1. Mythological Beasts In Dante's Inferno
The Minotaur was an evil and hateful monster that had the head and shoulders of a bull and the body of a man. It lived in the labyrinth designed by Daedalus. King Minos sacrificed young Athenians to the monster until it was finally killed by Theseus. After killing the monster he found his way out of the labyrinth using a magic ball of twine that had been given to him by King Minos' daughter,Ariadne. .
The Minotaur was a creature with a head of a bull and a body of a human. This creature was born of Pasiphae, Minos' wife, and a white bull sent by Poseidon who was angry with Minos. Minos was so disgusted and embarrassed by his wife and the Minotaur that he ordered Daedalus to hide them. Daedalus built a maze called the Labyrinith where they were to live and never escape. One of Minotaur's half brothers ordered that seven youths and seven maidens from Athens be let into the maze every ninth year to try and kill the Minotaur. The Minotaur survived by capturing and eating these youngsters because they could not find their way out of the maze. .
One clever young person that entered the Labyrinith was Theseus. Theseus was aided by one of Minos' daughters, Ariadne, who gave Theseus a magical ball of thread, made by Daedalus, to retrace his path once he found and killed the Minotaur. Theseus was successful in his attempt in killing the Minotaur and escaping the Labyrinith. .
Minos asked Poseidon to give a sip to prove to the Cretans that he was favoured by the gods. The god agreed, on condition that the bull that he would cause to rise from the sea, would subsequently be offered to him as a sacrifice. However, the animal was so beautiful that Minos could not bring himself to destroy it in this way. Poseidon was furious and decided to take his revenge by making Queen Pasiphae fall passionately in love with the white bull. Longing to be united with the animal, the queen enlisted the help of the ingenious Athenian, Daedalus, who was at the court of Minos.
He was known for his skill as an architect, sculpture, and inventor, and he produced many famous works.When the Minotaur was born, Daedallus was called upon to build the Labyrinth to contain the monstrous half-man, half-bull. ... Eventually, the hero Theseus came to Crete to attempt to slay the Minotaur. ... Minos, enraged at the loss of his daughter, not to mention the killing of the Minotaur, shut Daedallus and his son Icarus into the Labyrinth.Daedallus managed to get out of the Labyrinth - after all, he had built it and knew his way around. ... Charecters: Daedallus- the inventor to the k...
Examples in this essay of monsters and their hero counterparts will be Medusa and Perseus, the Minotaur and Theseus, and Polyphemus and Odysseus. ... For example, "a tribute of seven men and seven women were sent every nine years to be devoured by the Minotaur". ... Theseus is not afraid of the Minotaur and demonstrates this when he volunteers to be one of the seven men sent into the labyrinth to be devoured. ... When Theseus decides to go into the labyrinth to kill the Minotaur, "Ariadne procures the help of Daedalus, who informs Theseus how to kill the Minotaur and escape (via the unrolled...
In the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur, Theseus, the son of the Athenian King Aegeus was sent to Crete to kill the Minotaur, whose name literally translates as Bull of Minos. ... "(5) The myth of Theseus and the Minotaur proved extremely popular, surviving into Roman and Christian times. Examples of labyrinth designs with references to Theseus or the Minotaur have been found as a decoration on floor and wall motifs in Greece and Italy, and at sites as ancient as Pompeii and Etruscan artifacts at Tragliatella. There is also evidence that the labyrinth and Minotaur motif was used as a l...
For example, all three traits appear in Theseus when he volunteers to enter a labyrinth and fight a Minotaur, a creature half-man and half-bull. ... Not only is he brave enough to enter the labyrinth to fight the Minotaur, but also Athens' hero portrays great strength when he pins the sleeping creature to the ground and kills the Minotaur with his hands alone. ...
On Slaying the Minotaur Plato's "Phaedo" discusses many human difficulties and attempts to discover ways to overcome such difficulties. The most important deficiency is the human condition the "Phaedo" deals with concerns death and the continuation of the spirit into an afterlife. The plot cen...
Pablo Picasso arrived in Paris with great talent. Picasso wanted to create something different from the art of the high and powerful royalty. Schama says "Modern arts was modern because it turns its back on those grand standing histories painted for aristocrats and kings". "Portrait of King Philip ...
Tantalus, king of Sipylos, was distinctively favored among the mortals of Greece. He had a banquet, which he invited gods and goddesses, major or minor, to feast. He didn't know of any dish worthy to be served to the immortals, so he sacrificed his most valuable possession, his son Pelops, to be mad...