Exploration in relation to Greek myths
Introduction
This text is a compilation of stories, which originally most of it was obtained from the metamorphosis book of Ovidio, who lived in ancient Rome from the year 43. of c. Except for Cupid’s story and psyche. Mary Pope Osborne became.
This repertoire is made up of 12 myths, which narrate various events never imagined in history, among them we can find stories such as: the car of the sun god, the golden touch, lost in the sea, the tissue contest, the Apollo tree, The face in the pond, the rapture, the main bear, trip to the Averno, the gold apples, the four tasks, and to end the mysterious visitors.
Developing
The book mainly addresses themes of Greek mythology, that is, stories that can clarify questions or doubts about the creation of the gods or the changes in which they were involved due to the journey through which they passed. We can also highlight how reputed this text for Western literature. This work is the form of interpretation that was had in antiquity, as an explanation of events that only these types of stories could explain. “How would you have done to explain the mysteries of the earth as the changes of time, the origin of the rainbow, or the reason why spiders weave their fabrics?”(Pope Osborne).
The car of the sun god, is a text that tells the story of Faeton and Helios, Faeton after discovering that Helio was his father, he mentioned that he could ask for anything, as a consequence of this proposal the problem and development of the development ofThis story. The golden touch tells us the encounter produced between Baco and King Midas, also tells how to get carried away by greed can bring great drastic consequences to your life. Lost at sea, it is another of the myths that is found in this, and contains the dire story of two Ceix and Alción husbands, who have to suffer and suffer when they are far from the other, until their unexpected reunion.
We also have the fabric contest, in this story we see the development of a dispute between Minerva and Aracne, where we find as main factors of narrative development envy and arrogance. The Apollo tree, after the accidental encounter between Apollo and Cupid, who do not file a prosperous conversation, and thanks to that the dramatic story between Dafne and Apollo is held. The face in the pond, the story of Eco, who is a nymph that due to his complicity and loyalty to hide Jupiter’s infidelities, obtained a punishment, also falling in love with Narciso, from whom his only lover was his reflection.
The Rapture, the legend of Ceres Mother of Proserpina, which was kidnapped by Pluto. The main bear, the unfortunate story of Calisto and coffers, who fell in love and the consequences were not favorable for them and their love. Journey to the Averno, the unfortunate myth of Eurídice and Orpheus, where it unlucks that this character has to make an arduous trip. The gold apples, the story of Atalanta, who after being raised by bears acquired skills that not all possess, which led her to cross roads with hypomenes.
The four tasks, the story of Cupid and psyche, after winning the anger of Venus for containing great beauty, is angry asks for help Cupid, but an error caused the two to fall in love, by that reason psyche was sent to make four complicated commissions, which causes Venus’s fury to increase. And finally, we have the mysterious visitors, the pleasant story of Baucis and Filemón who for their hospitality, received a valuable reward: “Those who take care of the gods one day will be gods will be gods."
The gods, humans, mythological beings and creatures in our history as well as in that of Greece, are reflected in this book in a daily basis, that is, with a simplicity that appears that these exist being common people among us among us. In this way, even the most relevant and imposing Titans in history are embodied and described in these stories, among which are mentioned are: Jupiter, Pluto, Ceres, Neptune, Vesta and Juno, also their descendants are part of the main charactersIn these writings.
We can find these that would be for the time an explanation of events and facts that science supports today as possible or certain, the creation of characters is something that cannot be verified at all, since they have happened centuries after them, but not likewiseWe can deny them, because fiction is created, while the stories and myths advance, we can notice the originality of each of these, as in the past the authors, from the most conventional and simple of life an anecdote can be extracted,
Likewise, as each character has a purpose and function in the writing, we also see how the author has used resources where time, the months, the hours, are extraordinary personified, the same ones that give him that pinch of interest in theReader, because you read about these personalities in a wonderful way, in the sense that you can be talking about a God and their assistants are these who adorn and embellish history.
In addition, we find similarities in the stories of myths that belong to the Greeks, which occurs normally, since it is the same characters addressed, because it was day to day to hear these stories formerly. The Iliad and the Odyssey books that are part of the story, which are important for literature, have a lot to do with the book we handle here, since the plot is also touched by the appearance of gods.
conclusion
At present, a book that can be a representative or that has similarity to these issues are the Saga of Percy Jackson, these novels, are fantastic gender and again envive the curiosity of the readers for mythological topics, which led them to books likeGreek myths. This is how this work has as a gift elements that serve to feed and attract readers, either with great proposals for creativity and entertainment that it brings.
It also covers issues that would be thought that they have no meaning, because here you find meaning to everything and in an unconventional way. It is worth mentioning that these myths were an important part of Western history, since all these beliefs were part of the religion and culture of their regions. At present it is possible that a large number of people believe in these characters, they believe in these myths, in these stories, because imagination is unlimited and the faith that someone can have after reading them is developed to understand them.
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