Analysis Of Icarus And Narcissus

“ Icarus and Daedalus: “Daedalus made a pair of wings out of wax and trained Icarus to fly with them in order to escape the Labyrinth. Icarus was told to stay away from the sun in order to keep the wings from melting. With the rings at the ready now Daedalus and Icarus were able to fly away and escape the Labyrinth. Icarus was extremely excited and got wrapped up in being able to fly causing him to fly close to the sun thus melting the wings. Without wings Icarus had no way of flying and landed in the ocean where he drowned. With Icarus death they later named the Icarian Sea after him. “

Theseus and the Minotaur: “Theseus told King Minos that he would go kill the Minotaur in Labyrinth. The problem was that after he would kill the Minotaur he

But Narcissus didn 't love anyone but himself. Echo committed treachery against Juno and as a result of this Juno took away Echo’s voice. The only exception was that if she was spoken to she could talk back. Echo went to see Narcissus but when he came into the woods he told her to get away because he doesn’t want to be with her. The Gods were angry and told Narcissus love is something he could never have Echo and Narcissus cried and Narcissus’ body disappeared and Echo went and cried with the rest of the nymphs.”Oedipus, the Sphinx, Electra: “A boy named Oedipus who is the son of the King and Queen of Thebes was born a prophecy which stated that he would be the cause of his father’s death. When his parents found out they had the baby taken out of the city to be killed. But the herdsman saw the baby and gave the baby boy to another herdsman and basically kept passing him along. When Oedipus grew up he learned about his prophecy and left the place where he grew up. This got him into a predicament with his real father Laius, killing him. Oedipus continued his journey and went to the Thebes to meet the Sphinx. He then solved the Sphinx’s riddle and became King of Thebes. Oedipus then marries Jocasta who is actually his birth mother. He is completely unaware of who she is and together they have four kids. A messenger later comes to Thebes and told Oedipus that the prophecy had not come true. Jocasta learns

He has had many lovers in mythology. This describes three of his mortal liaisons. Danae was seduced by the god with a golden shower. Antiope was seduced by the god who was disguised as a Satyr. Kallisto was seduced by Zeus who was disguised as the goddess Artemis.”Pygmalion and Galatea: “Pygmalion was a sculptor. He sculpted a women named Galatea and he fell in love with her. Problem was Galatea wasn 't real she was a statue. He was in love with the statue and Aphrodite pitied him. To help him out she made Galatea a real woman. Pygmalion was so in love with Galatea they soon married and had a son named Paphos. They named him this to show their thanks and gratitude to Aphrodite for making their love come true.”

The Labors of Hercules: “Hercules had a family but Hera was determined to make his life a living hell. This caused him to lose his mind. In this state of mind Hercules killed his wife and children. Hercules woke up from his insanity and prayed to the Gods. He would serve twelve years as punishments for his sins. During his sentence he had to perform Twelve Labors. He had to overcome the lion, the hydra, the hind, the boar, the stables, the birds, the cattle, the apples, and Cerberus. And once these twelve labors were completed Hercules was