Essays on Godlike

WANG KEPING (b.1949)

“IDOL” 1979 NO

WOOD

57x30x15 Collection of the artist Exhibited: Asia Society Hong Kong (May 15 – September 1, 2013). “Blooming in the Shadows” China Institute Gallery New York (September 15 – December 11, 2011). “Wang Keping, Works from 1979-2006” organized by He Xiangning Art Museum, Shenzhen, China (Oct 25th until Nov 23rd, 2008). National Art Gallery, Beijing (August, 1980) “The Stars Outdoor Art Exhibition” Beijing (27 September, 1979) Wang Keping was born in 1949 in Beijing, China, and is one of the most significant contemporary Chinese sculptors. He is known as one of the founders of the ‘Stars’ group (Xingxing), which ...

Comparing Sculptures of Ancient India and Greece

Since the very dawn of art, sculpture had been one of the most important to the artists of almost every nation. The way a nation makes sculptures reflects their mentality, way of thinking about themselves, the surrounding world and their gods. Every nation had depicted their divines and humans in a specific fashion and in those very interesting peculiarities are be observed. In this essay we will compare the sculpture of Ancient India and Greece, find similarities and differences in their ways of depicting the humans and gods, the correlations between god and human sculptures and their reflection in ...

1) Past events contribute to the present actions of a character: Dr. Manhattan The character Dr. Manhattan is shown as tremendously powerful, with godlike abilities, and has a decreasing capacity to relate to humans. In fact, for most of the story, the character is portrayed as trying to act as a demi-god, but somewhat failing at it, displaying at different times lust, anger, impatience, compassion, and other human traits. I posit the opinion that his aloofness and predetermination belief are not only due to his altered perception of reality – he sees the constituent particles of the universe – or of ...

Before understanding Buddha as one of the three jewels, it is first necessary to discuss the term “Three Jewels,” or “three treasures.” The jewel is something that is very precious. It is the Buddhists belief that the three fundamental teachings of Buddhism are very precious like jewels and for being Buddhist, the person has to take refuge of the three jewels. 'For lay follower and monastic alike, the three 'jewels' remain powerful objects for the ritual and devotional expression of their faith. ‘(“The Foundation of Buddhism” in Gethin, p.168) Taking refuge means taking shelter of the three jewels. 'Going ...

Heroes in myth and literature are, in the Campbellian sense of the word, typically selfless, virtuous figures who sacrifice and go through many struggles in the name of the protection of others. In Greek mythology, however, this selflessness is somewhat subverted: one would be hard pressed to find many Greek heroes who did not have some sort of selfishness in their character. In the minds of the Greeks, true heroism came in achieving great, impressive deeds that elevated one’s own sense of reputation and ego; while there can be selfless, magnanimous motives behind these actions, the ultimate goal ...

Introduction

For almost three thousand years, Homer’s Odyssey is among the oldest surviving piece of ancient literary work that was able to transcend through time and still able to capture the imagination of the contemporary readers. Among the most prominent characters in the story is the warrior named Odysseus, which would be the focus of this discussion. Odysseus is a depiction of a renowned warrior known for his cunning, bravery, and shrewdness, which encompass the ideal characteristics of a hero. However, different cultures have a variety of description of a hero, but the common denomination in all of them is the hero’s act ...

Both stories the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Ancient Greece, The Iliad and Odyssey (Homer) bring out that there is a possible interaction between man and gods. These gods and men can cooperate in various ways to pursue a given cause. This relationship between gods and man presented in these stories create a different understand of life and death in these two texts. This paper seeks to explain the relationship that exists between men and gods as presented in Epic of Gilgamesh and the Ancient Greece, The Iliad and Odyssey (Homer). In addition, this paper explains how the relationship between gods and ...

Aeneas and Achilles are two brave heroes whose names are recognized as role models for generations. The character of Achilles is portrayed by Homer in Iliad however we see Aeneas in Virgil’s Aeneid. There are some similarities as well as differences in both the heroes. Since these two heroes represent two different civilizations, they are often compared to each other. This paper intends to discuss the characters of Aeneid and Achilles and further talks about similarities and differences of their character. Achilles is son of goddess Thetis and this divine ancestry makes him outstanding. He has some ...

Tormenting mankind is no difficult feat; given sufficient power, any person or entity that has power over another can abuse it to inflict substantial harm and torment on other people. Dictators do this; tyrants do this as well. In terms of Greek mythology, the closest analogue to these terrible people are the gods – capricious, spiteful entities who often treat mankind like their own, personal playthings. All too often in Greek myth, mankind will fall victim to the whims of the gods, who perform terrible acts of spite or capriciousness on them for their own selfish reasons. The Greek gods ...