A Literary Criticism of the Classical Themes and Allusions Found in The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games is a richly interwoven tapestry of numerous intriguing parallels to historical events and literary staples. Although set in a futuristic society, the chief inspirations for its narrative structure and themes are drawn from the ancient Mediterranean world. Classical themes and allusions permeate the first novel, and the connections to the classical are mythological, historical, linguistic, and stylistic in nature.
The Monstrous and the Bestial: Animals in Greek Myths
In the myths, the ancient GreeJcs were at times rather positive toward animals. The Olympian gods were often represented as wild animals, usually symbolizing some divine attribute.
Instructive Irony in Herodotus: The Socles Scene
By contrasting Corinth
Memorization and the Transmission of Sumerian Literary Compositions
It is widely recognized that nearly all preserved copies of Sumerian literary compositions were copied by apprentice scribes as part of their training in the Sumerian language.
Nightmares in Ancient Egypt
This paper will focus on nightmares in Ancient Egypt from the earliest times through to the Third Intermediate Period.
The Menelaion: A Local Manifestation of a Pan-Hellenic Phenomenon
Sparta, the mythological birthplace and home of the Homeric heroine, was alleged to have worshiped her at two sites, at a shrine within the polis and at a shrine several kilometers outside the polis.8 We know very little about the former shrine, but the latter has been archaeologically attested; the partial walls and foundations of a fifth-century BCE monument to Helen of Sparta and her husband Menelaos, known as the Menelaion, have been recovered on a ridge near the west bank of the Eurotas.
Spartacus Mythistoricus: Winning Spartacus into the Mythical
The Spartacus represented in these media is not the same Spartacus that the ancient sources wrote about. The representation of Spartacus’ history has changed dramatically over the course of time and has, in fact,
The Iliad: Myth-Making Inside and Out
The Iliad and the Odyssey are the oldest surviving works of Greek poetry, indeed of the whole of Western literature, and they deal with certain events in the lives of two Greek heroes involved in the Trojan War: Achilleus and Odysseus.
Pindar in Plato
An examination of Plato’s quotations and misquotations of Pindar that shows how the philosopher uses the poet: from trivial mention to confirmation of moral precepts and authority on the after-life.
Penelope's Geese: Pets of the Ancient Greeks
Herein lies the crux of the problem, because before we talk about the pets of the Greeks, we would be wise to define what a pet actually is. A pet is generally defined as an animal kept for companionship or amusement. But what about com- panion animals that also serve a practical use such as hunt ing or guarding, as Argos did? One would also assume that humans do not eat their pets. But did Penelope ever eat her geese?