Greek Mythology Essays

                        Different kinds of stories have influenced us over the years. Some even date back to the olden times. The book, “The Children’s Homer”, written by Padrak Colum was a simple explanation of the tales and adventures of the great Achilles and Odysseus. He was a man of great strength …

            “But perhaps “Oedipus” is that, all by itself. And the spendthrift transience of theatrical art makes it the more precious.” – Christopher Rawson, Post-Gazette.com             This quote from a review of the play Oedipus is merely true. From almost 24 centuries, Sophocles remained a living dead playwright of this …

In 1915, Abraham Flexner was the most influential individual seeking to reform medical education in the U.S. (Austin, p. 361). He had extensively studied medical education in the U.S., Canada, and Europe for the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (Austin, p. 361), and his suggestions for the reform …

Sophocles’ Oedipus is an impeccable personification of Aristotle’s concept of a tragic hero. Per Aristotle’s idea of a tragic hero, Oedipus possessed the qualities of a tragic hero while the story reflected the rubrics that the tragic hero need to undergo. Below is a review of Aristotle’s criteria of a …

Introduction The family is understood as the basic unit that makes up the society. There are different theories and believes tries to explain the family institution and its relevance to the society. However there is a common understanding that the family is an important institution not only for procreation but …

            Euripides uses the speech of the Medea’s nurse as an excellent prologue to the play, giving the background as well as the current situation Medea finds herself in. The desperation and sadness voiced by the nurse in the opening scene of Medea refers to the deadly past of her …

            Euripides’ Medea presents several themes to the audience.  It stands as an early and chilling portrait of revenge against an unfaithful husband. Medea speaks for women and men throughout history when she remarks “touch her right in marriage, and there’s no bloodier spirit” (25).  The general acceptance of this …

There are many different stories of Lovers’ Leap’s around the world. This Cherokee Indian legend took place many years ago in Rock City, Tennessee. According to the legend, the Chief of the Cherokees had a beautiful daughter named Nacoochee, which means “Evening Star.” Sautee was a handsome, strong brave from …

The epic poem “Iliad” which was composed by the Greek writer, Homer, depicts the intimate mother-son relationship between Thetis and Achilles.  In Greek mythology, Thetis was a beautiful, silver-footed sea nymph and was one of the fifty Nereids, who were the daughters of Nereus – the “ancient one of the …

Overview The cause for the Trojan War began much before the Greek hero Achilles was born. Zeus and Poseidon tried to force Thetis, the sea-goddess to lay with them. Prometheus warned them that any son born to Thetis would become greater than his father, and probably rule Olympus. Zeus decided …