The Hydria Ease Art Analysis

For this project I will make connections from the stories I have read. In many of these works I have chosen I have been able to see connections from what I have read over this course of this semester. These stories have open ideas of how many cultures have the same connections, but view things differently.
The artwork I chose for the Greeks is called the Hydria. This vase contains the artwork of Hercules and Athena. The vase art relates with Athena coming from Mount Olympus to bring Hercules to live among the other gods. In the myth it is hard to show who is who, because the Greeks see their gods as walking among humans. In the vase we can tell Athena by her armor, because she is the warrior goddess. We can see Hercules by the messenger god Hermes. We see the chariot and helpers, helping harness the horses for Athena and Hercules to ride to Mount Hercules. The vase reflects the story of how the Greeks view the gods and the heroes.

In the myth section of the Greeks we learn a lot of how the Greeks view their Gods. In the myth of Hercules he goes on his adventures and completes his task to the best of his abilities. He does this so he can become a god and immortal. In the myth of Hercules and his twelve labors towards his death, we are told he burns to death from the venom. What really burns is Hercules mortal body and his immortal
The story states that the Navajo people believe people can change into any form of an animal through black magic. The skinwalkers are not nice and may try and attack people in animal form. The skinwalkers cannot be killed in some legends, but in others a bullet into the neck may kill them. Skinwalkers in animal forms are described as being larger than other animals and having glowing red eyes. People who can change shape are often indicted up as acting as witches. If someone was suspected of being a skinwalker, someone could kill him or her without being