The Myth of Sisyphus

the myrmidons, Zeus creates an army for Achilles out of ants. In the story of the Pleiades, It tells basically the same story as the story of Hyades but from a different view point. In the story of sisyphus, Sisyphus must eternally roll a rock up a hill as punishment for angering Zeus. In all of these myths a recurring theme presents itself in the power of an God, showing how Gods can create constellations or take away immortality or punish someone for…

The ancient greek god Hades was stern but not particularly cruel. His kingdom was filled of souls, which he wanted to increase by having more come in. He wanted to increase the population of his kingdom, of the dead. However, even though Hades was a god of the dead, he was not evil. Hades wore black armor with a black cloak when engaging in a battle or when he was outside his kingdom. Hades was known for having a big scratchy beard. He also carried a scepter, which is a ornamented staff.…

This idea is present in another of Camus’ pieces, “The Myth of Sisyphus”, where Sisyphus is able to defy gods and the world by finding joy in his suffering. In “The Guest”, Daru finds peace in the world in his schoolhouse atop the snowy and isolate plateau. He finds this peace in contrast to the extreme poverty the region…

Even though this was my first trip to the Museum of Fine Arts and second to any art museum, I could tell that it was a unique place. After walking through the thick, futuristic glass doors into the first exhibit, I was awestruck with the sheer amount of paintings on displays. In all directions, there were hundreds of paintings lining the walls. Even though there are so many paintings, each one was aesthetically pleasing and representative of mastery in the craft. Surprisingly, after taking a…

French-Algerian columnist, Albert Camus was otherwise called a dramatist, writer, philosophical writer, and Nobel laureate. Born on 7 November, 1913 in French Algeria, Camus started his abstract vocation as a political writer, and additionally an on-screen character, chief and dramatist in his local place, Algeria. Later on, he wound up plainly required in the Resistance, as France in those days was involved amid the Second World War and after this amid the era of 1944-47; he likewise filled in…

Styron illustrates after reading The Myth of Sisyphus, “I was puzzled throughout the essay, since despite the author’s persuasive logic and eloquence there was a lot that eluded me, and I always came back to grapple vainly with the initial hypothesis, unable to deal with the premise that anyone…

significantly reduced, more citizens could work, each person would have an exponential amount of increased leisure time, and more of the world’s problems would be solved. Additionally, Albert Camus, French philosopher, states in his essay, The Myth of Sisyphus, “ The absurd man says yes and his efforts will henceforth be unceasing”(Camus 2). This essay, as well as his other works, all restate the same theme that life is absurd, and all that is done during one’s life is just as absurd. To him,…

transform their everyday lives. These forms of reverence given to spiritual beings gave hope to many and provided light to their suffering. To understand the deep impact of Gods and Religion one must understand the reasons that myths were even created. The Greeks created myths to explain the world and the natural occurrences that they could not explain or comprehend. The Greeks lived in a period of history where science was not fully…

Existentialism is a philosophy that the choices individual makes should be responsible for it and should accept their own act without consent of other people. Its beliefs are centred on the idea of finding the meaning of life through different choices and situations. In the view of existentialist, this world is meaningless and absurd. It is the way that let external factor affect us that determine who we are. As individuals we have freedom to make our own choices and that’s what life's all…

The underworld is one of the most interesting and mystifying ideas of Greek literature. There are various myths of the location to this world, what souls experience there, and how to access it. Multiple authors and bards contributed to the creation of the underworld, each adding or tweaking previous portrayals. In particular, Homer and Hesiod spoke of the underworld in many of their works. Hesiod focuses more on describing the creation of the underworld, its roots, and primary rulers. Homer’s…