Hera And The Legend Of Narcissus

Using the portrayal of Hercules in Sophocles' tragedy Women of Trachis, a puzzling image of the Greek hero emerges. Most of the myths of Heracles portray him as a fierce warrior, tamer of beasts and a master of everything he attempts. This myth however, shows honorable traits juxtaposed with very negative aspects of the same man. Heracles is a paradox because even though he is a very great man and ideal hero, in some ways he is savage, highly emotional and even vulnerable.

Meanwhile, there was the mighty Zeus, the king of the gods, who was married to the goddess Hera. Hera is the goddess of War and Honesty, but she had an awful temper and often took it out on her husband, Zeus. Hera only loved Zeus because he was the king of gods and she wanted some of that power for herself, so she never let him leave her side, and although he was her husband, she talked badly about him, and constantly blamed and insulted him. Aphrodite witnessed this many times and started to feel empathy for Zeus, she knew Zeus was kind and didn’t deserve to be treated like that. At this, anger burned inside of Aphrodite for Hera and what she did to hurt Zeus, and as this anger burned she felt a passion. Aphrodite casually began to develop feelings for Zeus. She always told herself she shouldn’t, that Zeus was married and she needed to stay away, but she couldn’t help how she felt for Zeus.

Sirens are often viewed as birds with heads of women who have dashing voices. In both poems and separate perspectives the reader gets a closer view of what a Siren actually is and how the authors want them to be seen. In the Odyssey and the “Siren Song”, point of view, tone and imagery define how the Sirens’ portrayal. Some differences and similarities help the reader view them.

The myth starts when Zeus becomes angry with Prometheus for stealing fire and giving it to man. To punish man for accepting the fire “Zeus created a woman named Pandora” (“The Story of Pandora’s Box”). Zeus created her out of clay, and sent her to Epimetheus for him to fall in love with and marry. As a wedding gift Zeus gave Pandora a Box, and told her that she should never opened it. Pandora tried to get Epimetheus to open the box with the key that was attached to the box.

The first Homeric Hymn of Aphrodite tells the story of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, desire, and beauty. She is the daughter of Zeus and highly regarded among both immortals and mortal men. The story recounts the power that Aphrodite possesses as well as the limitations of her power. One limitation this hymn primarily focuses on is a situation in which Aphrodite is humiliated. This myth utilizes strategies such as story structure and word choice in order to describe how Aphrodite is humiliated.

As soon as she saw Momus, the God of satire, Aphrodite knew that he was the one for her. Such an exquisite man, he did not seem to know what boundaries were, and found humor in even the darkest of situations. But, when he ridiculed Zeus and was banished from Mt. Olympus, Aphrodite immediately regretted her decision to bear his child. With great feelings of angst and resentment towards Momus, once the babe was born Aphrodite abandoned her in the home of an Amazon tribe. All the baby had was her father's mask and a name- Callidora. Callidora had an extremely difficult time growing up as an Amazonian warrior. Firstly, she was extremely clumsy. She could not hold a weapon and would constantly trip over her own feet. Also, she would consistently

Tisk and Nopy were married. Tisk loved her husband so much, but he didn’t it loved her as intense as she. When Tisk got pregnant of a baby girl, she was so excited to tell Nopy her news. She told him, but Nopy didn’t like the idea of taking care of a baby. He left without saying a word. Tisk cried for days because Nopy broke her heart.

This Greek myth attempts to discourage two types of undesirable behavior . This myth teaches one not to put themselves in others’ problem . Secondly one should not be vain and so unrequited . In the myth it states “ Echo kept Hera listening for hours on end to hear stories and her gossip … to keep her from seeing Zeus” . This shows how echo put herself in Hera and Zeus’ problem . Zeus was down on Earth cheating on his wife with the nymphs . this shows he was being vain and unrequited . Also if one is not going to be faithful to another then don’t commit and make a promise to it .

H: “What is wrong with that? As a brother, he has my best interest at heart”!

Hera was the queen of the gods and goddesses, she was also Zeus's wife and sister. She ruled over the heavens and the earth, she was responsible for every aspect of existence, including the seasons and the weather. Hera's uncommon beauty is what attracted the attention of her husband, the lusty Zeus. Once married, Zeus and Hera had the longest honeymoon on record, lasting over 300 years. Unfortunately, the goddesses life was not to remain so enviable, because once the honeymoon was over, Zeus reverted to his earlier lifestyle, convulsively seducing or raping whichever of the Greek goddesses or mortal women caught his wandering eye. In Greek mythology, Hera, although wounded, remained loyal and steadfast in her loyalty to Zeus. The goddess Hera

Apart from Zeus’s story another myth that absolutely intrigued me would have to be Heras myth mostly because of how the conflict links to Zeus’s conflict. Going into Heras small little chapter, I honestly thought I wouldn’t find much, I thought she would be written as the perfect wife, only for me to read something completely different.

Aphroditic got up from her nest and she stretched. She walked out to the opening of her cage. She moaned and look back at her little babies. Aphrodite remembered the first day she killed for their protection, and that thought of her children in danger is what got her up every morning. She took off too soon be hidden behind the trees and come back with many weapons to defend her loved ones. This just comes to show that Aphroditic might look scary and act mean but her protective nature is what's really taking

This painting portrays the story of Narcissus, a young boy. The story is from Greco-Roman mythology, which tells about the young boy falling in love with his own reflection. Narcissus surrounded by a dark and void background is focused on his own reflection in water on the ground. Narcissus shows the border with his arms, and he loves his own reflection. Caravaggio used contrast, and created the illusion of three-dimensional forms. The water looks like you can fall in, with intensity created by shading and contrast.

An African proverb once said “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” In today's society, the need to belong, or to feel as though you have people to turn to is so basic yet so critical to mental and physical health we may as well put it right up there with thirst and hunger. Just as we drink to quench our thirst and eat to soothe a growling stomach, we can also starve from social isolation. I believe that meaningful connections are relationships in which people bond on a whole other level than just friendship, they connect the missing pieces in one another's lives.

Echo was a beautiful woodland nymph who devoted herself to woodland sport. She was a favorite of Artemis, but her weakness was that whether talking or arguing, she had to have the last word. One day while Hera was searching for Zeus, who was fond of the nymphs, Echo had a lengthy conversation, causing Zeus to have the time to get away. Hera, who was very angry about this, and rightfully so, cursed Echo so she could only repeat what others said to her, and couldn’t start conversations.