The Power Of Power In Theseus And Cupid And Psyche

the grandchildren were the gods. (p 24) 4. What were the Titans often called? Who was the most important? The Titans were often called The Elder Gods, and the most important being Cronus, or Saturn in Latin. (p 24) 5. Who dethroned Cronus and seized power? Zeus, his son, dethroned him. (p 24) 6. Who were Atlas and Prometheus? They were two Titans, brothers, who were the only older gods who were not banished but given a lower place. Atlas bore the world on his shoulders and Prometheus was known as the

the three graces in the iliad, she is Aphrodite. Hestia (vesta) Zeus’s sister and like Athena and artemis, a virgin goddess. No distinct personality. Goddess of the hearth, the symbol of the home. THE LESSER GODS OF OLMYPUS God of Love, Eros (Cupid in Latin), he is the most important of the lesser gods. This idea the Greeks had of him is best summed up not by a poet but by a philosopher, Plato. His greatest glory is that he cannot do wrong nor allow it. He was often represented as blindfolded

Doorframes and pediments would have also been included in the marble detailing. One scholar has said “ The house has been preserved as a kind of museum to the past influence and power of an important Pompeian family” 2. In the Exedra a mosaic is shown. The House of the Fawn was stripped of its elaborate mosaics and then permanent damage was committed to these mosaics when the allied bombings happened in 1943. The House of

Title Greek Mythology: Fear of the Unknown The ancient Greeks lived in an influential and creative time. Music filled the streets, sculptures towered over the city and masterpieces hung on walls everywhere. Children were being educated which led to great philosophers in the future. This city-state was flourishing and is now known today as one of the most advanced ancient civilizations. As progressive as these people were sadly, they were held back by their own beliefs. The fear of a raging

Part II, Sections I & II CUPID AND PSYCHE,8 BREIF TALES OF LOVERS Psyche was the youngest of three daughters born to a king. Between the three of them, she surpassed both her sisters in beauty. Psyche was even compared to Venus. Many things that once belonged to the goddess were given to her - a simple mortal. Venus was mad, and sent her son, cupid to make her fall for the ugliest, most despicable creature on earth; but before he could do that, he fell in love with her. Cupid had told Apollo the situation

earth, from the Occident to the Orient, mythology appears to be an almost innate and inbuilt feature of the human psyche; as religion fuels the contention of superhuman gods who perhaps once sowed the seeds of life, mythology yields the direction and