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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Word Count 1093 The Greatest thing you’ll ever learn to love and be loved in return Baz Luhrmann’s film Moulin Rouge adapts the ancient Greek Orpheus myth to the context of early 19th century France. The film celebrates Bohemian ideals through reshaping the archetypal story of The Orpheus Myth to illustrate the importance of love through music. Within the classical context‚ freedom is achieved through music and through love‚ both of which offer the individual emancipation from the confines
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and was one of the symbols that Lawrence claimed as his own‚ along with the phoenix‚ dark sun‚ and rainbow symbols. Here he relates the flower with the Persephone myth. Persephone‚ a daughter of Zeus and Demeter‚ was abducted by Pluto‚ King of Hades. For six months of the year she must reign as Queen alongside Pluto but is allowed to return to the surface for the other six. Persephone carries the flower torch-like into the underground to light her way to Pluto’s chambers. Or rather it is Pluto’s
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In the Ancient Gallery in the Chazen Museum of Art‚ there is a bell krater from Attica‚ Greece that was made around 460-450 BCE. It is a ceramic vase that is in excellent condition with the exception of a few chips on the red-figure decoration. The Bell Krater (figure 1‚ figure 2) stands under two feet tall and is just over one foot in width. Overall‚ the scene and design style on this krater is mostly consistent throughout the entire body of the vase‚ but there are a few formal elements that separate
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To Hell and Back: A Look at the Mythological Life of Cerberus There was a certain demon that patrolled the gates of Hades in classical Greek mythology. Known and feared by many as Cerberus (Also known as Kerberos)‚ this impeccable canine-like monster was known to allow anyone to pass freely into the underworld‚ Hades‚ but make it his mission to let none escape from inside‚ regardless of how they had entered. What exactly is Cerberus‚ and where did he originate? What tales depict Cerberus
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Olympian gods. Zeus led a revolt against his father‚ Cronus and the dynasty of the Titans. He defeated and then banished them. Once Zeus had control‚ he and his brothers divided the universe between them. Zeus took over the heavens‚ Poseidon the sea and Hades the underworld. His weapon is a thunderbolt which he throws at those who displease him. Zeus is married to a goddess named Hera but‚ is famous for his many affairs. He is also known to punish those that lie or break promises. He’s also the ruler of
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Cronus was afraid that his children would overthrow him. In order to prevent being overthrown‚ Cronus would swallow each of his children after Rhea‚ his sister-wife‚ had given birth to them. Poseidon along with his siblings Hestia‚ Demeter‚ Hera‚ and Hades were all swallowed and trapped in the belly of their father. Poseidon’s youngest brother Zeus was kept alive by their mother after she had tricked Cronus into swallowing a rock. Eventually all the gods were freed by
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In Greek mythology‚ Cronus or Kronos was the leader and youngest of the first generation of Titans‚ the divine descendants of Uranus‚ the sky‚ and Gaia‚ the earth. He overthrew his father and ruled during the mythological Golden Age‚ until he was overthrown by his own son Zeus and imprisoned in Tartarus. Cronus was usually depicted with a harpe‚ scythe or a sickle‚ which was the instrument he used to castrate and depose Uranus‚ his father. In Athens‚ on the twelfth day of the Attic month of Hekatombaion
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Kevin November 6‚ 2013 Professor Comparison of the Sumerian Gods and the Greek Pantheon The Sumerian civilization existed an estimated three thousand years prior to the Greeks (Powell p. 60). Although very little is actually known about the Sumerian culture‚ archaeologists have unearthed ancient artifacts and clay tablets containing cuneiform writing that have given historians bits and pieces of the stories that were told during that time (Powell pg. 63 Figure 7.3). While the Sumerian empire
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