Essays Tagged: "Greeks"

Depictions of death: Beautiful and Heroic. "Laocoon and His Two Sons" by Hagesandros vs. "Fall of the Damned" by Peter Paul Rubens

Upon seeing the Trojan Horse, he told the Trojans not to accept "the gift" from their enemies, the Greeks. The Trojans did not heed his warning and accepted the Horse. That evening, the Greeks came o ...

(4 pages) 100 0 5.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: Art Essays

Greek gods vs the Judao Christian God

oses of pleasure. I began to wonder why the stories of the Greek god's, that were worshipped by the Greeks of the time, came to be known as mythology, and not as a religious book, like the Bible. So, ... immortal daughter of Zeus,/ And to Artemis her sister' (66 18), to name a few. This shows that the Greeks had a god for almost everything. But, in the Bible it is made very clear that God is one. 'A ...

(4 pages) 92 0 3.7 Apr/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

Antigone

she left her own blood out in the open? Could Antigone act as if she did not care?Afterlife to the Greeks back then was far more important and sacred than living life itself. Everything they did whil ... her foolish to us when we study their beliefs and compare them to modern day beliefs. I am sure the Greeks would have considered us to be heathens and put us to death for our ways and beliefs.I think ...

(5 pages) 112 0 3.9 Nov/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature

The History of Greek Theater

hero's recognition was created by selfish behaviors and little thought of service to others. As the Greeks grew toward city-states and colonization, it became the destiny and ambition of the hero to g ...

(10 pages) 311 1 4.2 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

The Odyssey and It's Relation to the Greek Ideal Of a Sound Mind and Body

of The Odyssey?If one were to only have a very fit and strong body, lacking mental ability, to the Greeks it would not suffice. If a man were merely smart and intelligent, without much physical capab ... ould not suffice. If a man were merely smart and intelligent, without much physical capability, the Greeks would feel that he is not complete. They believed an individual must have have both, a well d ...

(5 pages) 83 1 5.0 Apr/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Odyseus

Heroism was not an invention of the Greeks. Yet, through the first hundreds years of their civilization, the Greek literature has alread ... evolved around heroes. These literature works gave many possibilities of definition of heroism. The Greeks illustrated heroism to obey the rules laid down by the gods and goddesses, and those who obey ... es laid down by the gods and goddesses, and those who obey the rules would gain honor and fame. The Greeks regarded intelligence as one of the highest gifts that all heroes must posses. The Greeks req ...

(5 pages) 110 2 2.1 Jan/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology

Comparison of ancient Rome and Greece

nt ways of doing things and therefore each of their cultures differed considerably. The Romans, the Greeks and the Hebrews all presented different legacies to the world.The Romans actually gave a lega ... ir great knowledge of architecture. The Romans were great builders and put the arch to much use.The Greeks gave us one of the first forms of democracy, and a well developed navy. Athens, one of the mo ...

(1 pages) 143 0 2.7 Jan/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

Greek Architecture

all come from asppects of greekcivilization, but maybe what we have been influenced the most gy the greeksis in architecture. Maybe the reason this is, is that it was a new form ofarchitecture that ha ... ncerned with beauty thanfunction.Unlike the Romans who used the arch to support their buildings the Greeksused columns. their system is called the post and lintel system. Thissystem wasn't very effici ...

(2 pages) 198 1 4.1 Apr/1995

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

Democracy in Ancient Greece

Democracy of Ancient Greece and the problems the greeks faced -Eddie Witten ... Prof. Hiltz The Greeks were very advanced for their time. They realized that they need a new form of government and ... t and they were able to invent the first democratic government in the world. The democracy that the Greeks came up with was based on two important factors. The first one was the population growth in A ...

(3 pages) 130 1 3.6 Feb/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

Greek and Roman Architecture

Detailed essay, lots of info Good, but needs expansionThe Greeks thought of their Gods as having the same needs as human beings, they believed that the Gods n ... e elaborate. Parthenon, one of the most famous structures ever, was created during that period. The Greeks held many religious festivals in honour of their gods. The purpose of festivals was to please ... t as widely used as Doric and Ionic. It was fancier than the others, and had a lot more detail. The Greeks only used one order on one building, they never mixed. The basic temple followed these same r ...

