Greece and Rome Archetype's

1. Greece and Rome Archetype's By: Ca-Shaundra Alexis Tasha Demondre

2. The King • Zeus, the Greek king • The king of the gods, the god of sky and weather, law, order and fate • He was depicted as a regal man • There were many Roman kings • One known as Romulus, the king of wars

3. The Queen • The beautiful goddess Hera was queen of the Greek gods and the wife of Zeus, the king. • Hera is described as jealous and quarrelsome. • Cleopatra Theawas known as “ the other Cleopatra” making her one of the ancient Roman queens. • Cleopatra Thea ruled for her husband Demetrius while he was fighting against Parthia.

4. The Sage • Typically represented as a kind and wise, old father type figure who uses personal knowledge of people and world to offer guidance or tell a story • The wise and old man is often seen to be in some way foreign • They don’t seek wisdom because he already has it. http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/wise_old_man http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/sage_(sophos)

5. The Drunkard(Satyrs) • In Greek mythology the satyrs are deities of the woods and mountains. • They’re half human and half beast; usually goats tails, flanks and hooves. • The upper part is human with horns of a goat • Companions of Dionysus; the god of wine • Spend time drinking, dancing, and chasing nymphs www.pantheon.org/articles/s/satyrs.html

6. The Flood (Euphrates and Tigris) • Their rivers, the Euphrates and Tigris, flooded when the wheat and barely were ripe • A river flood was a catastrophe indeed • Greek agriculture, on the other hand, depended on rainfall • Greek hardly knew what a river flood meant http://www.livius.org/fa-fn/flood/flood4.html

7. The Athlete • In ancient Greek world that means who competes for a prize • Athletes were first introduces at Rome, B.C. 186, in the games exhibited by M.Fulvius • Greek most important athletic competitions were inaugurated in 776 B.C at Olympia in the Peloponnesus.

8. The Musician • Orpheus legendary Greek musician • Augustus the roman musicians

9. The God • Zeus Greek God as the archetype of the king • need to comprehend the universe, to give a meaning to all that happens • Also to see it all as having some purpose and direction. • http://www.selfhelp-spirituality-selfesteem.com/zeus-greek-god/

10. The Goddess • The Goddess is an recognized Archetype in itself and embodies wisdom, nurturing, guidance, physical grace, athletic prowess and sensuality. • Roman goddess-embodies wisdom, nurturing, guidance, physical grace, athletic prowess and sensuality • Aphrodite, who despite her legendary beauty and seductiveness, still suffered from insecurity and jealousy • Hestia for example ruled over domestic life and the hearth. • http://www.goddess-guide.com/greek-goddesses.html

11. The Guide • Charon fairy man guides the souls of the dead across the river sticks to Hades

12. The Nymph • In Greek mythology, nymphs are spirits of nature • Protectors of springs, mountains, and rivers. • Represented as young, pretty girls. : Dryads (forests), Naiads (springs and rivers), Nereid (the Mediterranean), Oceanids (the sea) and Oreads (mountains), Limoniads (meadows), Limniads (lakes, marshes and swamps) and Napaea (valleys).

13. The Saboteur • A name associated with betrayal • The purpose of this archetype is not to sabotage you, but to help you learn the many ways in which you sabotage yourself.