Elaphebolion 1 Noumenia‚ 426 Tomorrow is the Dionysia festival. This will be my third one since moving here to Athens four years ago. I plan on attending the newest tragedies being performed at the theater of Dionysus. I heard that Sophokles is introducing one this year. It is called Oedipus Rex. Tomorrow should be an interesting day. Elaphebolion 2‚ 426 Today was a wonderful day. The day began with an early start. I woke up and adorned myself with my finest peplos. I left my home for the festival
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take their advice. He assents‚ and they tell him that he should free Antigone and bury Polyneices. Creon‚ shaken‚ agrees to do it. He leaves with a retinue of men to help him right his previous mistakes. The Chorus delivers a choral ode to the god Dionysus (god of wine and of the theater; this part is the offering to their patron god)‚ and then a Messenger enters to tell them that Haemon has killed himself. Eurydice‚ Creon’s wife and Haemon’s mother‚ enters and asks the Messenger to tell her everything
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Pan‚ Nymphs‚ Olympians and Piety In ancient Greece‚ Pan‚ a goat-legged youth‚ was worshipped as a god‚ mainly in the countryside by shepherds and herdsmen. Pan was chiefly known as a protector‚ or as a “flock-keeping” god. The Athenians were under the impression that they were aided by Pan during the Persian wars‚ so after the wars‚ they established a precinct dedicated to him underneath the acropolis‚ in a cave (Herodotus p. 133). Although Pan was seen as a god‚ he was still in an inferior
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Mythology is the history and beliefs of a people who were able to see the magic in the world all around them. “Today their alters are empty‚ their great temples in ruins. But the gods of the ancient Greeks and Romans live on in powerful myths that have borne retelling for countless generations.(Fandex 1)”. Greek mythology and its Roman counter part have fascinated people for ages. Despite their similarities Greek and Roman mythology has key differences: in the Gods names‚ what they are based
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in the very back of the theater were able to hear performers hundreds of feet away from them. In these theaters‚ everything from plays to the Greek Olympic Games‚ were performed. There was even a god who was worshiped for his affinity for theater‚ Dionysus (Ancient
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THE BACCHAE TODAY: MAENADS OF CHANGE The ancient Greek gods are known for being human-like in their jealousy and anger‚ yet beyond human compassion‚ and Dionysus in Euripides’ The Bacchae is no exception. Accompanied by his followers‚ liberated‚ frenzied women known as the Maenads or Bacchae‚ Dionysus comes to Thebes‚ Greece from Asia‚ as a new god. They are rejected by the Thebans and the god plans to retaliate. “...Here I plead the cause of my own mother‚ Semele‚ appearing as a god to mortal
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Ancient Greek Culture‚ Religion‚ and Customs In ancient times‚ the Greeks had absolute and undeniable respect for their gods. They demonstrated their admiration by putting in place many rituals and celebrations to reverence the gods that they loved and feared in order to ensure harmony with them. Ancient Greek culture was melded by their religion and the customs performed to appease the Gods. Examples of how religion affected their way of include the way they prayed‚ the sacrifices they gave
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Ancient Religions By: MLB As civilization has progressed through the ages‚ many religions have arisen and taken hold around the world‚ two if the most interesting‚ being the religious beliefs of the ancient Mesopotamian and the Greeks. These two religions were practiced in different areas and at different times and‚ therefore‚ show that religion has played a critical role in every society and civilization. No matter how it is organized or what type
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There were two types of Olympic Gods: Celestial Deities and Earth Deities. The Celestial Deities dwelled on Mount Olympus while the Earth Deities resided on‚ or under‚ Earth. There were twelve Olympic Gods; however‚ because the tales of these gods started out orally‚ the gods and goddesses classified as Olympians are not totally clear. Because the Twelve Olympians are not totally clear‚ there are a possible fourteen gods and goddesses that could be classified as Olympians. The gods and goddesses
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Today in the 21st century we view alcohol differently than the ancient Greeks did.The connection between the Dionysus myth and the way alcohol is portrayed today is the common link beings that alcohol is consumed at parties and other group events. In the Dionysus myth Dionysus is important because he is the greek god of wine he was widely worshiped because he was viewed as kind and understanding. Today in the 21st century alcohol is portrayed as this thing that is needed to have fun when you are
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