 Action/Adventure: May 22, 2013 Issue [#5685] |
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This week: The Oldest Action Adventures Edited by: NaNoNette  
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The Oldest Action Adventures
Or how Ancient Greek Mythology has influenced story telling for over 5000 years.
It's a known fact that the Roman Empire took over where the Ancient Greeks left off. At least when it comes to gods and stories. The Romans renamed the gods and even some of the heroes. So, it's only natural that we, as modern story tellers, feel just as much compelled to put our own spin on those eternal tales. The Greek epic poems and dramas were so complex and reflect so many styles and story telling techniques that we as story tellers can only watch and learn from them. Whether we write a story with characters that we invented or one that uses Greek heroes, Homer was already there in one way or another.
If you have the time, read some Ancient Greek epic poems or dramas and find out just how amazingly close they are to the modern super hero stories. Then, make your own. (Somebody ought to make a Greek inspired short story contest ... anyone?)
Ancient Greek Poets
Homer gave us the Iliad, the Odyssey, Hymns to Apollo and Demeter, and more.
Hesiod gave us Theogony, Works and Days, and more.
Aeschylus is credited for several Greek tragedies, among them Agamemnon.
Sophocles also wrote Greek tragedies, one of them Oedipus Rex.
Roman Storytellers
Several centuries later, Virgil, who with his Aeneid, tried to re-write the Odyssey in the context of this time.
Ovid, a playful Roman poet, retold ancient myths in a sarcastic and witty way.
Modern Storytellers
There is no way to count the many re-tellings, alterations, movies, dramas and romances that have recycled the themes of the Ancient Greeks. The stories of gods and heroes are so powerful and timeless that some modern scholars even say that each of our re-tellings are as valid myths as the ones attributed to Homer.
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See some of the stories created by Writing.Com members that were inspired by the Ancient Greek gods and heroes.
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Maleos, the God of Death finds that someone is meddling with creation and killing people.
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Poseidon's daughter, Hades' daughter. Can they save their mother and the world?
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Disclaimer: This is based on my own theory of Greek mythology (or the movie Troy). Enjoy!
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