Who Is Jason?: Jason is the Greek legendary hero best known for his leadership ofthe Argonauts in the quest for the Golden Fleece and for his wifeMedea (of Colchis). On this page you will learn background information on Jason‚ but not about the Quest for the Golden Fleece‚ which is covered elsewhere on this site (Hawthorne’s Jason‚ Medea‚ and the Quest for the Golden Fleece). Occupation Hero Jason As the 1-Sandaled Man: Now Jason loved husbandry and therefore abode in the country‚ but he hastened
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Heracles The hero of Greek mythology I would like to address is Heracles the Lionheart‚ as he is referred to in The Homeric Hymns. I want to demonstrate how Heracles is loved and hated for his god-like strength and how his aggressiveness and rashness get him and others into bad situations. Heracles is the son of Zeus and the mortal woman Alcmene. As stated in Homeric Hymn 15‚ “Alkmene bore‚ having joined with Kronos’ black-clouded son” (Homeric Hymn 15.8). Heracles family tree goes back to Perseus
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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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though they did not sin” (University of Texas). In Limbo‚ there is a castle with seven gates which symbolize the seven virtues (historylists.org). This castle houses the great poets Homer‚ Horace‚ Ovid‚ and Lucan; it also houses great philosophers such as Aristotle‚ Socrates‚ Plato‚ Heraclitus‚ Orpheus‚ and Euclid. Dante uses the allusion of Aristotle as “[a] man with honor and respect” (http://apliterature-sasd.wikispaces.com). The second circle is known as Lust. Lust consists of the “people
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Every song tells its own unique story; however the stories they tell are often up to interpretation. Bob James‚ the creator of the song Orpheus‚ wrote the song based on his interpretation of the myth. The music of Bob James continued to evolve and captivate audiences thought the world. Discovered by Quincy Jones at the Notre Dame Jazz Festival in 1963‚ Bob recorded his first solo album‚ Bold Conceptions‚ that year for Mercury Records. 36 more solo albums would follow through four decades; that number
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The poem supports my claims that Orpheus’s journey to save Eurydice is selfish and that transcendence of the ego is the paramount to heroism. In “Eurydice‚” even as Orpheus mourns the loss of his bride‚ Eurydice mourns the loss of her own life and known world. Truly‚ her grief is profound. When she is summoned to follow Orpheus‚ suddenly she is filled with hope‚ even desperation‚ that she might be alive once more. Then‚ he fails to lead her out of her hell. He glances back‚ out of his own arrogance
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The version of Ovid’s story regarding Orpheus and Eurydice is a beautifully written novel. Eurydice is the wife of Orpheus’‚ and then he found out something tragic happened that she had been bitten by a poisonous snake while walking on the grass‚ and subsequently‚ this incident resulted to her death. As the story goes and what seemed somewhat perhaps not uncommon is Orpheus’ desires and determination for his wife to live‚ which was beyond anyone to fathom of his aspiration for his wife to live. He
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Rotating Leaders 1. What would business organizations such as Kraft Foods gain from observing Orpheus in action? Kraft Foods is a traditional company with the usual board of directors‚ chief executive officer‚ and a host of other executives. Each of these officers has his own predetermined role in the company. In Orpheus‚ each musician is given the chance to participate in decision-making by occasionally becoming a member of the core group. Similarly‚ each member could also hone his leadership
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As was stated in the quote “No living mortals were allowed to cross into the shadowy regions of the underworld again”‚ and when Orpheus says‚ “Death is less painful than being apart from the only one whom you would die for” The two newlyweds were not allowed to be together because of the different worlds of the living and the dead. In both stories the doomed lovers were fated by
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life filled with regret. Unfortunately‚ the latter is the case in the Greek myth of “Orpheus and Eurydice” and The Bible story of Lot and his wife. It was the uncertainty‚ and lack of confidence in which Orpheus‚ Lot‚ and his wife displayed that caused ruin over their lives. In the two stories‚ the situation archetypal elements were opportunity‚ doubt and doom. Hell or the
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