Narcissus, Oedipus and Phobos Test

Narcissus

Narcissus was a youth vainly proud of his great beauty and quite indifferent of the feelings of those who fell in love with him. @@A goddess cursed him to feel what it is to love and get nothing in return. He fell in love with his own image@@ when he saw his reflection in the water of a fountain, and believed this image belonged to a spirit. Every time he tried to embrace the image it disappeared without saying a word. At the end Narcissus died and turned into a flower (Narcissus) that still bears his name.

==Narcissism:== excessive interest in or admiration of oneself and oneā€™s physical appearance

Oedipus

%%Oedipus was the son King Laius.%% an @@oracle told the king that Oedipus would grow up and kill him. The king ordered his death, but Oedipus survived.@@ Years later he met, had an argument with, and @@killed his father@@ (without knowing his identity). @@He unknowingly married his mother@@ and he found out what had happened his @@mother killed herself@@ and @@Oedipus stabbed his eyes out@@. Sigmund Freud named his famous complex after him.

==Oedipus complex:== a boyā€™s unhealthy relationship with his mother

Coach Colemanā€™s Oedipus video: https://youtu.be/4puWoBHaJjw

Phobos

@@Phobos is the god of fear in greek mythology.@@ %%He is the son of Ares and Aphrodite.%% He is known for accompanying his father and %%Enyo (goddess of war) and Eris (goddess of discord and strife). They are sisters of Ares.%% into battle alongside his siblings. %%Demios (god of terror) and Eros (god of love) are Phobosā€™ brothers%% and often fought with Phobos and Ares. His worship was bloody: in one account @@7 warriors slaughtered a bull over a black shield and swore an oath by Phobos.@@ ^^Spartan soldiers idolize him because he represents discipline and consistency.^^

  • ==Agamemnon and Hercules== carries a shield with the image of Phobos.
  • ==Aresā€™ son== beheaded strangers and used their skulls to build a temple for Phobos.

The Fenris Wolf: eyes of burning fire and a jaw that reached the heavens

  • Phobos is often depicted as having a lionā€™s head.
  • On the eve of Battle of Gaugamela, ==Alexander the Great== makes a sacrifice

^^Timor/Pavor is his Roman equivalent. The poet Ovid.^^

When the moons of mars were discovered, they were named Phobos and Deimos. Even though Mars is named after the Roman god of war, the moons have greek names. @@Phobos is the larger of the 2 moons.@@

All phobias are are named after him.

==Phobia:== the fear of