Sophocles Antigone: Peer Review Of Greek Mythology

Antigone Reflective Essay
From our peer review of Greek mythology I learned random facts, like how Aphrodite was born from genitals thrown into the sea, and timeless stories that are alluded to in Sophocles’ Antigone,which help people to better understand the structure of ancient Greek and our present society by showing the glory of heroism and like traits, and form opinions about the gods presented. The main lesson I learn through our presentations were just how interconnected every myth was. While learning about Mt. Olympus I learned more about my own topic of study, being that it was said that the Nine muses lived at the base of Mt. Olympus. I also realized how Calliope one of the muses that I studied was a main obstacle in the Odyssey that we read freshman year. Another interesting fact that was brought to my attention was the myth of Teiresias the blind prophet, who was blinded more than once and gifted with the ability to see the future as a result.

It also helped characterize the time period and bring to light some practices that are uncommon today and rarely spoken of,among which are incest and infanticide. By understanding the story behind her father and how he was given a prophecy by Teiresias, the prophet. And how that was the beginning of his tragic downfall it’s easier to understand how Antigone was raised and why she may have had some of the characteristic given to