Hercules symbolizes strength and difficulty through his 12 labors defeating dangerous beasts. Aphrodite represents beauty as the goddess born from sea foam with her surpassing looks. Artemis alludes to chastity as the virgin goddess of the hunt who rejected marriage.
Hercules symbolizes strength and difficulty through his 12 labors defeating dangerous beasts. Aphrodite represents beauty as the goddess born from sea foam with her surpassing looks. Artemis alludes to chastity as the virgin goddess of the hunt who rejected marriage.
Hercules symbolizes strength and difficulty through his 12 labors defeating dangerous beasts. Aphrodite represents beauty as the goddess born from sea foam with her surpassing looks. Artemis alludes to chastity as the virgin goddess of the hunt who rejected marriage.
Hercules symbolizes strength and difficulty through his 12 labors defeating dangerous beasts. Aphrodite represents beauty as the goddess born from sea foam with her surpassing looks. Artemis alludes to chastity as the virgin goddess of the hunt who rejected marriage.
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Samar Shean English 101H Professor McKeever 18 October 2015 Word Count:182 Hercules as an Allusion Hercules, the remarkably brave son of Zeus by Alcmene, may serve as an allusion to strength. Besides his tremendous physical strength he had great self confidence and considered himself equal to the gods. Hercules went through a series of 12 dangerous labors, his final task being the most difficult. He had to descend to the kingdom of Hades and capture the fierce 3headed dog, Cerberus, that guarded the gates to the underworld. Hades promised Hercules he could take the beast if he used no weapons to overcome him. Hercules managed to wrestle Cerberus and defeated him by feeding him drugged food, he then, victoriously carried him to Eurystheus. This provides a useful allusion for writers to symbolize difficulty. For example, Aldous Huxley wrote in Point Counter Point, (1928) "he would say to anyone who asked him about the progress of the book.. 'its a labour of Hercules." Work Cited Delahunty, Andrew, Sheila Dignen, and Penny Stock. The Oxford Dictionary of Allusions. New York: Oxford UP, 2001. Print.
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Samar Shean English 101H Professor McKeever 18 October 2015 Word count: Aphrodite as an Allusion Aphrodite the Olympian goddess of beauty, fertility, and sexual love, born from the foam of the sea, functions as an allusion to beauty. After rising from the sea foam, she first approached the island of Cythera. As she walked on the coast of the sea, flowers sprang up under her feet and Eros and Himeros accompanied her to the assembly of the other great gods. Where everyone's eyes struck with admiration and love by her appearance. Aphrodite's surpassing beauty made all the gods desire to have her as their wife. This provides a useful allusion for writers and is demonstrated in The Professor by Charlotte Bronte, (1857) "Ah there is beauty! Beauty in perfection .you played the austere, the insensible in the presence of an Aphrodite so exquisite?" Today Aphrodite is symbolized as beauty & love for numerous cosmetic and perfume companies. Also exquisite beauty remains to be compared to Aphrodite. Work Cited Delahunty, Andrew, Sheila Dignen, and Penny Stock. The Oxford Dictionary of Allusions. New York: Oxford UP, 2001. Print. "Aphrodite." Aphrodite. Deviantart, 1997. Web. 18 Oct. 2015.
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Samar Shean English 101H Professor McKeever 18 October 2015 Word count: 193 Artemis as an Allusion Artemis also known as Diana, the twin sister of Apollo, was the virgin goddess of chastity, the hunt and the moon. Artemis serves as the allusion of sexual abstinence. She was believed to protect virgins and women during child birth and labor. Born to Zeus and Leto on the island of Ortygia (Delos), as soon as she was born she helped her mother give birth to her twin brother Apollo, hence one of her roles as a goddess. Artemis asked her father Zeus to grant her eternal chastity and virginity, she rejected love and marriage and was devoted to hunting and nature. This allusion was used in The Woodlanders by Thomas Hardy (1887), "The purity of his nature showed deep affection for him of a woman who herself, had more of Artemis than of Aphrodite in her constitution." Work Cited Delahunty, Andrew, Sheila Dignen, and Penny Stock. The Oxford Dictionary of Allusions. New York: Oxford UP, 2001. Print. "ARTEMIS : Greek Goddess of Hunting| Roman Diana." ARTEMIS : Greek Goddess of Hunting. N.p., 1998. Web. 18 Oct. 2015.
