Essays on Greek

There are many ways that the things the Greeks did that we still use to this day. These things do include their art, culture, stories, and so much more. I think out of all of them the stories have been the biggest impact on the modern world. I think it has because we learn about the myths in schools, read historical fiction books, and watch movies as well.Greek mythology is taught in middle school and in high school. At least that’s where I learned about these fascinating myths. I do think ...

Greeks defined happiness as "the joy that we feel when we’re striving after our potential," so how does happiness contribute to a good life. As adolescents we tend to turn a blind eye to the more important things; to the more consequential things; like how to achieve jubilance and aspire to reach our dreams. For example, young adults tend to fantasize about gaining a gross amount of money, but what they fail to realize is that it does not insure bliss; living in a colossal space tends to make ...

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, region, and or culture, has their own set of beliefs and ways of dealing with the unknown. This is often documented through religion or mythology. Personally, I have always been entranced with the idea of people ...

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 evident that they valued strength by the way they train their men. Children aged 7 to 20 go to military school to train and prepare for the army. At military school, teachers would start fights to get rid of the weak. The ...

Historians and chroniclers have always been intrigued by the unusual coexistence between Sicilian Muslims, Latins and Greeks in the 12th-century Europe amidst religious persecution fervour of the Reconquista and the Crusades. Historian John Julius Norwich even claimed there was a “seemingly effortless fusion” of various traditions. Sicily’s multiculturalism was based upon its geographical location and population. The island of Sicily (hereinafter referred to as ‘Sicily’) has always traded ...

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 their breast and tear their tunic. We cannot be sure if this fragment was recited during the festival by women celebrating death of Adonis at Lesbos island, but certainly it must be acknowledged in this paper. Ritual and religion were ...

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 behavior that esteems honor, loyalty, justice, and courage; this value is referred to as Arete, or virtue. According to the Greeks, being fulfilled is the innate purpose of humans, and in order to reach this pure contentment, the Greeks define ...

The Greeks had several different deities that each represented different parts of their culture. For example, the Greeks had a goddess of wisdom and war, Athena. Each of their gods were important parts of their society. In the time period, that can be traced back to the origin of these Greek gods and goddesses, there was unrest between the Greeks and other peoples. It therefore makes sense that there would be some higher power guiding and fighting with them on the battlefield, leading them to ...

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 though there are some negligible cultural practice that were pushed aside. Ancient Greece are the founders of Olympics, democracy and use of alphabet in reading; these items are currently ...

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 few weeks in the final year of war. The movie Troy is by Wolfgang Peterson.The battle between King Agamemnon of Mycenae and Triopas of Thessaly is turn away when the great warrior Achilles, fighting for Agamemnon’s army, in the end Thessaly is defeats champion in single ...

Every myth starts with a creator in the beginning of time. In the Greek culture there was a myth that talked about Prometheus, a titan who created the humans out of clay and stood up for his people. While in the Genesis there was God who created Adam and Eve which started the creations of humans. In both stories there were many similar traits such as both having a creactor and both worshipped their creators in some way. One similarity for both Greek and Genesis is that each creator for these ...

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 past. The play characterizes the intrusion of the Persians into Greece in 480 BCE and their ultimate defeat at the Battle of Salamis. The play depicts Persia’s defeat as the result of Greek unity and bravery, and to the ...

The question of free will and the role of fate in humanity's collective existence has long been a topic explored by authors and thinkers throughout history. Over many centuries, humans have questioned their own existence and what this means, as well as what has the capacity to change our lives. One of the most prominent themes in the famous tragedy Oedipus the King by Sophocles is the influence of fate in determining the actions of each character. Traditionally in Greek philosophy, fate is ...

The ancient Greek spiritual beliefs, religion and tradition are all reflected through the myths and legends for the past two thousand years. The stories and myths consist of heroes and legends who are the protagonists. Each story has a different message, but overall, they all have the same roots. In other words, there are similarities between the Greek mythologies that overlap some ideas. The aspect in which they differ greatly would be culture, yet there are similarities there too. One 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 story in nearly all of the books. In some cases it is shown that good xenia would provide fortune upon the characters but in other cases it would seem otherwise.In book 6, Odysseus washes up on the shore of the Phaeacians, ...