...MEDUSA There are many contradicting stories about the birth of Medusa. Some say that she was the only mortal of the three gorgon sisters that were born to Echidne. In Greek mythology terrible female monsters were referred to as Gorgon. She was at time referred to as the “Serpent Goddess” (Martha Leonard, 2008). Another of the stories refer Medusa to have been born to humans Phorcys and Ceto. But all the stories agree to a fact that Medusa was a gorgon-a female monster. Medusa was not always ugly she was so once so beautiful that even gods got attracted towards her. The stories reveal that Medusa was one of the prettiest girl and was later made ugly and her hairs were turned into snakes. There are different stories depicting how she was made and her hairs turning into serpents. One of the stories goes like this, Medusa was considered the most beautiful girl in the whole of Athens and this fact made Medusa proud. She became proud of her beauty and spoke less just because of her pride and arrogance. Whenever she used to talk to someone it was just about her beauty. She talked about her beauty compared to the natural beauties around the earth and considered them even superior to these natural beauties. Another habit she acquired because of her pride in her sheer beauty was of seeing and admiring her own beauty in the walls, darkened window and in the mirror. Her praises of her own beauty went on and on. One day she the largest to the Goddess Athena there, everyone visiting the...
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...tales often have to do with everyday life and frequently tell an inspiring tale of the lower class (peasants) triumphing over the higher class (nobles). In their original versions, most folk tales are not children's stories because of the violent nature of the story. Most folk tales come from true stories with tragic endings or violent and horrific events. For example, the “humpty dumpty” story was about a man who tried to commit suicide several times and succeed at the end. Also the “little red riding hood” story masked the ending of little red riding hood falling victim to a rapist. Unlike a folk tale which has cultural background, a fairy tale involves magic and fantasy. Examples of fairy tales are, “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”, “Beauty and the beast”, and Disney’s “Cinderella”. Usually fairy tales include fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, giants, gnomes, and talking animals. Since folktales usually mirror the values and culture of the society from which they originated, a fairy tale can be a folk tale. In essence a fairy tale can also be a subgenre or genre of a folktale. Up until 1450 folktales were passed on orally, so not all folktales were the same. Because Folktales have been told by so many different people there were many different versions. In 1450 the printing press was invented and the folk stories were written in books. People around the world began to put more of their efforts in recording their cultural history by collecting regional folktales into books. That’s...
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...English Monologue He had no right to do what he did to me. Do you think you’re smart? Maybe you are… Probably you are not! For I am like Medusa. I can run circles around what you think is “smart.” How could you ever challenge me? Your girls, your girls will also get to meet my sweet revenge. I still can’t believe what he did. Dreaming, surely I dream now: I can still shake my hair down long and billowing like waves upon the sea, how tender I am, how fair I can see the reflection of water and shield and a man’s eyes, and this softer hair makes no difference I still turn a man to stone when he looks, even just glances at me, the part of him that snakes inside me, a clefting of stone and my body weeps the sea, pours forth the thickest sea for what was my man who smells of brine as if he was my God Poseidon. But they took him from me. It’s not fair! He chose me first, they all try to hurt me but I love my living hair these serpents whisper when men come close. Each strand with a split, spitting tongue hissing my desire for them. I shake my tresses down and they curl back up their black eyes flashing and my man cries out at my beauty and then his tongue, face, chest, arms, thighs and his toad headed serpent all turn hard forever the clearing before my cave is thronged with them my admirers, but my hair is my true love, rooted in my brain and gathered sleeping against my face muttering sibilant dreams of love. You had no right to do what you did to me. You stupid and pathetic...
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...Casanova that exerted bitterness, ruthlessness, and unpredictability in his actions throughout his life. Adulterous behavior was common for Poseidon. One such love affair involved his sister Demeter. He thought she was absolutely stunning and desired her deeply. To avoid his constant sexual prodding, Demeter turned herself into a mare, an act that only fueled Poseidon’s desire. He transformed himself into a stallion and had his way with her. This affair created a horse named Arion. Another well-known affair of Poseidon’s was with Medusa. The two were sexually attracted to one another. Medusa was a true beauty when Poseidon first fell for her. They made love in Athena’s temple. Athena was so offended by this behavior she turned Medusa into a gorgon, a terrifying female creature, which she is known for in Greek mythology. One of Medusa’s most famous traits was her head of snakes that she possessed as hair. Athena and Peruses plotted to kill Medusa by beheading her. Upon cutting her head off, two offspring appeared. One of these children was the well-known flying horse Pegasus (Rymer). Mythology states that Poseidon did marry for love although once again, this union showed manipulation by Poseidon. Amphitrite was a water nymph. One day Poseidon spotted her dancing...
