Western Literature Two

Iliad

The lyre of Apollo

Apollo

He is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian dieties in classical Greek and Roman religion and Greek and Roman mythology.

He has been variously recognized as a god of light and sun, truth and prophecy, healing, plague, music, poetry, and more

He is the son of Zeus and Leto, and has a twin sister.    

Lyre is a kind of string instrument which is Apollo’s favorite because of its function as a vocal accompaniment.

According to ancient Greek mythology, the young god Hermes stole a herd of scared cows from Apollo. In order not be followed, he made shoes for the cows which forced them to walk backwards. Apollo, following the trails, could not follow where the cows were going. Along the way, Hermes slaughtered one of the cows and offered all but entrails to the gods. From the entrails he created the Lyre. Apollo, figuring out it was Hermes who had his cows, confronted the young god. Apollo was furious, but after hearing the sound of lyre. Hence, the creation of the lyre is attributed to Hermes. Other sources credit to Apollo himself.

Lyric: is an extended word of lyre

It is a lyric poem. It is relating to a category of poetry that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in songlike style orform.

Owl of Athena

Athena

She is the goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice, strength, the arts, crafts. She is portrayed as a shrewd companion heroes and id the patron goddess of heroic endeavor. She is the virgin patroness of Athens.

In Greek mythology, a little owl traditionally represents or accompanies Athena, the virgin goddess of wisdom. It was considered to be a favorable omen if an owl was spotted on the battle field or at time as crisis.  

Greek Tragedy

Oedipus the King

The Cursed House of Atreus

Atreus was a king of Mycenae in the Peloponnese, the son of Pelops and Hippodamia, and the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus. Arteus and his twin brother Thyestes were exiled by their father for murdering their half- brother Chrysippus in their desire for the throne of Olympia. They took refuge in Mycenae, where they ascended to the throne in the absence of King Eurystheus. Eurystheus had meant for their stewardship to be temporary, but it became permanent after his death in battle. 

Agamemnon was the song of King Atreus and Queen of Mycenae, the husband of Clytemnestra. Upon Agamemnon’s return from Troy, he was murdered by Aegisthus, the lover of his wife, Clytemnestra.  

Lyric poetry

Lyric poetry: is a form which expresses personal emotions or feelings, typically spoken in the first person. The term derives from a form of Ancient Greek literature. The lyric, which was defined by its musical accompaniment, usually on a stringed instrument known as a lyre.

Zeus in myth[Birth]-The wolf and seven lambs

Cronus sired several children by Rhea, Hestia, Demeter, Hera, and Poseidon, but swallowed them as soon as they were born, since he had learned from Gaia and Uranus that he was destined to be overthrown by his son as he had previously overthrown Uranus, his own father, an oracle that Rhea heard and wished to avert. When Zeus was about to be born, Rhea sought Gaia to devise a plan to save him, so that Cronus would get his retribution for his acts against Uranus and his own children. Rhea gave birth to Zeus in Crete, handing Cronus a rock wrapped in swaddling clothes, which he promptly swallowed.

Planet

Castor and Pollux

In Greek mythology, they were twin brothers. Their mother was Leda, but Castor was the mortal son of Tyndareus, the king of Sparta, and Pollux the divine son of Zeus, who raped Leda in the guise of a swan. Though accounts of their birth are varied, they are sometimes said to have been born from an egg, along with their twin sisters and half- sisters Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra.      

Hermes =Mercury

Venus

Mars

Jupiter

Pluto

God

Dionysus

He had a strange birth that evokes the difficulty in fitting him into the Olympian pantheon. His mother was a mortal woman, Semele ,the daughter of king Cadmus of Thebes, and his father was Zeus, the king of the gods. Zeus’s wife, He has remained an inspiration to artists, philosophers and writers into the modern era.

Asclepius--Pythons always relate to medical science because ancient Greek thought that snake venom can cure some illness

He was the son of Apollo and the mortal princess Coronis. The Centaur Chrion taught him the art of healing. He was a god of medicine in ancient Greek religion. The rod of Asclepius is a serpent-entwined rod wielded by the Greek god, Asclepius, a deity associated with healing and medicine. Homer, in the Iliad, mentions him only as a skillful physician.    

Poseidon

He is one of the twelve Olympian deities of the pantheon in Greek mythology. His main domain is the ocean, and he is called the God of the sea. Also, he is called to as Earth- shaker, due to his role in causing earthquakes. He was a brother of Zeus, the sky god and chief deity of ancient Greece, and Hades, the god of underworld.  

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ferry: a service with terminals and boats for transporting persons across a river 

patron: a person who is a consumer, client
Theatre of Dionysus

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Vocabulary

dia: go through

diameter: a straight line from one side of something to the other side that passes through the center point

dialect: a form of a language that is spoken in a particular area and that uses some of it own words, grammar

diagnose: to recognize a disease

spect: look

inspect: to look at something carefully in order to learn more about it

mono: one

monopoly: exclusive ownership through legal privilege, or concerted action

extra: polygamy- the state of being married to more than one person at the same time

e:out

eliminate: to remove, to get rid of

evacuate: to remove from a dangerous place

ium: a place for

aquarium: a building people can visit to see water animals and plants

coliseum: a large stadium or building for sports or entertainments

stadium: a very large building that has a open area and have many seats

a:no

amoral: showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong

aboriginal: the people or things that have been in an earliest time