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Birth Of Venus Goddess Of Love
1,580 wordsAphrodite represented in Art As the goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite holds great power over both mortals and immortals. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that she is featured in numerous myths, poems and plays; likewise, there are many representations of Aphrodite in sculpture and painting. Aphrodite remained a popular figure for artists through the ages, continuously being reborn in the latest model of female beauty. While several legends of Aphrodite stress themes of love and desir...
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Sexual Desire Trojan War
2,706 wordsThe goddesses have a major role in both epics as Helpers of men. They have varied reasons for this. One is a maternal instinct. This is displayed in the literal mother-son relationships of Aphrodite and Aeneas, Thetis and Achilles, and the protective instinct that Athene displays in Book 3 of the Iliad when Pandarus arrow shot an arrow at Menelaus and she took her stand in front and warded off the piercing dart, turning it just a little from the flesh, like a mother driving a fly away from her g...
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Literary Techniques Gender Equality
2,666 wordsAlthough feminism is a well-known and accepted political idea in American culture, it was hardly recognized and rarely expressed in the Greek patriarchal society of 431 B. C. Euripides, a renowned playwright of the time, saw faults in the Greek society and so he voiced his opinion to a wide audience by writing and displaying brilliant tragedies. Perhaps one of Euripides bolder accomplishments was achieved in the production of the tragedy Medea, which expressed the radical idea of feminism and re...
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End Of The Play Greek Gods
1,840 wordsThe Greeks vs. Their Gods in Hippolytus The play Hippolytus by the Greek playwright Euripides is one which explores classical Greek religion. Throughout the play, the influence of the gods on the actions of the characters is evident, especially when Aphrodite affects the actions of Phaedra. Also central to the plot is the god-god interactions between Artemis and Aphrodite. In this essay, I hope to provide answers to how the actions of Hippolytus and Phaedra relate to the gods, whether or not the...
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