After researching about how Greek mythology compared to modern day stories, a conclusion can be drawn that modern day stories and stories from ancient Greece are both used to teach. For example, “The Tortoise and The Hare” has a very famous moral that teaches children a valuable lesson. The quote from the story that has the greatest impact is, ““Don't brag about your lightning pace, for Slow and Steady won the race!””. The Moral from the tortoise and the hare is that you can be more successful in life by doing things slowly rather than acting quickly and carelessly. There is also a very clear moral in the story of “Demeter and Persephone”. The sentence from the story that gives away the moral of the story is, “When Demeter found out what happened …show more content…
In this story a boy yells out to his surroundings “wolf” just to see which of his neighbors would come and help him. He did this many times and finally when he was telling the truth a wolf really did appear, and nobody believed him. ““He ran toward the village shouting at the top of his voice, “Wolf! Wolf!” As he expected, the Villagers who heard the cry dropped their work and ran in great excitement to the pasture. But when they got there they found the Boy doubled up with laughter at the trick he had played on them,”(Cynthia). This story is used to teach the lesson that liars are not believed even when they speak the truth. This story is similar to a Greek mythology story that also taught an important lesson. The lesson of the story “The Midas Touch” teaches the importance of appreciating what you have and not taking anything for granted. In this story a king becomes so greedy that he wishes for everything he touches to turn to gold. He only learns how foolish his wish was once he turns his own daughter into solid gold. “Distraught, he went to the fountain to wash his hot tears from his face. But as he scooped up the water in his hands, it turned into liquid gold. Now he realised the cruelty of his gift,”(Fraser). In the end the king learned the valuable lesson that the story was teaching. So, both modern and ancient stories are all used to
The Odyssey - Scylla and Charybdis & nbsp; One of the most difficult tasks as a parent is to teach your child life lessons. Many have tried, and many have failed. But over the ages, the most successful ideas have come in the form of a story or tale. Aesops Fables, nursery rhymes, and other tales of caution are used even today to teach this common knowledge one must have. In the Greek civilization, thousands of years ago, many children were taught through these fun and interesting stories.
In Greek mythology there are many life lessons to be learned. These are life skills. Such as, always listen to your parents, and always follow the directions you are given, being kind to everyone.
Aesop’s works are known for their iconic morals and values. Aesop depicts human characteristics in his use of animals in his fables. Each animal portrayed in the fables provides a common human virtue and characteristic showing continuity in the fables. The animals are portrayed with human characteristics, showing that it is human nature, that humans are bound to display justly and unjustly actions. With his characters, he emphasizes the importance of being right and just. Along with animal characters, Aesop makes use of human and god characters in his
I believe that fairy tales are a big part of child’s life and they can make his or her childhood memorable. These fairy tales usually have a positive moral that teaches a lesson like the ones I was told as a child. Most tales teach against dangerous behavior. A good story teller, like the ones who passed down the tales and my grandparents, can really have a positive impact on a child. These tales were also a big source of entertainment, both in the present and in earlier days. Hearing stories as a kid taught me important lessons like not to talk to talk to strangers from “Hansel and Gretel”. These fairy tales are also very memorable part of my childhood with my grandparents.
Cautionary tales typically follow what their name might suggest, in that they warn how consequences affect those who might think themselves above the rules. This is often seen in cases regarding self-centered animals, overly naïve children, and to a degree those who are deemed ‘tricksters’. It is common for animals to become the subjects of stories, as the author can then apply human philosophy to the actions of creatures in order to warn against behavior that might otherwise be seen as common.
Fairy tales portray wonderful, elaborate, and colorful worlds as well as chilling, frightening, dark worlds in which ugly beasts are transformed into princes and evil persons are turned to stones and good persons back to flesh (Guroian). Fairytales have long been a part of our world and have taken several forms ranging from simple bedtime stories to intricate plays, musicals, and movies. However, these seemingly simple stories are about much more than pixie dust and poisoned apples. One could compare fairytales to the new Chef Boyardee; Chef Boyardee hides vegetables in its ravioli while fairytales hide society’s morals and many life lessons in these outwardly simple children stories. Because of this fairytales have long been instruments used to instruct children on the morals of their culture. They use stories to teach children that the rude and cruel do not succeed in life in the long run. They teach children that they should strive to be kind, caring, and giving like the longsuffering protagonists of the fairytale stories. Also, they teach that good does ultimately defeat evil. Fairy tales are not just simple bedtime stories; they have long been introducing cultural moral values into young children.
