...Myles Connor 9-20-13 Mr.Litwin English Composition Apollo Greek God Apollo's Appearance: A young man with curly golden hair. Symbol or Attribute: The Sun itself, the lyre (a type of musical instrument), the bow, and the chariot he drives across the sky daily. Apollo's Strengths: Creative, handsome, supportive of all the arts of civilization. Weaknesses: Like his father Zeus, Apollo is all too happy to enjoy the charms of nymphs, as well as the occasional youth, and his conquests number in the dozens. Birthplace of Apollo: On the sunny Greek island of Delos, where he was born along with his twin sister, Artemis. Another tradition gives the islands of Lato, now called Paximadia, off the southern coast of Crete. Spouse: Apollo had many encounters, but no marriages. Flings with Cassandra, to whom he gave the gift of prophecy; Daphne, who fled from his embrace and turned into a laurel tree; and Calliope, with whom he had a child, Orpheus. Apollo's Children: The enchanting semi-divine singer Orpheus and Asklepios, god of healing, are the most famous of Apollo's offspring. Some Major Temple Sites of Apollo: The mountain town of Delphi, where a few columns from an early temple of Apollo still stand. The island of Delos is also sacred to him, but there is no temple remaining there today. Basic Story: Apollo was the son of the supreme Greek god Zeus and Leto, a nymph. Zeus's wife Hera was outraged and convinced the earth to refuse to allow Leto...
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...The Twelve Olympian gods wouldn’t be complete without Apollo, god of the sun, music, poetry, healing, prophecy, archery, disease (mostly death-dealing plagues), purification, and a defender of all herds and flocks. His many symbols are the chariot, the kithara/lyre (a gift he received from Hermes), the laurel tree, and mice, ones who are suppose to help him with his prophecies. He is the son of Zeus and Letos, along with his twin sister, Artemis. In art, he is portrayed as being a very attractive and beardless man with golden, curly hair. He is frequently shown holding a lyre or a bow. I chose to do this project on him because one of my favorite songs talks about the infamous story behind Apollo and Daphne. I’m very curious about this Greek god and the myth as well. After being born on the Island of Delos in Asia Minor, Apollo traveled to Delphi. He was originally there to pick laurels, but little did he know that the place was already inhabited by Gaea and her son, Pythia. This is the beginning of the well-known myth, Delphi: Oracle of Apollo… When Apollo found out that Pythia lived in Delphi, he instantly slay him, for Apollo thought that Pythia had raped Letos when she was pregnant with him and Artemis. Even though it wasn’t proven whether that was really true, Apollo was still severely punished because Pythia was the son of Gaea, Mother Earth. Therefore, Apollo was forced to do eight, long years of menial tasks. Despite this, he later claimed Delphi as his own and ironically...
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...The second example as to when Oedipus, Laius, and Jocasta encountered the force of inevitability was when Oedipus was when Jocasta explained the story as to what happened to Laius. Laius and Jocasta had a child together. Apollo warned Laius that his son was going to kill him. “An oracle came to Laius one day and it said that doom would strike him down at the hands of a son, our son, to be born of our flesh and blood (Oed lines 784-788)”. Apollo also revealed that the Laius’ and Jocasta’s son was going to sleep with his mother and have children with his mother. Jocasta and Laius believed that committing any action will prevent the prophecy and the message that Apollo said. Jocasta and Laius believe that the prophecy can be wrong on numerous...
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...them insight. Greeks saw knowledge as a form of power that helped them gain some control over their lives. To ancient Greeks knowledge was such an important aspect of life they had a divinity symbolize it. Apollo was the god of knowledge and medicine, in many Greek myths the quest for knowledge, or attaining too much knowledge altogether was a common source of tragedy. Ancient Greek cultures believed that even if mortals had the knowledge they sought, once they acquired it they did not know what to do with it. There are many examples in Greek myth that plainly show how knowledge eventually leads to tragedy. For instance, Oedipus’ search for knowledge of the king’s murderer ends up becoming his demise and the major source of pain in his life. Oedipus needed to find out why Thebes was suffering from a plague, so he sent Creon to the temple of Delphi to ask Apollo what he could do to life the plague from his people. As the oracle of Apollo Tiresias goes to Thebes and tells him that the person responsible for the death of the prior king, king Laius was living amongst them, and the plague would only be lifted once they found the murderer. In the quest for the knowledge that would save his people, King Oedipus summoned the messenger that was given the task of killing the newborn son of King Laius (in an attempt to escape the prophesy that would kill his father and wed his mother). Oedipus was angered by the messenger’s reluctance to answer his questions about the death of King Laius...
