rock As usual I started doing my chores and when I finished my chores I made a fire and there I saw strangers in my cave as they looked at me in fear. Then I kindly asked the men why they were here and what brought them to my lovely home. As the leader spoke the man said they were from troy and spoke of their god
Zeus. Then the man said Zeus will avenge the unoffending guest. Then I laughed when they spoke of their thundering god Zeus and I said we Cyclops have more force than your god Zeus. After all that talking my belly started feeling empty and ate two of his men for dinner then I saw the stranger crying for their god as I feasted on his people which made my meal more pleasing. I waited for the sun to rise and when the sun rose I lit up a fire again and started my chores again and milked my ewes when my chores got done I saw a man dead on the floor so I picked him up and ate him for breakfast. I opened my cave and let my sheep go through but, I didn’t let the men out because I forgot they were still inside then I said to myself I’ll let the men go free when I returned. As soon as I finished my afternoon chores I went back inside and left no sheep or ram out and placed the boulder back in to place. Then I told the men that they could leave but, only if I can eat two more of their men without an answer I caught two more to feast on then the leader came up to me and offered me some sweet wine. I quickly drank the wine and asked for the man’s name and as he brought
Patrick Skaggs World Lit 340 October 3, 2013 Word count: 1831 The Handicap of Mortality When immortal gods intervene in a battle of mortal men, the impacts of their actions are going to be much greater than those of the mortals’. In the case of Robert Fagles’1990 translation of Homer’s The Iliad, this statement could not be any more accurate. An ancient Greek epic poem, passed through generations by word of mouth, The Iliad is one of the most famous Greek works of literature in history,…
was the Titan (giant race that inhabited earth before man was created) in mythology who fought with Zeus against Cronos. Once Cronos was defeated, Zeus became the king of the gods on Mt. Olympus. Unfortunately, even though Prometheus had fought along side Zeus, he had very little respect for him. Prometheus felt that Zeus had little compassion for the other gods on Mt. Olympus and none at all for the mortals below on earth. Actually Zeus had no interest at all in mankind and no intention of bestowing…
Storm Gods and the Power of Awesome Throughout early civilization the worship of Gods was engrained in society. The most powerful of these entities was the storm god. In agricultural societies the weather dictates the prosperity and well being of the people and thus the storm god was by far the most significant and influential deity of the time. The Mesopotamians, Hittites and Greeks are three examples of cultures that possess dominant storm gods that ruled over the other gods and man. The gods…
1. Gaea= Uranus ( Sky god first king of universe) • Emerges out of Chaos mother of all gods & people • Mother of Earth • Produces Pontus ( Greek word for Mediterranean sea) • Produced Titans 6 sons& daughters name are Rhea and last child Cronos. • Uranus Stuff all his children in Gaea womb, except Cronos given a sickle cuts off gentiles, fallen blood gets Gaea pregnant again. • Greek believe Sperm & blood has close relations and blood contains vital energy. • Out of Earth born 3 more kids…
is No More Divine Intervention Zeus had always revered Athena as one of the finest gods to grace Olympus, and openly bragged to his fellow Olympians that his daughter was second only to Zeus himself. This was not enough to satisfy Athena's heart, for she felt alone; venerated by mortals and esteemed by her fellow gods, but continually slipping into the perpetually deepening abyss of absolute isolation. Athena had never known love as she had no interest in any god for their un-adulterated arrogance…
Paper #1: The role of anthropomorphism in Greek mythology. "God created man in his image, and man, being a gentleman, returned the compliment." -Mark Twain In his beginning, man was part of nature. He knew little about the causes of natural phenomenon and certainly knew of no way to control them. This is perhaps the reason for his creation of ritual and later religion. As man evolved he began to consider the possibilities of gaining some type of control over his environment. If nature…
the punishment and imprisonment, by Zeus, of the architect of man, Prometheus. Possessing the title of “god” does not necessarily mean what a contemporary, monotheistic religion entails. The ultimate thought of divinity lies with Zeus, following his defeat of the Titans; he demonstrates his new power in a blind, tyrannical fashion. This sets the stage for the relationship between Zeus and all of mankind. Through all of this display of power over all of the gods, it is forgotten that Prometheus is…
Homer’s epic poem, the Iliad, it was believed that the gods had an active involvement in the human world. Most, if not all the gods took part in the outcome of the Trojan War, which is the undermining story within Homer’s Iliad. Zeus took the form of the leader of the Greek gods, which was very unrealistic due to his lack of involvement in the Trojan War. Throughout the war Zeus stayed very moderate by not showing favoritism towards either side. Zeus stays moderate throughout the war so he can observe…
Odyssey Project In the epic, The Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus is harmed and helped by the gods. Mortals and gods interact and affect each other’s lives. Aeolus and Athena are gods/goddesses that try to help Odysseus on his journey. The main god who wants to harm him is Poseidon, and Zeus is a god that both harms and helps him. Poseidon, the God of the sea, has a grudge against Odysseus because of the blinding of his son, Polyphemus. Polypehemus asks his father to cast a curse on Odysseus, “Should…
The King of Gods, Zeus Zeus is the god of the sky and thunder and the king of the Olympians on Mount Olympus. The roman name of Zeus is Jupiter, and Zeus and Jupiter became pretty much the same god but in different cultures. Zeus is one of the six children of Cronus and Rhea, and the youngest of his siblings. In most traditions he is married to Hera, but also Dione according to the Iliad, he is the father of Aphrodite with Dione. He is known for his affairs. These resulted in many godly and heroic…