Greek Gods Persuasive Speech

Zeus and Hera aren’t the only cruel gods written into mythology. There are hundreds of thousands of stories that depict the cruelty of the gods. The Greeks view on the universe might not have been the best, but it has shaped the foundation of what we are now. Their views led us to Christianity and the discovery of scientific miracles. Without the cruelty of the gods or the determination of heroes and men alike, the society we are now would be completely

They look down on humans, owing to the fact that the Gods are their creators. Surprisingly, that’s the only thing the Hebrew version of God and the Mayans’ vision of their creators have in common. To put it briefly, God in Genesis is very forgiving, generous and fair. What’s interesting is that He seems to be giving humans a second chance by letting Noah and his family survive the flood. Afterwards God promises Noah to not do anything that would harm the human race again - “I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh” (Applebee p.73). This only demonstrates God’s good intentions and his willingness to help. To change the topic, in Popol Vuh the gods are extremely strict and demanding. They treat people poorly. The only reason they create them is because they feel the need to be worshipped. They are very tough and punishing. By way of contrast to Genesis, in the Popul Vuh, the story ends with the people remaining imperfect and ignorant. There is no redemption for

The world is filled with billions of people and we have created myths to describe the creation of the universe and these human beings that live there. The myth Enuma Elish depicts the creation of our world and of humans, and Creation in Genesis describes how we became a part of this planet. Now with the billions of people on this planet there are people that lie, cheat, steal, and trick; at some point in our lives we are going to come across a person that does one or all of those things. Just as people do those things to us, gods in these myths did these things to each other. The one that stands out the most in that list is tricking; these people and the god Ea in Enuma Elish and the Serpent in Genesis are clever and full of wisdom in finding ways to deceive others. As defined in the class, “Tricksters tend to be amoral, that is, they operate under their own moral code.” Simply meaning, they see what they want and make up their own rules to benefit them along the way. In both Enuma Elish and Genesis, these tricksters transform the world around them and are themselves transformed. Both of these works

Favoritism plays a large role in the god’s motives to help the mortals. Humans are simply pawns the gods use to amuse themselves, but each god has preference when it comes to who they help and who they deceive. The divine each have their own special qualities to lend to who they

Throughout Exodus, God constantly tries to instill fear in Pharaoh and the Egyptians in order to prove that he is the Almighty, powerful God. However, despite being the creator of the universe, it is not so easy for God to prove to his creations that he should be worshipped. When trying to free the Israelites from their enslavement by Pharaoh and the Egyptians, God struggles to convince Pharaoh to release the Israelites. His difficulty in persuading Pharaoh causes him to cast ten plagues on the Egyptians to torture them until they become weak and decide to let the Israelites go. However, these plagues seem more like a cry out for people to notice him and acknowledge his power. God’s inability to control his own creations establishes his weakness

In many different texts such as “Gilgamesh” and “The Odyssey”, there is a relationship displayed between God and man or “the divine”. In these stories the gods are almost always close by. The gods in Gilgamesh are very similar to the humans in terms of appearance. Not only that but they behave similar as well. They have emotions and feel things but also expect things of the humans. They want sacrifices and for the humans to obey them. In obeying and pleasing the gods however, the humans in return expect to be guided by the gods and kept safe. This is because the humans see the gods as unconquerable, almighty, and immortal beings. Although being seen that way to the human’s, the gods have their weaknesses too. Despite the fact that there are gods in Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh himself is two thirds god and one third man. He too has unbelievable strength and does unbelievable things like killing the Humbaba and the Bull of Heaven. He is capable of doing things like the gods because he is like them to an extent. He too feels things such as sadness and grief when his friend Enkidu dies. The gods play a part in the lives of man in this way too. For example, the gods agreed in council that either Gilgamesh or Enkidu must die for what they had done in killing the Bull of Heaven. In the end this resulted in Enkidu’s death. Gilgamesh like the gods, doesn’t only feel and have emotions but has a weakness as well. Gilgamesh’s weaknesses in this story are arrogance and pride. He displays this

