Essays on Greek

The Troy is an ancient Greek epic poem. It is based on the struggles between the Greek and Troy. It is also about the events that occur at the last weeks of the ten year siege of Troy by the Greeks. The Story covers only…

Ancient Greek culture values having moral virtue and living up to one’s potential in order to bring the most fulfillment to one’s life as well as the lives of whom they interact with as seen in Homer’s, The Odyssey. Greeks deem morality and excellence as…

While Sparta and Athens were both city-states they had different views on life and what valuable character traits were. Sparta was known as the most militaristic city-state. The people who lived in Sparta were tough and valued strength and war above everything else. It is…

The Odyssey illustrates how the ancient Greeks worshiped the god/goddesses and how some didn’t. The people worshiped the gods by praying to them, making sacrifices, and obeying them. Telemachus prays to the gods to help him get rid of the suitors. Penelope also prays to…

Penelope exhibits several identical traits to Hesiod’s Pandora, which is shown by her immense physical charm, renowned weaving ability, and through her cunning method of deceiving the suitors for three years. By using her immense feminine charm and cunning intelligence, Penelope perfectly fits the model…

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The old Egyptian and old Greek human advancements are two of  the most seasoned known civic establishments in our history. The Egyptian development, situated in the eastern piece of North Africa, is accepted to have begun around 3150 BC and proceeded till the finish of…

Since the beginning of time our subconscious has spoken to us through dreams and visions. Images of abandoned mansions, or illustrious fields of flowers, or visages from the past and present, have appeared to us behind closed eyes.Though, we have yet to find a definite…

Xenophanes was perhaps the first greek thinker who made a bold criticism of the conventional religion during his times. Unlike the Milesians who were engaged in the natural explanation of the world Xenophanes was more interested in what we can call as ‘constructive theology’ of…

One of the most important themes in The Odyssey is the concept of xenia, which is the old Greek word for hospitality The Ancient Greeks believed that with great Xenia good actions would be bestowed on the person. The guest host relationship is explored throughout…

The Persians is an ancient Greek tragedy by the Greek tragedian Aeschylus, written during Ancient Greece’s Classical period. It is unique for its genre and time in that it dramatizes recent Greek history rather than the myths of gods and heroes or otherwise hypothetical distant…

Ancient Greece is the cradle for the civilization of Western people. Ancient Greece’s lifestyle, their system of beliefs and their buildings have developed a long-lasting impression on the modern Greek society. There are some similarities between today’s modern society with that of Greek tradition even…

This famous fragment is the oldest mention about Adonis, derives from the 7th century B.C.E poem of famous Greek poetess Sappho in which the choir of girls is asking Aphrodite what they can do to mourn Adonis death. Aphrodite is answering that they should beat…

Mythology, a term with multiple definitions. Merriam-Webster defines it as, “a body of myths such as dealing with the gods, demigods, and legendary heroes of a particular people,” and also “a popular belief or assumption that has grown up around someone or something.” Every country,…

In Greek mythology, Moiras or Parcas are symbolic representations of Fate. Originally there were three sisters. They were responsible for enforcing the fate of men following the orders, specifically, of the god who reveals his name, Moors “fate”. Thus, they were assigned very specific tasks…