Summary of the “Myth of Osiris”

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1. Composition on the theme of the Gods of Ancient Egypt Osiris is the sun god, Isis is his sister and wife, and Horus is their son. About these gods, mythological legends, re-written to us by Greek writers, were formed, and these myths seem to be symbols of the struggle of the sun and darkness, light and darkness. The details of these legends, or, better to […]...
2. What is a myth In the folklore of all the peoples of the world there are myths. The roots of the word “myth” stretch from ancient Greece – it means “legend, legend.” Myths are the cradle of humanity. They arose in the extreme antiquity, when people were not yet able to scientifically explain the phenomena of nature, the structure […]...
3. Definition of a myth Myth – (from the Greek mythos – legend – legend), a narrative about gods, spirits, deified heroes and ancestors, originated in primitive society. The myths intertwine the early elements of religion, philosophy, science and art. Myths of different peoples have similar and repetitive themes and motives. The most typical myths about the origin of the […]...
4. Myth and fairy tale The folk art of the word – heroic epic, fairy tales, myths, legends, songs, proverbs, riddles – is called folklore, which means wisdom, knowledge. Indeed, in all these literary genres, the wisdom of the people is simple, concise and clear. Originated in ancient times, works of oral folk art accompany us now, in everyday life. […]...
5. Summary of Sulamith AI Kuprin Sulamith The main characters of the story are the king of Persia Solomon and his beloved Sulamith. The story consists of twelve parts. The first part depicts before the reader Persia during the reign of Solomon, tells of Solomon and his deeds. The king was about forty-five years old, when the fame of […]...
6. “Sulamith” Kuprin in brief summary The main characters of the story are the king of Persia Solomon and his beloved Sulamith. The story consists of twelve parts. The first part depicts before the reader Persia during the reign of Solomon, tells of Solomon and his deeds. The king was about forty-five years old, when the fame of him, his wisdom […]...
7. A brief summary of the myth “Daedalus and Icarus” The myth tells of the Athenian architect, sculptor, artist and inventor Daedalus and his son Icarus, who forever remained an example for many dreamers. According to legend, Daedalus built the famous Labyrinth on the island of Crete for the Minotaur. He also gave Ariadne, daughter of the Cretan king, a ball of thread, with which […]...
8. Summary of Sulamith by Kuprin The main characters of the story are the king of Persia Solomon and his beloved Sulamith. The story consists of twelve parts. The first part depicts before the reader Persia during the reign of Solomon, tells of Solomon and his deeds. The king was about forty-five years old, when the fame of him, his wisdom […]...
9. Summary “The myth of Perseus” Once it was predicted to the king of Argos Akrisia that his daughter Danai would have a son, from whose hand he was destined to perish. To avoid the fulfillment of the prediction, then King Akrisii locked his daughter in a copper-stone dungeon, but Zeus fell in love with Dana, penetrated there in the image […]...
10. Summary “The Myth of Sisyphus” The punishment of the gods or the joy of liberated labor It is difficult to find at least one work by Albert Camus. free from philosophical concepts. This is the analysis of his many critics. At the same time, the writer did not recognize himself as a philosopher in the classical sense of the word. […]...
11. Summary “Ancient Greek Myths” There is not a single nation that does not have its own idea of ​​the universe, the gods that rule life, and also their struggle for power and influence. Myths of Ancient Greece, a brief summary of which we will consider in this article, are also special because they pay much attention to a person. […]...
12. Myths of Scandinavia. Runes The languages ​​of the Germanic tribes of Northern Europe were similar. Often, the languages ​​of neighboring tribes were mixed, so their grammar was simplified. This explains why the current English grammar is simpler than the grammar of other European peoples. The peoples of Northern Europe have a single written language, a single alphabet – the […]...
13. Summary “Myths of Ancient Greece” The ancient Greeks were an active and energetic people, not afraid to learn the real world. The boundless thirst for knowledge overwhelmed their fear of an unknown danger. The creation of myths was the first step of man to creativity and self-knowledge. Gradually from different stories originated in various areas of the Greek land, there […]...
14. Summary “It’s hard to be afraid of happiness and happiness” The Old Woodcutter cuts wood in the woods and always remembers grief and wickedness. His niece Nastya brings him dinner. The woodcutter rebukes the girl that she is waiting for her beloved, soldier Ivan Tarabanov, who is naked as a falcon, but rejects the rich miller. The woodcutter continues to cut down the forest, remembering […]...
