Geryon

What makes a hero? Is it slaying a mighty monster? Saving a town? Hercules, son of zeus, may have done such things, but is he really one of the good guys? His twelve labours created by king Eurystheus may be seen as heroic acts, but in reality most were along the lines of stealing and murder. That leads to the question, is Hercules a hero or hitman? Hercules is definitely one of the most famous greek heroes in history, is supposedly “brainwashed” by a jealous Hera into murdering his family, was

may encounter. In this epic poem, Hercules has to complete twelve challenges in order to prove he is a virtuous man (Hamilton). These twelve challenges easily allows for one conflict after another to occur throughout the entire story. “By and by, no Geryon was there, but a huge snake, like one of those which Hercules had strangled in his

Taken from Greek mythology, Geryon was vanquished in battle by Hercules. Geryon is one among several classical monsters that were defeated by the superior skill and power of Hercules. As Virgil describes in Inferno Canto 6, Geryon is a ‘triple-bodied hybrid’. By virtue of this physique, “Dante metamorphoses Geryon into a fantastic creature like the classical Chimera (Oion, goat, and serpent), mentioned along with Geryon in the same Canto” (Alighieri, 1996, p. 272) Geryon is described in the 10th Canto

situation that Geryon finds himself in throughout the majority of his life as narrated in the “Autobiography of Red”. Geryon’s autobiography is mostly narrated through pictures and sculptures and rarely through verbal descriptions. This creates an interesting dynamic throughout the story which often times causes confusion in trying to decipher the meaning of some of the pictures. Geryon’s use of his camera is a tool used by Anne Carson to communicate the confusion and chaos that Geryon felt throughout

Personally I feel that writing can be a great source in expressing our feelings, hopes, and dreams that can’t be conveyed through spoken words. Especially, looking at Autobiography of Red in which Geryon used writing to document moments in his life and how he felt during that time. The only down fall with writing is my case is organizes my thoughts to flow how I would like them to. Personally I have grown to have a love-hate with reading. I love stories that are able to capture my attention. However

change. While traveling through Hell in his canticle Inferno, Dante encounters various mythological beasts. These beasts are placed within certain circles of Hell and reflect the sins being punished there. One significant beast Dante encounters is Geryon who is described in lines 10-20 of the Inferno: The face was as the face of a just man, Its semblance outwardly was so benign, And of a serpent all the trunk beside. Two paws it had, hairy unto the armpits; The back, and breast, and both the

Anne Carson’s Autobiography of Red navigates queer love, identity and adolescence through the lens of Geryon – a red winged modern day monster. Whilst classical mythology depicts Geryon’s literal death, Carson’s adaptation has Herakles end their amorous relationship, changing Geryon into a metaphorical ‘brokenheart’ instead. William Empson’s Letter V presents a similarly fraught relationship, its expression both personal and covert. This essay will examine queer heartbreak and its treatment in

Herakles Fighting Geryon portrays Herakles as a more strategic and skilled fighter in battle than Herakles Fighting the Nemean Lion does. This difference is illustrated through multiple visual factors involved in each piece. These two pottery pieces depict the Greek hero Herakles completing one of the infamous twelve physical labors the gods required him to complete. Herakles Fighting the Nemean Lion is a black figure vessel dating back to 6th century B.C.E. that illustrates Herakles’ first task

book Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson, the protagonist Geryon, is a unique type of person that is trying to do just that. Geryon is a red, winged dragon; throughout the book he learns more about himself and how to become his authentic self. While it may seem easy for the readers to identify Geryon as a red winged mythical beast, he himself does not know who he is and works through a hard life looking for the answer to that question. Geryon grows and reaches his authentic identity by dealing with

tenth labor was to kill Geryon, a red winged monster who lived on an island, and steal his cattle. Carson takes the insignificant character of Geryon and creates a story based on his life, as if set in modern times. Autobiography of Red enters a world of ambiguity, where all objects are challenged and made into subjects. Geryon is the subject of Autobiography of Red. The title alone delineates the fact that Geryon writes this story about himself. It is