Greek Mythology Analysis

Impressions of Love What is love? We hear about love almost everywhere. Love is everywhere on our televisions. It appears on shows, commercials and movies. At funerals we hear them talk about our "loved one". Greek mythology shows a deeper sense of love. In the stories "Prometheus and Io", "The Flower Myths", and "Pyramus and Thisbe", the Greeks show a deeper sense of love. Love leaves a more permanent and larger remembrance. With the death of Hera's beloved servant, she makes a memorial of Argus. His memorial shows her deeper sense of affection towards him. Just as Argus falls asleep, "Hermes killed him at once, of course, but Hera took the eyes and set them in the tail of the peacock, her favorite bird" (Hamilton 99). By placing

Hyacinthus leaves a flower as a memorial of himself. This time, Apollo is the one mourning from the loss of his close companion. Once the flowers from Hyacinthus blood were shed, "Apollo himself inscribed the petals - some say with Hyacinth's initial, and others with the two letters of the Greek word that means "Alas"; either way, a memorial of the god's great sorrow" (Hamilton 116). This clearly shows his love for Hyacinthus. Apollo took action to show how beautiful Hyacinthus was to him and wanted to show others that as well. Love is continuous, and the flower of Hyacinthus will continue for others to know too. Adoris, from the third story of the "Flower Myths", is loved by many. He is dearly loved by the gods and couldn't hear all the kind words spoke to him by Aphrodite when he died. Throughout the story it is mentioned how she loved him. "Cruel as his wound was, the wound in her heart was deeper" (Hamilton 118). Hamilton shows how deeply in love Aphrodite is with Adoris. As Aphrodite mourns for him, the crimson flower springs up where his blood was shed on the earth. She will have that same feeling of love for Adoris when she sees the crimson flower. Love doesn't go away, it stays and is