For example in books 1-2, there are 5 variations of the virgin pursued by god theme
Daphne and Apollo: with focus on the chase, her metamorphosis into a tree serves as Daphne’s means to escape
Jupiter and Io: with emphasis on Hera, jealous wife, and the metamorphosis as lo’s disguise in hiding from Hera
Syrinx and Pan: a meta-narrative or story within a story, told by mercury, serving to put Argus to sleep.
Jupiter and Pan
Jupiter and Callisto
Jupiter and Europa
Following this outline, we see a general movement from gods acting like humans (section 1), to humans suffering at the hands of god (II), to humans becoming gods (IV).
Intro to Rape Narratives
Apollo & …show more content…
He is also a trickster, the god of thieves, possibly responsible for Balders death. Adopted brother of Odin, Loki is bound to a rock until Ragnarok.
Bragi is god of poetry, and he is married to Idunn, who guards the apples which the gods eat when they grow old. Afterwards they grow young again, and so it will continue until Ragnarok.
Thor is the Norse god of thunder. He is generally depicted as red-headed and bearded.
Freya is considered to be the goddess of Love and Beauty, but is also a warrior goddess and one of great wisdom and magic. She is the twin of brother Freyr.
Frigg: Odens wife, was considered to be the Mother of all, and protector of children.
Odin: the father of all of the gods and men. He can travel to any realm within the 9 Nordic Worlds.
Tyr: is the ancient god of war and the lawgiver of the gods. He sacrifices his hand so that the evil Fenris wolf may be found.
Vidar is the brother of Vali, and son of Odin and Grid. Vidar is known as the Silent god and will avenge Odins death by slaying the Fenris wolf at Ragnarok.
Frey :(Freyas Brother) the lord of the sun, rain, and harvests. He was a shining god, bringing fertility and prosperity to all.
Myth Makers
Why does the sun set in the west
How do we account for a lunar
Double spaced, 5 pages, 3 scholarly articles
Roman gods and Ovid Intro
Greek and roman equivalents
Aphrodite-Venus
Ares-Mars
Artemis-Diana
Athena-Minerva
Demeter-Ceres
Hades-Pluto
Hephaistos-Vulcan
Hera-Juno
Hermes-Mercury
Hestia-Vesta
Kronos-Saturn
Persephone-Proserpina
Poseidon-Neptune
Zeus-Jupiter(Jove)
Eris-Discordia
Eros-Cupid
Ovid the Poet
Born 43 BC
His first poems appeared in 20 BC
Completed the metamorphoses in 8 AD
Timeless subjects like sex, friendship, love, art, the individual vs. the state, man and god
Significant that Ovid’s work survived the early Christian periods as it is strongly concerned with seduction, adultery, incest, etc.
Famous Paintings Ovid-Inspired …show more content…
Brown
Ovid seems to have believed in art for pleasures sake, having no ethical agenda for his writings, unlike his predecessor Virgil, who wrote for the betterment of Romans
Ovid is more interested in Metamorphosis as a universal principle which explains the nature of the world: Troy falls, Rome rises. Nothing is permanent
Consider Ovid’s use of theme with variations. For example in books 1-2, there are 5 variations of the virgin pursued by god theme
Daphne and Apollo: with focus on the chase, her metamorphosis into a tree serves as Daphne’s means to escape
Jupiter and Io: with emphasis on Hera, jealous wife, and the metamorphosis as lo’s disguise in hiding from Hera
Syrinx and Pan: a meta-narrative or story within a story, told by mercury, serving to put Argus to sleep.
Jupiter and Pan
Jupiter and Callisto
Jupiter and Europa
Following this outline, we see a general movement from gods acting like humans (section 1), to humans suffering at the hands of god (II), to humans becoming gods (IV).
Intro to Rape Narratives
Apollo & …show more content…
He is also a trickster, the god of thieves, possibly responsible for Balders death. Adopted brother of Odin, Loki is bound to a rock until Ragnarok.
Bragi is god of poetry, and he is married to Idunn, who guards the apples which the gods eat when they grow old. Afterwards they grow young again, and so it will continue until Ragnarok.
Thor is the Norse god of thunder. He is generally depicted as red-headed and bearded.
Freya is considered to be the goddess of Love and Beauty, but is also a warrior goddess and one of great wisdom and magic. She is the twin of brother Freyr.
Frigg: Odens wife, was considered to be the Mother of all, and protector of children.
Odin: the father of all of the gods and men. He can travel to any realm within the 9 Nordic Worlds.
Tyr: is the ancient god of war and the lawgiver of the gods. He sacrifices his hand so that the evil Fenris wolf may be found.
Vidar is the brother of Vali, and son of Odin and Grid. Vidar is known as the Silent god and will avenge Odins death by slaying the Fenris wolf at Ragnarok.
Frey :(Freyas Brother) the lord of the sun, rain, and harvests. He was a shining god, bringing fertility and prosperity to all.
Myth Makers
Why does the sun set in the west
How do we account for a lunar