Helios Essays

  • Helios: A Short Story

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    Arden. “Not much.” I said “You should stop telling your friends that you are the son of Helios. Everyone is over it already. Just an advice.” “Hey….if you do not believe me ask my mom.” “How can you be the son of the Sun god with no super abilities? Ha. Maybe your dad did not like you much, so he made you mortal.” I walked away. It was not worth talking about, but somehow I felt the need to prove that Helios is my father. What if my mom was not telling me the truth? I needed to find out and I knew

  • Theme Of Gluttony In The Odyssey

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    FANCY TITLE "Gluttony kills more than the sword." -George Herbert. “Gluttony: over-indulgence and over-consumption of food, drink, or wealth items to the point of extravagance or waste”(Dictionary.com). Homer uses food to show hospitality in ancient Greek culture, however, food is also used to represent temptation. (I need a hook) This George Herbert quote is taken literally, as all of Odysseus's men did not return home after their battle, due to the temptation of food. Odysseus is able to show his

  • Sunny Daze Short Story

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    a British accent to Helios. “ What brings us together this wonderful day?” Helios replied, again, in a British accent. “ Let’s sit down shall we?” Misó said ignoring the question and conjuring up a table and chairs. “ I happen to have brought some wine,” he said pulling out the bottle of poison and a bottle of wine. He then conjured up two wine glasses. “ Well I see you always come prepared.” said Helios surprised. “ Let’s drink…” “ To earth!” they shouted in unison. Helios, not knowing that his

  • Nyx And Helios

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    The Light and The Night In the beginning, there was only daylight for the people of Athens, Greece. It was optimal for farming and prosperity of their society. The God of light; Helios was adored by all of the people as the epitome of perfection, even other Gods and Goddesses were secretly jealous of him. Nyx was a Goddess…in-training. She was far too volatile and rebellious to truly control her power. One day, she threw a tantrum out of frustration and impatience as she practiced with her powers

  • Odysseus Lessons In Homer's Odyssey

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    None of Odysseus’s men were really loyal to him because of their lack of obedience and honesty. In this episode the men learn that their disobedience causes them their lives when Helios the sun god realizes his scared cattle had been killed. Helios furious goes to Zeus and begs him to punish Odysseus’s men, or he will take the sun and go “down to the House of Death and blaze the sun among the dead” (Odyssey 12. 412). Zeus with no choice left but to punish Odysseus’s

  • False Pride In Ovid's Phaethon

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    The story of Phaethon, Apollo's human son, serves as a cautionary tale of the consequences of pride, hubris, and arrogance, highlighting the importance of understanding the potential outcomes of any decision we make. Greek mythology provides a striking example of the importance of understanding the consequences of our actions. The story of Phaethon, Apollo's human son, exemplifies this concept. In Ovid's Metamorphoses, Phaethon expresses hubris and demands to take on the role of a god. He wants

  • Summary Of Under The Dancing Pie

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    In 56.8 ajk in the TTT empire there was a phrog named Phylus. (32)Phylus’s best friend, Eshuqua the Emu, was having a big birthday and Phylus was going. While Phylus was leaving to purchase a pie for the party, Totel the Turtle King was preparing to kidnap a phrog. Totel was having a birthday party and he wanted phrog for dinner, he sent a pie servant to capture a phrog. ` As Phylus left his home and walked towards the emu, he saw something under a tree. Under the tree was Eip the Dancing Pie, the

  • Paethon And Icarus Comparative Essay

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    The two myths, Phaethon and Daedalus and Icarus, describe two foolishly ambitious young boys. Throughout the myths of Phaethon and Daedalus and Icarus the boys cause conflict that leads to consequences. Their foolishness in the myths easily depicts their thoughtless and stubborn character as they make huge mistakes as a verdict of their behavior. Through the use of conflict and characterisation both mythical protagonists, Phaethon and Icarus, demonstrate a shared lesson that a prideful disregard

  • Examples Of Persuasion In The Odyssey

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    William Gigerich Mrs. Swank English 9 Honors 4 March 2015 “Athena’s Persuasive Powers” Persuasion is a tricky thing; it can be used both for good and for evil. Homer’s The Odyssey shows the skilled and tactical goddess, Athena, use persuasion in both good and bad ways. Athena uses her role as the puppeteer to allow the entire epic to slowly unfold. Without Athena there would be no epic about Odysseus returning home from the brutal Trojan War for the reader to enjoy and the term “odyssey” would not

  • Was Helios Responsible For His Power

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    Katherine Siao Barna Honors English 8 January 2023 Helios Who is not well known but sets the tone of the day all day every day for 365 days? The sun god Helios played many roles in ancient Greek society and was an uncommon religious figure but soon was picked up in Rome. He does make an appearance in The Odyssey with Odysseus and his crew. He also has very few myths written about him and his family, along with having conflicts with other gods. Not much is known about him but he has quite a large

