Essay on The Mask Of Apollo - Review

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.

In two very different works we see two equally different portrayals of the same man; these differences are informed by the author’s purpose, the genre of the work, and the effects of the depiction upon the rest of the specific work. These works are of course Thucydides’, The History of the Peloponnesian War and Plato’s Symposium, and the man discussed is the Athenian giant, Alcibiades of the Alcmaeonidae. The authors, of course, have their own aims and reasons for writing their works, Plato, writing an allegory on love likely to defend his teacher Socrates, and Thucydides, to inform on what he believes to be the most significant war in history. The genres of the works being philosophy and history respectively also affects the rhetoric of Alcibiades’ speech; as well as his greater portrayals in the works. It is important to note the differences in the depictions as they are significant not only to understanding the literary merit of the works, but also furthering the knowledge with respect to the author’s motives and the state of higher opinion on a maverick of a man in the late 5th and early 4th Centuries BC in Athens.

As he is sailing he is greeted by a goddess, Athena, and she becomes his guardian. He then sails to an island and is trapped by the goddess Calypso for seven years until Hermes comes to the island and tells her to let him go. He ends up going to another island and is trapped in a Cyclop’s cave. He pokes the Cyclop’s eye out and escapes the island. He ends up sailing away with his men and ends up on the island of Circe, a powerful witch, she turns all of his men into animals. Odysseus is given a flower so that he cannot be turned into an animal. He is told that he must go to the land of the dead and offer many things. He does what he is told then he is left to set sail again. They get back into the open sea and are attacked by Sirens, and murdered by the Scylla and Charybdis. He finally makes it home to Ithaca and he sees his son, his son helps him get into the castle. They suitors for Penelope are given a task to shoot an arrow through 12 ax holes. He then reveals himself as Odysseus and eliminates all of the suitors. He then goes to Penelope and reveals himself to her.As we go through life we are determined and always want to go back home to people we love. No matter how long it takes you, you will always want to go back to your loved

Odysseus comes home to Ithaca to find that his journey has one more challenge before his reward. His palace had been taken over by a bunch of suitors that have been eating his crops and livestock and trying to steal his wife when he was still alive.After Odysseus and Telemachus kill all the suitors they leave the bodies where they lay,“...

He creates a private and individual peace treaty with the Spartans, and he finally receives his peace. His land and his home become war-free (The Acharnians, lines 195-204).

Athena goes to tell Telemacus that he must return to Ithaca before his mother chooses a suitor. She gives him instructions to avoid the plans of the suitors. At Pylos, Theoclymenus asks to join Telemacus. Eumaeus lets Odysseus stay with him in the hut. Telemacus finally returns home to Ithaca.

Odysseus reveals himself to the entire palace and reunites with his loving Penelope. He travels to the outskirts of Ithaca to see his aging father, Laertes. They come under attack from the vengeful family members of the dead suitors, but Laertes, reinvigorated by his son’s return, successfully kills Antinous’s

The goal of this paper is to prove my understanding of Plato’s critique of Athens by comparing Pericles’ Funeral Oration to Socrates’ Apology. Plato wrote Socrates’ Apology to express his ideas and opinions on the flaws of democracy. Pericles’ Funeral Oration is a speech given to the community of Athens during a time of war. Pericles is trying to encourage and raise the spirits of the citizens of Athens because according to him, they live in the greatest city on earth. To demonstrate my understanding of The Apology and the Funeral Oration, I will summarize both pieces and then provide specific examples of Pericles’ ignorance about the democracy in Athens, and of Socrates’ wisdom about human nature and politics, to further explain the comparison between the two. Both pieces of literature can be analyzed under the concept of The Allegory of the Cave, written by Plato. In a sense, Pericles is stuck further back in the cave than Socrates because Socrates understands the flaws of the democracy in Athens and recognizes that humans do not know everything, whereas Pericles has one closeminded perspective of Athens.

Philoctetes is a play in which the audience follows the moral journey of Neoptolemus as he faces a moral dilemma concerning a plot to steal Philoctetes’ bow and arrows. Meanwhile, the play also focuses on Philoctetes hardships and agony due to desertion on the island of Lemnos. These two characters form a father-son relationship that becomes indelible in both Greek mythology and modern culture. Sophocles uses Neoptolemus’ resistance to befriend Philoctetes, Neoptolemus’ promise to Philoctetes and Neoptolemus’ betrayal of Philoctetes to create conflicts within their relationship establishes Neoptolemus’ journey into becoming a man thus conveying the central idea that overcoming moral dilemma allows moral maturity.

Imagine having to choose between your morals and beliefs and what your people want you to do; tough choice right? This was a reality for Neoptolemus. Faced with this intense dilemma, He was torn. Betray your people or betray your values, each comes with a dire consequence. Throughout life, we make many difficult decisions, which not only impact us but those around us. The decisions Neoptolemus will make will not only impact him but an entire empire. When the city of Troy needs them the most, Odysseus and Neoptolemus conspire a plan to steal the bow of Hercules from Philoctetes.

When Hermes came to release him, Odysseus was not just leaving an island, he was leaving the beautiful place he

I was trying to shoot the flag carrier when my bow magically started aiming by its own.

Masks that are inspired by those used in Ancient Greek theatre are still used today in stage performances, and are widely regarded as one of the most iconic components of Ancient Greek theatre. The use of masks found their origins from religious rituals in Athens honouring Dionysus, the God of wine, and fertility. The rituals were performed by the Ancient cult of Dionysus, which took over most of Ancient Greece after 6th

Pericles had grown up in the time period of the Persian War. When Pericles became a young man, he used his wealth to help sponsor a play labelled “The Persians”. The play was about how the Athenians had defeated the Persians at the battle of Salamis. Him sponsoring the play helped him become a popular character in Athens.

One of the most memorable scenes occurs between Antipholus and Dromio of Syracuse discussing the location of countries in relation to a very round woman’s body with a poke about the present “location” of Scotland. All the same, the strong undercurrent about the importance of identity is not lost on the stage. Dominic Maxwell of The Times draws attention to the interplay declaring “you end up not only with a broad grin on your face but a tear in your eye.” During the play, what little physical separation between Antipholus of Syracuse and Antipholus of Ephesus comes as a small ring, a necklace, or extra layers of clothes; between the Dromios, there is none at all. There is a sense of a slow, spiraling descent among the main characters each time they are confused for one another and their identities become more muddled. Even the doors of the establishments on set did not maintain unyielding identities. The door on stage left changed from the Centaur Inn to a church and the door on stage right becomes the Porpentine part of the way through the play. By the end of the show, the characters are able to find their own identities as they learn that of the others and the descent reverses into happy