In the article, “Secrets of the Oracle: Where the Greeks and Romans Went for Advice,” Julia Kindt, an associate professor and chair of the Department of Classics and Ancient History, University of Sydney, Australia, explains that the ancient world depended on the Oracle of Delphi for wisdom and guidance in their everyday lives. She develops this claim by first highlighting the vast popularity of the Oracle and supplying examples of its users. Following the explanation, she transitions to a scientific viewpoint and points out that hallucinogenic gases possibly inspired the Oracle’s prophecies. Finally, the writer connects the ancient people’s desires to know the future to modern day collections of information, such as the internet. Kindt’s
1. a. The oracle of Delphi was a man dedicated to Apollo. He sat between the mountain slopes. He could see into the future even though he could not actually see. He gave guidance and wisdom to those who sought it.
During that time, people held deep fears of the unknown, demonic, and supernatural. One particular aspect of the text that may strike us as surprising, strange, and even bizarre is the belief
1 Running head: UNIT 2 ASSIGNMENT - GOVERNMENT Unit 2 Assignment - Different Forms of Government in Ancient Greece Anonymous University of the People Author Note This paper was prepared for Greek and Roman Civilization, Group A, taught by Instructor Morris 2 UNIT 2 ASSIGNMENT - GOVERNMENT Abstract The different forms of governmental structures that existed in ancient Greek city states were monarchy, aristocracy, tyranny, oligarchy, and democracy. In this paper, each of these governmental structures will be discussed and explained.
7. How did Catherine’s Instructions contradict her real policies? Catherine’s Instructions contradicted her real policies in many ways. In her book Instructions, Catherine interrogated the establishment of serfdom, torture, and capital punishment and even recommended the proposition of the equality of all people in the eyes of the law. But there was only a small actual change after a year and a half of negotiations.
Even though they were portrayed as being evil, they were able to prophecies about the future just as God is able to see our future. For example the sisters told banquo that his descendants will become great and will increase in number. You can also compare this with Noah in the bible when God told him that his descendants will amount to the number of stars in the sky. “And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.” Genesis 12:2.
Oracles were believed to have unique access to the gods of a particular religion and through this access were often able to see into the future” and how the priestess would sit on a fissure and breathe in this vapor that came from the ground which would inspire her
Athena was also the goddess of arts and crafts and was an very talented weaver. She shared her knowledge of weaving to many mortals. She had great pride in her own work of art but was happy to watch her pupils master weaving. Achene was one of them. People from all around would come to her small hut to watch her take thin strands of wool and weave them into stunning tapestries that glistened with golds and silvers and the prized scarlet.
Pompeii: Religion and Temples Pompeii was a polytheistic city that believed in many types of gods for many different purposes and had a god for just about anything. The gods the people of Pompeii believed in were the main gods that were worshipped throughout the Roman Empire. These Gods that were worshipped throughout Pompeii included Jupiter, who was a leader of the gods, who threw thunderbolts from the sky when up set. His wife was Juno, who was a god that was commonly associated with fertility just like the goddess Venus who was also associated with fertility but also of beauty and love that the people of Pompeii placed as their patron goddess of their city. Another god who was considered as fearful as Jupiter was Mars, the god of war.
Dating back to 1400 BC, the Oracle of Delphi is the most important shrine in all of Greece, and all Greeks respect its independence. Built around a sacred spring, Delphi was considered to be the center of the world. People came from everywhere to have questions about their future answered by the Pythia, the priestess of Apollo. And her answers could determine the course of everything. Arguments over the correct interpretation of an oracle were common, but the oracle was always happy to give another prophecy if more gold was provided.
Greek mythology can be viewed as a mirror to the ancient Greek civilization. Ancient Greek myths and legends often reflected how the Greeks saw themselves. Myths were used by Greeks to make justifications of every existing aspect of earth as well as their own society. In myths, Greek gods & heroes often represented key aspects of the human civilization. From Greek mythology, we can learn about the favorable characteristics of humans, such as their behavior and valuable skills that were approved of by the ancient Greek society.
Prophets and prophecies abound in Western literature. From the ancient texts designed for people of all walks of life— such as Homer’s Odyssey and Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex, to more modern works targeted to specific audiences— such as the Harry Potter and Gregor the Underlander series, authors have employed the literary device of prophecies to entice the reader to stay with the story. Instead of telling the reader outright what is going to happen, or how a situation will play out, the author offers a prophecy of some kind to the reader. Such prophecies are generally ambiguous, and often the reader is left confused as to what is actually going to happen. By using this technique, the author piques the interest of the reader yet allows for the
To begin with, I choose this indigenous tribe because I don’t know nothing about Alaska and I have curiosity about the people who lived there and may be the people who still live there. Alaska is very close to the arctic glacier ocean, so its climate is one of the coldest in the world, its temperatures do not exceed 0 degrees Celsius in winter. This is one of the great difficulties that we find today in order to live there, despite this, Alaska has a population of around 20,000 people. Nowadays we have many facilities that help us adapt to different climates, we have devices and machines that make life easier, as is the case of the snowmobile to go from one place to another or the radiators to warm us when we are cold.
The Odyssey is an epic poem written by the blind, illiterate poet Homer. It takes place in ancient Greece and tells of a man’s journey home from war. The topic, intervention of the gods, is seen throughout the book numerous times as the gods who are in favor of Odysseus lend a helping hand. It is well-known that the gods are very important to the Greeks. In this epic poem, The Odyssey, Homer demonstrates the importance of the positive and encouraging intervention of the gods in Greek culture; the brave actions, encouraging words, and cunning strategies of Athena as she assists and guides Odysseus on his journey back home.
A prophecy is a statement that says what is going to happen in the future, especially one that is based on what one believes about a particular matter rather that existing facts . Prophecies play an important role in making decisions as a prophecy can force someone to do something that he or she would not have done under normal circumstances. In many stories and epics, prophecies are used to justify the actions of a character and the decisions they make. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni has brought forth Mahabharat from Draupadi’s point of view in the book ‘Palace of Illusions’. In the book a prophecy was made at the time of Draupadi’s and Dhristadyumna’s birth that Draupadi would ‘change the course of history’.
