Greek mythology, crime & punishment

Hubris is a very popular theme in Greek mythology. For the Greeks, arrogance is a very important moral concept. To be arrogant is a very serious crime. Pride is defined as extreme pride or arrogance. Pride will be arrogant if pride is total consumption or harm to others. Other behaviors that are considered arrogance behave as if you are equal to or stronger than God, or try to challenge them. Pride is a serious crime worthy of serious punishment, this is the downfall of many people.

Similarly, Greek myths explain it as a serious crime and require severe punishment. In general, Greek's view on Hobris is that an authoritative person is proud of his special qualities, so he forms an illusion that is comparable to God and ultimately tries to insult God. In his fate Sophocles' famous Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex, the role of King Oedipus provides a typical example of arrogance or proud. For example. Because of his "arrogance" he tried to despise the prophecies of the gods, but eventually he did what he felt most fearful and what he was warned. "Oracle in Delphi" told him he would kill his father and marry his mother. He was overcome by Hubris and he tried to avoid this. He left "Collins" and went to "Thebe". On the way to the next city, he killed an objectioning elder and later married Queen Thebes. King of the city.

The story is Thebaid, two brothers are enemies, Eteocles and Polyneptes, Thebes - we have already introduced - this is all about Greek myths. In Greek myths with brothers - streets, the story of Dante, Dante knows Statius, the idea of ​​Oedipus, and of course Jocasta, and the tragic city. As it actually appeared, Thebes became a basic metaphor for words, metaphors, tragic cities - one of the reasons of Dante is essential, it represents the birth, Eteocles and Polyneices, Oedipus Jocasta A child, a tragic event. As Dante understands, this is a fundamental difference between Greek concepts, Greek city concepts and births, for example the concept of Virgil's birth, something to be celebrated, Virgil always keeps birth of people Celebrate - Asinus Pollio wait