Greek Mythology Help! The story of Theseus?
You decide. Acrisius was a king of Argos, the father of Danae and grandfather of Perseus. When he failed to father a son, he consulted an oracle that prophesied that one day he would be killed by the son of his daughter. To prevent this from happening, Acrisius imprisoned his daughter Danae in an impenetrable bronze tower. Zeus, appearing to Danae in the form of a golden shower, impregnates Danae. When it was learned that Danae had given birth to a son, Perseus, Acrisius then locked mother and child in a chest and threw them out to sea. Mother and child survive, being rescued by a fisherman, Dictys (who happens to be the brother of Polydectes). Some time later, after Perseus has grown up and kills the Gorgon Medusa, he sets out to find his grandfather. He returns to his homeland of Argos, only to find that his grandfather is not there; he has traveled to Larissa. Perseus travels to Larissa, and while there, participates in some funeral games that are taking place. While throwing a discus he strikes Acrisius, who is sitting in the crowd, in the head with the discus, inadvertently and unknowingly killing his grandfather. Prophecy fulfilled. Polydectes was a king that fell in love with Danae, but knew he didn't stand a chance with Danae because Perseus was so protective of his mother. So he devised a plan of getting rid of Perseus by sending him on a quest to obtain the head of the Gorgon Medusa--presumably thinking Perseus would fail and die doing so. Perseus was successful, returning with the head of Medusa, and when he learned that Polydectes had treated his mother poorly in his absence, he was greatly angered. Polydectes was naturally surprised that Perseus was still alive, and spoke aloud his disbelief that Perseus was able to accomplish the task he had laid out for him. So to prove he was triumphant, Perseus whipped out the head of Medusa from his bag, turning Polydectes and his noblemen to stone. My thoughts are...while good may not always be rewarded immediately or in obvious ways, in the end justice usually prevails in some manner.
Edith Hamilton's work?
I just finished reading Mythology by Edith Hamilton, and I have to complete a project on The two Great Gods of Earth: Demter and Dionysus. I understand the story of Demeter, but not Dionysus, could you explain this to me?
Mythology by Edith hamilton. need all important facts, summar, characters, etc. for FINAL EXAM!!?
okay so i have a final exam for english next week, and i need to start studying. i dont have enough time to read mythology by edith hamilton, so i need a really good summary and stuff for studying with. PLEASE HELP. here is the guide my teacher gave me: Introduction The gods and the 12 olympians (greek and roman names) The two great gods of earth (demeter and dionysus) How the world and mankind were created (pandora) the earliest heroes cupid and psyche brief tales of lovers the quest of the golden fleece four great adventures perseus theseus hercules atlanta the trojan war the fall of troy PLEASE AND THANK YOU!
Trojan war, don't understand it. help?
In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans (Greeks) after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, the king of Sparta. The war is among the most important events in Greek mythology and was narrated in many works of Greek literature, including the Iliad and the Odyssey by Homer. The Iliad relates a part of the last year of the siege of Troy, while the Odyssey describes the journey home of Odysseus, one of the Achaean leaders. Other parts of the war were told in a cycle of epic poems, which has only survived in fragments. Episodes from the war provided material for Greek tragedy and other works of Greek literature, and for Roman poets like Virgil and Ovid. The war originated from a quarrel between the goddesses Athena, Hera, and Aphrodite, after Eris, the goddess of strife and discord, gave them a golden apple, sometimes known as the Apple of Discord, marked "for the fairest". Zeus sent the goddesses to Paris, who judged that Aphrodite, as the "fairest", should receive the apple. In exchange, Aphrodite made Helen, the most beautiful of all women and wife of Menelaus, fall in love with Paris, who took her to Troy. Agamemnon, king of Mycenae and the brother of Helen's husband Menelaus, led an expedition of Achaean troops to Troy and besieged the city for ten years because of Paris' insult. After the deaths of many heroes, including the Achaeans Achilles and Ajax, and the Trojans Hector and Paris, the city fell to the ruse of the Trojan Horse. The Achaeans slaughtered the Trojans (except for some of the women and children whom they kept or sold as slaves) and desecrated the temples, thus earning the gods' wrath. Few of the Achaeans returned safely to their homes and many founded colonies in distant shores. The Romans later traced their origin to Aeneas, one of the Trojans, who was said to have led the surviving Trojans to modern day Italy.
What is your favorite quote?
I am doing a cover for a binder, and I want to cover it in quotes. So what is your favorite? PS you can write as many as you would like, the more you write the better the change of getting a best answer. ;)
Could I Read 120 Pages In One Day?
School starts tomorrow for me. Excited, but I have one problem. God, I'm so close to finishing this one book for English, but I'm really not enjoying it. It's Edith Hamilton's: Mythology. I was never really interested in Mythology and have been reading for days, but I just can't enjoy the book. I've been trying to, but I can't. I have 120 pages left. I don't want to be like "Ugh, I don't want to read this anymore!" I just want something to help me finish this book. I want to hurry and finish it before the 27th because that is when my assignment is due. I want to hurry so I can finish reading One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Now, that's a good book so far. Any tips?