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...one’s actions and choices. Oedipus, born to live a terrible fate, makes arrogant actions and ignorant choices. Although Oedipus brings Apollo’s curse to fulfillment and ultimately his own downfall, Oedipus is not to blame for his miserable life. He is an innocent man unlucky to have been born into a father’s curse. King Laius, Oedipus’s father, brings upon a curse on himself but also on his own son, Oedipus, even though Oedipus was not born yet. The fact that Oedipus had nothing to do with his own fathers curse exculpates Oedipus from creating his own demise. Oedipus could not control the fact that the curse was going to be fulfilled: “If you cannot be free of the gods, then you cannot be made free” (DOC A). The fact that Oedipus is a human and Apollo a god, shows how powerless the king Oedipus is. The power of Apollo’s ability to manipulate peoples’ thoughts leads Oedipus to make rash decisions and to ignorantly curse himself. The curse that King Laius gives to Oedipus shows how guilty Laius is and not his son. Oedipus does not realize that he is the king’s son and the husband of his own mother. After receiving a prophecy to kill his own father and marry his own mother, Oedipus runs away, and blindly kills the king of Thebes without realizing the fact that he has killed his biological father. Not knowing that he is adopted causes confusion and fear to Oedipus. After receiving such a shocking and unbelievable prophecy Oedipus could not control his own emotions of...
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...through his outrage, went about as a delegate from the divine beings to disprove King Agamemnon's insatiable credit that helped the annihilation of Achaeans by taking hostage of the little girl of Chryses, Agamemnon had goaded the divine beings through rebellion (Tvedtnes 147). The point of this paper is to dissect and examine the exercises of the immortals and divine beings in the Iliad. The record of Greek divine beings by Homer in the Iliad focuses to the way that divine beings cooperated with Greeks from alternate points of view that reveals the conduct, state and statute of aged divine beings in overseeing group of men and lords of the old world. Hector executes Patroclus who is a quick warrior much the same as Achilles after god Apollo knocked Patroclus shield to the ground, Hector confused Patroclus for being Achilles since he was wearing Achilles' protective layer and kills him immediately. The occasion uncovers that divine beings intercede in choosing human movement. In the meantime, the war of words in the middle of Achilles and Agamemnon is capable overcome by the passing of Patroclus. Achilles meets head-on with Hector at the dividers of Troy where Achilles kills his archrival Hector and to retaliate for the dead of Patroclus, he drags the assemblage of Hector in loops around the Patroclus coffin. Notwithstanding, Zeus, who is favoring Trojans requests Hermes to escort King Priam to Achilles camp to...
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...Hermes the Greek Messenger God Hermes was the youngest son of Zeus, the king of all gods. He was born on Mount Cyllene in Arcadia. ("Olympian Gods", 2005-2011). Hermes was born very playful and right away Zeus loved him very much. Zeus knew he was going to have a lot of fun raising Hermes. When Hermes was only a few days old he got out of the blanket that his mother had him wrapped in and escaped from his crib. He ran off on his own very quickly. Hermes was born with the ability to run fast. He also was very smart for such a young baby. (Russell, 1992). While out on his adventure, Hermes came across a bunch of cows grazing in a field. The cows turned out to be owned by his brother Apollo. Hermes thought it would be funny to play a joke on Apollo. He decided to steal his cows. Since Hermes was so smart he decided to pad the cow’s feet and walk them backwards. He did this so Apollo would be confused and wouldn’t know which way the cows had gone. (Russell, 1992). The effort it took to pad and move all of the cows made Hermes very hungry. Hermes decided to put his clever ideas to good use again so he invented fire. He cooked and ate one of Apollo’s cows. Eating the cow definitely satisfied Hermes hunger. He decided to bring the rest of the cows’ home with him in case he got hungry again. ("Hermes", 2000-2011). While traveling home the cows were mooing in a musical way that made them sound like they were singing. Hermes saw a tortoise shell on the ground and he had another witty...