(8 pages) 312 2 3.1 Mar/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

Revenge Conventions in Hamlet as compared to Elizabethan Conventions

ic conventions of revenge in Elizabethan theater. All revenge tragedies originally stemmed from the Greeks, who wrote and performed the first plays. After the Greeks came Seneca who was very influenti ... used in tragedies by Elizabethan playwrights. Some of Seneca's ideas were originally taken from the Greeks when the Romans conquered Greece, and with it they took home many Greek theatrical ideas. Som ...

(10 pages) 154 0 3.9 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Hamlet

The Natural Law Theory

The natural law theory is a theory that dates back to the time of the Greeks and great thinkers like Plato and Aristotle. Defined as the law which states that human are ...

(3 pages) 236 0 3.5 Jan/2000

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics

Alexander the Great

d ascendancy, and restored Macedonian rule. Before the end of the summer of 336 BC asgeneral of the Greeks in a campaign against the Persians, originally planned by his father before hecroaked, he car ... , Alexander made a trip to the great temple and oracle of Amon-Ra,Egyptian god of the sun, whom the Greeks identified as Zeus. The earlier Egyptian pharaohs werebelieved to be sons of Amon-Ra; and Ale ...

(3 pages) 193 1 3.6 Mar/1997

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Pot

ed as ananesthetic 5,000 years ago in ancient china. Many (*) ancient culturessuch as the persians, Greeks, East Indians, Romans, and the Assyrians formany things. These were what they used it for: th ...

(7 pages) 54 0 3.8 Jan/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Life of Alexander the Great. From birth to death, this essay covers it all. Many little known facts Did you know that Alexander the Great was gay? Even has a works cited!

ia were a semi-Greek culture. They spoke Greek but they spoke it badly. They did not do what normal Greeks did. The Macedonians were very violent and invaded other lands a lot. They didn't do ships li ... he Macedonians were very violent and invaded other lands a lot. They didn't do ships like the other Greeks but they looked and acted Greek. Before Philip became king, he found a deposit of silver and ...

(7 pages) 353 4 2.8 Apr/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

The Lord of the Flies by William Golding , a thematic essay

ed on earth and were accustomed to the same pleasures and desires and led the same lifestyle as the Greeks and Romans.First proposed by the Hebrew prophet Isaiah, god became a higher being, as mankind ...

(4 pages) 47 0 3.7 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > "Lord of the Flies" by Sir William Gerald Golding

Reincarnation in Different Cultures and Religions

rvana' - eternal tranquillity. Two of the many ancient tribes who believed in reincarnation are the Greeks and the Egyptians.Karma, the belief that our actions determine our future, is one of the foun ...

(3 pages) 79 0 4.0 Jan/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Reincarnation in Different Cultures and Religions

rvana' - eternal tranquillity. Two of the many ancient tribes who believed in reincarnation are the Greeks and the Egyptians.Karma, the belief that our actions determine our future, is one of the foun ...

(3 pages) 51 0 3.0 Jan/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Pallas Athene versus Minerva. Speaks of the differences

cquired it's stories of mythology and religion from the Italians (whoderived their beliefs from the Greeks), and therefore most of the myths of deities were the same as the Greeks', but with a few cha ... he Italians also gave the Romans stories of Diana, Hercules, Venus, and a few minor characters. The Greeks came about with their Gods from past ancient cultures, weaving in some of their own character ...

(2 pages) 39 0 3.6 Aug/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology

Contrasting Apollo And Dionysus

fe would not operate just quite right without both of them.They each played a specific role for the Greeks. They had very different things associatedwith them.Apollo was often associated with logic an ... er of the mind. He wasbasically in charge of the Work section of the people. Logic is something the Greeks usedoften, and when they didn't, things often happened for the worst. He is also associatedwi ...

(2 pages) 71 0 2.5 Sep/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology