In Greek mythology, as Theogony said pre-creation is calledthe “formless confusion of Chaos” existing only in darkness. Chaos in somemysterious way gave birth to children: one was Gaea, or Mother earth. Otherswere night and Erebus /ˈerəbəs/ , or Death. Night place an egg inthe...
What kills me most is that this is Greek mythology, which has been my jam since I first started borrowing books of parables from the public library at nine. Not even my love of Greek mythology can see me through to the end. Here’s the plot in a nutshell: Zagreus is the defiant son...
Iris\i-ris\ as a girl's name is pronounced EYE-riss. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Iris is "rainbow". A flower name. Mythology: Iris was a messenger-goddess who rode rainbows between heaven and earth to deliver messages from Olympus. Novelist Iris Murdoch.Zoe\...
Education Zoe Helene is an award-winning creative professional with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting with an undeclared minor in Archetypal Psychology / Living Mythology from the University of North Carolina and a Master of Fine Arts in Professional Theatre from Brandeis University. Copyright...
While not nearly as humorless and joyless as the 2010 edition,Wrathis still a fairly block-headed romp through the noisiest parts of Greek mythology. After two movies with “titans” in the title, it’s somewhat remarkable that we only witness one single titan in the entire combined 245 mi...
in too many directions. It begins as a sly satire on super heroes and is mostly confined to jaunty comedy, but then the movie gets dramatic and grim and a bit hard to follow. The film begins as a jokey riff and then gets gritty, finding room to fit in mythology, religious questions,...
This is disappointing considering I haven’t really seen too many American horror movies tackle the mythology of the Philippines. There must be plenty of fun choices to select for a big screen fright fest and for a majority of Western viewers, it would be a new kind of monster. I desperate...
and transforms her into a figure worthy of Greek tragedy. She can be vindictive and, well, bossy, but she’s also a figure struggling for respect and validation and what she feels is morally just. We watch as her confidence starts getting chipped away, the flickers of doubt that she must...
Aronofsky treats Noah and the beginnings like Greek mythology mixed with aLord of the Rings-style fantasy epic, and it’s madly entertaining. The visuals are stirring, large-scale, and sumptuously memorable (the Earth covered in spiral weather patterns is a standout, along with Noah’s visions...
Paranormal Activity 2attempts to deepen the mythology of the franchise. It takes place both before and after the events of the first movie, providing some explanation as to what the demon is really after and how it came to terrorize Katie. It’s nice to watch how the two movies fold on ...