- Dec 2020
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goes running around at night in other people’s houses, ruining marriages everywhere, committing such shameful acts with impunity, and doing not an ounce of good.
Growing up Cupid was THE love icon, People immediately associate the name cupid with some romantic lovey dovey scenarios. I think this is also saying that although love can be beautiful and pure however love can also trigger sadness anger jealousy and the darkest side of everyone so cupid represents love in general but does not represent the good of love
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And she swiftly summoned Cupid, that son of hers, a winged and headstrong boy,
This reminds of Snow White lol when the queen got jealous and sent the hunter to ripped snow whites heart out so she could be the most beautiful women lol
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O Persephone, take thou my husband, take him if thou wilt;
I think Aphrodites is still being rational even though she is in such great pain. I remember if not mistaken that there was a character who travelled all the way to the underworld to ask persephone to reverse death and revive a dead person. So it means that she has the power to revive Adonis, but even so Aphrodite may know or may not but if she knows and she chose to let Adonis leave in peace then I think she is still being quite rational and kind of respect her for it since a god could be more convincing than a person to ask for reserection
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The beauteous Adonis is dead.
I agree with my peers that by looking at this line which has appeared three times in the first few sentences represents and repetition is a very common element being used in poem especially for poem that are meant to be sung since its more catchy. Similar to a ballad which is intended to be sung and uses a lot of reputations or refrains
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reverse Eurydice’s swift death
I began to think about the fact that she has the power to reverse deaths, isn't it going against fate? If I remember it correctly there are actually goddesses that are in charge of people's fate. Would persephone go against the law of nature? will she face punishments? the fact that persephone and hades can reverse death because they rule the underworld then does that mean the goddesses of fate can also change fates??
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slim-ankled Hebe for wife, she the daughter of great Zeus and golden-sandaled Her
just noticing on the description that is given to the gods. Female goddesses get the description of "slim ankled" and wearing sandals but Zeus although he is great but it was about his personal attributes rather than visual descriptions.
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Odysseys allows the shade of his mother, Anticleia, to drink the black blood and she is able to speak with him.
I wonder who's blood is she drinking from? and why is it black? and also why does she need to drink blood in order for her to speak? is it something like making her a temporary alive again? since blood in our bodies is a symbol of being alive??
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milk and honey
Milk and honey has always been a common motif in the primary readings so I did a little digging and I found out that the bible also mentioned milk and honey several times. There are people trying to argue that milk and honey actually considered feminine substances, which is quite interesting to read.
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- Nov 2020
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but if I hid from the fighting like a coward, I would be shamed before all the Trojans and their wives in their trailing robes. Nor is it my instinct, since I have striven ever to excel always in the vanguard of the battle, seeking to win great glory for my father and myself.
I think the fact that hector is willing to fight is a very brave move however, he said that he is also seeking glory from his father which I understand but because of this war so many people were killed, all because his brother kidnapped someone in the first place and the results were ended in countless of bloodshed and death but he was not thinking about protecting his people ( maybe he did) but he was thinking about how people would project him and how he wants glory??
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how much of that night for me was spent in tears.
I can really feel the sadness and anger in Medea. Imagine doing so much for someone you love who got tired of you and leave you for someone new. I don't remember seeing any male figures that is truly faithful to one person. However, I do not really approve the way Medea handled the situation.
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Why, harsh Juno who now torments land, and sea and sky with fear, will respond to better judgement, and favour the Romans,
People respond to two methods, either resounds due to fear or love and respect. I guess they went with the first one.
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Sphinx
very interesting to see the differences between the Egyptian sphinx and greek Sphinx. Egyptian sphinx has a head usually of the pharaoh but greek sphinx has a breast and head of a women. However they are both a symbol of protection if I'm not mistaken. Very interesting to see that Egyptian myths and greek myths are somehow intertwined (it's like seeing an Easter egg in a game lol)
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But Zeus loved Semele
When I just started reading ti thought the fact that the word love was used on Zeus was special but apparently not. Now that I've read until here I just realized I debunked ,my own thoughts. The fact that Hera is the goddess of marriage but having a "failing" relationship is somewhat ironic.
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Zeus loved her, and turning himself into a tame bull, he mounted her on his back and conveyed her through the sea to Crete
I remember that zodiacs are also intertwined with greek mythology and for this story specifically was about the constellation of Taurus. It is also interesting to see the word"love" being used because it is a very strong word and to think that Zeus would really fall in love with someone is something special. However taking her away from her family and she could not meet them is somehow a selfish or twisted love??
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- Oct 2020
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But Leto alone stays by the side of Zeus who delights in thunder; and then she unstrings his bow, and closes his quiver, and takes his archery from his strong shoulders in her hands and hangs them on a golden peg against a pillar of his father’s house. Then she leads him to a seat and makes him sit: [10] and the Father gives him nectar in a golden cup welcoming his dear son, while the other gods make him sit down there, and queenly Leto rejoices because she bare a mighty son and an archer.
Funny to see how people thought Apollo would be a bad divinity but seeing how people's perception has changed after he was born and how proud his mother is. Very different treatments with how they treat Ares and Apollo.Makes me think how zeus is acting is similar to humans. There are people who would be nicer to people if they will bring them benefit or honour. They don't treat every child exactly equal and I think that is when jealousy and competition starts. Although these are myths but it reflects human nature and societies as well. Maybe a part of Ares wants to make Zeus proud but he is not doing it correctly.
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Ares showed Zeus the divine ichor flowing from the wound
interesting how even gods still get hurt and bleed just like humans throughout greek mythology there have been many cases were gods are like gods yet so much alike to mortals. although it is a little different with mortal blood. I wonder what will happen if all the ichor were bled out, will the god die?
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She struck the angry Ares on the neck, and knocked him down, with a clash of armour, and he lay stretched out over an acre of ground, his hair in the dust, Pallas Athene laughed in triumph: ‘You have still not learnt to know my strength: it’s greater than yours, you fool, if you try and match it with mine.
Ares is the god of war and Athena is the god of wisdom and war. It shows that war with ambition and bring impulsive will not win against war with wisdom. At least in this passage it shows that greeks did have some depiction of strong women who can even be stronger and smarter than men.
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