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...Mga Piling Linya sa Tula na Ginamitan ng Tayutay 1. Animang Pantig •Kung ano ang buhay, siyang kamatayan... Ang hirap ko’y alam ng iyong kariktan tapatin mo lamang yaring karaingan At bigyan ng buhay, ang pag-asang patay! --Oksimoron (www.tagaloglang.com) •Siya ang berdugo Na bahid ng dugo Hawak ay gatilyo Dugo’y kumukulo. --Metapora Berdugo ni Greg Bituin •Palaman ko ay margarin Kaya malinamnam ito Para akong nasa bangin Ng paglayang pangarap ko. --Simile Pandesal ni Greg Butuin 2. Waluhang Pantig •Ang pag-ibig ko sa iyo ay lansones na malasa Ganyan din ang pagsinta mong may lamukot na ligaya. --Metapora Parang Buto ng Lansones •Ngunit ang suyuang iyan kapag naging paglililo Parang buto ng lansones sa sinumpang paraiso! --Simile Parang Buto ng Lansones •Bawat hukay, bawat libing Ay isa lang pintong bukas Na patungo sa lupaing Maligaya't walang wakas. --Sinekdoke Bawat Hukay (http://panitikan.hostingsiteforfree.com/criticism/mulasatradisyontungosakongregasyon.htm) 3. Labindalawahing Pantig •May isang lupain sa dakong silangan Na nag-aalaga ay sikat ng araw kaya napatanyag ay sa kagandahan at napabalita sa magandang asal. --Hyperbole (Panitikang Pambata) •Habang nagduruyan ang buwang ninikat sa lundo ng kanyang sinutlang liwanag, isakay mo ako gabing mapamihag sa mga pakpak mong humahalimuyak. --Apostrope (Panitikang Pambata) •Ang puso'y lumukso sa pagkakakita nitong bahagharing pagkaganda-ganda. --Personipikasyon (Panitikang...
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...Revision Notes Zeus * Father Cronus, mother Raya * Has 5 siblings, he is the youngest * Sky god. Symbols – Lightning bolt and eagle * Biggest weakness – Women * Unfaithful to his wife, thought to have had over 100 offspring with both mortal and immortal women. * Cronus, Zeus’ father is told a prophesy that he will be overthrown by his offspring and so he swallows his children. * When Zeus is born he is hidden in a cave on the island of Crete. When he reaches manhood he poisons his father making him vomit out the other 5 siblings. They form the Olypians. * He frees the Hundred Handers and the Cyclopse from the underworld. The Cyclopse give Zeus the power of the lightning bolt as thanks for liberating them. * The Clash of the Titans begings. This is a fight between the Titans, ruling gods of the universe, and the newly formed Olympians who get help from the Hundred Handers and the Cyclopse. * The Titans get help from Typhon but Zeus beats him with the lightning bolt and banishes him to Mt. Etna. * The Olympians win the fight and the three male gods [Zeus (the youngest), Poesidon (middle), Hades (the eldest)] draw lots to see who will rule. Zeus becomes ruler of the heavens, and king of the gods, Poesdion ruler of the seas and Hades is ruler of the underworld. * Zeus marries Metis (goddess of wisdom), she was the one who gave him advice to poison his father. When she becomes pregnant he gets worried that their offspring will...
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...When you first hear the word “beauty”, what do you think of? Celebrities dressed in expensive red-carpet gowns that you hopelessly admire from afar? An art gallery filled with sculptures and paintings much too complex for you to interpret? Perhaps a simplistic landscape viewing of the breathtaking natural world? Whatever it may be, the definition of beauty has always depended on the person you are asking and the time period they are in. Clearly, certain things that may have been considered beautiful at one time, may not be deemed as beautiful in today's society. This is why I believe beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder. For the third marking period, I finally decided to read a book on art. After going through the chapter on the renaissance...
