Greek And Greek Mythology : The Tragedy Of Sisyphus

     Camus states “if this myth is tragic, that is because its hero is conscious” (Camus). Condemned by the gods, Sisyphus does not acknowledge his fate until after the rock rolls back down the mountain and he

For generations, heroes have always fascinated people and people have strived to achieve certain qualities of their heroes. In Homer’s The Odyssey, Odysseus is considered the hero of the story. While Odysseus does demonstrate some qualities that are not heroic, he is still defined as a hero because of his better, more heroic qualities in which he is far superior in than any other man. The qualities in which define Odysseus as a hero are courage, intelligence, and leadership.

Temperance is defined as moderation or self restraint which means how one controls himself. Wantonness is the exact opposite as it expresses recklessness and malice towards another being. These two words can be expressed as polar opposites or they can be seen as being the unity of opposites as suggested by Heraclitus. The unity of opposites states that the existence of one thing depends on the existence of two or more opposite conditions. When there is temperance then there will be wantonness which often causes a struggle. The Odyssey shows the struggle of temperance and wantonness through the main character Odysseus, and the Gods of Mount Olympus. Throughout the epic several examples are given that show this struggle amongst Odysseus and the Gods.

Everyone has many different personalities, but the two that Odysseus holds makes up who he is. In the epic poem, The Odyssey by Homer Odysseus a very fearful man goes on a very long journey through ups and downs. Throughout his voyage he has brilliant ideas and plans along with some mad chaos.

Odysseus is an example of a true greek hero. A hero is defined as a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. There are an inestimable number of brave deeds that Odysseus performs. The Odyssey by Homer is about Odysseus's journey and how he gets cursed by the sea god (poseidon) causing him to have a rough time getting home. The Adventures of Odysseus By Hugh Lupton another version of this story but is less detailed and easier for younger ages to read.

In the history of literature, there is likely no hero more famous than Odysseus. He is the archetype of the traditional epic hero, a character who’s story in The Odyssey matches Joseph Campbell's hero’s journey structure beat for beat. However, the addition of a modern perspective into the events featured in The Odyssey causes us to have to answer a new set of questions about its hero. Is Odysseus a good leader? Reading the Odyssey shows us that he is not.

The stories of mythology involve numerous tales about the Gods and their interactions with humans and creatures alike that led to the unforeseen creations. In the tales of the Earliest Heroes, the materials are taken from a number of sources that vary from Greek/Roman poets to the Odyssey itself, and are then woven together to create a more static tale. The classic tale of Odysseus and the Cyclops display some of the more prevalent roles in Greek mythology. An intriguing aspect is that the first part of the story told in the book goes back to the Odyssey, though a thousand years separate the beginning from the end. This demonstrates the degrees of the course of Greek literature. Evidently, the tale focuses on the craftiness and valor of Odysseus for being able to escape the Cyclops that he encounters on his way home from the Trojan War. His ability to do so pertains to not only his brute strength but also his clever insight and thinking.When none of the men that accompany Odysseus are able to conjure a plan to escape

The main gist of The Myth of Sisyphus is that a sinner named Tartarus was

In contrast to Kierkegaard’s work, Albert Camus’ The Myth of Sisyphus did not use any metaphysical connections to answer existential questions. In contrast to the leap of faith, Camus believed we must embrace the absurd by living in it. According to Camus, there is no existential meaning to life and therefore we must create our own meaning. We must extract meaning from arts and explore the infinite possibilities of our creative minds. “It was previously a question of finding out whether or not life had to have a meaning to be lived. It now becomes clear, on the contrary, that it will be lived all the better if it has no meaning” 53 In embracing the absurd, we receive a unique opportunity of seizing and embracing awareness.

Heroes today are portrayed with a daring and powerful character, almost inhuman. Displayed in movies with dazzling smiles, bold capes, and an extreme physicality, hero’s show us their ability of overcoming hardships but they lack the realistic aspect of a human. In the epic “The Odyssey” written by Homer, the central character Odysseus is subject to many trials and feats throughout the course of a 10 year long journey. Unlike our cliché movie heroes, Odysseus has traits that help him defeat the odds and at the same time show his flaws and overall human character. A set mind, courage and fear, and intelligence are traits that Odysseus exemplifies, allowing him to be truly successful hero.

Odysseus was born in Ithaka, Greece to the great ruler and tactician, Laertes and his consort, Anticlea, into a life that was to be filled with tragedy, sorrow, and trials. At the mere age of twenty, Odysseus was to go off to fight in the Trojan War, as duty and honor insisted. By doing so, he not only won the decade- long war and brought back Helen, he also was forced to leave his newborn son ,Telemachus, and wife,Penelope, behind. Tragedy intensified as he was to wander and endure trials for two decades before he could be home; his brigades were never to return home. At least alive, that is. However, Odysseus still remained a leader-determined, clever, and selfless throughout his ordeal, consistently sacrificing himself for others as seen

Once upon a time, there lived a king named Sisyphus, who deceived others for personal gain. One day, he exposed Zeus’s affair with Aegina and was punished to push a boulder up a mountain for all eternity.

In Greek Mythology, Sisyphus, a sinner condemned to eternally roll a rock up and down a hill, is believed to be a man who lives a meaningless life. Envision the idea that we are able to give Sisyphus a drug that makes Sisyphus want to roll a rock up a hill for all eternity. Would Sisyphus’s meaningless life be revived with meaning as a result? In this paper, I will explain what it means to have a meaningful life and argue that Sisyphus’s life will still remain meaningless.

The myth of Sisyphus focuses on a king who was said to be deceitful and spiteful in nature. He was supposedly

The purpose of Richard Taylor’s, “The Meaning of Life,” is to portray the life of Sisyphus in Albert Camus’s, “The Myth of Sisyphus,” as a meaningless life, in which Taylor portrays as a “perfect image of meaninglessness.” In Camus’s story, Sisyphus has committed certain crimes that got him into trouble with the gods. Hence, receiving a punishment by being forced to push a rock up a hill. However, to make it even worse, once he reached the top of the hill, the rock would just roll back down to the bottom, therefore having to repeat this labor for eternity. The motivation behind this discipline was to demonstrate the pointlessness of life since there was no want to demonstrate his life will never end. The question of what’s the meaning of life is compelling to think about, but the more time spent doing it the more fascinating it gets. There are ways to avoid having a meaningless life, but Taylor’s theory sticks to either living a happy life or a meaningless life.