THE GODDESS ATHENA THE BIRTH OF ATHENA Athena was born from a mortal woman named Metis, (meaning wisdom) and fathered by Zeus, king of the gods. The story starts off by Zeus taking Metis as his wife. Soon after she became pregnant. The gods Gaea, mother-earth, and the starry Uranus, god of t...

Poseidon and the attack of Rellims After many days and nights of travel by sea, Odysseus and his crew crave the savory taste of succulent meat. Their food supply has been dwindling. Taking their chances with the god of the sea, Poseidon, the crew throws in their fishing lines hoping for an appe...

The Greek gods that lived on mount Olympus were a very central part of Greek society. There was a very large array of different deities. These deities could account for almost every facet of the day-to-day lives of Grecian men and women. The Grecians connected their feelings, circumstances, situat...

Achilles was a warrior who was among the most powerful Achaean in The Iliad. He conquered men and helped to conquer many countries. He, in the midst of seizing Lyrnessus, took a trophy wife. Her name was Briseis and she was a fair-cheeked maid. Agamemnon, the commander of the chief, also takes Chrys...

From its undistinguished title and neat, fluid three-line stanzas Margaret Atwood's "Siren Song" permits the reader to clearly and accurately absorb her theme. Yet, her allusion to Homer's great work, the "Odyssey", requires the reader to know the importance of the charming song of the fabled Sir...

Medea: Possibly the Literary Worlds First Feminist Ancient Greece was an extremely misogynistic culture, and believed that women were a lesser breed. Because of these beliefs women were portrayed as weak, irrational, and vain creatures, and men bore the responsibility of taking care of them. Euri...

A modern reader's response to "The Iliad's" Status of women "The Iliad" is a story of courage and war. Two friends torn apart by one's stubbornness and a battle that was controlled by gods. "The Iliad" raises a big question on the status of women....

Zeus is the supreme god of the Olympians. He is also the ruler of the sky, and controls the weather, clouds, and the wind. Zeus has many titles, or epithets, such as the god of justice and mercy, the protector of the weak, the punisher of the wicked, and king of the gods. He was protector of the tra...

A Hero As Benjamin Disraeli, an ex leader of the House of Commons once stated, " Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes." Heroes arise in moments of all lost hope. People expect a hero to rise from a great disaster and fill t...

The Oresteian Trilogy The growing green grass, inching its way up towards the heavens. The warm, oozing apple pie that mom just put in the oven, gurgling and bubbling as it cooks in the heat. The baby bird that, after so much preparation, has finally learned to fly away from its nest and from it's...

In their effort to explain the ways, works and forces of nature, the ancient Greeks created the Gods. Whether they were concrete, abstract, or merely a creation of one's imagination, we will never know. It is known, however, that in life back then the Gods were everything. Their power was unquestio...

Erida is Hate. She is Strife and Discord. Unfortunately, there are many conflicting sources of information about this Greek Goddess of Hate. Most sources cite her as the twin sister of Ares; some sources say that she is the same as Eris, Goddess of Discord, while others state that Eris and Eri...