15. Summary of Sifocles’ Antigone The tragedy of Antigone is a direct confirmation of the Greek saying: “Above all else in human life is the law, and the unwritten law is higher than written.” In order to regret the weak, honor the gods, respect and love your loved ones, you do not need to issue a law. Each person is […]...
16. Summary of Caesar and Cleopatra JB Shaw Caesar and Cleopatra The events of the play unfold in Egypt, in the city of Alexandria, at the end of the reign of the XIII dynasty, in 48 BC. The legions of Caesar enter Egypt. In the city of panic. The queen Cleopatra, a sixteen-year-old girl, disappeared. She can not be found anywhere. […]...
17. “Caesar and Cleopatra” Show in brief summary The events of the play unfold in Egypt, in the city of Alexandria, at the end of the reign of the XIII dynasty, in 48 BC. The legions of Caesar enter Egypt. In the city of panic. The queen Cleopatra, a sixteen-year-old girl, disappeared. She can not be found anywhere. At this time Julius Caesar, […]...
18. Summary “Ancient Myths” The ancient Greeks today are considered teachers of the whole Old World. They laid the foundations of science, sport, democratic state system, art and literature. Many of their knowledge came to us through ancient myths, which explained the universe and the order of things, coincidence of circumstances and other inexplicable facts. Very interesting is the […]...
19. Summary of “Alkesta” This is a tragedy with a happy ending. At the dramatic competitions in Athens there was a custom: every poet represented a “trilogy”, three tragedies, sometimes even picking up each other on topics (like Aeschylus), and after them, to discharge a gloomy mood – “satire drama,” where the characters and action were too, from myths, […]...
20. “Death of Adam” Klopstock in brief The valley surrounded by mountains, in it huts and altar of Abel. Adam prays at the altar, and his son, Seth, and one of the great-granddaughters, Zelima, speak to each other. Zelima is happy – after all, today Adam must “bring her into the marriage room”, she goes beyond the wise Heman, whom she herself […]...
21. “Ethiopian” Heliodorus in brief summary A native of Phenicia from the city of Emessa, Heliodorus was ordained. It is known: the local synod, believing that “Ethiopica” corrupts the youth, demanded that Heliodorus burn his book publicly or refuse from the priesthood. And Heliodor preferred the latter. Presumably the events of the novel refer to the fifth or fourth century. BC. […]...
22. “The Adventures of the Nishadhtz” of Sriharshi in brief summary Epic poem, translating the legend of Nale and Damayanti from the “Mahabharata” In the middle of India in the mountains of Vindhya is the country of Nishadha, and its ruler was the noble and magnanimous king of Nala. Not far from Nishadha was another country, Vidarbha, and there the daughter of Damayanti, a beauty, was […]...
23. Summary of the Adventures of Nisadhod Sriharsha Adventures of the Nishadchy Epic poem translating the legend of Nahl and Damayanti from the “Mahabharata” In the middle of India in the mountains of Vindhya is the country of Nishadha, and its ruler was the noble and magnanimous king of Nala. Not far from Nishadha was another country, Vidarbha, and there the daughter […]...
24. Summary of the Ethiopian Heliodorus Heliodor of Ethiopia A native of Phenicia from the city of Emessa (Hellenized and predominantly with the Greek population), Heliodor was ordained. It is known: the local synod, believing that “Ethiopica” corrupts the youth, demanded that Heliodorus burn his book publicly or refuse from the priesthood. And Heliodor preferred the latter. Presumably the events of […]...
25. The myth of Demeter and Persephone At the goddess of fertility Demeter and the thunderer of Zeus, Perfona’s beautiful daughter grew up. Mother of the soul in her did not expect and did not suspect that the young girl was promised by the father of the God of the Kingdom of the Dead to Aida as a wife. The insidious Hades […]...
26. The Myth of Pygmalion and the play of B. Shaw “For all that, For all that, Let us be poor with you, Wealth is a stamp on gold, And we are the golden ones. “ R. Burns Famous in the whole world English playwright Bernard Shaw lived a century, probably because he knew how to look at the world and see in him the paradoxes […]...
27. Russian history: myth or reality In 1927, the famous Soviet poet D. Bedny wrote a poem in which he easily crossed the thousand-year history of Russia, arguing that she “justified her lot by what she gave the world to Lenin!”. The proletarian poet was sure that he was trying to comprehend the history of his country from the heights of […]...