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Samar Shean English 101H Professor McKeever 18 October 2015 Word Count: 190 Fortuna as an Allusion Fortuna, worshipped under many epithets, the Roman goddess of luck, fate, and fortune may function as an allusion of fortune. Her name derived from the latin root Fero meaning "to bring, win, receive or get," Fortuna was associated with bringing about good luck and was usually depicted holding in one hand a cornucopia, or a horn of plenty which represented her ability to bestow prosperity. Fortuna predicted a soldier the glorious fate of the entire Roman empire, so the Romans continued to worship her sayings because of the good luck that came with them. This allusion was useful in John Kennedy Toole's A Confederacy of Dunces (1980) "Fortuna's wheel had turned on humanity." Fortuna controlled how lives and fates were steered, by bringing good luck but also demonstrating the ups and downs of fortune. Work Cited Delahunty, Andrew, Sheila Dignen, and Penny Stock. The Oxford Dictionary of Allusions. New York: Oxford UP, 2001. Print. "Fortuna - Goddess of Luck - Crystalinks." Fortuna - Goddess of Luck - Crystalinks. N.p., 2001. Web. 18 Oct. 2015.
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Samar Shean English 101H Professor McKeever 18 October 2015 Word Count: Hades as an Allusion
Hades, the king of the underworld, the god of death and the dead, functions as an allusion to death and darkness. He presided over funeral rites and defended the right of the dead to due burial. As soon as he was born, Hades and his four other siblings were devoured by Kronos, Zeus later caused the Titan to disgorge them and together they drove the titan gods from heaven and locked them away. When the 3 victorious brothers divided the world, Hades received the 3rd portion, the dark dismal realm of the underworld, as his domain. "..And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them." (Revelation 20:14) Hades is depicted as a dark-bearded regal god, he's associated with darkness and shadows. Work Cited "Hades." Hades. Greek Mythology, 2015. Web. 18 Oct. 2015. Bible: The final judgment-- Revelation 20:14. Print. 18 Oct. 2015
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Samar Shean English 101H Professor McKeever 18 October 2015 Word Count: Oedipus as an Allusion Oedipus, the envious son of Laius and Jocasta, king of Thebes, may serve as an allusion of jealousy. Growing up he becomes envious of his father's relationship with his mother and develops an unusual incestuous love for his mother. Later, he unwittingly fulfills a prophecy to kill his father so he can marry his mother. When the truth was discovered, his mother hung herself and he gouged out his own eyes. Oedipus brought chaotic disaster to his family and city after this traumatic event. His name remains to be associated with "the idea of incestuous love of a son for his mother and the jealousy of a son towards his father." David Lodge provides and example of this allusion in Nice Work, (1989) "Robyn considered this was just talk designed to ward off hubris about his examinations, or an oedipal teasing of his academic father." Work Cited Delahunty, Andrew, Sheila Dignen, and Penny Stock. The Oxford Dictionary of Allusions. New York: Oxford UP, 2001. Print.
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Samar Shean English 101H Professor McKeever 18 October 2015 Word Count: 202 Pegasus as an Allusion
Pegasus, the winged horse, son of Poseidon and Gorgon Medusa, may serve as an allusion of escape; freedom. An immortal winged horse, usually depicted as white colored was born from the head of Medusa when she was beheaded by the hero Perseus. Pegasus was rode by Perseus who came to rescue Andromeda, who was tied to a rock and left to be devoured by a sea monster. Pegasus was also ridden by Bellerophon during the battle against the fire breathingKhimaira. Later after the hero attempted to fly to heaven, the gods threw the horse back down to earth. Pegasus continued to wing its way to heaven where it took place in the stables of Zeus. In Anthony Trollope's Barchester Towers (1857) "Bertie, in short was to be the Pegasus on whose wings they were to ride out of their present dilemma." Today Pegasus is frequently compared to situations representing freedom. Work Cited Delahunty, Andrew, Sheila Dignen, and Penny Stock. The Oxford Dictionary of Allusions. New York: Oxford UP, 2001. Print. "Pegasus, the Winged Horse in Greek Mythology." Greek Myths Greek Mythology. N.p., n.d. 18 Oct. 2015.
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Samar Shean English 101H Professor McKeever 18 October 2015 Word Count: 166 The Sirens as an Allusion In Greek Mythology, Sirens were sea creatures usually depicted as half women, half bird, may serve as allusions to danger seduction. They were the daughters of the river god, Achelous. These beautiful but dangerous creatures lured the sailors with their seductive voices to their doom. The Sirens used their fascinating voices to sing divine tunes to call on the sailors and this would cause the ships to crash on the reefs near their island. The term "siren" is frequently used as an allusion to portray appealing sounds or voices. As an example in The independent (1996) "She will always be the odd Japanese artist who stole Britain's greatest rock n roller...the woman who split the Beatles, the siren on whose rock the mythical innocence of the sixties was wrecked." Work Cited Delahunty, Andrew, Sheila Dignen, and Penny Stock. The Oxford Dictionary of Allusions. New York: Oxford UP, 2001. Print.
