Extreme Pride In Greek Mythology

A modern definition of hubris is extreme pride and very high self-confidence, but in Greek society hubris meant violent and excessive behavior not an attitude. Though high confidence was a common trait, when your confidence affects your actions in a horrible way. A person accused of hubris will most likely be punished. You can be punished with death, banishment to the Underworld, or any other horrible tasks that seem fit. A lot of examples of hubris are found in literature such as the Bible or any other fiction work. An example of hubris in the Bible is when God casts Lucifer down to Hell because of Lucifer getting over confident and trying to overtake God and Heaven. The first example of hubris in mythology is the story of Narcissus. One day Narcissus was walking in the woods when Echo, a nymph, saw him, fell in love, and followed him. Narcissus turned Echo down, but Nemesis, the goddess of revenge, heard of the story and wanted to punish him. Nemesis lured Narcissus to a pool where he saw his own reflection, and he eventually fell in love with it. After looking at himself for a long time, Narcissus died due to his pride and lust for his image. Another myth about hubris is Achilles death. During the Trojan War, Achilles was a very fierce warrior which made him very confident about his

A recent display of hubris was the controversial Alex Rodriguez and his doping scandal. Alex Rodriguez was a great baseball player, hall of fame worthy, but he got caught doing something should not have done. Alex’s pride blocked him from thinking that he would be caught, but he was wrong. He tested positive for a banned substance by the MLB, and received a major punished from the higher ups in the Major League Baseball Organization. Commissioner Bud Selig of the MLB suspended Rodriguez 162 games, and still to this day Alex denies all claims even though there is irrefutable