Orestes

would play a soft note to remind him to bring it down a notch. He was elected to be quaestor for the consul Orestes in 126 B.C. in Sardinia. During a harsh winter the troops were in need of clothes and being told by the senate to provide it, Gaius asked the people themselves to provide it. The senate fearing it was a way for Gaius to gain the favor of the people, sent fresh troops but left Orestes in Sardinia hoping Gaius too would stay. However, he did not. They accused him of breaking the law…

What she fails to realize is that rather than putting an end to the cycle, she has become a part of it, as Orestes will return to Argos to avenge his father, foreshadowed by the Chorus at the end of the play. These are examples of a cross between utilitarian and retributivist justice (Walen, 2016), which recurs throughout the trilogy numerous times. This explains…

Heroines in a Patriarchal Society For many years, there has always been an equality gap between males and females. Males being the more revered and desired gender, while females were the more disregarded gender, as they were forced to the mundane house work. Researchers have studied and learned how family dynamics work throughout history, with their research including archaeology, documents, and literature. In the 5th century, this sense of patriarchal dominance was no different in…

Based on the conflict between Artemis and Aphrodite in Hippolytus, the conclusion which can be drawn is that the Greeks perceived their gods to be selfish, amoral, vengeful and petty, pursuing their own goals in disregard of the moral and responsible path and killing humans to attack the deities which favored said humans; the conflict between Demeter and the rest of the Olympian gods in Hymn to Demeter reinforces the notion that the gods did not care for mortals when solving conflicts between…

teaching astronomy, which was considered blasphemous due to a debacle between the church of Alexandria and the head of the Alexandrian government. The leader of the church, Cyril and the head of Alexandria, Orestes were arguing over the Christian influence being deemed superior over that of Judaism. Orestes had assumed that Hypatia had dabbled in the “Satanic arts”, but it was Cyril who sought to assimilate Hypatia. After delivering a message to scholars at the University of Alexandria, she was…

agency incensed god or guest or taken with parent: / every receives the pain his pains exact" (E 269-70). Clytaemnestra doesn't invite the wrath of the Furies for killing Agamemnon, for" that murder wouldn't destroy one's flesh and blood" (E 210). Orestes, on the opposite hand, is unrelentingly pursued by these ancient deities, United Nations agency can stop only if he's created to pay "agony / for mother-killing agony" (E 266-67). so the previous order, tho' it perpetuated endless violence and…

Connections between Greek Historical Figures and Myth There was a strong connection between reality and Greek myths. Various stories were adapted with mythological themes in mind, while others were depictions of myth influenced by the heroism of real Greek heroes. In some instances, mythological embellishment of a historical event could have been used to emphasize a theme regarding the event, as with the metopes of the Parthenon. Additionally, in Rome, it was not uncommon for statues of leaders…

The antebellum was the period prior to the American Civil War. During this era, political disputes were instrumental towards the build up that ultimately ended in the break out of the Civil War. In addition, the experimentation of the government, which created different ideologies, led to the dividing of the government into two groups, democrats and republicans. There were economic/political problems such as the nullification crisis, which resulted in the seceding of the slave states from the…

Alcestis was the wife of King Admetus, a man who was allowed to live past the time of his death so long as he found someone to take his place. When the time came for the king to die, Alcestis agrees to sacrifice herself to spare her children from going fatherless. Euripides’s work begins just as Alcestis is about to die. In a heartfelt monologue before her passing, Alcestis only asks that her husband honor her memory by not taking another wife and bringing a stepmother into their children’s…

Task 9 and 10 The greater hero is Theseus instead of Perseus for many reasons. For example, Perseus has no idea that he is a hero, he never really helps anyone so should not be considered a hero. He just goes through some challenges that only benefit him and no one else. He actually gets a lot of help from some gods along the way and does not really do anything that helps. The only reason he actually defeats Acrisius is luck, he accidently kills him. His quest is also very fictional, it does…