The ancient world was comprised of mysteries. There were no scientific explanations for the structure of the world, the existence of humans, or the meaning of life. To explain these dilemmas they turned to religion and mythology. However, as were often isolated geographically there was no universal answer to any of these questions, though many cultures many have derived similar solutions to certain questions, despite being separated by large physical distances, such as the Greeks and Egyptians. Although there are minor differences, Greek and Egyptian mythologies share many similarities.
Everyone’s childhood was filled with fairytales, and stories that will forever be programed into our minds even memory that continues from generation to generations. You’ll remember in school your first book were both the three little pigs and even Little Red Riding Hood. Yes, good old fairytales who knew when you was reading the most famous little red riding hood it was actually a lot history behind the tale. Just to allow a slight backstory about the tale we were taught of the story going like this little girl goes to bring her grandmother a basket of sweet on the way she encounters a wolf she tells him she on her way to her grandmother’s house from there the wolf bets the little to the grandmothers house eats the hopeless grandmother then
Myths and legends has influenced so many things in the modern age. Every great story seems to come from some sort of ancient myths. Whether it's a character in a movie like Hercules or Wonder Woman to movies based around classic stories like O Brother Where Art Thou. Greek and class myths have influenced countless modern films and characters. As for historical influences there are plenty of them. Naming NASA'S space program after Apollo is a big one. Other historical influences like Apollo are Mars, Roman name for Ares, who is the god of War. Over time many things have been named after Greek gods from Myths and Legends. Myths and Legends have changed over time and with today's society myths have changed from being about ancient myths and gods
There are many mythologies in the world, and all of these have things in common as well as differences. A very popular mythology would be Greek mythology, Which many people know about it or at least know of it. Another not as popular mythology is Norse mythology; Norse mythology is the religion of the Norse people. The Norse people are the ancient people of northern Europe (Scandinavia, Iceland, Denmark, Northern Germany etc.) (World Book 259).
I am writing this paper to be able to have a better understanding of what fables represent and to be able to look deeper into the story than just the pictures and text. Many people just read these stories without getting the full grasp of what the story was meant for. After wright this paper and doing my own research, I hope to be able to analyze the text and get the full grasp of the fable a bit better. Stories are so important to us because there is a bigger picture of what you are just reading. And these stories are filled with great morals that can really help a person through there life. So not only are they a way of entertainment but also a sort of bible. Stories have had a great impact on my life. Because I was reading these stories at such a young age, these moral are established in me automatically and make me the person that I am today.
Aesop’s fables have always been an important part of society because Aesop’s fables take complicated ideas and, using simple characters and plots, explain them in easy to understand ways. Aesop’s fables are very effective tools in teaching children important life lessons. When I was a child, I remember hearing the story of the “Lion and the Mouse.” This story taught me that even though people may be little, they can still be great. Reading and listening to Aesop’s fables can help improve a person’s character. These stories help shape a person’s morals, whether they know it or not.
A lot of stories have a central theme or message that is shaped by the words surrounding it. The lesson could be depressing, funny, or serious. It never really matters, but a moral is a lesson to be learned from a story or event. The moral may be left to the hearer, reader or viewer to determine for themselves, or may be explicitly encapsulated in a maxim. The mariner is cursed with a lifelong penance after he killed the Albatross. He has to feel a pain in his chest that becomes unbearable until he sees a certain soul that is the right one to tell to. No matter what. In the long poem, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge has three lessons about human life and they are supernatural, pride, and suffering.
Normally, when one was a child, our parents would tell us fairy tales as bed time stories, or to simply entertain us. This is a worldwide tradition in which every parent tells their child the stories they were told when they were little, or new stories. There are infinite stories to be told as well as infinite stories that have already been written or told. The stories told by our parents have influenced us and still influence us in our beliefs and values today. Throughout our childhood, we have been told many stories that teach us to be brave and courageous, respect others, love ourselves and others, to obey orders, and even to help and
These narratives have been passed down by mouth and book from generation to generation, losing parts and adding parts along the way. There are many variations of each story, but the general principle remains the same. Fairy tales are captivating to children, but can be used to teach lessons on safety and obedience. With the ever changing advancements of technology, fairy tales have been put into motion pictures for many years now, making the book versions of these narratives almost obsolete. Even with new technology, the moral of the stories remain the same.