Monthly Archives: March 2014

Cantos 19-26 tell about one category in hell, which is fraud. Every aspect of fraud can be defined by the vicious use of reason. Dante describes the importance to earthly fame, to be precise, the figures of the several shades … Continue reading →

The first 9 lines of Canto III impressed me the most. These lines are essentially placed on the Hell gates. The inscription is literally devastating and horrifying. These words carry clear message to those who entering: “No way out”. The … Continue reading →

Dante’s “Cantos 1-8”, is an epic poem that links to the old saying “Sometimes you’ve got to go through hell to get to heaven”. In order to find unity with God, one must be adventure through Hell to be clear … Continue reading →

Ovid’s Metamorphoses is a collection of poems that explain the existence and significance of many material/natural things that exist to this day. The Greeks had a strong belief in the Gods, which the Romans adopted, and Ovid uses his personal … Continue reading →

The reading Metamorphoses emphasis change and transformation since the beginning of time. In particular in the poem, “The Creation”, the reader is introduced to how the world and man was created through mythology.  Gods and Goddess is a strong belief … Continue reading →

The reading “The Aeneid Book 1”, is a very interesting poem of Aeneas. He belongs to Troy, after the Trojan war the city is destroyed and therefore he is in the journey to find another land. Homer’s poems always start with … Continue reading →

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Tragic irony is the incongruity (disharmony) created when the (tragic) significance of a character’s speech or actions is revealed to the audience but unknown to the character concerned. Example from Oedipus the King: Oedipus vows to find the murderer and … Continue reading →

The Pythia commonly known as the Oracle of Delphi, was the name of any priestess throughout the history of Temple of Apollo at Delphi, located on the slopes of Mount Parnassus, beneath the Castalian Spring (the new priestess was selected after the death of the current priestess). The Pythia … Continue reading →

Before I start with Ovid’s Narcissus and Echo from Metamorphoses, I would like to mention that the version I read is from the following website: http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/mmarassa/mythology/echo.html “…Terror is nothing other than justice, prompt, severe, inflexible…” -Maximilien de Robespierre   After … Continue reading →