Mythology - Page 10

hectorberlioz · 10-12-2006, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by durinsbane2244

how many mythology based operas are there?!!?!

They are almost countless...

durinsbane2244 · 10-13-2006, 06:51 AM

whoa...i look at the opera house in a whole new light...

durinsbane2244 · 10-21-2006, 05:02 PM

in latin class, we recently gave projects on the gods, and my friend was dionysis, and as he put it, "i'm not very well known, because that no good homer didn't mention me much, and when he did, he made me seem hostile!" is it true the dionysis is portrayed hostilely in homer?

Gwaimir Windgem · 10-23-2006, 04:27 PM

I don't remember Dionysus in Homer...hmm...

Upon searching the Iliad and Odyssey, I came up with the following results:

No results for 'Dionysus'.
No results for 'Iaccho'.

Two results in each for 'Bacchus'.
One in the Iliad was just a passing reference; the other rang a bell, and may be what was referred to:

He it was that drove the

nursing women who were in charge of frenzied Bacchus through the

land of Nysa, and they flung their thyrsi on the ground as

murderous Lycurgus beat them with his oxgoad. Bacchus himself

plunged terror-stricken into the sea, and Thetis took him to her

bosom to comfort him, for he was scared by the fury with which

the man reviled him.

A reference from the Odyssey:

Then I saw Phaedra, and Procris, and fair Ariadne daughter of the magician Minos, whom Theseus was carrying off from Crete to Athens, but he did not enjoy her, for before he could do so Diana killed her in the island of Dia on account of what Bacchus had said against her.

The other is also just in passing. So, I wouldn't say your friend gave a fair assessment of Homer's portrayal of Dionysus.

durinsbane2244 · 10-24-2006, 08:21 PM

cool...we're currently reading and translating parts of the aeneid and illiad in latin class...it's awesome...

Gwaimir Windgem · 10-25-2006, 06:33 PM

The Iliad was in Greek.

Varium et mutabile femina est!

hectorberlioz · 10-25-2006, 08:28 PM

Felix Mendelssohn's mom could read Homer in the original greek

durinsbane2244 · 10-26-2006, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gwaimir Windgem

The Iliad was in Greek.

Varium et mutabile femina est!

yes, but we do mythology and Latin, AND eventually a LIIIITTTLE bit of greek...boo yah.

hectorberlioz · 10-26-2006, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by durinsbane2244

...boo yah.

Have you been watching Kim Possible?

Falagar · 10-26-2006, 05:57 PM

I ha...ehm. My sister has - I just happened to be in the room. *firm nod*

hectorberlioz · 10-26-2006, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Falagar

I ha...ehm. My sister has - I just happened to be in the room. *firm nod*

You too!?

Bwahahaha....of course, I've watched it before too

.

durinsbane2244 · 10-26-2006, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hectorberlioz

Have you been watching Kim Possible?

*shifty*

no comment....

hectorberlioz · 10-26-2006, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by durinsbane2244

*shifty*

no comment....

Caught Ya!...hey look everyone, Durinsbane watches KIM POSSIBLE!

durinsbane2244 · 10-27-2006, 07:41 AM

not really, mate. back to the future now! mythology! yeah! alright! let's go! i'm pumped! i'm physced! *leaves*

BookMasterJMV · 11-24-2006, 03:22 AM

*bump-age*

I'm a huge fan of mythology... however, I'm a bit picky with what I like.

I enjoy Greek and Egyptian in particular. Romans were cheaters and simply cloned the Greek Pantheon and put different names on them. What angers me the most is that the Roman names are more well-known than the Greeks.

Favorite gods... for Greece, it has to be Pallas Athene and Hephaestus. Athena is the goddess of wisdom and (what I thought to be) defensive war. Hephaestus is the smithy god. Hephy was never really appreciated and was a social outcast amongst the Olympians. For Egypt, hands down, it's the good old ibis -- Thoth, he who does many things and yet is not well known.

*revives the thread*

10-13-2006, 06:51 AM	#182
durinsbane2244 Dreamweaver Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Misty Mountains, where the spirits go... Posts: 3,560	whoa...i look at the opera house in a whole new light... __________________ Lord, what fools these mortals be! ---------------- We are the music-makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams; World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams: Yet we are the movers and shakers Of the world for ever, it seems. ---------------- Shanti, shanti, shantih...

