and reworks the main source. Shakespeare’s concentration was psycological; he appeared to be more interested in exploring the lover’s mental state under the stress of emotion and desire which entail produced an extraordinary drawing-out of action. Ovid spends about eighty-five lines on Adonis‚ beginning with a brisk description of his birth and ending with an equally succinct account of his metamorphoses into an anemone flower. Shakespeare manages to devote almost twelve hundred lines to the last
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THERE IS NO FRIGATE LIKE A BOOK By Emily Dickinson | | | |There is no frigate like a book |“frigate” a small‚ fast moving ships (simile is used) | |To take us lands away‚ |“lands” has the connotation of faraway places | |Nor any coursers like a page
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"Inferno" Notes on 7th circle of Hell-Violence Capeneus = Round Three- Violence Against God(blasphemy) A huge and powerful warrior-king who virtually embodies defiance against his highest god‚ Capaneus is an exemplary blasphemer--with blasphemy understood as direct violence against God. Still‚ it is striking that Dante selects a pagan character to represent one of the few specifically religious sins punished in hell. Dante’s portrayal of Capaneus in Inferno 14.43-72--his large size and scornful
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Demeter and Persephone . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Dionysus and His Followers . . . . . . . . . 75 Baucis and Philemon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Echo and Narcissus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Helius and Phaethon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119 Chapter Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121 Further Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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The desire to win their father’s approval of their fathers affect Phaethon and Sara’s actions by causing them to ride the horses. On paragraph 4 of Phaeton and Helios it states “Still‚ Phaethon refused to back down”. This quote shows how Phaethon actions got affecte when his father said no about riding the horse but he didn’t give up. Another detail that will show how their actions got affected is on paragraph 3 of Handling Hermes it stated “I had begged dad to let me ride Hermes many times…”. This
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Apollo Resources: www.personal.psu.edu/djk189/apollo.htm www.theoi.com/olympians/apollon.html www.igreekmythology.com/apollo.html www.men-myths-minds.com/apollo-greek-god.html http://mythagora.com/bios/hera.html http://www.arthistory.sbc.edu/imageswomen/papers/fittoncassandra/cass2.html http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/grecoromanmyth1/p/Apollo.htm http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/apollo.html http://www.hipark.austin.isd.tenet.edu/mythology/phaeton.html Apollo‚ the Greek god of
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gods. The goddess‚ Minerva challenges a mortal named Arachne to a weaving contest‚ and Arachne accepts. Arachne does this because she thinks she is better than Minerva. Salmoneus‚ another mortal claims he is Zeus and wants to bring rain to the land. Phaethon‚ who is the son of the Sun-god‚ feels equal to him and wishes to drive the sun. These are prime examples of being guilty of hubris‚ and all these mortals are punished by losing their human lives. Committing hubris was the worst act one might commit
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Pride and Consequences Heroes‚ Gods and Monsters‚ by Bernard Evslin is a combination of stories of gods and nature myths. Many of the problems that occur are about pride and how it affects others negatively. The god Apollo and his son‚ Phaethon‚ express their pride through negative actions‚ that lead to negative consequences. The sun god‚ Apollo‚ often expresses his pride and over confidence toward others. As a child‚ Apollo often did many cruel and wanton deeds. Apollo journeyed to Olympus
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because of their excessive pride are "Phaethon‚ Son of Apollo" and "Arachne." These mortals both try very hard to strive to be like the gods and get punished for their actions. The theme in these two myths is: don’t try to be something you’re not. In the Greek myth‚ "Phaethon‚ Son of Apollo‚" the mortal named Phaethon begged his father to let him drive the chariot of the sun. He wanted to ride the chariot to prove a boy named Epaphos wrong. Epaphos told Phaethon that the god Apollo wasn’t Phaethon’s
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reader can learn valuable moral lessons from ancient Greek myths. Not to mention‚ the variety of myths that exist‚ many of these myths give children knowledge and understanding of the world. These following aspects are shown in the following myths‚ Phaethon and the Chariot of the Sun‚ Icarus and Daedalus‚ and Athena and Arachne. Additionally‚ These moral lessons are important for our society today‚ these following myths can teach the modern reader very valuable lessons‚ such as listening to your elders
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