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1. 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 […]...
2. Summary of the “Myth of Osiris” Among the main gods, the Egyptians especially singled out a married couple – Osiris and Isis. Osiris was revered for teaching the Egyptians various crafts, treatment, showing how to build cities and houses, to grow cereals and grapes. Isis was the goddess of fertility. It was addressed to women with the help of the birth […]...
3. 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 […]...
4. 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 […]...
5. 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. […]...
6. “Theogony, or the Origin of the Gods” by Hesiod in brief Everybody knows: Greek mythology is first of all a lot of names. This is for us; and for the Greeks themselves there were even more. Almost every town or village had its own local deities; and even about those who were common, in every city they told in their own way. Who has lived all […]...
7. 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 […]...
8. The Summary of Theogony, or About the Origins of the Gods Hesiod Theogony, or On the origin of the gods Everybody knows: Greek mythology is first and foremost a lot of names. This is for us; and for the Greeks themselves there were even more. Almost every town or village had its own local deities; and even about those who were common, in every city they […]...
9. 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 […]...
10. 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 […]...
11. The composition on the theme “The Magic Tale” I’ll tell you one story. There lived a girl named Nini. She could not work at home, and she did not want to. And to all my mother’s requests answered: “I do not want and I will not!” Mother looked at her daughter and could not understand where she got this terrible laziness. One day, […]...
12. 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 […]...
13. 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. […]...
14. Composition on the theme of Nature’s Beauty The beauty of nature has always attracted a person, inspired his mind. Reflecting on this, I immediately recall the lines from S. Yesenin’s poem “Sunrise”: “The dawn of red dawned in the sky in dark blue, The strip was clear in its brilliance with gold.” What bright colors, what juicy nuances the poet used to […]...
15. Summary of the story by AP Platonov “Unknown Flower” This is a story about a small flower, which no one knew on earth, because he grew up alone in a vacant lot. Cows and goats did not go there, and children from the pioneer camp there never played. The grass did not grow on the vacant lot, but dead stones lay alone. The wind […]...
16. What is the beauty of the composition So there is beauty. Winter morning. It’s snowing, covering the earth with a white shroud. Snowflakes are like white fluffy stars. The streets became cozy, as if someone had put everything in its place. This wolf-schnitzel-winter removed the entire city into a fabulous outfit. In contrast to this wonderful landscape on the outskirts of the […]...
17. My Favorite Flower My favorite flower I would call a tulip. He is spring. and usually tulips rush to grow by March 8. Papa often gives tulips to her mother for this holiday. But I do not like the tulip for that. Just the flower is very fragile and so tender that it captures the spirit. Tulip reminds […]...
18. “My favorite plant” composition Guess which flower is my favorite? You do not have to guess for a long time! Of course, this rose is the queen of all colors, a fragrant beauty. My favorite flower is loved by so many people. Perhaps, they are admired by everyone! Few people do not like roses. About the tender petals of […]...
19. How to treat nature A well-known correspondent indignantly talks about a concrete life event when, to expand the area of ​​meadows, they decided not to root the forest, but to “poison him from an airplane, and then get upset.” It’s done. It would seem that they saved state money! And what losses nature has suffered! Twenty-seven elks perished, the […]...
20. Composition “Snowdrops” When the smell of melted snow appeared in the air, and people in the streets began to smile more often, when my sister, for the first time this year, put on her favorite red jacket, and our red cat finally stopped sleeping all day and habitually settled on the windowsill, a miracle happened. In the […]...
21. Love of nature essay In order to write about nature, you need not only to love, but also to know it well. Reading the story of M. Prishvin’s “Pantry of the Sun”, you immediately understand that the writer is familiar with his native land and is always ready to share his knowledge with the reader. So, for example, we […]...
22. “The Elderly Mother” Andersen in brief summary Mom was going to drink a cold with a cup of tea. An old man looked in, and always had a fairy tale ready for him. When a fairy tale suddenly came to the old man, from under the lid of the kettle appeared branches of elderberry, and of them a smiling old lady, the […]...
23. Summary The elderly mother G. Kh. Andersen Mother of God Mother was about to give her cold son a cup of tea. An old man looked in, and always had a fairy tale ready for him. When a fairy tale came to the old man suddenly, branches of an elder stood out from under the lid of the kettle, […]...
24. The true beauty of man I think that it is pleasant for many to look at a pretty girl’s face from the cover of a glossy magazine, to a sweet child, to an elegant man. We admire the beautiful people. And Antoine de Saint-Exupery in his famous fairy tale “The Little Prince” said: “The most important thing is what you […]...
