CLA204 Lecture 1 Notes What is myth? - mûthos (ancient Greek) – “story”‚ “plot” of a narrative - myth – “a traditional story of collective (social) importance” – character‚ plot‚ temporal and special setting - mûthos (story) + logos (account) = “study of myth”‚ mythology - set in distant past or time so long ago when humans did not exist - mythical place – ie. garden paradise‚ world of the dead‚ etc. Circulation of Myth: oral (Orpheus‚ Homer‚ Hesiod) literary (Ovid‚ Euripides) artistic
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beauty‚ and the protector of sailors. She may have been the daughter of Zeus and the Titan Dione‚ or she may have risen from the sea on a shell. Her symbols include the myrtle tree and the dove. Apollo Apollo was the god of music and healing. He was also an archer‚ and hunted with a silver bow. Apollo was the son of Zeus and the Titan Leto‚ and the twin of Artemis. His symbols include the laurel tree‚ the crow‚ and the dolphin. Ares (Roman name: Mars) Ares was the god of war. He was both cruel
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The Iliad portrays fate and destiny as a superior and predominant force. It introduces the inquiry of who or what is truly accountable for mankind’s destiny‚ yet the answers are unclear. On many occasions‚ man has no control over his fate and destiny‚ but in other instances‚ a man’s destiny exists as a result of his actions and decisions. There is an element of free will. Consequently‚ The Iliad exhibits that human beings sometimes control their fate. In The Iliad the god’s destiny is steered much
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considered a war prize. One of the many advances of the Greek army was the raiding of a Trojan allied town. They brought back the spoils and divided them equally among the warriors. Agamemnon’s prize was Chryseis‚ the daughter of a priest of the god Apollo. Achilles’ reward was a maiden named Briseis. Both women were taken against their will. Unfortunately for Agamemnon‚ Chryseis’ father pleaded for his daughter to be released and offered vast amounts of riches as ransom. Agamemnon was not pleased
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Agamemnon was blessed to have such an enormous army‚ and this is quite possibly the only reason why he was such a powerful leader. If‚ however‚ Agamemnon had a smaller army‚ would he have still been such a strong leader? No‚ and the reasons are very extensive because not only was he very negative‚ but he also boasted in his power. Agamemnon was described by Homer as a powerful leader‚ but he neglected to show us many reasons why he was so strong. The reason why Homer did not show us many of those
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since man set foot on the moon back in 1969 the Apollo 11 moon landing was and still is regarded as one of the most important moments in human history. Not just for America‚ but for the world since it made us realize that‚ with the right technology‚ we were capable of reaching other areas far off in the universe. And that if we continue to make technological advancements the possibilities of future space travel could potentially be endless. Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two
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Shakespeare uses allusion in the play Romeo and Juliet to reinforce the themes of young love and youth being impetuous. Throughout the play Shakespeare uses allusion to reinforce these themes by putting in myths that have tragic ends much like the end of the play. One myth that Shakespeare uses in the play many times is Cupid and Psyche. Cupid is the Roman god of love. The myth of Cupid is that there was a king that had three daughters and each of them was beautiful but not as much of the youngest
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“We Choose To Go To The Moon” John F. Kennedy’s Address at Rice University on the Nation’s Space Effort‚ or the “We Choose To Go To The Moon” speech was given on September 12‚ 1962‚ in the Rice Stadium in Houston Texas. This speech was to inform the general American public of NASA’s plans to land a man on the moon for the first time ever. Russia and the United States of America had just recently cleared up the Cuban missile crisis but then became involved in a space race. They were both trying
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In the movie “October Sky” by Joe Johnston‚ which is based on a true story written by Homer Hickam Jr. there was a boy with a dream to reach the stars. Homer Hickam watched the first artificial satellite Sputnik launch into space. The launch made Homer realize that he wanted to build a rocket of his own. Homer had faced many obstacles‚ people‚ and he even had to sacrifice his dreams. I think the theme should be - Dream’s are worth fighting for‚ but sometimes sacrifices are needed. One reason I
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Glurgle bleep nar gloup ’’this saying on my planet means peace among worlds but going to earth was anything but that’’. My story began when we sent a distress signal to earth requesting if we could land there of course at the time me and my crew had no idea that the earthlings could not understand what we were saying. We came into the atmosphere and were immediately targeted by the defense systems The pilot yelled "four projectiles incoming" I told my crew to prepare for battle but it was too late
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