Plato vs. HomerHomer’s Iliad would have been severely criticized by Socrates‚ as depicted by Plato in The Republic. Plato is critical of Greek literature and mythology and even went so far as to propose a system of censorship in the ideal city. Plato believed myths to be lies and thus the propagation of these lies should be halted in society. In The Republic he wrote‚ "Whenever they tell a tale that plays false with the true nature of gods and heroes...they are like painters whose portraits bear
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abilities are his arête. However‚ Achilles many flaws have a central part in the poem. In the beginning‚ we realize that Achilles has a strong sense of social order and is an important figure in the Greek camp. In fact‚ as a deadly plague sent by Apollo is decimating the Greeks‚ Achilles is the
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Essay Question: "Scenes of conflict were a popular theme for vase-painters. What opportunities and challenges did such scenes offer to vase-painters? In your answer‚ you should refer to specific details from some of the pots you have studied." This essay focuses on the opportunities and challenges that Greek vase painters may have encountered when painting scenes of conflict on their vases. Also included in this essay are examples of these vases. The Euphronios Calyx Krater‚ a red-figure vase
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title he deserved. His story tells of his success on the battlefield and his defeat over Hector. Even though Achilles was seen as a hero to his people‚ he was not always emotionally sound. Achilles once gave up his wife‚ Breseis‚ to stop the god Apollo from sending a plague upon the Greek army. When the plague stopped‚ the battle roared on but Achilles did not participate. He was angered that his wife and prized possession was taken from him. It was not until his best friend‚ Patrocius‚ was killed
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Does Herodotus offer adequate explanations for Greek colonisation in the archaic period? Herodotus gives all ancient historians invaluable insights into colonisation in the archaic period‚ despite having his well known limitations. We must overall regard his work ‘The Histories’ as an equal to archaeological evidence and Thucydides’ work when it comes to studying colonisation in this period. Before I begin this essay‚ however‚ I must first quickly define two crucial terms. The term ‘colonisation’
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ALEXANDER THE GREAT: THE DIVINE RULER By Mansour Shukoor 1) Alexander the Great has been known as a man of many titles throughout his life. He has been known as an adventurer‚ a King‚ and a conqueror. However from the time of his reign and all the triumphs in-between‚ up to his death‚ Alexander claimed ‘divine’ status. Most historians would agree with his divine status. Alexander the Great was a man who achieved great feats when he began his kingship in 336 B.C. From conquering a majority of
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Artemis and Apollo were the greatest Olympian deities of the Greek gods and goddesses. Artemis was the goddess of the hunt‚ the moon‚ and archery. Apollo on the other hand was the god of music‚ archery‚ and medicine. Their father gave everything Artemis had ever wanted to her. Apollo wanted the same for himself. Apollo had decided that he took everything his father gave to him gratefully‚ but now he wanted something Artemis had never asked for before. “Father?” Apollo asked as he stepped into
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Apollo and Daphne: The Metamorphosis Archetype Life is all about changes. Every single person goes through changes that are either positive and/or negative in their lives. Changes in life come for many reasons and the metamorphosis archetype give the tools for explaining these changes. In the story “Apollo and Daphne” a Greek myth translated by Rolfe Humphries‚ the reader can identify the changes that can be explained by the metamorphosis archetype. The metamorphosis archetype
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There was god called apollo and he is the god of many things especially medicine. There once was a simple and kind town person his name was john. But in mountain Olympus‚ the gods were fighting because Ares want to give a plague to a town because they didn’t worship him like the other gods. “I think it should go here‚” said Ares “You just want it to go there bc they don’t worship you munch‚” said Apollo “He has point Ares‚” said Zeus “Who says we don’t plague this town say I‚ Olympic‚” said‚ Zeus
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The gods‚ Apollo‚ Ra‚ and Horus have many things in common and share many differences in everything they are‚ stand for‚ and represent. Apollo and Ra are both god of the sun in their different cultures. Ra is represented with a large sun disc placed on the top of his head while Apollo wears a symbolic laurel wreath atop his head. Hypnos is the greek god of sleep. Like Apollo‚ Hypnos has a twin sibling too. His twin brother was named Thanatos. Ra’s children‚ Shu and Tefnut wandered off one day and
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