28. “Alcesta” Euripides in summary This is a tragedy with a happy ending. In the dramatic competitions in Athens there was a custom: every poet represented a “trilogy”, three tragedies, sometimes even catching up on each other on topics, and after them, to discharge a gloomy mood – “satire drama,” where heroes and action were also myths, but the choir […]...
29. Summary of Euripides Alcesta Euripides Alcestas This is a tragedy with a happy ending. At the dramatic competitions in Athens there was a custom: every poet represented a “trilogy”, three tragedies, sometimes even picking up each other on topics (like Aeschylus), and after them, to discharge a gloomy mood – “satire drama,” where the characters and action were also […]...
30. “Fiest” Seneca in brief summary The heroes of this tragedy are two evil czars from the city of Argos, Atreus and Fiest. The son of this Atreus was the famous leader of the Greeks in the Trojan War Agamemnon – the one killed by his wife Clytemnestra, and her son, Orestes, killed her for this. When the Greeks asked what […]...
31. The Painting by Briullov “Bathsheba” Karl Pavlovich Bryullov is a famous Russian artist who, during his lifetime, enjoyed great fame. For some time he worked in Italy and experienced the profound impact of ancient and modern Italian art. The Italian paintings of KP Bryullov, among which “Bathsheba” refers, are permeated with a sensual, unhappy one. In them one can observe […]...
32. Summary “Fiest” The heroes of this tragedy are two evil czars from the city of Argos, Atreus and Fiest. The son of this Atreus was the famous leader of the Greeks in the Trojan War Agamemnon – the one killed by his wife Clytemnestra, and her son, Orestes, killed her for this (and Aeschylus wrote about this […]...
33. Summary of Fiestas Seneca LA Seneca Fiest The heroes of this tragedy are two evil czars from the city of Argos, Atreus and Fiest. The son of this Atreus was the famous leader of the Greeks in the Trojan War, Agamemnon, the one killed by his wife Clytemnestra, and her son, Orestes, killed her for this (and Aeschylus wrote […]...
34. Summary of the Homer’s Iliad The myths of ancient Greece describe events that occur according to the will of the gods. Heroes of myths are a product of gods and mortal women. They manifested themselves in exploits, destroyed mythical monsters, waged internecine wars. At the walls of the city of Ilium began the great Trojan War, and all the heroes […]...
35. Summary: Harivansha “The Hari clan” is an ancient Indian epic poem in 3 books, considered an attachment to the “Mahabharata”. The first and third books of the poem set forth the most important Hindu myths about the creation, origin of the gods and demons, the legendary kings of the Sun and Moon dynasties, earth incarnations for the […]...
36. Summary “The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights” In the work of Alexander Pushkin, there is a period called the Boldin Autumn (1833). It was during this period that “The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights” was written. According to the plot, Pushkin’s fairy tale resembles the classic European fairy tale “Snow White”. However, “The Tale of the Dead Princess […]...
37. Summary “A Tale of Akira the Wise” Akir was an adviser to Sinagrip, king of Ador and Nalive land. He was told by God that he would remain childless. Akira had a wife and great wealth, but there was no heir. He raised the altars and began to pray to God for the birth of his son. But God commanded the king’s […]...
38. Summary Hippolytus Euripides Euripides Hippolytus In ancient Athens, King of Theseus ruled. Like Hercules, he had two fathers – earthly, the king of Aegeus, and heavenly, the god of Poseidon. His main feat he committed on the island of Crete: he killed in the labyrinth of the monstrous Minotaur and freed Athens from the tribute to him. Assistant […]...
39. “Hippolytus” Euripides in brief summary In ancient Athens, King Theseus rules. Like Hercules, he had two fathers – earthly, the king of Aegeus, and heavenly, the god of Poseidon. His main feat he committed on the island of Crete: he killed in the labyrinth of the monstrous Minotaur and freed Athens from the tribute to him. Assistant to him was […]...
40. “Seven Against Thebes” Aeschylus in brief summary In mythical Greece there were two strongest kingdoms: Thebes in Middle Greece and Argos in Southern Greece. In Thebes was once a king named Laia. He received the prophecy: “Thou shalt not kill a son, and destroy the kingdom!” Laius did not obey and gave birth to a son named Oedipus. He wanted to destroy […]...