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...in Greek mythology include the Trojan War, Pandora’s Box, Oracle of Apollo, and so many more. Apollo is the God of music, poetry, plague, oracles, sun, and healing. Apollo, also known as Phoebus or Apollon, is the son of Zues and Leto. Zues is the God of the sky and thunder and Leto is the representation of motherhood, so she had many children. Apollo and his twin sister, Artemis, Goddess of the hunt, were born on the island of Delos. Zues was a man of many women, therefore, when Leto became pregnant, a jealous Hera cursed Leto, causing her to not be able to find a stable place to have children. After Apollo and Artemis’ birth, the island of Delos was one of the most sacred places in Greek mythology. Apollo is described as a young, beardless man, having ideal physique and curly, long, golden hair. “[Apollo] served...
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...gods and goddesses This is a list of the gods and goddesses of Greek mythology. Roman Mythology uses different names, calling Zeus by the name of Jupiter, and Aphrodite by the name of Venus, for example. The Roman names are often better known to English-speaking people than the Greek names. Greek name | Description | Chaos | Primeval Goddess of air, Chaos is believed to be one of the first beings to exist in the universe. Chaos is not really depicted as having a personality or physical form.[1] Chaos is the lower atmosphere which surrounded the earth. Her name Khaos means the gap, or the space between heaven and Earth.[2] Mother or Grandmother of Nyx (night), Erebus (Darkness), Aither (Light), and Hemera (day). | Erebus | God of darkness. Son of Chaos. Husband of Nyx. | Gaia | Goddess of the Earth (Mother Earth), mother of Kronos, grandmother of Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, Hera, Dementer and Hestia | Nyx | Goddess of night Daughter of Chaos. Wife of Erebus and mother of Hemera (day). Goddess of Hellhounds. | Tartarus | The darkest pit in the world at the edge of the world. | Ouranos | (Father Sky) and father of the Titans. Roman name Uranus. | Thesis | Primordial God/Goddess of Creation. Thesis is sometimes thought to be a child of Chaos. Thesis is thought to have emerged with Hydros before Gaia. | Phanes | Primeval God of procreation and is referred as the primal generator of life. Phanes is Nyx's father and was the ruler of the universe before her. | The Anemois | Primeval...
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...Did you know that Apollo, god of the sun, was also god of medicine? Apollo represented various things in Greek mythology along with his family. He was known by many different names in the Greek world, depending on the story, of him, being told. One of Apollo’s greater famous stories was the battle at Delphi. The life of Apollo included various interesting things, including, his adventures, battles, family, and powers. Apollo represented numerous things in the Greek world, was known by several names, and shared a few great stories with his relatives. Apollo was god of music, prophecy, colonization, medicine, archery, poetry, dance, intellectual inquiry, and was the carer of herds and flocks ("Apollo." Encyclopedia). Apollo was...
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...The Illiad Book 1 People to Remember: * Chryses – Priest to Apollo * Chryseis – Chryses Daughter * Agamemnon – Leader of Greek Forces * Apollo (Sminthesus) – God of Mice * Achilles – Warrior of Greeks * Chalcas – Camp Prophet * Briseis – Daughter of Achilles * Athena – Wife of Achilles, Goddess of Warriors * Nestor – From City of Pylos * Thetis – Achilles’ Mother, Sea God, Sea Nymph * Zeus * Hera – Wife of Zeus * Hephaestus – Son of Hera and Zeus, Sun God * Aphrodite – Sex Goddess of flower, candy * Aeneas – Hero of Troy * Ares – War God Summary: 1. The story is the Anger of Achilles and how it brings consequences to the Greeks. 2. Agamemnon abducts Chryseis. Chryses prays to Apollo. Apollo sends plague to Greeks. Achilles calls a meeting. 3. Chalcas tells everyone what is going on so everyone tells Agamemnon to give back Chryseis but he says okay if I do I get to choose whomever I want and he chooses Briseis. 4. Achilles is angered and tries to fight Agamemnon but his wife stops him from killing him because she knows he will regret it. 5. Nestor tells everyone to calm down. Thetis goes to Zeus for help. Zeus tries to sneak behind his wife but gets caught and Hephaestus says no fighting. Says what the Illiad is about. Not about Trojan War, talks about an event that happens in the 9th year of the war. The anger of Achilles. Death because of anger. Achilles vs. Agamemnon...
