Comparing Phaethon : Son Of Apollo And Icarus

Apollo has had a son. He has chosen to name him Hephaestus because he will build a strong nation. Hephaestus and Aphrodite play well together. Perhaps one day they will start a family, a generation, of their own. That is what we have become, our separate world up here on the mountain. We have become a family: the people we share our happiness with, our sadness with, our victories, and our defeats. Family is the truest group in which you can remain your own person and yet be part of a whole.

In Greek Mythology parents would try to avoid the prophecy of their son, killing them. For example, Oedipus, his father went to the Oracle of Delphi to see if he will ever get a son. The prophecy had said that they will have a son that will kill them when he grows up. When Oedipus was born, they immediately sent him away to die, however, he managed to survive and was adopted. when he grew up, he surprisingly met his biological father, but then killed him. Filling half of his prophecy. Then he married his mother, later when she found out, she hanged herself. He ended up killing his father and mother. Perseus was a son of Zeus and Danae. His grandfather, Acrisius, had been warned by an oracle that his grandson would kill him and therefore put

The character traits of Phaethon drive the story to its tragic conclusion. In the passage “Phaethon” it says, “‘I do, I do!’ cried Phaethon. ‘Stand away, sire! The dawn grows old and day must begin! Go, horses, go!’” This shows, that Phaethon is eager trying to drive the sun chariot so he does not listen to his father's instructions. In the passage “Phaethon” it says, “I must show him that it is I driving the chariot of the sun—I alone. Apollo said not to come too close to earth, but how will he know?” This explains, how Phaethon is selfish because he chooses glory over the lives of the innocent and he doesn't even get the glory. In the passage “Phaethon” it says, “‘I’ll go to the palace of the sun right now and hold my father to his promise.

More clearly than the Bible, Greek/Roman mythology helps outline the life cycle that almost always applies to the traditional archetypal hero. With basic knowledge of the Bible we can determine right from wrong and its influence in real life when reading mythology. As the reader we experience this when seeing the actions the hero takes, as explained by Frye when he states, "... the central myth of the hero whose mysterious birth, triumph and marriage, death and betrayal and eventual rebirth..." (Frye, 67), explaining the archetypical story outline of the tragic hero. As an example of the archetype, the story of Hercules starts with the mysterious birth of a being that is half god and half man, with his father famously being Zeus. Following Hercules' diverse birth we also know he triumphed over the leader of the underworld named Hades, while also

In Greek Mythology a rivalry always occurs between certain Gods and Goddesses. In the case of Apollo and Dionysus there is no exception. They are half brothers, both sons of Zues and they compete just as most brothers do. Though the two Greek Gods, Apollo and Dionysus, were actually very similar in some ways, they severely contrasted in others.

Agathon hosted a gathering for a small group of philosophers to talk about how they perceive love and what their own unique ideas are of beauty, virtue, honor, or anything else that may fall under the category of love. Eros, or Love, is a god that the philosophers have decided to praise with a speech of their own perspective. You get to see each philosophers different style and way of thinking within their speeches. All philosophers have agreed to drink while each other is speaking, but there is no pressure from one another or one’s self to drink excessively. The first to kick off the speeches is Phaedrus, an idealist, who believes that being shamed upon who you love most is of the highest caliber of embarrassment, even compared to relatives

The two myths, Phaethon and Daedalus and Icarus, describe the fatal mistake of 2 foolishly ambitious young boys. Throughout the two texts the authors, Bernard Evslin and Geraldine McCaughrean, who respectively rewrote Phaethon and Daedalus and Icarus, use the literary elements of characterization and imagery to convey their shared theme. Through the use of characterization and imagery, both mythological protagonists, Phaethon and Icarus, demonstrate a common lesson that a prideful disregard of the warnings from those who are older and wiser can quickly lead to disastrous consequences.

In conclusion the ancient greek myths and fables still inspire and teach lessons to people today by showing us some consequences the fables and myths had. Some bad consequences were like in “The Miser” and “The Hen and The Golden Eggs” when they lost their chance to have something good but did not because they did not make the right choice. Some good choices that happened is in Perseus because in that story he was thinking and used his resources wisely and in the end he had accomplished his mission. So to wrap it up the lesson is to appreciate and cherish things

Using the myth of Icarus, the speaker establishes the importance of myths in her relationship with her father and the lessons that follow them as they mature.

For example, in the story of Oedipus, Oedipus’ father King Laius was told that he was to be killed by his son. In order to try to avoid Laius’ fate, Oedipus’ parents binded his feet and left him on the top of a hill, where he was later found and cared for. When Oedipus grew up, he was walking on a trail when he passed his unknown biological father King Laius. Oedipus was angry at Laius for teasing him, so he killed him, thus fulfilling his fate. Oedipus goes on to become the king of Thebes, and in the end finds out that he killed his father the king, and that the prophecy was correct, and even though Laius tried to avoid his fate, it still happened.

The effects of violence were so disastrous and they were punished by god. The play is a significant description of the lifestyle in Greek at that particular time. God punishing those who do not obey him was a common belief among the ancient Greeks. The fact that he was a king implied that he had to set a good example by leading the people so that they can fear gods.

One day, Phaethon was drove to find his father by companions’ disbelief about the truth that Phaethon was the son of the god Helios who drove the chariot of the sun. His father very pleased about saw his son and promised to give him everything he wanted, while Phaethon required the chariot of the sun, which made Helios in a dilemma, because it’s extremely difficult and dangerous for Phaethon to drive it. It would bring a devastating disaster if he can’t balance the height between sky and earth. Finally, Helios let him drive it because he loves his son so much; Phaethon was too excited to listen to his father’s word and when he drove on the sky, terrible things happened.

As an epic, Odyssey has many complex themes, but the most striking to me is the pitfall of temptation. The tragic events root from Odysseus and his crew arise from the inability to control mortal weakness. Capitulations of shortcomings or recklessness anger the gods and it’s fitting they were punished for it. One such example to exemplify is the provenance of the fall of the crew members. On page 1229, the prophet warned the crew not to raid the cattle and furthermore on page 1233 Circe warned yet again not to eat the cattle. But the crew neglects the warnings and pay in blood for their insubordination against the gods. This is a parable elucidating the consequence of not controlling one temptation.

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 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.