Orpheus was able to affect not only humans and animals‚ but also creation itself‚ charming streams and forests and rocks with his melodies. His mastery of the lyre was such that even Hades was not immune to its charms‚ and so‚ when Orpheus lost his love Eurydice to the Underworld‚ he was able to bargain with Hades for her life. Sadly‚ Orpheus was unable to hold up his end of the bargain‚ and so lost her to death forever. After this‚ he wandered
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the sea. He was the most powerful god except for his brother‚ Zeus. He lived in a beautiful palace under the sea and caused earthquakes when he was in a temper. His symbols include the horse and the trident (a three-pronged pitchfork). Hades (Roman name: Pluto) Hades was king of the dead. He lived in the underworld‚ the heavily guarded land where he ruled over the dead. He was the brother of Zeus and the husband of Persephone‚ Demeter’s daughter‚ whom he kidnapped. Aphrodite (Roman name: Venus)
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What is love? Love is a profoundly tender‚ passionate affection for another person. In Greek mythology love plays a big role with the gods and humans. The gods and people do crazy things‚ just for another person. In the stories of Pyramis and Thisbe‚ Orpheus and Eurydice‚ and Ceyx and Alcyone all suggest that love makes people crazy and brave‚ they would rather put their life in danger than the love of their life. In that case‚ Pyramis and Thisbe were next door neighbors who loved each other
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not use her home theme‚ but in The Bistro Styx‚ which is a small excerpt from a works entitled Mother Love‚ Dove does make references to home. This poem is a recasting of the story of Demeter and Persephone from ancient Greek mythology. In short‚ Hades kidnaps Persephone from her home‚ and Demeter‚ her mother goes insane trying to get her back. Demeter is able to go after Persephone only to find that too late Persephone
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spot a riverbank. Virgil explained to him that he was at the bank of the river Acheron‚ “River of Woe”. An old man in a boat rode up to the riverbank. The man’s name was Charon and in Greek mythology‚ he was the boat driver that took people to Hades across the River Styx. He screamed out for all living people to withdraw from the crowd and saw that Dante did not. Virgil explained to Charon that they were sent by a higher power to go through all the levels of Hell and not to ask any questions
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Orpheus was very upset and decided to go to the underworld to get back his love. As he stepped into the gates of the underworld he started to sing and play‚ which helped him proceed with no problem at all until reaching Hades. Once he confronted him Orpheus started to sing again making Hades unable to resist and grant him what he came for. Once Eurydice was summoned to him he was free to go with her but under one condition‚ Orpheus was not allowed to look back at Eurydice if
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In the epics of Gilgamesh and Antigone‚ the main characters both deal with a death that is personal‚ but the way the react to that death‚ and how it drives their respective stories. In Gilgamesh’s story‚ it breaks him‚ the death of his beloved friend intensifies his fear of death‚ so much so that he tries to become immortal to get away from it‚ which is arguably‚ what he’s been trying to do all along. While for Antigone‚ the death ignited her‚ she ran towards death‚ almost embracing it. Which is
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Lyndsay Woolridge Mr. J. Godbout ENG3UY March 7‚ 2010. Falling Short of Perfection “From the House of Yemanjà” by Audre Lorde and “The Bistro Styx” by Rita Dove share the common theme of daughters falling short of their mother’s expectations. Though the poems have obvious differences‚ both successfully convey the theme from two opposing perspectives. Each perspective expresses the theme using a first person point of view‚ though in “The Bistro Styx‚” the poem is narrated by a mother. It communicates
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daughters‚ mothers must ultimately loosen the bonds of love and allow their daughters to explore the world for themselves. However‚ unlike other mothers‚ Ceres is forced to let go of her daughter Persephone prematurely‚ because Persephone is abducted by Hades. Ceres tries to take her beloved daughter back by blackmailing Zeus with an eternal winter; indeed for Ceres‚ it certainly puts the world in her shoes. The world seems all the more foul when it is rejoicing at a time of one’s grief. Ceres’ winter is
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(“Hephaestus”). Zeus did not just have one wife he had many wives. Zeus had another wife Maia and made Hemes. Hermes is the god of travelers‚ road‚ luck‚ music‚ thieves. He was also the messenger of the gods‚ particularly of Zeus.He was conductor of souls to Hades (“Hermes”). Athena’s mother Metis was seduced by Zeus and he learned that any sin she bore would overthrew him‚ so he swallowed Metis. Later on Hephaestus split Zeus’ skull with an axe‚ and Athena was born from his brain fully grown (“Athena”). Ares
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