Comparing Phaethon, Daedalus And Icarus

So then they went against each other and athena said in lines 80-90 “if you win the weaving contest you will get much pride and respect. But if you lose you will have to face a punishment that will never be unbroken. Yet Arachne still went up for the risks and then lost and now she has to face the consequences put up to her. Athena permanently turned arachne into a spider and now athena will never be changed back into a human again.

When the challenge was over Athena (Minerva) was forced to admit that Arache’s weaving was better than hers. Athena (Minerva) was not happy with this outcome. Athena (Minerva) then began to beat Arachne with a piece of wood from her loom until the young girls couldn’t stand it anymore. To escape the endless beating Arachne hangs herself. When Athena (Minerva) saw the girl’s dead body, she had pity on her. Athena (Minerva) then decided to bring Arachne back to life, but she transformed Arachne into a spider so she can continue her weaving.

Greek myths are stories that explain the meaning of life and teach moral lessons through the values of heroes, gods and mortals. In Ancient Greece, myths were an important part of the culture, first being told orally and in poems, then seen in architecture and theatre. Homer, the Greek poet, wrote epic poems such as the Iliad and the Odyssey, which are still revered and read extensively today. Greek myths have carried over to contemporary American culture, appearing in movies, children’s toys, clothing and books and the values of Greek myths are entrenched in today’s society. Notably, heroism is a prominent value that plays a major role in Greek mythology and continues to influence American culture today, as heroes inspire society with their nobility, bravery and patriotism.

Hesiod’s Theogony has transcended generations, delivering to vast audiences the traditional stories of the Greek gods as well as ancient Greek conceptions of the world. One particularly well known aspect of the Theogony, the section that tells the tale of Prometheus, is unique in that it has little intrinsic worth; its value is in its ability to enhance other stories and conceptions. Across the globe, people know well the story of the one who deceived Zeus and stole fire for man, but few recognize its role in Hesiod’s work as a whole. The story of Prometheus serves two primary purposes for Hesiod and his audience. First, it solidifies Zeus’s position as king of the gods, providing one of the first characterizations of his temperament, and

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Mythology explains spiders through the store of Athena and Arachne. In her younger years, Athena was never kind to women. She once challenged Arachne to a weaving contest to show that she is better than her and others. Athena was impressed of Arachne but was jealous. In turn, Athena turned her into a spider so they she would weave forever. Today, spiders are arachnids after Arachne the spider.

One of these differences is in Phaethon written by Evslin, Evslin, and Hoopes tells about how Epaphus and Phaethon argue that Phaethon’s father Apollo, had taught him to drive his sun chariot. Phaethon says that his father is letting him drive it alone on that night. Epaphus thinks Phaethon is lying, so he tells Phaethon to prove it. Phaethon says “You’ll know me. When I pass the village I will come close and drive in circles around your roof. You’ll see me alright. Farewell.” In the other version, Phaethon by Moira Kerr and John Bennett, the boys do not make a bet. Instead, the story begins by saying “Phaethon, whose father was the sun god, Apollo, was taunted about his parentage by Epaphus, a youth of the same age whose father was the mighty Zeus.” In this version of the story, Epaphus insults Apollo in front of Phaethon, and he becomes determined to meet his father and make him proud. Another difference in this story is how Apollo’s horses and chariot were described. In the story Phaethon by Evslin, Evslin, and Hoopes, the story says “Fire-white horses with golden manes, golden hooves, and hot yellow eyes. When they neighed, the trumpet call of it rolled across the sky, and their breath was flame. The sun chariot was an open shell of gold. Each wheel was the flat, round, disk of the sun as it is seen in the sky.” In the second version of the story by Moira Kerr and John Bennett, the story

As we know, Zeus is the king of gods and all listened to him. The chain of command was Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Atriums, Ares; the list goes on. But this is kind of odd because Zeus was the last born son of Cronus. He was born with no right to be king. So in a way Zeus’s life is mythology’s success

The collections of myths not only tell the history of the Greeks gods and goddesses but also teach moral skills that were valued during the era. There was a story that tell us about a very vain man named Narcissus who was so handsome that everyone who saw him fell in love with him. The only problem was that he was incapable to love anyone other than

The choices that Phaethon made where choices that affect his life. The people in the story about Phaethon's ride was not very nice to Phaethon which is why he didn’t make good decisions. That is also why his decisions affect his life. How the people were telling him that he was a “fatherless freak”, made him what to find out who is father was. When he found out that his dad was Helios he thought he was just like him and

Ancient Greek mythology has fascinated people for thousands of years. The stories that were once a part of daily culture now entertain people as a form of fun fiction. When the word myth comes to mind, people automatically think of the words “fake,” “false,” or “untrue.” However, not many people stop to consider that myths are so much deeper than that. These stories were not “fake” to the people of Greece; they were a way of life and an important part of their culture. According to Walter Burkert, author of Structure and History in Greek Mythology and Ritual, a myth is really “a traditional tale with secondary, partial reference to something of collective importance” (Burkert 23). This is certainly true with the old myths, but it may

Arachne chooses to ignore her advice and demands that Athena accept her challenge and so she does. In agreeing to contest Arachne they both weave to the best of their ability and Athena finds that Arachne is a master of her craft. Unfortunately, though, this has negative effects as it just infuriates Athena further and causes her to beat Arachne with a part of her loom. Eventually, Arachne can bear the torture no longer and commits suicide by hanging herself. In the end, Athena takes pity on the girl and brings her back to life in the form of a spider so she can continue to weave forever.

Arachne was heartbroken for enraging her deity, so she tried to hang herself until Athena turned her into a spider to spin webs eternally (“Athena: Armed

The history of Greek mythology is an extravagant chronicle of tales of heroism, tragedy, and tradition. The Greeks had an extreme talent with fine arts, and these abilities are strongly reflected in their

“The truest characters of ignorance are pride and arrogance. This quote by Samuel Butler is truer than gold in the two greek myths Phaethon and Daedalus and Icarus. The protagonists of both stories boastful,arrogant and prideful natures lead them to their agonizing deaths and downfall. The two myths would be lifeless and stale without the use of of literary elements like conflict,imagery,and and characterization. Conflict shapes the story,Imagery foreshadows and provides color,and characterization develops the characters personalities and behaviors. These elements are how the authors were able to teach the lesson in the theme. The two stories’ main characters, Phaethon and Daedalus and Icarus share the same moral theme of a prideful disregard from those elder and wiser can quickly lead to disastrous consequences,existing thanks to these literary elements.