Archetypal Analysis of Myths Part One: The Gods‚ the Creation‚ and the Earliest Heroes Chosen Myth: Dionysus or Bacchus Situational Archetype: Battle between Good and Evil In the myth of Dionysus there isn’t exactly a conflict between two sides of people battling for good or evil‚ its more as a battle between the two sides of Dionysus’ inner self. Unlike most examples of good versus evil‚ there isn’t a triumphant side. Just the personality switches between Dionysus being the joy-god or the
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In the story Phaethon as retold by Edith Hamilton‚ a man makes a mistake and faces the consequences. The story starts when Phaethon visits the palace of the Sun God. The palace is never dark‚ and shines with gold and gleams with jewels. Then Phaethon enters the palace and is greeted by the Sun God. He has a conversation with the god‚ saying he has come to find out if the god is his father or not. Next the Sun God says that yes he is his father‚ and says he can prove it. He promises on the River Styx
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Edith Hamilton comparing Perseus’ story to the well known Disney story‚ Cinderella is undoubtedly a genius idea because more readers will understand the moral of the story and what he is trying to convey. Using this method to engage readers make them more intrigued and understandable especially when mythology relationships and stories may be a bit intricate to comprehend. Some examples of how Perseus’ stories relate to Cinderella is when the Disney princess has certain rules she has to follow
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Last Time”‚ when Washington tells Hamilton about him stepping down from presidency‚ Hamilton argued that “as far as people are concerned / You have to serve‚ you could continue to serve” (“One Last Time” 209). After the revolution‚ Hamilton represents a more righteous ideology that thinks for the people and commoners that contrasts with the attitude of other politicians who only cares about their personal gains and career. This statement
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case if Perseus‚ he is forced out of a world he never knew. When Danae gives birth to a son‚ Perseus‚ Acrisius‚ Danae’s father‚ locks Danae and Perseus in a chest and casts it out into the sea. Danae and Perseus wash up at the home of Dictys. Note- Hamilton hints that The Fates or Zeus might have willed their safe journey. Most heroes have powerful friends that help them. Perseus is a model hero and demonstrates the separation. Beyond the threshold the hero enters a new world. The initiation
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(Diana) Aphrodite- Venus Hermes- Mercury Ares- Mars Hephaestus- Vulcan Hestia- Vesta Zeus (Jupiter) Zeus the Olympian Greek mythology supreme commander Some Greeks believe that he is one true god before Christ‚ most feared god God of sky‚ enforcer of justice for both god and people Has the most devastating power What we know about Zeus was written by ancient Greek author Hesiod around 700 BC‚ that book is called THEOGONY-> which includes a dynastic family rival that ends up with the
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generations. It is the full of meaning for nations‚ cultures and societies beset by broad-scale and profound social and political change and the accompanying confusion and fear produced in the minds and souls of human beings. The first question Hamilton addresses is “What gave rise to such an unprecedented and unique achievement?” To answer this question‚ she says‚ the reader must understand prevailing thought of the ancient world. Only then can the uniqueness of Athenian thought be appreciated
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Hamilton begins by highlighting the common misunderstanding that mythology depicts the blissful state of man in his original harmony with nature. On the contrary‚ Hamilton notes‚ the lives of ancient people were not romantic and beautiful‚ but full of hardship‚ disease‚ and violence. For Hamilton‚ the Greek myths are remarkable in that they show how far the Greeks‚ an ancient civilization‚ had advanced beyond a primitive state of savagery and brutality. By the time Homer wrote his epic‚ the Iliad
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Grounding "There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it" Vesalius in "Zante" (Bartlett 700). Edith Wharton’s outside appearance in no way reflected the inner struggles she dealt with her whole life. She was born into a wealthy‚ affluent‚ socially prominent family. On the outside it appeared she had everything‚ yet the reader will come to find that she had struggles like everyone else‚ possibly worse than the average person. Edith Wharton rose above society’s
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October 2014 Name: Edith Cavell Life: Edith Cavell was born on December 4‚ 1865 in Norfolk‚ United Kingdom. Edith Cavell began her profession of nursing at age 20. She soon moved to Belgium where she was appointed matron of the Berkendael Medical Institute in Brussels in 1907. During World War I in 1914‚ the Berkendael Institute was converted into a hospital for wounded soldiers of all nationalities. Edith Cavell was a British nurse serving in Belgium who was later
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