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...| Symbol | Medusa's head | Consort | Andromeda | Parents | Zeus and Danae | Children | Perses, Heleus | Mount | Pegasus | Topics in Greek mythology | Gods * Primordial gods and Titans * Zeus and the Olympians * Pan and the nymphs * Apollo and Dionysus * Sea-gods and Earth-gods | Heroes * Heracles and his Labors * Achilles and the Trojan War * Odysseus and the Odyssey * Jason and the Argonauts * Perseus and Medusa/Gorgon * Pirithous and the Centauromachy * Oedipus and Thebes * Orpheus and the Orphic Mysteries * Theseus and the Minotaur * Triptolemus and the Eleusinian Mysteries | Related * Satyrs, centaurs and dragons * Religion in Ancient Greece | Greek mythology portal | Perseus (Greek: Περσεύς), the legendary founder of Mycenae and of the Perseid dynastyof Danaans there, was the first of the heroes of Greek mythology whose exploits in defeating various archaic monsters provided the founding myths of the Twelve Olympians. Perseus was the Greek hero who killed the Gorgon Medusa, and claimed Andromeda, having rescued her from a sea monster sent by Poseidon in retribution for QueenCassiopeia declaring that her daughter, Andromeda, was more beautiful than the Nereids. Contents [hide] * 1 Etymology * 2 Origin at Argos * 3 Overcoming the Gorgon * 4 Marriage to Andromeda * 5 The oracle fulfilled * 6 King of Mycenae * 7 Descendants of Perseus * 8 Perseus on Pegasus * 9 Modern uses of the theme and pop culture...
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...Women did paint nude portraits of women, but these portrayals depicted something other than a statue or a painting that has just been created for infatuation. They change what this type of art meant as a whole. These women were portrayed more as confident rather than as just images in ancient times, where the women were painted by men for the visual eye. In the 1800s, certain paintings were painted by women nude to give its viewers a sign, like the Portrait of a Black Woman, painted by Marie Guillemine Benoist. The painting shows a picture of a black woman sitting down with a turban on her head and a sheet against her body, covering everything except for her right breast. Since the painting was first exhibited at the Salon, it proves to be a great symbol of black rights and more importantly, the rights of women in general. If one looks deeper past the nudity, they would see that the painting presents a sense of...
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...Formative Assessment 1 (Generic Transformations 2008 paper) Q1B) The Rape of the Lock, written by Pope in response to a feud between two friends about the theft of a lock of hair, is revolutionary in its evolution of the comic satire genre into the field of epic poetry. Pope, an avid student of the Greek epics (he produced his own translations of some that provided much of his income during his life), takes the basic skeleton of an epic: its structure, critical content and even linguistic points; and crafts around the skeleton a poem of wit and comedy that is at its core epic, but also uses this very epic backbone to undermine its tales own importance and to satirise the content that has been moulded around the form. This creation from Pope marks the offshoot of the epic genre, transforming it into mock epic, an independent genre that bears many of the traits of its forebearer in a new light. The transformations to the epic that Pope undertakes in the Rape of the Lock to satiric effect can be broadly split into transformations of heroic content and transformations of heroic language. The former can be clearly observed here: Pope takes a staple of epic writing, heroic weaponry, and twists its use to his satirical needs. The weapon itself is given, through the use of a similar description, equal place with great weapons like Agamemnon's sceptre, whose lineage was used to reinforce Agamemnon's dominance and power in the Iliad, being forged by Hephaestus and owned by the Gods...
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...and armed. Associated with war, cleverness, and wit, it is no surprise that she favors Odysseus. Athena is the goddess of Wisdom, Reason, and Purity and is chaste, like Artemis and Hestia. Phoebus Apollo - Usually just called Apollo. A son of Zeus and Leto and Artemis’s twin, he is the god of Light and Truth, the master of Poetry and Music, and the god of Archery. His Oracle at Delphi is revered for her powers of prophecy and truth. Artemis - Roman name: Diana. Apollo’s twin sister, Artemis is the beautiful huntress goddess and, like Athena, is somewhat masculine. Artemis is normally good and just, but demands a human sacrifice during the Trojan War. Aphrodite - Roman name: Venus. Aphrodite is the sweet and delicate goddess of Love, Beauty, and Romance. Even...
