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Greek Mythology: Roman Empire
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In Northern Europe, Greek mythology never took the same hold of the visual arts, but its effect was very obvious on literature. The English imagination was fired by Greek mythology starting with Chaucer and John Milton and continuing through Shakespeare to Robert Bridges in the 20th century. Racine in France and Goethe in Germany revived Greek drama, reworking the ancient myths. Although during the Enlightenment of the 18th century reaction against Greek myth spread throughout Europe, the myths continued to provide an important source of raw material for dramatists, including those who wrote the libretti for many of Handel's and Mozart's operas. By the end of the 18th century, Romanticism initiated a surge of enthusiasm for all things Greek, including Greek mythology. In Britain, new translations of Greek tragedies and Homer inspired contemporary poets (such as Alfred Lord Tennyson, Keats, Byron and Shelley) and painters (such as Lord Leighton and Lawrence Alma-Tadema).
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The epic poets Homer and Virgil are regarded prophets of Greek/Roman mythology. The basic assumption of Greek mythology is that the events described by Homer in his Iliad and Odyssey are factual and true, just like the ones described by Virgil in his Aenid. Homer's works are the rough equivalent of the Old Testament, while Virgil's epic is the equivalent of the New Testament. In addition, there are several other scriptures that tell how the gods messed the world up.
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In later Greek mythology, Comus was a god of revelry, banquets and nocturnal entertainments. He was generally depicted as a drunken youth. The depiction by Milton of Comus as a son of Bacchus and Circe was an idea thought of by Milton, and not the Greeks or Romans.
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Later on in this unit, you will be asked to write a comparison and contrast essay about Greek and Roman Mythology. So, in addition to using books and magazines to find out about Mythology, why not ... use the power of the Internet? The links below will get you started." Very Good
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Heracles ... entered Etruscan and Roman mythology and cult, and the exclamation "mehercule" became as familiar to the Romans as "Herakleis" was to the Greeks. In Italy he was worshipped as a god of merchants and traders, although others also prayed to him for his characteristic gifts of good luck or rescue from danger.
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