Dionysus: Similarities And Differences Between Tragic And Epic Heros

The tragedy started at the City Dionysia, in the sixth century B.C.E. In the Greek theater, Dionysus is thought to be the son of Zeus. His mother was the powerful goddess, Semele, a mortal. However, Zeus wife, who was also his sister, Hera, was very jealous. She played a trick that ended up killing Semele. We have studied how this was accomplished in prior chapters, so These details of how Hera accomplished the killing of Semele, I won’t cover it in this week’s homework.

What Hera did want was to kill Dionysus. She had some of the Titans rip him to pieces. However, with the help of Rhea, Zeus was able to save him. Because Zeus know that Dionysus was going to be in continued danger, he sent him to live with Hermes. From there, we read that

2.) Discuss the similarities and differences between tragic and epic heroes. What heroic qualities do they share? In what different ways does each accept enormous challenges, descend to the Underworld, and return bearing new insights? Using examples from your readings, explain in what sense each appears to achieve success or failure.

From what I have read and considered to be an Epic hero’s qualities are those men who demonstrate nobility in and with their strong mind and body. They also seem to be mortal and can die. Their fears are real and with them, and yet they are helped by the gods. These heroes are steady to keep going and never give up their battles or journey until it is complete. Both the tragic heroes and the epic heroes have gifts that can get them into trouble, at times. Like epic heroes as we read on page 514, they encompass extraordinary traits. A tragic hero’s qualities encompass, one of nobility and royalty. They are not seen as perfect like the other heroes. They do have flaws, but it sue to their free will of choice. Along their journeys they encounter challenging circumstances and must face adversity. These heroes except their fate and will always learn a lesson through each journey no matter the

How does Aeschylus present her side of the issue? Why does Aegisthus want to seek revenge on Agamemnon?

Clytemnestra’s hatred of her husband is because she says he is evil. Agamemnon had his daughter Iphigenia sacrificed on the way to Troy, just to get the goddess Artemis to send their fleet some advantageous winds. Clytemnestra felt that he should die because her husband, Agamemnon, killed in a sacrifice and she hated him so much. She wanted him dead as he had killed her daughter so she had wanted him to die by the same way Iphigenia died. Clytemnestra plotted and looked for accomplishes to join her in the quest to hurt and seek revenge against her husband. She was successful in this and murdered her husband.

She is portrayed to feel that she was justified in killing him because she feels this would avenge his crime. She also was angry because he was having an affair with