Greek Myth Essays
“Let me go; take back thy gift” The poem ‘Tithonus’ is based on a Greek myth about Tithonus, a beautiful youth and beloved of Eos, the Goddess of Dawn. At the request of Eos, the Gods grant Tithonus immortal life, but unfortunately not immortal youth. Tithonus’ request gave him immortality, but the poem is a…
I. Setting: The setting for the story Prometheus Steals Fire From Heaven is In heaven, Earth, Olympus, and Mt. Caucasus. The time period is that of when there were only the (Greek) gods, and no men on earth, and none of the animals seemed worthy to rule the rest. II. Point of View: Omniscient point…
The Greeks believed that the earth was formed before any of the gods appeared. The gods, as the Greeks knew them, all originated with Father Heaven, and Mother Earth. Father Heaven was known as Uranus, and Mother Earth, as Gaea. Uranus and Gaea raised many children. Amoung them were the Cyclopes, the Titans, and the…
When the war between the Titans and the Gods was over, Zeus hadcommanded the two conquered Titans Prometheus and Epimetheus to create anew being, one of higher intelligence, that could rule over the animals butbe the slaves to the Gods. Prometheus and Epimetheus agreed, andPrometheus got some dust from the Earth, mixed it with some…