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...What is a Myth? Before defining the term "mythology" one needs to define the meaning of the word "myth". The word itself comes from the Greek "mythos" which originally meant "speech" or "discourse" but which later came to mean "fable" or "legend". So the word "myth" is defined as a story of forgotten or vague origin, basically religious or supernatural in nature, which seeks to explain or rationalize one or more aspects of the world or a society. Furthermore, all myths are, at some stage, actually believed to be true by the peoples of the societies that used or originated the myth. The definition is thus clearly distinguished from the use of the word myth in everyday speech which basically refers to any unreal or imaginary story. A myth is also distinctly different from an allegory or parable which is a story deliberately made up to illustrate some moral point but which has never been assumed to be true by anyone. Some myths describe some actual historical event, but have been embellished and refashioned by various story tellers over time so that it is impossible to tell what really happened. In this last aspect myths have a legendary and historical nature. Definitions of Mythology The word mythology has two related meanings. Firstly it refers to a collection of myths that together form a mythological system. Thus one can speak of "Egyptian Mythology", "Indian Mythology", "Maori Mythology" or "Greek Mythology". In this sense one is describing a system of myths which were...
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...But slowly, female characters began to represent a now exceedingly large portion of the superhero (and villain) world. Among them: Black Widow, Rogue, Wonder Woman, Elastigirl, Storm, Harley Quinn, Medusa, Poison Ivy and Catwoman. All female protagonists and antagonists who we love and hate, all with varying degrees of superpowers and good looks, but most importantly; all female. Once, it would have been unheard of for the most powerful character to be of female gender, but now it has become part of the norm. Let’s looks at Catwoman for example; when she first appeared as the cat in DC Comics Batman Series, she was recognised as a character that men craved to be with and women desired to be. Her character evolved over time and when Halle Berry appears as Patience to continue the Catwoman legacy, her Character suggests that “normal women₃” within society are constrained and therefore, she represents what women cannot be. Consequently the 2004 film seems to provide the female spectators with a distraction from their lack of freedom in daily life. The evil queen is a character who women see as empowering as she takes a stand against the patriarchal society that she lives in. our society has become increasingly more accepting of women as equals. Rather than just being housewives or mothers...
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...faced death by burning itself on a huge fire. However, it was not the end, as The Phoenix came to life again by rising from its ashes. Legend says that the ashes have great significance as it could bring the dead back to life again. Some legends say that the birds cry is a very alluring sound. The reference of Phoenixes has been made several times in most of the historical tales of different cultures. The concept behind the legend of The Phoenix gives us all a lesson about life after death. The Phoenix was a very beautiful creature and its glowing and radiant appearance distinguished it from all other birds. Some people believed the Phoenix had resemblance to a peacock but there was no evidence available to what it really looked like. Apart from its breath taking beauty, the phoenix had other phenomenal powers too. 9.) Around the world, numerous tales have been narrated about dragons. Most pictured the ferocious, flame throwing beats as monsters. A few dragons, particularly the ones in the Chinese culture, were not considered to be savage and were rather depicted as friendly. Throughout the ages, dragons were always considered to be threatening and destructive creatures. Their physical appearance was described as animals with gigantic claws, wings and a long tail. In most cultures, dragons were seen as a symbol of evil and those who slayed these dragons were considered to be Gods or heroes. However, the dragons in the Japanese and Chinese cultures and traditions are considered...
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...“The role of women in the gothic genre is as victims, always subject to male authority.” Compare and contrast the extent to which this interpretation is relevant to your three chosen texts. “The wolf consumes red riding hood – what else can you expect if you talk to strange men, comments Perrault briskly. Let’s not bother our heads with the mysteries of sadomasochistic attraction” Angela Carter; Foreword to Perrault’s Short Stories. In much of today’s feminist writings, the Gothic era is frequently defined as a period in which the oppression of females was at its most intense. In response to fin de siècle anxieties of a social revolution in which gender stereotypes could be overhauled, gothic writers, it is claimed, sought to reassert cultural and gender norms – a reassertion which inevitably resulted in the oppression of women. In view of such contemporary analysis, it is thus all too tempting to offer a sweeping judgement of gothic literature as victimising, oppressive and misogynistic; Dracula’s “victims” are all “unambiguously women[1]”, Poe victimises through an “idealised and dehumanising image of women[2]”, while Carter is a “pseudo feminist” who merely “reinforces patriarchal views” with her “pornographic” writing[3]. Yet such views are largely artificial, and are primarily based on potted summaries of the above works, rather than a closer textual analysis. If one takes the definition of a victim as a being who is subject to the successful predatory actions of...
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