seeks advice from his half-brother Heracles‚ who had been there before in order to retrieve the hell hound Cerberus. Dionysus shows up at his doorstep dressed in a lion-hide and carrying a club. Heracles‚ upon seeing the effeminate Dionysus dressed up like himself‚ can’t help laughing. When asked which road is the quickest to get to Hades‚ Heracles replies that you can hang yourself‚ drink poison‚ or jump off a tower. Dionysus opts for the longer journey‚ which Heracles himself had taken‚ across a lake
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hated Heracles and is his lifelong enemy. Heracles is known for being the strongest of all mortals and even stronger than many gods. Hera caused Heracles to lose his mind and kill his wife and children. Heracles asked the Oracle for his repentance. Hera was determined to make his life as difficult as possible and wanted to make him suffer. Hera told the Oracle he must serve King Eurystheus for 12 years. Heracles had to perform twelve labors‚ things so difficult they seemed impossible. “Heracles was
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The durability of clay has brought forth an immense abundance of Greek pottery‚ a craft mastered by Athenian artists. Archeologists have found hundreds of varieties in creation‚ shape‚ function‚ style‚ and artwork in Archaic vases. The museum has been blessed with one of these priceless artifacts; it is the duty of this establishment to accumulate as much data as possible surrounding the vase. In first identifying technique‚ dimensions‚ and condition‚ as well as describing shape‚ ornament‚ and figural
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This essay will explore the aspect of gender in Athenian society‚ particularly how it is presented in Euripides’ Heracles and Medea. Focusing on the main characters of each play‚ Euripides’ treatment of his characters will be discussed and how each complies and/or differs to Athenian society gender expectations. A comprehensive and unbiased view on gender in 4th and 5th century Athenian society is almost impossible to find. This is because there were no woman writers in this time period and very
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The Trojan War pitted a loose alliance of independent Greek kings against the city of *Troy (in what today is northwest Turkey) and her allies in Asia Minor. It is said to have begun with an insult to the goddess Eris ("Strife" or "Discord"). When the Greek hero *Peleus married the minor sea-goddess *Thetis‚ all of the gods were invited to the wedding except Eris. Angry at this‚ she placed on the banquet table a golden apple inscribed with the words: "For the fairest." Immediately strife broke out
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the Greek hero must first be discussed in order to show that Odysseus is part of this extraordinary group. Heroes such as Heracles‚ Achilles‚ and even Odysseus all shared various attributes which‚ with the exception of Odysseus himself‚ seemed to lead to each hero’s tragic fall from grace. Each of the aforementioned mythical men was extraordinary in some way or another; Heracles‚ of course‚ was half-god and possessed incredible strength; Achilles was dipped by his mother Thetis in the waters of Styx
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Upon learning this news‚ he is distraught and ashamed. Euripides’ Heracles tells the story of the famous hero who kills his wife and children after Hera makes him go mad. Both stories are tragedies‚ which are texts that present issues that are ethically serious and represent a series of actions in the plot that culminates in the tragic ending or tragic component of the story. The main characters in each text‚ Oedipus and Heracles‚ share notable characteristics. They are leaders and so people look
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opposed to what the Greeks valued. It was really important for Greek heroes to have a godly parent. It set the heroes apart in a way that was desirable‚ yet unattainable. In fact‚ there are few examples of Greek heroes that don’t have a godly parent. Heracles was borne to Alcmene by Zeus. Achilles was the son of the nymph Thetis and King Peleus. Aethra bore Theseus to Poseidon and Aegeus. Jason did not‚ however‚ have a godly parent‚ although he was the son of a King. The majority of Greek heroes are either
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Heracles is famous for his unbelievable strength. Throughout his life‚ Heracles was also challenged to many physical tasks (such as defeating the many-headed Hydra). Each and every time‚ Heracles successfully accomplished his "labors‚" all because of his god-like strength. Today‚ we use the term "Herculean task" to refer to a challenge that is so difficult‚ that only Heracles‚ with his god-like strength‚ could accomplish it. It doesn’t
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While the existence of Amazonian women at times is contested‚ it is obvious enough that they exist in the legends and myths that they play there part in. Amazonian women are most known from there clashes with heroes’ such as Heracles‚ Theseus’ and Achilles; it is from these mighty battle that the Amazons are known as the warrior women. While at times the Amazons may be portrayed as feral and untamed‚ it is important to consider if these images was created due to the Greek’s fear of the ‘Other’ or
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