Archetypal Analysis of Myths Part One: The Gods‚ the Creation‚ and the Earliest Heroes Chosen Myth: Dionysus or Bacchus Situational Archetype: Battle between Good and Evil In the myth of Dionysus there isn’t exactly a conflict between two sides of people battling for good or evil‚ its more as a battle between the two sides of Dionysus’ inner self. Unlike most examples of good versus evil‚ there isn’t a triumphant side. Just the personality switches between Dionysus being the joy-god or the
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Psyche; Psyche loses her husband Cupid and must perform a series of tasks to win him back. The role of Psyche is similar to that of a male role in a traditional heroic archetype because she must complete a series of tasks in order to test her‚ and show her worthiness to Cupid. It is different because this myth does not contain each part of separation and departure‚ trials and victories or return. This story includes “the call to adventure”‚ which is when Psyche loses cupid‚ “the road of trials” where
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ESSAY; Sir Philip Sidney: Sonnet XXXI from Astrophel and Stella „With how sad steps‚ O Moon ‚ thou climb’st the skies!“ With how sad steps‚ O Moon‚ thou climb’st the skies! How silently‚ and with how wan a face! What! may it be that even in heavenly place That busy archer his sharp arrows tries? Sure‚ if that long-with-love-acquainted eyes Can judge of love‚ thou feel’st a lover’s case: I read it in thy looks; thy languish’d grace To me‚ that feel the like‚ thy state
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The theme of Love in Myrrha and Actaeon: The recurring theme in nearly all the metamorphoses is them of love‚ be it personal love‚ love personified in the figure of Cupid (God of love) or any other type of love. I have chosen to focus upon the love in the tales of Myrrha and Actaeon. Love appears in both these tales and holds a central role however the type of love differs. Within Myrrha the love is unconventional‚ whereas in Actaeon a passion for a sport is heavily emphasised rather than the
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In Renaissance culture‚ virtues and ideals for men and women differed. The ideal man was noble‚ courageous‚ courteous‚ and excelled in court/knightly behavior as seen in several books of Spenser’s The Faerie Queene. The ideal woman’s virtues were patience‚ humility‚ chastity and above all‚ constancy. Constancy is the overwhelming theme in Lady Mary Wroth’s sonnet sequence‚ Pamphilia to Amphilanthus. Pamphilia is overcome with love for Amphilanthus‚ but his inconstancy is what grieves her the
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This essay is talking about the differences and similarities between Kouros from Anavysos and Augustus of Primaporta‚ which are typical sculpture of Greek and Rome cultures respectively. Since these two sculptures are from different time‚ reasonably‚ the functions of them are different. For Kouros‚ it spoke to the god Apollo and displayed the signs of the curious soul‚ the acquire feeling of flexibility‚ and the interest of the Greek craftsmen. Moreover‚ it is demonstrative of this social mentality
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love flame‚ is the speaker’s lover. He finds he wants to be cured of her love‚ but finds no relief from the bath. Sonnet 154 begins with Cupid still sleeping‚ now laying beside him is the “heart-inflaming brand”. In lines 3-5‚ many nymphs‚ who had vowed chasity‚ came by but only the fairest of them picked up the flame. She then‚ in lines 6-8‚ describes cupid as the “general of hot desire” and the nymph had “disarmed” him. The nymph then‚ just as the maid in the previous sonnet‚ quenched the brand
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bridal chamber. In the songs‚ Venus is described as reclining as Cupid tries to get her to attend a wedding as a pronuba.() Venus becomes used as a symbol of marriage‚ fertility and even sensuality. “She (Venus) unites the couple‚ sanctions the passions that brought them together‚ and increases their amorous desires." () Epithalamia become a popular genre of painting in the Renaissance and were typically nudes with Venus or cupid being the subject. It became a tradition to present them as wedding
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his input about the Presidential election. Matson portrays a cartoon version of Donald Trump as Cupid‚ barley-clothed with a sash reading “Trump”‚ shooting an arrow‚ while in the background shows cartoon versions Ben Carson‚ Ted Cruz‚ Marco Rubio‚ Jeb Bush and John Kasich‚ with their bows and arrows all broken. In this Political Cartoon Trump is Cupid‚ “God of desire and love”. In classic mythology‚ Cupid carries two kinds of arrows‚ one with a sharp golden point and the other with a blunt tip of lead
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In his “Venus at a Mirror” Paul Rubens presents the nude beauty of the goddess of Love‚ Venus. The artist portrays the goddess of love from a back view‚ seated in the center of his composition. An adolescent cupid is presented in the left foreground‚ holding a mirror with the reflection of Venus’ face on its surface‚ while a dark-skinned‚ exotic handmaid fills the upper right of the painting fondling the golden hair of the Venus. The three figures form a lunette that emphasizes the mirror that frames
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