English 150 (MTH 4:00-5:30) The Mythological Background of Iliad The Golden Apple of Discord Characters: Introduction There was once a war so great that the sound of it resonates for centuries. Known as the Trojan War‚ this clash which participated by gods and mortals had resulted not by the will of men‚ but by the actions of the gods themselves. The very seed of this catastrophe was the infamous golden apple of discord. If not been for the jealousy of immortals‚ this great war would never
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goddess of discord‚ starts the contest by fueling the goddesses’ enviousness with the apple. Aphrodite (Venus)‚ Athena (Minerva)‚ and Hera (Juno) conceiving that they are better than one another fights for the possession of the apple and the battle ended when Paris Alexandros gave the apple to Aphrodite in exchange for a prize. From the beginning of the story‚ the women’s role has been viewed negatively. Aphrodite‚ Athena and Hera although has commanding and authoritative divine functions‚ they are depicted
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Paris’s decision‚ and the abduction of Queen Helen. The competition between the goddesses happens when Eris‚ goddess of discord‚ threw a golden apple into the wedding of Thetis‚ goddess of the sea‚ and said “for the fairest”. Hera‚ Athena‚ and Aphrodite all claimed the apple for themselves. Zeus‚ god of the sky and ruler of all gods‚ decided Paris‚ the most beautiful man on earth‚ should be the judge and chose which godess should get the golden apple. The three
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show women’s roles reflected in Classical mythology are the attributes of the female gods. Of the fourteen main Olympian Deities‚ only six of them are women. This includes Hera‚ Hestia‚ Demeter‚ Artemis‚ Athena‚ and Aphrodite. Of these six I believe Hera‚ Demeter‚ and Aphrodite best portray the role of women in Greco Roman society‚ as reflected in Classical mythology The Olympian Deity who best shows the role of women is portrayed by Greek Mythology is Hera. Hera is the goddess of marriage‚
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Hellenistic period. Hermes has a small head then the figures before‚ his body is also sensual and in a graceful loose-limb stance. The significance about this sculpture is the interaction and narrative shared between the two subjects. Praxiteles’ Aphrodite for The City Kindos‚ took the female figure out of drapery into the full nude‚ which during this time was a representation of a lower status. The narrative is of the goddess
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serving girl. A silver plate was in her hands‚ and on it was an apple on which she had written the words‚ “For the Fairest of them all”. This she placed on the table where the three loveliest goddesses were sitting. Their names were Hera‚ Athene and Aphrodite. Immediately‚ that they saw the words on the apple‚ a quarrel broke out between the three goddesses. Hera said to the others‚ “I am the Queen of all the immortal gods‚ and it follows that I must be far fairer than either of you two. So therefore
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Before Cadmus could enjoy his new home‚ however‚ he had to do penance for killing the dragon‚ which was sacred to Ares‚ god of war. After eight years of servitude‚ Cadmus was made king of Thebes and was given Harmonia‚ the daughter of Ares and of Aphrodite‚ the goddess of love‚ as his wife. Although Thebes prospered under Cadmus’s rule‚ misfortune overcame his descendants. In his old age‚ after two of his daughters and two of his grandsons had suffered violent deaths‚ Cadmus fled with his wife to
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2210 Professor J. Whitmarsh Aphrodite ’s Aphrodite was the Greek goddess of love‚ beauty‚ and pleasure she was also known as Venus in the Roman era. There are two stories on how Aphrodite’s was born. Some say she was the daughter of Zeus and Dione. The most known story is she was born when the father of the gods‚ Uranus was castrated by his son Cronus and he threw Uranus genitals into the ocean and from the sea it created bubbling sea foam and arose Aphrodite. It is said that the sea carried
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Ancient Greek and Roman (1‚000 BC – 100AD) Aphrodite (Venus)‚ the Greek goddess of love‚ beauty‚ pleasure and procreation The Noble ancient Greek and Roman people‚ Pale skin‚ free from blemishes. Noble women stayed indoors to prevent them from developing a tan – which only the poor‚ lower classed women and men had from working outdoors. Lead and chalk to lighten skin. Lead = infertility‚ insanity and lead poisoning leading to death. Perfumes made of roses‚ violets‚ lillies herbs used ointments and
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story about a Greek myth. The story is told in the III Book of the Metamorphoses. It was then retold by Roger Lancelyn Green (1918-1987) an English novelist. The characters in this story are mainly Greek mythology characters such as: Zeus‚ Hera‚ Aphrodite‚ Echo‚ Narcissus‚ a nymph and another god. Exposition In a mountain in Greece lived the Ureades‚ nymphs or fairies. There was this beautiful nymph‚ which was one of the most talkative called Echo. She loved to talk and made Hera‚ wife of Zeus
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