Prometheus Award Essays

The English author Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series presents a fantastic universe which symbolically can be taken as a parody of our postmodern age, a period of non-stop change and no-boundries in which nothing has a concrete stable meaning. The series displays human being that seems lost in a digital world where philosophical search for the meaning of life and spiritual enlightenment become futile and frivolous under the shadow of the rapid change of technologies. Thus

Saeed 1 Saeed Al Khoory Mrs. Jihan Al Mouallem English Literature and Arts 21 October 2014 The Iliad Theme Analysis The Iliad begins when the Trojan War had already begun and was in progress. It focuses on the events that took place in the ninth year of the Trojan War. In the first line of the book, one of the most constant and epic themes established is ‘Rage’ which is mainly driven by ‘Pride’. In this first line, the theme of rage established is the rage of Achilles. However, in the book

Power is one of the most fundamental and yet problematic sociological concepts with several distinctive conceptualizations by different theorists, ranging from traditional to contemporary perspectives The cornerstone of Marxist notion of power is that power lies within the hands of the ruling class, the bourgeois who own the means of production and power is being used to control and exploit the working class, the proletariats. In contrast to Marxist idea, Bourdieu posited that the ownership over

introduced fire to humans, Prometheus. He sent his servants, Force and Violence, to capture Prometheus and take him to the Caucasus Mountains where he was tied with unbreakable chains. In addition, Zeus sent an eagle to bite Prometheus's liver every day for eternity. Since Prometheus had the ability to see the future, Zeus gave him an opportunity to gain his freedom. Prometheus was to reveal to Zeus which son of his would someday dethrone him, according to the prophecy. Prometheus refused and further angered

Zoomorphism, or the shaping of something in animal form or terms, is almost the opposite of personification. Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle illustrates early twentieth century Chicago as a metaphorical jungle primarily through the use of zoomorphism. The use of zoomorphism highlights the animalistic similarities of Chicago and the jungle, and suggests that Darwinism relates to humans. The main protagonist, Jurgis, is commonly described using negative zoomorphism. He is often compared to a wild, dumb

Anthem Greek Myths Final At the conclusion of the novel “Anthem”, the author, Ayn Rand gives the reader a name for its protagonists, Equality 7-2521 and Liberty 5-3000. The names were of two Greek gods, Prometheus and Gaea, respectively. The author gave them these names because these characters share many similarities and courses of action(s). “Anthem” takes place in a society an archaic future where all forms of individualism are non-existent and everyone serves for the greater “We” which is

Throughout Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, a great comparison is shown between Victor Frankenstein, the main character, and Prometheus, one of Greek mythology’s greatest Gods. Shelley borrows from the tale of Prometheus a consequence resulting from searching for a great source of enlightenment and power. In creating a being and giving it life, Frankenstein seems to take on the remarkable role of God which leads him to thinking that a power that is so heavenly cannot be played with by mankind. During

Pandora is a character within Hesiod’s version of the Greek creation myth who is responsible for introducing suffering to humanity. Pandora’s opening of a jar containing all of the evils of the world represents a larger pattern of a loss of early perfection in creation myths. Pandora was created by Zeus and several of the other Olympians as a punishment to man for their participation in the theft of fire. Pandora was designed by the gods Athena, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, and Hermes to be wise, capable

Digging deep into the dirt, he started to see light. Adrenaline rushed through the body of the man who was soon going to be free. He scraped at the dirt until his fingers were raw. He dug deeper into what he thought was the ground, but when making it to the other side he was breathless in awe and fear. He rose from the ground into a new world with light. The only light he had ever seen were the flames engulfing people as they entered the underworld. Terror would fill their eyes as their mortal body

The name Draco is connected to several other dragons in mythology. The most credible one is about the 12 labours of Hercules. IN the myth, Drca (the constellation) represents Ladon, the dragon that guarded golden apples inside the garden of the Hesperides. This golden apple tree was a gift to Hera on her wedding from Zeus, when they married. The Capricornus is, The Sea-Goat or Goat-Fish, a creature with tail of a fish and the body of a goat. It is predicted that is originated from the Zodiacs or

show how even with a well established sense of place, our purpose can be unintentionally lost and through our interactions with society, can be altered. Two texts that explore the connection between place and purpose are Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus (1818) written by Mary Shelley and Mystery Road (2013) directed by Ivan Sen. Although written and directed almost 200 years apart, the texts address