10-21-2006, 05:02 PM	#183
durinsbane2244 Dreamweaver Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Misty Mountains, where the spirits go... Posts: 3,560	in latin class, we recently gave projects on the gods, and my friend was dionysis, and as he put it, "i'm not very well known, because that no good homer didn't mention me much, and when he did, he made me seem hostile!" is it true the dionysis is portrayed hostilely in homer? __________________ Lord, what fools these mortals be! ---------------- We are the music-makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams; World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams: Yet we are the movers and shakers Of the world for ever, it seems. ---------------- Shanti, shanti, shantih...

10-23-2006, 04:27 PM	#184
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	I don't remember Dionysus in Homer...hmm... Upon searching the Iliad and Odyssey, I came up with the following results: No results for 'Dionysus'. No results for 'Iaccho'. Two results in each for 'Bacchus'. One in the Iliad was just a passing reference; the other rang a bell, and may be what was referred to: He it was that drove the nursing women who were in charge of frenzied Bacchus through the land of Nysa, and they flung their thyrsi on the ground as murderous Lycurgus beat them with his oxgoad. Bacchus himself plunged terror-stricken into the sea, and Thetis took him to her bosom to comfort him, for he was scared by the fury with which the man reviled him. A reference from the Odyssey: Then I saw Phaedra, and Procris, and fair Ariadne daughter of the magician Minos, whom Theseus was carrying off from Crete to Athens, but he did not enjoy her, for before he could do so Diana killed her in the island of Dia on account of what Bacchus had said against her. The other is also just in passing. So, I wouldn't say your friend gave a fair assessment of Homer's portrayal of Dionysus. __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

10-24-2006, 08:21 PM	#185
durinsbane2244 Dreamweaver Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Misty Mountains, where the spirits go... Posts: 3,560	cool...we're currently reading and translating parts of the aeneid and illiad in latin class...it's awesome... __________________ Lord, what fools these mortals be! ---------------- We are the music-makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams; World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams: Yet we are the movers and shakers Of the world for ever, it seems. ---------------- Shanti, shanti, shantih...

10-25-2006, 06:33 PM	#186
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	The Iliad was in Greek. Varium et mutabile femina est! __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

10-25-2006, 08:28 PM	#187
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	Felix Mendelssohn's mom could read Homer in the original greek __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide

10-26-2006, 05:57 PM	#190
Falagar Death of Mooters and [Entmoot] Internal Affairs Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 2,870	I ha...ehm. My sister has - I just happened to be in the room. firm nod __________________ Fëanor - Innocence incarnated Still, Aikanáro 'till the Last battle. Last edited by Falagar : 10-26-2006 at 05:58 PM.

10-27-2006, 07:41 AM	#194
durinsbane2244 Dreamweaver Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Misty Mountains, where the spirits go... Posts: 3,560	not really, mate. back to the future now! mythology! yeah! alright! let's go! i'm pumped! i'm physced! leaves __________________ Lord, what fools these mortals be! ---------------- We are the music-makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams; World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams: Yet we are the movers and shakers Of the world for ever, it seems. ---------------- Shanti, shanti, shantih...

11-24-2006, 03:22 AM	#195
BookMasterJMV Sapling Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Henderson, Nevada, USA Posts: 14	bump-age I'm a huge fan of mythology... however, I'm a bit picky with what I like. I enjoy Greek and Egyptian in particular. Romans were cheaters and simply cloned the Greek Pantheon and put different names on them. What angers me the most is that the Roman names are more well-known than the Greeks. Favorite gods... for Greece, it has to be Pallas Athene and Hephaestus. Athena is the goddess of wisdom and (what I thought to be) defensive war. Hephaestus is the smithy god. Hephy was never really appreciated and was a social outcast amongst the Olympians. For Egypt, hands down, it's the good old ibis -- Thoth, he who does many things and yet is not well known. revives the thread __________________ Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. -Groucho Marx A room without books is like a body without a soul. -Cicero Librarian is a service occupation. Gas station attendant of the mind. -Richard Powers Last edited by BookMasterJMV : 11-24-2006 at 03:34 AM.

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