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...the mentality of the Greeks at that time and how they viewed their religion and their way of life. Through examination of the poem one can attempt to answer whether or not the gods made the really important decisions in the story. Particularly we will focus our attention on Zeus, the king of the gods, and his son Apollo. We will attempt to determine how much of their influence played an integral part in the story. Divine intervention was a major variable in the equation of Homer s Iliad. The gods picked whom they would favor for different reasons. Except Zeus: As the symbol of supreme authority and justice, he makes judgement calls as to the other gods involvement in the war, remains impartial, and doesn t seem to get caught up in picking favorites. Even when his own son, Sarpedon, was about to die, Zeus chose to let the outcome go unaltered. We find him granting supplications but we really do not see him coming down into the playing field to interfere with the mortals actions. There were also gods who favored the Trojan side of the conflict. Both Apollo and Artemis, twin brother and sister, gave aid to the city of Troy. Although Artemis takes a rather minor role, Apollo, perhaps angered by Agamemnon s refusal to ransom Chryseis, the daughter of one of his priests and was constantly...
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...8/2/2016 Twelve Olympians Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Twelve Olympians From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In the ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, the Twelve Olympians are the major deities of the Greek pantheon, commonly considered to be Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Hermes, and either Hestia or Dionysus.[1] Hades and Persephone were sometimes included as part of the twelve Olympians (primarily due to the influence of the Eleusinian Mysteries), although in general Hades was excluded, because he resided permanently in the underworld and never visited Olympus. Contents 1 Concept 2 Membership 3 List 3.1 The major Olympians 3.2 Other Olympians 3.3 Minor residents of Mount Olympus 4 Genealogy 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References Concept The Twelve Olympians, also known as the Dodekatheon (Greek: Δωδεκάθεον from δώδεκα,[3][4] dōdeka, "twelve" and θεοί, theoi, "gods"), were the principal deities of the Greek pantheon, said to reside atop Mount Olympus. The Olympians gained their supremacy in a war of gods in which Zeus led his siblings to victory over the Titans. Fragment of a Hellenistic relief (1st century BC – 1st century AD) The concept of the "Twelve Gods" is older than depicting the Twelve Olympians carrying their attributes in any extant Greek or Roman sources.[5] The procession; from left to right, Hestia (scepter), Hermes (winged cap gods meet in council in the Homeric epics...
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...setting is Delphi, Apollo's chief place of prophecy. Ion was born to Creusa and the god Apollo through an illegitimate relationship. Apollo raped Creusa and since she feared her father, she abandoned Ion on the night that he was born. Oddly enough, she left him to die in the cave where Apollo had raped her. However, she marked the child as hers by leaving a swaddling cloth, snake figures, and an olive crown. Apollo felt pity towards the child. So he sent Hermes, the messenger god, to rescue Ion from the cave and take him to be raised by a priestess of the Delphic Oracle. Ion lives a happy life as keeper of the temple, marred only by his ignorance of his origin. Ion carries three items around the temple of Apollo for his cleaning tasks, a "bay-sweet broomstick," a "golden ewer," and a "bow" (109-110). The bow demonstrates how purity depends on violence. Creusa then married Xuthus and because they are childless, they go to Delphi at the temple to seek Apollo’s help. Ion and Creusa meet outside of the temple and neither of them have knowledge of who the other is. She then tells Ion her own story alleging it to be another woman who abandoned her son in a cave because Apollo had seduced her. Ion, is shocked to hear that Apollo could have behave in this manner and wanted to excuse Apollo’s behavior. Ion grew up inside and amongst the sacred buildings of Delphi and did not believe such as he praises Apollo in all possible ways. "Nor mother is mine, neither father: his temple has nurtured...
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...him bribes; Hera offered him control of Asia Minor (Anatolia) and political power, Athena offered him the abilities of the greatest warriors, skill in battle and wisdom, while Aphrodite offered him the love of the most beautiful woman in the world, Helen of Sparta (who came to be known as Helen of Troy when she eloped with Prince Paris). Paris awarded the apple to Aphrodite, not knowing that Helen was already married to Menelaus, king of Sparta. Top Elopement of Paris and Helen Source: Francesco Primaticcio (artist), via Wikimedia Commons (PD) As part of a Trojan delegation to Sparta, Paris encountered and seduced Helen. She fell in love with him after being shot by a golden arrow from Eros (Greek equivalent of Cupid), Aphrodite's son. At that time, Menelaus had left for Crete to attend his uncle's funeral. When the Trojan delegation left, Paris and Helen eloped. Menelaus was furious upon discovering his wife's infidelity, and asked...
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