Zeus didn’t have a such a good temper so if you irritated him once you may as will be dead. When Zeus found out that Prometheus gave humanity fire he chained him to a rock and had an eagle feasting on Prometheus’ liver every day for eternity. The result for being nice human. Zeus fathered a ridiculous amount of children he was so aggressive that if he wanted a relationship with you there was nothing you could do to stop it. In ancient Greece there was a 30% chance that Zeus was a father of yours

Prometheus Bound, even in the world of Greek tragedy, is marked by its concern with pity. Pity drives nearly every event of the plot. Prometheus is bound on account of his pity for man, Hephaestus wavers in his dreadful task out of his own pity for the titan, the Oceanids are present for scarcely any purpose but to pity Prometheus, Ocean is compelled to visit by his pity, and Io is told to stay and chat so that she might be soothed by the pity of her Oceanid aunts. The centrality of this emotion

The names of Prometheus and Gaea are significant to the book "Anthem" because, in a way, they sum up the entire story. The story of Prometheus resembles all Equality 7-2521 has been through. Prometheus (also known as Promitheas) is a titan from Greek mythology who was spared punishment after the Titanmonarchy (war of the Gods vs Titans) for siding with Zeus. He was considered humanity's benefactor and and protector, going as far as willingly tricking and stealing from other Gods just to help mankind

starts when Zeus wants revenge on Prometheus for giving fire to the world, so he orders Hephaestus to make her out of clay and Aphrodite to shape her and make her beautiful. After Pandora was made, Zeus decides that each of the gods should give her gift, so they did, and she is called all gifted. Hermes, one of the last people to give a gift, presents to Pandora a box that he warned her to never open, then Hera gives her curiosity. Zeus gifts Pandora to Prometheus’ brother, Epimetheus, for not being

How to Spend It All in One Place Prometheus, the trickster Titan, stole fire from the Greek gods. Walter Lee, a crafty family man, stole a promising future from his sister. Both took bold risks in an effort to serve the greater good. Both were punished immensely, one physically, and one mentally, knowing the gravity of their actions would haunt them forever. Greek myths and their relevance to modern-day literature are constantly present, as a humble reminder of how human we are. Lorraine Hansberry’s

For example, in the myth of “Prometheus,” his kindness of giving gifts to humans out of his pity for not being able to survive yet ends him up in severe punishment. Similarly, in The Lightning Thief, Thalia’s bravery and compassion end up with her having to be sacrificed. In both texts, Prometheus and Thalia show how good deeds may end in misfortune. 1 A theme to learn from the myth “Prometheus” is that good deeds may come with unfair consequences. Prometheus began to pity man, and wished

Hephaestus, Athena, Aphrodite. All of these gods have something in common. They all, under the command of Zeus, created Pandora. Although innocent at heart, she would later be known as something of a villain, all for being flawed, just like the gods who created her. Curated by the gods, Pandora was made with the most amazing traits, but one great detriment. Her innate curiosity about the unknown. This would come at a great price as she would unintentionally release all the evils of the world, but

She was created as a punishment for Prometheus and as a gift to Epimetheus, Pandora was given a box that she was instructed not to open. However Zeus gifted Pandora the “gift” of curiosity, whether it is a gift or not it is open for interpretation, but in this situation, it is not. Pandora’s

Slavery had a great effect not only on Ancient Greece, some saying slaves were the necessity to build the civilization entirely, but also had an effect on other countries throughout history obtaining slavery. Greek slavery has contributed a variety of scholarly debate, precisely regarding Aristotle’s viewpoint on his theory of slavery being natural. The theory of natural slavery has produced questions of whether or not Aristotle has contradicted himself making his evidence uncertain. This essay will