Phaethon: Son Of Apollo To Icarus And Daedalus

The Greek myths are stories that have explained the unknown. Apollo and his family are among many myths of gods that were made to explain the unknown. Apollo was the son of the most powerful god, Zeus. His mother was the titaness, Leto. He was the brightest god.

ANSWER: I do not believe that myths need to be literally true to be valuable. To me myths are a valuable part of history that gives us insight or some type of explanation of times, people, and places. They are a mirror that takes past situations and reflects morals that may even still be used in present day

As it turns out Apollo actually commanded Orestes to avenge the death of his father. We can see this clearly when Apollo literally says, “ I commanded him to avenge his father . . .'; (Aeschylus, 239) Orestes’ case was also helped when Apollo came forward and became his witness, and took part of the blame as well.

Apollo was born on the Greek island of Delios, from his parents Zeus and Leto (Regula). Zeus was the god of the Olympians who also controlled lightning and thunder, and Leto was the goddess of motherhood (Atsma). Apollo was a god who had a clear idea of what was right from wrong and lived with the idea of that the Greek society could live under peace and harmony and follows the laws that were put into motion, especially after the Trojan War (The Story of Apollo). Apollo demonstrated importance to the people of

The choices that Phaethon made where choices that affect his life. The people in the story about Phaethon's ride was not very nice to Phaethon which is why he didn’t make good decisions. That is also why his decisions affect his life. How the people were telling him that he was a “fatherless freak”, made him what to find out who is father was. When he found out that his dad was Helios he thought he was just like him and

There was a king named Acrisius, he had a beautiful daughter named Danae. The oracle of Apollo told Acrisius that Danae's son would

Ovid retells the classic myth of Phaethon’s fateful journey in the end of the first book and the beginning of the second book of his Metamorphoses. The original narrative of Phaethon must have been written by someone who had more than a little knowledge of the science of astronomy, according to Henry V. Gummere and John F. Gummere. They observe that Ovid “in writing the story of Phaethon, thought that he was describing the daily journey of the sun.” However, Paethon’s journey takes him through the signs of the zodiac over a period of about six months. The story of Phaethon that is told in Bulfinch’s Greek and Roman Mythology is derived from Ovid, and many modern poets, including John Milton in his Paradise Lost, allude to the catastrophe of

Greek mythology still matters because we can learn man things and things from 100,000 years ago and learn where are things come from. Myth are also important to learn about because we can have fun learning where the words we use today come from and why do they come from their. Rick Riordan probably included the myth of Cronus in his book because he maybe wanted people to know about things years

Their father, a priest by the name Chrysis went to king Agamemnon and begged him to release his daughters for a hefty ransom. King Agamemnon refused the offer thus causing Chrysis to pray to Apollo to harm the Achaeans. Apollo having heard this prayer sent a plague to the Achaean camp. After many soldiers got sick, king Agamemnon asked a seer (similar to an Oracle) about what was happening. The seer answered that the priest had cursed the Achaeans.

Throughout history, the Greeks are often credited with building the foundations upon which all western cultures are built. The Olympic Games, philosophy, and astronomy were the few that the Greeks invented. But one of the things the Greeks “created” that was significant in history was Hellenism (also known as Dodekatheism, Olympianism). This religion that the Ancient Greeks created played an important part in the development of Greece. Inside the religion, there were Gods and Goddesses that played different parts of the country. Among them was Apollo. Apollo was an important figure throughout the mythology of Greece, as the Greeks picture him a godly being that is watching down at them and protecting them in the times where they need the Gods.

The stories help tell what the characters are like and their thoughts. The first quote takes place when Phaethon doesn’t listen to Apollo, his father. “‘Apollo said not to come too close to earth, but how will he know?’... he jerked on the reins… when they reached his village he was horrified to see the roof’s burning into fire… the trees burned…” (53). This quote supports the thesis statement because it shows how Phaethon didn’t listen to his father’s advice to not go near the ground.

An important god in Greek mythology, Apollo was known as god of music, prophesy, medicine, archery, light, healing, plague, and poetry. Apollo, son of Zeus and Leto, and twin brother of Artemis, was born on the island of Delos. It was said that Hera, Zeus’ wife, had found out about Leto’s pregnancy and banned her from giving birth on “terra firma”, which forced Leto to seek out in search of a place to give birth. She came upon the island of Delos, which at that time was not a real island or dry land, and birthed Apollo with the help of his twin sister, Artemis, who was born a day earlier. Grateful to people who inhabited the island, Leto promised that her son, Apollo, would always favor the city. Zeus then secured the floating land to the bottom

Phaethon well still young, one day wanted to find out if the sun god was really his father as his mother had told him; so he decides to travel to the sun god's palace the palace shined like the sun and sparkled with gold and jewels. But, not many mortals could long endure the unchanging brilliancy of the light, and close to none have ever found their way to the palace. When, Phaethon arrived he found the sun god in his palace and asked if the sun god was truly his father the sun god replayed telling Phaethon he was his father and to prove it he would let Phaethon choose anything he wanted from his father. After, the sun god said this Phaethon replayed that he wanted to fly the sun god's chariot the sun god realized that he had made a mistake

Lastly, a very generic, yet important moral is presented in this story, and that moral is that you should never let your curiosity overwhelm your ability to think rationally. In this case, Phaëthon was so curious about his father’s chariot, that it ended up being the death of him when he lost control of the chariot and he was flung down to Earth. Another myth that has some important morals that shouldn’t be easily forgotten is the story of Daedalus. In the story, Daedalus and his son try to escape the inescapable maze that they’re trapped in, and the son learns quite a few valuable lessons much like Phaëthon did. For example, when Icarus, Daedalus’ son, flies too high to find glory in soaring higher than any other human, he’s going against his father instructions, and this search for glory ends up in Icarus falling to his death. As shown by this, the search for glory should never overcome the thought of staying safe and rational. If Icarus was only thinking more about staying at a safe height in the sky, he would still have lived to see freedom once again. Another moral that is presented in this story is that intelligence and thought always overcomes rage and unlawful

“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.