Greek Mythology is a set of diverse traditional tales told by the ancient Greeks about the exploits of gods and heroes and their relations with ordinary mortals. The ancient Greeks worshipped many gods within a culture that tolerated diversity. Cosmogony is the study of the universe. Creation mythologies explain the actual formation of the world …
The most inspiring playwright’s works survived into modern theatre. Menander, Sophocles and Aeschylus challenged traditional rules and laws set for theatre. In Ancient theatre, only two actors acted out spoken scenes, on plain stages. Theatre forever changed after Aristophanes death, when Menander introduced New Comedy. Sophocles Greek Playwright Sophocles living in 400 B. C century, …
The Snake Goddess is one of the representational by-product of the Minoan culture. The sculpture is considered to be one of the Minoan divinities associated closely with the snake cult. The Snake Goddess is also called the Household Goddess because she held snakes which is connected with the welfare of the Minoan house (Flamee Minoan …
Ancient Greece has fascinated many scholars because of its rich culture and arts. Theater is one of the integral parts of the Greek civilization. Although there are many debates opinions about how and where Greek theater began, it has been established that the Greek theater started the plays in Europe. It is important to know …
Greece is home to some of the greatest philosophers of all time. It is also rich in history, dating back to many centuries before Christ. Sparta and Athens were the major cities in Greece then, and they had a rich social, economic and political culture. This paper aims at analyzing some of the important aspects …
In the Greek world of Homer, women are relegated to a specific role that does not involve anything near heroism. The criteria for being a “hero” in the Greek sense is quite set into place and it is a difficult mold for characters to break through. In the majority of Homer’s works and the time …
Greek history is one of the most well-known stories across the world. Many Greek traditions and cultures have become immortalized in the works of its literary giants and its philosophical minds. Who has not heard of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey? Who has not chanced upon accounts of the spectacle that was the Trojan War? Who …
Greek Historiography has been traced by scholars to mythical tales that were passed on orally from generation to generation and makes up one of the earliest aspects of Greek literature. As a matter of fact, the purpose of Greek myths is for an individual to achieve some understanding of one’s past. Greeks learned about their …
Jews have arrived and settled in Greece even prior to the destruction of the second temple in Jerusalem in 70 AD. Archaeological evidences reveal the existence of synagogues in places such as Sparta, Samos, and Crete. But intense Jewish immigration to Greece can be attributed to the different pogroms that occurred across Europe. Jews evicted …
Western civilization refers to the culture of people of European the way they spent their life and of origin from their descendants. Western civilization origins are influenced through the roots of Christianity. Ideas were later introduced through the tendency of modernism of pop culture and various sub cultural and other counter cultural movements. The cornerstone …
