BC Greece. The Athenian craftsmen were the masters, using large-scale narrative themes incorporating myth with Orientalizing motifs on their pottery. The Amphora I chose to discuss is decorated in black-figure and depicts a mythological scene of Theseus, a Greek hero, killing a Minotaur, a half man, half bull creature. (*) Used as a grave marker for a high- class Athenian male, this Amphora incorporated the virtues of Greek society while simultaneously implying the allegiance of the deceased to his
glory. Katniss’ character is a new take on what many can parallel to the work of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey and the heros of Apollodorus. The movie follows the
noblewoman” (Homer, 1996:370). Up until now, Penelope had been surprisingly quiet about the suitors. It can be argued by many that she may actually have a feeling that Odysseys is back from battle and that she is now using the suitors the same way they have been using her, for her wealth. This act of cleverness can also be observed by Odysseys being pleased by his wife deceiving the suitors with charming words, “while she had other things in mind” (Homer,
nature of the Gods can be seen in the story of the Minotaur. The Minotaur is one of the most well-known monsters in Greek mythology. The Minotaur has appeared in numerous Greek mythology works that usually involve the story of the Athenian hero Theseus. The Minotaur has also appeared in numerous works of Greek Art and is even referenced in Dante’s Inferno (Evslin, 1987). Aside from being a famous monster from Greek Mythology, this creature also perfectly illustrates the power and extremely vengeful