Ancient Greek sculpture

Atlantis , one of the most fascinating enigmas of the past, has never ceased to fascinate and make the world dream. 2400 years after this myth was built by the Greek philosopher Plato, researchers revived the ancient legend of this "lost paradise" myth. The origin of the myth goes back of course to Plato who describes the Atlantis as a civilization barbaric, greedy luxury and whose decadence provoked the anger of the gods who, punishment, caused a cataclysm that engulfs the city. But, researchers

Theatre History Explained Neil Fraser outlines the history of theatre from Greek and Roman times, all the way through the twentieth century. Fraser makes a claim that theatre truly began in Greek culture with even the Roma’s looking upon that time as “the golden age”. “The Romans looked back on Greek theatre of circa 600BC as a golden age, and we can still make a case for the great plays of that period as having never been bettered.” (Fraser, 2004, pg.5). Some of the more important highlights of

Aristotle was a phenomenal Greek philosopher. His words and thoughts inspired millions, and continue inspiring today. He taught lessons to those who would listen, he preached his scientific findings, but above all, Aristotle enjoyed the theatre. In fact, Aristotle had his own views about different genres. Today we will look at tragedy. In Aristotle’s mind, a tragedy was the process of imitating an action which had serious implications, was complete, and possessed magnitude. He even composed

Socrates, a Greek philosopher stated, "Look death in the face with joyful hope, and consider this a lasting truth: the righteous man has nothing to fear, neither in life, nor in death, and the Gods will not forsake him” (Socrates). This explains the basis for Greek beliefs that can be carried over to values and qualities of them. As in this, Homer, the author of The Odyssey, portrays many Greek values that make up a righteous man or as, Homer’s character Odysseus, an epic hero. The Odyssey is

The poem Eurydice by Ocean Vuong, is constructed off the famous Greek Mythology legend of Orpheus and Eurydice. The many similes, metaphors and allusions to the story, represent the famous story in a more ambiguous style, that conveys Ocean Vuong’s occurring theme throughout his poem as the many different sides of love, including happiness, sacrifice and hurt. The abundant metaphor and simile represent and emphasize the feelings present throughout the poem, as well the transition from radiant happiness

In Homer’s The Odyssey, “The Sirens” episode is exemplary of Odysseus’ growth in his journey to become a classic Greek hero, evident in his ability to lead and work cohesively with his crew, and encapsulate Greek values in order to further the success of his mission. As Odysseus and his crew draw near the Sirens, Odysseus elaborates upon the predicament Circe forewarned them of, speaking to his men in a manner that is “sore at heart” (685). Odysseus’ gentle, yet serious tone conveys the gravity of

The Fall of Icarus by Pieter Breugel The greek myth of Icarus begins with Icarus and his father Daedalus are imprisoned in Crete. Daedalus decides to create wings made of wax so that Icarus can fly and find help to get them out of jail. Before Icarus leaves his father, Daedalus warns him not to fly too low, the water will make his wings too heavy; and not to fly too high for the sun will melt his wings. Unfortunately, Icarus is so excited to be able to fly, he forgets his father’s warning and flies

There are usually many themes to be considered in older text, immeasurably more so in ancient Greek texts. Literature during that time was built around lessons or morals and was meant to instill ideals into the listener or reader.The works of Homer are no exception to this standard so extensively neither is the Odyssey. The Odyssey has many themes that mirror throughout most Greek texts but none is more prevalent than the concept of fate, that one has an inescapable destiny set forth by God(s). One

Ganymede Jewelry was found in Macedonia near the area of Thessaloniki before 1913 and the jewelry pieces date back to being formed 330-300 B.C. They date back to the Hellenistic Greek period. Hellenistic period starts from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. to the conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt. This time period Greek cultural power was at the top in Europe, Africa and Asia. It experienced an influx of arts, literature, architecture, math, science and etc. The jewelry was made by Leochares in

"The Mask of Apollo" revolves around the adventures of Nikeratos, a young actor who travels the countryside of ancient Greece and Sicily while performing in various plays. In one play, Kadmos by Sophokles the Younger, Nikeratos is required to wear an old mask of Apollo as part of his costume. The mask is fifty years old and is rumored to bring good luck. Nikeratos is impressed with the mask and comes to believe that it possesses special powers. He begins to make reverent gestures toward