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Descent to the Underworld in the Aeneid and the Odyssey I chose to compare the Odyssey written by the Greek poet Homer and the Aeneid by the Roman poet Virgil. I will focus my interest on Book 11 of the Odyssey and Book 6 of the Aeneid, since that is when both of the main characters make an educational visit to the underworld. The description of the underworld created by Homer's wild imagination, inspired Virgil eight centuries later. Virgil's masterpiece was planned

different animal, “The giants eyes glittered. ‘It gets boring in Tartarus. You can tell me your story while we eat, eh?’ Annabeth felt uneasy about telling a giant about their plans… She told Damasen about her life and adventures with Percy.” (House of Hades, 306) This shows that even when Annabeth thought that it was a bad idea to tell a Giant(which is the Greek’s biggest enemy) about their plans, but because of the fact that they are in Tartarus, she didn’t have much else to trust. So, trusting her secret

5 rivers within the underworld have been the center of many myths. Namely, they are Phlegethon (fire), Styx (hatred), Acheron (lamentation), Cocytus (woe), and Lethe (forgetfulness). Tartarus is one of the deepest, darkest parts of the Underworld. It is home to the most cruel criminals. People banished into tartarus were often sentenced to the worst punishments. These landmarks have often been the center of myths and have helped to

rule the cosmos, ruling during the mythological Golden Age. Hesiod in his Theogony recorded this saga; I envied the power of my father, the ruler of the universe. Uranus angered Gaia when he hid her children, the Hecatonchires and the Cyclopes in Tartarus, and they were imprisoned unable to see the light. Gaia created a great stone sickle and persuaded me and my Titan brothers to castrated

Hyperion Research Paper Hyperion was the Titan god of the heavenly light and sun. The name Hyperion translates into “watches from above” (“Hyperion-greek”). Hyperion held the east pillar, was apart of the Titan family tree, and helps separate the heavens from the earth. As well as being the Titan god of the heavenly light and sun, Hyperion was also thought to be the first to understand the movement of the sun, moon, stars, and seasons (“Hyperion”). Because of these discoveries, Hyperion was the

created earth. In Greek mythology, the earth goddess Gaia marries the sky god Ouranos, producing the titans, the first gods. One of the titans, Cronos, kills Ouranos with a sickle and rules the world. His children defeat him and send him down to Tartarus, the greek equivalent of hell. This essay serves to demonstrate the profuse similarities between the Aztec and Greek creation myths. The writer will show how the Aztec and Greek creation myths have many intrinsic themes and similarities.

What are Myths? The simplest answer to this question is a story. The word “myth” comes from the Greek word mythos, which means story. However, myths were much more than simple stories to the Greeks. They were an important part of Greek life. They were passed from person to person and generation to generation. The story the Greeks created started like this, “In the beginning, there was only Chaos. Then out of the void appeared Erebus, the unknowable place where death dwells, and Night. All

Olympus and the major gods argued over what was to happen to Hades because of what he did. Of course Hades wasn’t there when they were talking; he was out trying kill Poseidon’s crew. He went out and brought them to the Underworld and threw them in Tartarus so he could have them in pain for the rest of their puny mortal lives. Of course, the gods found out about this and had to summon all the gods and goddesses of Mount Olympus to have an assembly about Hades fate. They had to come up with ideas for

Cronus’s side on the Titans against Zeus. Atlas had taken over leading the Titans due to Cronus’s infirmity of old age. Zeus had gotten irritated over the ten year long battle with no advancement to either side. Like the cheater Zeus is, he went down to Tartarus, killed the creature that was protecting what he wanted, snatched up the Giants and Cyclopses, and used them in battle. The Cyclopses had given Zeus the ability to use thunder and lightning as a weapon in return of their freedom. With the ability

The afterlife or Underworld as a residence for souls after death has been a very common theme in literature. This notion intrigues us, this concept of a state of being that once experienced cannot be shared. Yet we continue to envision what it might be like. The Underworld, as a place beneath the earth where souls go after death has been reimagined countless time, from early Greek epics, such as the Iliad and Odyssey to more modern sources like Dante’s Inferno. Although beliefs concerning the