Oedipus Self Analysis

Apollo is also known as Phoebus , a well-respected individual is the know god of many things. To begin with, the god of music, as he plays a golden lyre(harp). The god plagues and of healing as he gives the science of medicine to man. Secondly, the god of light, as he carry’s the sun. Finally, the god of truth and oracles as the patron who gave wisdom in Delphi.

Dionysus, on the other hand, invents the timbrel, it is a drum beaten to furious, erratic rhythms that express his compulsive nature. Apollo retains abstract intellect, he is an educator of young men, and promotes logical and rational thought. Dionysus desires irrational power, he liberates humans to explore there potential for emotional and behavioral extremes, he allows his unconscious to flourish, and he is embodied by spontaneous emotion. Greek tradition said that each year Apollo left his sanctuary at Delphi to live with the Hyperboreans, a mythical tribe inhabiting the extreme north. When he did that, Dionysus reigned in Delphi for the 3 winter months. During these months a noticeable change would come over people. Spontaneity came over everyone, and the concept of rational thought would be lost until Apollo's return. Obviously Dionysus was much more liberal when compared to Apollo.

Athena was the Greek Goddess of many ideas, but she was famous mostly for her superior wisdom, her cunning skills in times of war, and her implausible talent for household tasks, such as weaving and pottery. She was celebrated more than any other God in ancient mythology, was the supposed inventor of countless innovations, and her figure gave reason for Greek woman to gain rights long before others of their time. The goddess of war, the guardian of Athens, and the defender of Heroes; Athena’s impact on the lives of Ancient Greeks is outstanding.

The Battle of Thermopylae was fought between an alliance of Greek city-states, led by King Leonidas of Sparta, and the Persian Empire of Xerxes I over the course of three days, during the second Persian invasion of Greece. It took place simultaneously with the naval battle at Artemisium, in August or September 480 BC, at the narrow coastal pass of Thermopylae. The Persian invasion was a delayed response to the defeat of the first Persian invasion of Greece, which had been ended by the Athenian victory at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC.

In 646 BC the Persian armies, led by Cyrus, conquered the Greek city-state of Ionia, in Asia Minor. Despite the mildness of Persian rule, the Ionians did not like their conquerors. The Persians seemed barbaric to the cultured Ionians. The main objection to

Ptolemy I. Serapis was the god whose association with Osiris, the god of the dead, formed the name Asar-Hapi. Asar is the Egyptian name of Osiris and Hapi was the name given to the Apis Bull which was the object of worship at Memphis. The Greeks combined the two together to form Zaparrus. Even though it is not quite clear, it is certain that Serapis is the shape Apis took after death. “Apis is called the “life of Osiris, the lord of heaven, tem (with) his horns (in) his head .”He is said to give life, strength, and health to thy nostrils forever.” At the beginning of the new Empire Osiris and Apis are united by priests of Memphis to

but the oracle did not always act encouragingly. The Greeks defeated the Persians in the Persian Wars due to heroic actions performed by Athens and Sparta and

“Let me tell you the truth, wife. As I got to that spot, I came across a herald and a man on a horsedrawn carriage. Both, man and herald came and tried to push me out of the way. In a very rough manner. I got so angry that, in the fight, I hit the driver of the carriage. The old man saw this and as I walked past the carriage he picked up the double goad and hit me over the head with it. Let me tell you, wife, for that little act, he paid a double

“Do you know who your parents are? Unknowing you are an enemy to kith and kin in death, beneath the earth, and in this life. A deadly footed, double striking curse, from father and mother both, shall drive you forth out of his land, with darkness on your eyes, that now have such

-Apollo was nursed with nectar and ambrosia and suddenly was a powerful god and he decided that the lyre and the bow were his instruments and he would tell the word of Zeus to humans. Leto was thrilled and Delos was prosperous.

•One Etruscan divinity, Apollo, was known by the same name as the Greeks and Romans.

Legend says that Apollo left Olympia to find his own residence, but when he found it, it already belonged to a dragon called Python (Broad 25-27; Mikalson 101). Apollo slayed the Python and the place was called Pytho and the prophet, Pythia (Mikalson 101). Throughout the years, a sanctuary was built and treasures given to the Oracle began to decorate the divine building (Broad 27). Between 590 and 550 B.C.E., additions were made to the temple which included treasuries and a stadium large enough to seat 7,000 spectators (Broad 251-252). The area became a utopia for the many pilgrims from Greece and foreign lands that would visit the Pythia to ask questions pertaining to personal affairs, political decisions, or religious inquiry (Mikalson

After the battle of Marathon, Darius had become sick and passed away. His son Xerxes succeeded the throne. Xerxes was “no way eager to launch an invasion of Greece” (Hdt 7.5) but was later convinced after being visited by a phantom in a dream. I believe that Xerxes was the downfall of the Persians because he led his army into a battle that he should not have, even Persian soldiers realized they were going to lose the war and that a large number of them would die. Xerxes led the Persian fleet towards Thermopylae and “as the Persians neared Thermopylae and Artemisium, major confrontation both on land and sea began to take shape” (Romm p. 139). This is the battle where Sparta’s King Leonidas died after a three-day fight. While this battle was

To understand why El Greco ( which means "the Greek" since he came from Crete ) found his

Hans Rockwell 8/26/17 Question 1 Question 1.) One of the responses people usually have about Oedipus is if he really deserved the fate that he ended up with. It’s not his fault that Jocasta and Laius tried to outsmart fate and dispose of him.