  • Greek Mythology: How Brutus Was Targeted By The Gods

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    shoulder. Artemis was letting loose volleys of arrows at Brutus who was trying to get close enough to make the kill. Artemis did not let up, her silver arrows were slowly bringing down Brutus, until he took use of his pretty, new gloves. The Gloves of Helios erupted in

  • Goddesses In The Odyssey

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    gods and goddesses present in the epic simile The Odyssey. However, there are four in particular that influence Odysseus and his men along their protracted, arduous voyage home to Ithaca. Among these four influential characters are, Zeus, Athena, Helios and Poseidon. These Greek gods and goddesses represent different symbols that appear in The Odyssey on more than one occasion; for example, the olive branch or the sun. The symbols are strategically placed in The Odyssey so that readers can recognize

  • The Chariot Of The Sun: 21 Pages-7 Illustrations Analysis

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    The Chariot of the Sun 21 pages + 7 Illustrations Page 1: Helios, Driver of the Sun 92 Every morning, while you’re snoozing in bed, the sun rises high into the eastern sky. And every night, when you’re getting into your pyjamas, it drops with a splash into the sea in the west. Over time, people have told many tales of how the sun moves across the sky. As the Ancient Greek story goes, Helios, the Greek God of the Sun, was responsible for moving the sun from East to West. He drove the sun across the

  • The Negative Consequences Of Hunger In Homer's The Odyssey

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    Everyone has been hungry at some point in time. Hunger can make people do anything to satisfy that hunger even if there are negative consequences. Odysseus’s men in The Odyssey had run out of food. Odysseus’s men should eat the cattle that belong to Helios, the sun god, because of starving, drowning, and sacrificing. The men had depleted their food supply. The men had a large food supply; at least they thought they did. They had fished, and had many fish. They killed birds. The men were tired of

  • Should Men Be Allowed To Eat In The Odyssey

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    Odysseus’ men should eat the cattle that belonged to Helios, the sun god, because of the following: they were starving, the first mate said drowning was preferable to starving, and the men believe they could give a sacrifice to Helios when they got home. The men had depleted their food supply. The men had things to eat, but it wasn't enough to keep them full. The men had not ate much for three months which made it easier to disobey Helios and eat his cattle at any moment. Hunger had set the

  • Sacrifice In The Odyssey

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    Odyssey shows that Gods having humanlike qualities was very important to the Greeks. “And the lord Helios burst into angry speech among the immortals”(791). Helios was angry at Oddyseus’ men because they had eaten his cattle. Furthermore, Zeus and Helios are trying to compromise, Zeus states“Peace, Helios”(791). Zeus is trying to be more peaceful, whereas Helios is trying to punish the men. When Helios is upset, he wants to get revenge, Zeus however is trying to compromise, just like humans do. It

  • Comparing Odysseus's Strengths And Weaknesses

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    Helio’s and his cattle. Before leaving circe's island she warns odysseus not to eat Helios sacred cattle, but when they got there odysseus tells his men not to eat the cattle, but after one month of staying on Helios island, the hunger men eat the cattle which anger Helios. The only way for Helios to become calm is to kill all that has eaten the cow, therefore odysseus must sacrifice all of his men to calm Helios. In conclusion odysseus strengths and weaknesses had shaped the story into what

  • Examples Of Lightning In The Odyssey

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    Another natural phenomena that occurs in The Odyssey is when lightning rains down from the sky and kills every man, except Odysseus. Greeks would say that Odysseus’ men had angered Zeus, causing him, god of lightning, to kill all the shipmates with lightning. “Oh for shame, how the mortals put the blame on us gods, for they say evils come from us, but it is they, rather, who by their own recklessness win sorrow beyond what is given …” (Homer 12). A Greek would say this to be true. He would say this

  • Should Eurylochus Have Killed The Cattle In The Odyssey

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    have known something was going to happen if him and the other men killed the cattle because of the promise they made to Odysseus. Eurylochus said, “But if he flares up over his heifers lost, wishing our ship destroyed…” (Homer), so he guessed that Helios would punish them, but he did the deed anyways. Next, Eurylochus shouldn't have killed the cattle because of the promise. Eurylochus and the men promised before

  • Odysseus The King: A True Hero

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    In my opinion I think he was a heroic person, back at the chapter “Death in the Great Hall” He was disguised as a beggar and was able to string his own bow and shoot it thru the holes of the axes and revealed himself as Odysseus and killed all the suitors in his house and took back his land. Back when he was at the cyclopes island He blinded the cyclops and shouted his name and told the cyclops that he needs no one to help him. he is a powerful man, then, later on, he got cursed by most of the