I have been surrounded by dead for millennia. After by brothers, Zeus and Poseidon, tricked me into making my domain in the underworld I rarely go to the surface. My brothers and sisters kicked me out of Mount Olympus. I am rarely visited by anyone unless they require something from me. Even then they are the sons and daughters of my family and those rotten demigods always steal or trick me into giving them what they want. The most recent was Hercules. He snuck into my domain, dipped himself into the river Styx, and brought his girlfriend back to life! Because of the intolerable acts of mortals I have decided to only concern myself with the dead. On the other hand, I do crave the soft touch of a woman's hand across my cheek, and the gentle …show more content…
She continued to stare looking terrified of me, which is not what I wanted. "Do you like gems and shiny things?" I continued asking, "Why don't you come with me to my wonderful palace and pick from my garden of rubies and emeralds?" At this, she opened her mouth to scream for her mother, but I gagged her and took her into the underworld with me. I attempted to get her to eat food prepared from the herbs in my garden, but she wouldn't eat anything. I tried to get her to take a sip from the river Lithe, which makes you forget everything, but she refused saying, ""I had a thousand times rather be miserable with remembering my mother, than be happy in forgetting her. That dear, dear mother! I never, never will forget her. I will neither drink that nor anything else. Nor will I taste a morsel of food, even if you keep me forever in your palace. (copied from the original text)" This made me furious. Meanwhile, more mortals were dying, at a faster rate, than usual. I looked above for the answer to this. Circe, that stupid goddess, blamed the mortals for me taking Proserpina and refused to let anything grow, now the earth was a frozen barren land, not able to be inhabited in. I went back below and continued to try and get Proserpina to eat or drink
- I can feel it - on different places on my body. It pleases me in
I jumped on her back and started biting as hard and fast as my little teeth could go. Nagaina screeched with agony. She hadn’t realized it but she had dropped her egg. I jumped up in the air and caught it.
not come to her mother. This was because she was so used to seeing the
celebrate the deal, and one of the other guests picked her up. A horrified silence fell on the room
The first piece of advice that the mother gives regarding how she should conduct herself is that she should eat in a way that would “turn someone else’s stomach.” One could
History has seen the rise of many advanced civilizations. There have been many achievements from this wide array of civilizations and cultures. Civilizations have contributed greatly to the world with new thoughts, ideas, and inventions. Often, certain civilizations developed such a great amount of ideas and new technology that it created a period of time we know as a golden age. Golden ages were present in a large amount of cultures. Although many different cultures have made incredible advancements, one of the most important golden ages was that of Greece. The Greek golden age consisted of a tremendous amount of new technology and accomplishments, which would come to influence later societies, as well as our society and values today. Copious
Salve Hercules! It has been a very long time since the last time we have spoken. The previous time we came into contact with each other was a dreadful experience. As I stand here every day and struggle to hold the weight of the heavens, I envy and crave your ability to roam freely all around the world without anything ever holding you back. You are free to do anything and go anywhere you wish while I am stuck in one place with an entire world on top of me. I do not even have a voice to be heard or a choice to be made to change it. While I am trapped under a massive and heavy load that I can not escape, you are living a content and fulfilling life with anyone, anywhere. I am still in absolute
"I already have eaten the food of the underworld, so I can't come back to you. But since you are here to see me, I'll ask the god of the underworld if I can go with you. You have to promise me one thing. Do not try to get a look at me until I come back here."
The Ancient Greeks sought to define how humans should view their lives and how to create an existence dedicated to the basis of the “ideal” nature. This existence would be lived so as to create an “honorable” death upon their life’s end. Within their plays, both dramas and comedies, they sought to show the most extreme characteristics of human nature, those of the wise and worthy of Greek kleos along with the weak and greedy of mind, and how they were each entitled to a death but of varying significance. The Odyssey, their greatest surviving drama, stands as the epitome of defining both the flawed and ideal human and how each individual should approach death and its rewards and cautions through their journeys. Death is shown to be the consequence
"Tell Theresa you're sick," she would advise. And generally I did. But I didn't seem blessed with her lack of conscience. On many painful occasions Theresa would find out that I really went to Sue's house without her. These occasions taught me that it is more painful to be caught in a lie than it is to tell the truth in the first place. I wondered how it was possible that my mother had never learned that lesson.
We tried calling and finally she answered and told me “ You didn’t listen to me know you have to figure it out know break a leg.” We kept on thinking what to do over and over again. We were stuck down on the tunnel and tried to climb up but it was to slippery. Then we tried to make go on top of each other to see if we could reach the top of the tunnel. That was a total fail we tried to think of more ideas but we ran out.
Looks like I'll have to carry her to the castle. Her small frame grew colder and colder as I hussled to put her on my back. I hoping she doesn't wake up just yet or else I'll have to play the "Prince" card. I took off the scarf I wore around my neck and tossed it over her head. I glanced up at her and shuddered at the thought me trying to save her sent her body into hypothermia. I would kill myself if that
Numerous lively heroes ventured into Persephone’s clutches with the hopes of beating death, yet she explains that despite their god-like strength they too will die. Two such heroes were Theseus and Pirithous. When Theseus and Pirithous attempted to kidnap the Queen of the Underworld she enticed them to sit in the chair of forgetfulness where their flesh fused to the cushions and refused to relinquish them (Taylor 268). Persephone appears many times to offer food, drink, or rest to weary heroes in the underworld in order to trap them there forever in the same manner that Hades tricked her (Taylor, 268). Because of Persephone and Hades’ antics many people hated them as gods, but Persephone’s cruelty serves as a reminder that while death is necessary it is not always kind. In the same manner that Persephone accepted her fate, mortals must also accept their own imminent
Litai or the spirit of prayer followed her around and repaired harm done by her
Throughout studying many myths, I came up with many new observations. Many questions came into my mind about these myths. Greek mythology takes us back to a time when people had a connection with nature and when nature played a major role in people’s lives. The religious beliefs of the people who wrote the myths are found in the background of these myths; however, they are not to be read like religious texts. The myths try to offer explanations of “how”, which makes us think deeply about the purpose of these myths and the questions they draw to our minds. According to the myths we studied in class, the world created the gods, not the other way around. The gods were always created in the image of man, which shows how much men were important in their society. Furthermore, many of these Greek myths show us the difference between the views of the Greek then and our view towards many aspects of the society, including nature. Monsters appear in Greek myths and have different representations and roles. Greek mythology reflects a view of the Greeks towards the world and how certain aspects of their lives are similar and different to modern society.