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Description:Βελλεροφόντης, 2019Free e-book, available at:• Google Books, by ISBN search: 9781456632991• Apple books, by ISBN search: 9781456632991without an ISBN (distributed by me):• My Academia Profile, in PDF format. A lyrical, mythical drama for theatre, based on the ancient myth of Bellerophon, written in modern greek verse. It is an adaptation of the theatrical work "Bellerophon" by N. J. Spyropoulos (I.M. Skazikis publications, Athens, 1952), parts of which are included in the new drama. According to Homer, Bellerophon was born in Corinthian "Ephyra', on the shores of the Argolic Gulf, two generations before the Trojan War. Due to his legendary achievements, the ancient Corinthian tradition considered him to be the son of the god of the seas, Poseidon, and related him to his other son, Chrysaor —who was born out of the neck of the Gorgon Medusa, along with Pegasus, at the moment when Perseus beheaded her. Among humans, he is considered to be the son of Glaucus —the king of Ephyra, and son of the mythical Sisyphus— and Eurynome (or Eurymede) —the daughter of the king of Megara, Nisus. He was named after the murder of the tyrant of Corinth, "Belleros", which happened purely by chance. After this incident, he fled to the neighboring Tiryns, to the court of King Proetus, in order to seek protection and be purified from the murder. His rare beauty, his education, and his might did not leave Anteia (or "Stheneboea"), the wife of Proetus, indifferent, and she devised a plan to seduce him. True to his principles, and is order to avoid betraying the trust of Proetus, Bellerophon rejected her love. Blinded by passion for revenge, Anteia falsely accused him to Proetus, claiming that he tried to seduce and violate her. Despite his anger, Proetus —respecting the sacred laws of hospitality and unable to kill the one he had purified from murder— decided to exile Bellerophon to Lycia, in Asia Minor, to the king and his father-in-law, Amphianax (or Iobates). However, he made sure to give Bellerophon, along with the gifts accompanying him, a folded wooden tablet on which was written that the envoy must be killed, explaining the reasons why. Arriving in Lycia, Bellerophon enjoyed, for nine days, all the honors and respect befitting an official guest. On the tenth day, when Amphianax read the tablet, he found himself in a very difficult position because, like Proetus, he could not violate the sacred laws of hospitality and kill his guest. The solution he thought of was simple. Sure that he was sending him to his death, he managed to persuade Bellerophon to accomplish the impossible: to slay the Chimera, a bloodthirsty monster with three natures (of a lion, goat, and dragon), which was ravaging the country. With the help of Pegasus (the winged horse given to him by his father, Poseidon, and which he managed to tame with the help of the golden bridle given to him by the goddess Athena), Bellerophon undertook the difficult mission. In this adaptation of the myth, he will have to struggle not only with the bloodthirsty beast, but also with people of power and authority, both ruthless and relentless. After his battle with the Chimera, with his supernatural courage, mental strength, and the struggle of his soul to surpass human limits and break earthly bonds, he will face new challenges assigned to him by Amphianax to get rid of him. In each of these challenges, touching the limits of his powers, he will confront his own ego, his weaknesses, his urges, and his mortal nature —which no one can overcome without committing a hubris, thereby losing the favor of the gods and transitioning from prosperity to misery and despair. All of these events unfold in a country surrendered to chaos, the citizens of which live in the anxiety of survival —amidst oppression, deception, and falsehood; Bellerophon sympathizes with them and desires to liberate them from the bonds of lawlessness and deception.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Βελλεροφόντης (“Bellerophon”) - A lyrical theatre drama in Modern Greek verse. To get started finding Βελλεροφόντης (“Bellerophon”) - A lyrical theatre drama in Modern Greek verse, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Release: 2019

ISBN: 145663299X

Description: Βελλεροφόντης, 2019Free e-book, available at:• Google Books, by ISBN search: 9781456632991• Apple books, by ISBN search: 9781456632991without an ISBN (distributed by me):• My Academia Profile, in PDF format. A lyrical, mythical drama for theatre, based on the ancient myth of Bellerophon, written in modern greek verse. It is an adaptation of the theatrical work "Bellerophon" by N. J. Spyropoulos (I.M. Skazikis publications, Athens, 1952), parts of which are included in the new drama. According to Homer, Bellerophon was born in Corinthian "Ephyra', on the shores of the Argolic Gulf, two generations before the Trojan War. Due to his legendary achievements, the ancient Corinthian tradition considered him to be the son of the god of the seas, Poseidon, and related him to his other son, Chrysaor —who was born out of the neck of the Gorgon Medusa, along with Pegasus, at the moment when Perseus beheaded her. Among humans, he is considered to be the son of Glaucus —the king of Ephyra, and son of the mythical Sisyphus— and Eurynome (or Eurymede) —the daughter of the king of Megara, Nisus. He was named after the murder of the tyrant of Corinth, "Belleros", which happened purely by chance. After this incident, he fled to the neighboring Tiryns, to the court of King Proetus, in order to seek protection and be purified from the murder. His rare beauty, his education, and his might did not leave Anteia (or "Stheneboea"), the wife of Proetus, indifferent, and she devised a plan to seduce him. True to his principles, and is order to avoid betraying the trust of Proetus, Bellerophon rejected her love. Blinded by passion for revenge, Anteia falsely accused him to Proetus, claiming that he tried to seduce and violate her. Despite his anger, Proetus —respecting the sacred laws of hospitality and unable to kill the one he had purified from murder— decided to exile Bellerophon to Lycia, in Asia Minor, to the king and his father-in-law, Amphianax (or Iobates). However, he made sure to give Bellerophon, along with the gifts accompanying him, a folded wooden tablet on which was written that the envoy must be killed, explaining the reasons why. Arriving in Lycia, Bellerophon enjoyed, for nine days, all the honors and respect befitting an official guest. On the tenth day, when Amphianax read the tablet, he found himself in a very difficult position because, like Proetus, he could not violate the sacred laws of hospitality and kill his guest. The solution he thought of was simple. Sure that he was sending him to his death, he managed to persuade Bellerophon to accomplish the impossible: to slay the Chimera, a bloodthirsty monster with three natures (of a lion, goat, and dragon), which was ravaging the country. With the help of Pegasus (the winged horse given to him by his father, Poseidon, and which he managed to tame with the help of the golden bridle given to him by the goddess Athena), Bellerophon undertook the difficult mission. In this adaptation of the myth, he will have to struggle not only with the bloodthirsty beast, but also with people of power and authority, both ruthless and relentless. After his battle with the Chimera, with his supernatural courage, mental strength, and the struggle of his soul to surpass human limits and break earthly bonds, he will face new challenges assigned to him by Amphianax to get rid of him. In each of these challenges, touching the limits of his powers, he will confront his own ego, his weaknesses, his urges, and his mortal nature —which no one can overcome without committing a hubris, thereby losing the favor of the gods and transitioning from prosperity to misery and despair. All of these events unfold in a country surrendered to chaos, the citizens of which live in the anxiety of survival —amidst oppression, deception, and falsehood; Bellerophon sympathizes with them and desires to liberate them from the bonds of lawlessness and deception.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Βελλεροφόντης (“Bellerophon”) - A lyrical theatre drama in Modern Greek verse. To get started finding Βελλεροφόντης (“Bellerophon”) - A lyrical theatre drama in Modern Greek verse, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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