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The gods of Gilgamesh view humans as beneath them, however their apathy doesn’t exempt them from the careless way in which they treat mortals. Especially when their punishments are brought on by emotions that should be considered unbefitting of a god. For example Ishtar taking the bull of heaven and killing hundreds of people because she was angered and embarrassed by Gilgamesh’s rejection. This decision by Ishtar to set the bull of heaven loose is an act completely void of reasoning, a purely emotional response that leads to the death of hundreds of humans. “she went up to heaven in a furious rage… ‘O father, again and again does Gilgamesh scorn me, telling a tale of the foulest slander”(Gilgamesh, 50). This tantrum highlights the impulsive nature of these gods as

The gods, did not create the universe, nor do they inflict punishment or bestow blessings on anyone, but they are supremely happy and this is what you should be striving for in your own human

In each story, you will find that the beings that were created did wind up failing their god at some point or another. In Popol Vuh, the beings failed the gods by not being good enough for them. The gods were not satisfied with the beings that they created, so they kept trying and trying, until eventually, they gave up and decided to stick with mankind. However, in sticking with

Gods, like humans are not perfect and can be evil. However, unlike humans, gods do not suffer the consequences of their acts and can get away with it. For example, Enlil got away with sending the flood and killing all the humans except for Utanapishti and his family. Another similarity between gods and humans is that both have limited knowledge and senses. This becomes apparent in the beginning of the epic where Anu has to be informed by the prayers of the people that Gilgamesh is tormenting the people of Uruk.

Apollo was the concept of light specifically rational thought, which is built based on reasoning. He was the concept of music and often portrayed playing a lyre. Apollo was also considered the god of healing and medicine, and was capable of spreading a disease but also containing it. He did not like competition and preferred to be the center of attention. Apollo never took on the role of being the one who had to get the job done, but instead had others who would do it for him. The weapon Apollo was known to use was a bow and arrow it is considered a cowards weapon because he did not face his enemies face to face but rather shoot from

She is Venus, the Goddess of Love in the Tarot. Her realm is the forests, the meadows and all of Nature in its fertility and abundance. A world mostly unencumbered by the structures of man.The Empress The Empress is elegantly seated upon luxuriously cushions – wearing a soft rich gown as if to proclaim comfort and pleasure to all. Her crown is set with a star for each of the twelve zodiac signs and a pearl for each of the planets are her necklace. The ornamented staff her symbol of sovereignty as she is the ruler of the heavens and earth. The river of life is rushing beside her with grains of a forth coming bountiful harvest at her feet. Beautiful eyes of unconditional love she has the radiant glow of a happy compassionate mother to

Persuasive is one of the most manipulative devices used in history and modern time. In the play “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare, there are several characters that influenced the play. Julius Caesar was one of the most influential people in history and made Rome one of the wealthiest cities. The conspirators such as Brutus killed Caesar but they all had their own reasons. Some had reasonable reasons meanwhile others were for their own benefits. At the end of the scene, Mark Antony promised to avenge Caesar's death. One of the most influential characters is Mark Antony, the right hand of Julius Caesar. The significant scene is Mark Antony’s funeral speech. His speech changes the perspectives of how the people of Rome, seen the conspirators. In his speech, we can see that he uses specific evidence, verbal irony, appeals to self-interest, props, and suspense. He uses these persuasive devices to turn the mob against the conspirators.

Homer’s epic poem, The Iliad, is about the battles and events during the Trojan War between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles. Mortality and Immortality is the main crucial distinction between humans and gods. That being said, another interesting thing about them is how similar they are to human beings. They make mistakes, become jealous, and get their feelings hurt unlike our "modern" conception of god as infinite, omniscient and omnibenevolent. The Iliad literature on the gods does not display such of what we perceive how a god should be nowadays. Throughout the literature, the gods and humans may have similarities, but the role of the gods reflects the relationship with humans.