himself (Wikipedia Contributors). This can be seen as a parallel with Christianity’s idea of transubstantiation—a ceremonial meal involving bread and wine (Wikipedia Contributors). Also‚ there is a connection between how Dionysus stands before King Pentheus on trial because he claimed divinity like how Jesus stood in front of Pontius Pilate in the New Testament (Wikipedia Contributors). While Dionysus and Jesus’ had similar stories‚ Jesus and Apollo share similar pieces of artwork. Apollo was not
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anonymity. In Sophocles’s Oedipus Rex‚ the chorus is composed of senators‚ while in Sophocles’s Electra‚ the chorus is made up of the women of Argos.; in Aeschylus’s Agamemnon‚ the chorus comprises the elderly men of Argos; and in Euripides’s The Bacchae‚ they are a group of eastern bacchants; and As they maintained a sense of ceremony and ritual of the play‚ they helped set the scene and mood of the play‚ bring the audience up to date with the events preceding the play and inform the audience
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Greek mythology is the body of myths and teachings that belong to the ancient Greeks‚ concerning their gods and heroes‚ the nature of the world‚ and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. It was a part of the religion in ancient Greece. Modern scholars refer to and study the myths in an attempt to throw light on the religious and political institutions of Ancient Greece and its civilization‚ and to gain understanding of the nature of myth-making itself. Greek mythology
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E-text of drama in Oncourse resource folder. Dionysus. Powell‚ Chap. 11. Homework Quiz 7 [Dionysus] available in the Oncourse Test & Survey tool from 10/8-10/15. Complete answers to the Bacchae questions in the Oncourse Test & Survey tool prior to class on 10-15. 8. Oct. 15 Group Discussion 3:Euripides’ Bacchae E-texts of drama in Oncourse resource folder Midterm Review Bonus Quiz: Midterm Practice in Oncourse Test and Survey Tool. 9. Oct. 22 Midterm Oct. 29 Part 2: Herakles. Powell‚ Chap
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Greek Gods Study Notes: nlike many other creation stories‚ in the Greek versions the gods are created by the universe instead of the other way around. In the beginning‚ two entities exist‚ Heaven and Earth. Their children are the Titans‚ whose children‚ in turn‚ are the Olympians‚ the main Greek gods. The Titans—who include such notables as Ocean‚ Mnemosyne (Memory)‚ and Prometheus‚ mankind’s benefactor—rule the universe until Zeus and their other children conquer them. The term “Olympians”
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mystery in religions. Scholars believe that this god came about later in pre-history‚ unlike other gods. Almost all barbarian nations had their own versions of Dionysus under many names such as‚ Bacchus‚ Zagreus‚ Sabazius‚ Adonis‚ Antheus‚ Zalmoxis‚ Pentheus‚ Pan‚ Liber Pater‚ or simply "the liberator." His symbol was the thyrsus‚ (which is a staff tipped with a pinecone‚ sometimes with ivy leaves) <br> <br>Dionysus was born of fire‚ he was good and gentle to those who honored him‚ but he also brought
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Introduction to World Literature 195:01‚ 02‚ 03‚ H1 Fall 2010 Professor Janet A. Walker‚ with the assistance of teaching assistants Lauren Fanelli‚ Matthew Mangold‚ and Mavis Tseng All students enrolled meet Tuesday 2nd period in Milledoler 100. Sections meet at the following times and locations: Section 01 Matthew Mangold Thursday 1st period Campbell A1 Section 02 Lauren Fanelli Thursday 3rd period Campbell A1 Section 03 Mavis Tseng Friday 3rd period Murray 115 Section H1
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and won the first of his four victories in 441. He was acquainted with many of the important philosophers of the 5th century B.C.‚ including Sophocles‚ Protagoras and Anaxagoras‚ and he owned a large personal library. A few of Euripides’s most famous tragedies are Medea ‚ The Bacchae ‚ Hippolytus and Alcestis. Euripides was known for taking a new approach to traditional myths: he often changed elements of their stories of portrayed the more fallible‚ human sides of their heroes and gods. His plays commonly dwelled on the darker side of
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Roman Cities of the Ancient worlds Alba Longa was supposedly a mythical city found on the Alban Hills roughly in the southeast region of what would in the future be Rome. King Numitor‚ who had a daughter‚ Rhea Silvia‚ ruled the hills until his younger brother Amuliu deposed him. Forced by her uncle to remain a virgin so that he would have no rivals to the throne Rhea was doomed for life until the war god Mars impregnated her and she gave birth to twin sons named Romulus and Remus. Unable to control
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human to animal to human. Sometimes the transformations are partial‚ and physical features and personal qualities of the earlier being are preserved in mutated form. All of Ovid’s tales involve metamorphoses‚ but some stories (Phaethon (Book 2)‚ Pentheus (Book3)‚ and Heracles (Book 9)) only have metamorphosis tacked on as a casual element‚ almost as an afterthought. Ovid seems to be more interested in metamorphosis as a universal principal which explains the nature of the world: Troy falls‚ Rome
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