It is not surprising that the two gods are seen as nearly opposites of one another in terms of the nature of their cults and the things they represent for the Greek society. In his representations, Apollo is often portrayed with his bow and not only is he far-sighted in the sense of, "shooting darts from a distance," 6 but also in his vision of the future; he knows in advance what evil is lying in wait for a man. ... In the Classical Age, Apollo represented the Greek aristocratic ideal of young, vigorous manhood. ... To the Greeks of the Classical age, he's foreign in many resp...

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In the play "Oedipus the King" Sophocles depicts Oedipus' inevitable downfall, which represents man's struggle between free will and fate. ... Rather than labeling him as good or evil, this vagueness can function as an interpretative tool. ...

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However she is only feeling this sorrow, knowing that her "clever, evil plan" (Hesiod, Theogony, 161) will cause Ouranos pain, suggesting that she is also feeling sympathy for her "equal" (Hesiod, Theogony, 127) making her more inclined to be liked by the general public. ... Earth is represented as the most powerful female being in existence, for not only does she support all life on her physical form and tries to achieve balance in the cosmos, she is also the entity that creates all life....

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The evil character Scar bears much resemblance to Creon, Jocasta's brother who became ruler by default and brought destruction to Thebas. ... The comic book character Superman is also an iconic cultural symbol, representing a heroic figure that has become the personification of strength. ... In much of recorded mythology women are the symbolism for life creation, and are often represented with signs of fertility. ...

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Travis and Barlowe (1995) make note of the fact that in the "original" myth of Ovid, Perseus "seeks the power of Medusa's evil eye, which is the ability to arrest, immobilize, and make statues of others" (pp. 47). ... However, while poets in the early times saw mythological figures as representing a higher order of reality, modern-day poets, writers, and storytellers do not necessarily look up to myth in such ways. ...

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"The [medieval] hero represents a kind of hypermasculinity, and exaggerated and perhaps idealized version of maleness that is promulgated with a social intention: ordinary men are to measure themselves against the impossible standard that the hero embodies, and from this conditioned inadequacy strive to fight harder and control themselves better" (UM 1995) through the preset "idealized version", yet without conscious intent aimed at personal change of character. ... The heroic tradition known to us as our common heritage "represent the heroic action as physical; the higher religions show the...

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