Apuleius Essays

The theme of witchcraft and secret cults are overwhelmingly evident throughout The Golden Ass, often overshadowing the underlying theme of human feebleness. The theme of human feebleness is best represented through the following characters: Lucius, Psyche, and the female criminal. Lucius exemplifies two core features: extreme curiosity and lustfulness (both of which served as his downfall). Towards the beginning of the book, Lucius is very much intrigued with the arts of magic and witchcraft. Rather

One of the central areas that the novel The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy explores is the post colonial effects of the British reign over India, particularly the rapid spread of the western culture across the nation during the early and late 20th century. Throughout the novel, Roy utilizes the characterization of Chacko in order to develop the theme of anglophilia and to demonstrate the effects of rejecting one’s own culture. The author warns the reader that anglophilia leads to the loss of

ancient mythology, there are many different interpretations of what a daemon is. An example of these different interpretations can be found in these three articles, De Genio Socratis by Plutarch, De Mysteriis by Iamblichus, and De Deo Socratis by Apuleius. Each one of the articles describes daemons differently, while maintaining the same overall idea of what a daemons is. One gives daemons a God like feel, while another says that daemon take control of the human soul by pain. Differences aside, they

In both The Odyssey by Homer and The Golden Ass by Apuleius, struggling is an important aspect. Both Odysseus from The Odyssey and Lucius from The Golden Ass undergo strenuous journeys in order to achieve their goals. Due to Odysseus’ struggles during his journey and his desire to reunite with his family, he can be seen to have experienced more personal suffering than Lucius, who actually benefited from his disguise allowing to fulfill his curiosity. Odysseus leaves Ithaca to fight in the Trojan

that he can give away and forget about. Belle takes a stand to his perturbed way of thinking by smearing the rose that she gives him with her own blood, tainting his last memory of her. In “Cupid and Psyche”, not only is the father mentioned but Apuleius refers to both of the parents. They basked in Psyche’s glory when she was worshipped, and their beloved kingdom was happy. As soon as Psyche gets a sort of karma, one might say, they throw themselves all over her and grieve for their loss of someone

While men have always featured prominently throughout history, women tend to be more of an afterthought, and especially in fiction, women tend to fall into strict archetypes that allow very little deviation. This holds true in Apuleius’ novel The Golden Ass, but many of the female characters also exhibit great agency and power that women in other Roman stories tended not to have. There is a wide range of female archetypes in this book but they are also deep and complex characters that should not

was complete.” (LePrince, 32) Another version of Beauty and the Beast, “Cupid and Psyche” by Apuleius is told also to women, but has some slightly bittersweet messages. Two of said messages are to obey your husband and don’t be curious, for Psyche was curious about Cupid and it cost her their happiness. “Oh silly, foolish Psyche, it was for your sake that I disobeyed the orders of my mother Venus!” (Apuleius, 14) This is not necessarily a theme

they are even made to be the one taking multiple lovers while their husband remains in the dark. These actions are a way for the women to gain some control in their patriarchal society. Apuleius offers many examples of this, specifically between Fotis and Lucius and in the story of the Smith and his wife (Apuleius). One of the benefits is it offers a form of control over those who are persistently controlling them. Sexual encounters are a way for women to control men. In society, women are expected

magazine. In an article it says, “Beaumont explains the urgent motivation for her educational journal, invoking the scarcity of books suitable for children, especially girls”(Korneeva 1). This story is influenced by a story called Cupid and Psyche by Apuleius. . Jack Zipes explains that Beauty and the Beast, “was printed in 1469 in an edition whose Latin text eventually spread throughout Europe” (Zipes 79). Later it was translated

or subtly influencing. When assigning this task Venus said “I’m now going to put your merit to the test myself,” and that exactly what choices are, a test that we must answer and no matter whether we are right or wrong we must learn and move on (Apuleius

Power of Fate in Ancient Rome In Greek and Roman literature, the power of fate enforced by the gods and goddesses played a major role in the legendary stories and plays still present today. Roman and Greek gods believed in fate and interventions, predetermined lives in which the individual had no control over their own destiny. Gods and goddesses ultimately had the power to change both Aeneas’s and Lucius’s fate, despite their actions. Their alliances drove the actions of these ancient texts, taking

Christianity and Islam of the Middle Ages were not merely theologies, they were ways of life that dictated every aspect of daily living. Medicine was not immune to the effects of religion thus, Christian and Islamic theologians and medical personnel dealt with the dichotomy of their theology and their role as healers in parallel yet unique ways. To understand the interplay between religions of the Middle Ages and medical science it is necessary to examine the influences and texts that form the foundation

Consider the character of Gaston, an addition to the original story. What is his function in the film? Why might his addition be necessary for today’s audiences? In the Disney film “Beauty and the Beast”, Gaston is a callous and brutish man who thinks he deserves anything he wants just because he is good-looking. “No one says no to Gaston!” He has always been around people who build him up, such as his awkward, little friend, LeFou, who even sings a song about how great Gaston is. Gaston has never

bad day to travel. The prophecies these dreams portray are much more suited for daily life rather than grand adventures. The difference in these sources our vast. The common people of Rome read all of these sources but the dreams mentioned by both Apuleius and Heliodorus are so much more complex than Artemidorus’ dreams. Which begs the question how did

Then and Now When you enter the world of fairy tales it opens the door to learning life lessons by the means of entertainment, fascination and creativity. The most important information fairy tales provide are valuable lessons you can use during life, like how to act appropriately when confronted with bad behavior or the importance of knowing who to trust. When you are reading fairy tales it is easy to correlate the stories to events that you may have experienced, witnessed or are related to problems

because she does not know what true love is, and once she believes she has found it she dies. Sexuality is another primary theme in both stories. Carmilla is trying to adapt to her sexuality by seducing a female. In an article by Katherine Hagopian, “Apuleius and Gothic Narrative in Carter’s the Lady of the House of Love,” states that, “Angela Carter’s “The Lady of the House of Love” clearly owes it seductive and destructive vampire “lady” to a number of precedents in both fantasy and vampire literature”

In this part of the essay, Lovecraft explains the origins of horror in the history of horror literature. Horror is one of the most old things in the world, it is as old as speech and it appears in the folklore of all races (Lovecraft, 1927). Lovecraft thought that horror was born in humanity itself, in rituals, demons and spectres, reaching its highest point in Egypt and the semitic nations and influenced by the Book of Enoch and Claviculae of Solomon (Lovecraft, 1927). Then, tales of witches, werewolves

The trial of Apuleius brought to light evidence that mages in Persian society were teachers of kings and played a role in educating people on how to worship the gods. That they were similar to priests and were linked to good and divine things that people did not fear

Early Greek comedy was strongly contrasted to grandeur and gravity of the tragedy. Aristophanes, the Grand Master of Comedy, used different types of humor in his work, including farce, jokes with sexual connotation, satire and literary parody. Unlike tragedy, the storyline does not originate from traditional mythological heritage or legends, but is the product of the creative imagination of the writer, main topics including political and social satire. Over the centuries comedy was moving away from

against the religion. However, this was an unfair judgement as Christianity had many advantages for its followers, including the appointment of equal status to all members, removing all ethnic and social barriers. However, “this appalled men like Apuleius, an educated Roman of the upper-classes…” (Anderson, 1999) whose wealth and breeding encouraged him to have a bias opinion of the religion of Christ. His belief was “that men were [not] equal in the sight of heaven” (Anderson, 1999) and gods instead