25. Summary of “Unknown Flower” by Platonov There was a small flower in the world. No one knew that he was on earth. He grew up alone in a vacant lot; cows and goats did not go there, and the children from the pioneer camp there never played. In the wasteland, the grass did not grow, but only the old gray stones […]...
26. Summary “The elderly mother” Andersen Mom was going to drink a cold with a cup of tea. An old man looked in, and always had a fairy tale ready for him. When a fairy tale came to the old man suddenly, branches of an elder stood out from under the lid of the kettle, and from them a tender old […]...
27. Japanese parable “Love of chrysanthemums” One person loved chrysanthemums very much. He planted a garden with these flowers and took care of them all his time. Chrysanthemums, this gentleman gave much more time than the au pair and the family. Strict punishment awaited everyone who inflicted the most insignificant, even unintentional harm to the flower garden. Because of the owner’s […]...
28. The composition on the theme of the exploits of Hercules Once in Thebes, Alcmene, the wife of Amphitryon, had twin boys, one of whom was the son of the thunderer Zeus himself. The lucky mother did not know that soon the little Alcides would get another name – Hercules, which means “glorified hero”, and would later become the most popular and beloved character in Greek […]...
29. “Harmony of man and nature” composition Human life is inextricably linked with the native nature, with the earth. The Earth is our nurse. A person lives and works on it, shares joy and sorrow with her. Sometimes you want to walk in a quiet step, peering at each bump, every blade of grass, every birch tree. Many of our earth experienced […]...
30. “What does man teach nature?” Nature: trees, flowers, river, mountains, birds. This is all that surrounds a person every day. Habitual and even annoying. What is there to admire? Than to admire? This is how a person thinks, who since childhood was not taught to notice the beauty of a dewdrop on rose petals, to admire the beauty of a […]...
31. Zeus statue in Olympia Unfortunate were the inhabitants of ancient Greece, who did not see this statue of Zeus in Olympia. The main decoration of the temple of Zeus Antipater Sidonsky in the III century BC attributed to the list of 7 wonders of the world. The most memorable work of the sculptor Phidias shocked all contemporaries who saw […]...
32. 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, […]...
33. Summary Hercules Euripides Hercules The name “Hercules” means “Glory to the goddess Hera”. This name sounded ironic. The goddess Hera was the heavenly queen, the wife of the supreme Zeus the Thunderer. And Hercules was the last of the earthly sons of Zeus: Zeus descended to many mortal women, but after Alkmena, mother of Hercules, – already […]...
34. Prometheus – a fighter against tyranny Know well that I would not exchange my sorrows for slavish service. Aeschylus Literature of Ancient Greece played a huge role in the cultural development of mankind. Many years separate us from the heyday of ancient Greek art, but we still continue to read his best works. Among them are the tragedies of the great […]...
35. “Heracles” of Euripides in brief summary The name “Hercules” means “Glory to the goddess Hera”. This name sounded ironic. The goddess Hera was the heavenly queen, the wife of the supreme Zeus the Thunderer. And Hercules was the last of the earthly sons of Zeus: Zeus descended to many mortal women, but after Alkmena, mother of Hercules, – already to no […]...
36. The problem of human dignity in the drama of Groza Special attention of Russian writers in the 50s-60s of the XIX century attracted three themes: serfdom, the emergence of a new force in public life – the heterogeneous intelligentsia and the position of women in the family and society. Among these themes was one more – the tyranny of tyranny, the tyranny of money and […]...
37. The June day The sun shines brightly. A light playful playful breeze affectionately caresses meadow grass: it touches a daisy flower, then a heavy pompon of a clover just rustles, then a thin stalk with blue bells rolls, then timidly touches a tender forget-me-not. Now every stalk, every blade of grass, every leaf is a complex laboratory, where […]...
38. Analysis of the work “Golden Meadow” Prishvin The works of MM Prishvin are taught to observe and love nature. The writer notices the slightest changes occurring around him, knows how to tell about them so that we can clearly imagine everything to ourselves. From this story you can see that even in the simplest, unsightly, at first glance, nothing noticeable flower is […]...
39. Christian legend “I did not see” The Virgin was just about to wash the shirt of Jesus when she saw a girl in the meadow who grazed the cow. I called her and asked her to hold the baby. The girl who was called Katerina, willingly agreed. Holding Jesus, she furtively cut off the golden curl. The Virgin, seeing that one […]...
40. Abstract: War of mice and frogs In the hot summer afternoon the mouse prince Krokhobor drank water from the swamp and met the frog king of Vzdulomord there. He turned to him, as Homer turned to Odysseus: “Wanderer, who are you from what kind of family?” And came from where? ” Word for word, they met, the frog planted a mouse […]...