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The Five Ages of Man
In the Hesiod’s chapter of the anthology, one of the most interesting points of his literature was his telling of The Five Ages of Man. The Five Ages of Man are, in chronological order: the Golden Age, Silver Age, Bronze Age, Heroic Age, and lastly, the Iron Age. Each one of these Ages or races were created in the hands of Zeus and the other gods. As time goes on and each Age ends, the new Age is usually less happy and put through more issues than the one before it, excluding the Heroic Age, which was the second-most recent Age, but had a god-like lifestyle. Seemingly, when one Age ends, Zeus creates a new one with the concept of whatever he may feel is necessary or may fit his fancy at …show more content…
The Silver Age was not the worst of the five Ages, but it was definitely not as good as the Golden Age. The weather was no longer as nice, and, in this Age, the seasons were broken into four seasons. Also, the people in this Age were not as smart as those in the Golden Age due to the way the gods created them. One of the things that was similar to the first Age was that a child may still grow up slowly and may stay with the mother for much longer than in modern times. The biggest issues in this Age were the people's loss of knowledge and their inability to have logic. This caused the deaths of many of the Silver-Aged people early in their lives. This generation of people refused to idolize and honor the gods. This frustrated the immortals, so they terminated the race, thus ending the Silver …show more content…
This is to be believed to be the current Age. In this Age, not one day or night went by without the people being upset at one point in their day. The gods did not hold back when creating this Age. All forms of sadness and distraction happened on a daily basis during the Iron Age. Although this Age is still ongoing, it will come to an end when the people of the Age begin to act out in a dishonorable manner. Supposedly, there will be inexplicable crimes, and the criminals responsible will either have no remorse or will lie about their acts. An important point about the history of the Ages is that fate is inevitable; every beginning has an ending in some form. This story teaches one about many different walks of life and cultures, and how they were a part of the world at some point. It also explains how people have weak points that may lead to the end of their entire generation. For example, the Silver Age was not very smart, and this led to their inability to naturally live long. They also didn’t have the ability to comprehend the gods' desire to be honored. Understanding this message, specifically the message from the Iron Age story helps one understand the need to get the world under control, otherwise something really bad might happen. As the literature states, one day this Age will end due to unacceptable acts, which will lead to many tragedies. A young adult in the world today may see many things that could be
The Five Ages of Man
In the Hesiod’s chapter of the anthology, one of the most interesting points of his literature was his telling of The Five Ages of Man. The Five Ages of Man are, in chronological order: the Golden Age, Silver Age, Bronze Age, Heroic Age, and lastly, the Iron Age. Each one of these Ages or races were created in the hands of Zeus and the other gods. As time goes on and each Age ends, the new Age is usually less happy and put through more issues than the one before it, excluding the Heroic Age, which was the second-most recent Age, but had a god-like lifestyle. Seemingly, when one Age ends, Zeus creates a new one with the concept of whatever he may feel is necessary or may fit his fancy at …show more content…
The Silver Age was not the worst of the five Ages, but it was definitely not as good as the Golden Age. The weather was no longer as nice, and, in this Age, the seasons were broken into four seasons. Also, the people in this Age were not as smart as those in the Golden Age due to the way the gods created them. One of the things that was similar to the first Age was that a child may still grow up slowly and may stay with the mother for much longer than in modern times. The biggest issues in this Age were the people's loss of knowledge and their inability to have logic. This caused the deaths of many of the Silver-Aged people early in their lives. This generation of people refused to idolize and honor the gods. This frustrated the immortals, so they terminated the race, thus ending the Silver …show more content…
This is to be believed to be the current Age. In this Age, not one day or night went by without the people being upset at one point in their day. The gods did not hold back when creating this Age. All forms of sadness and distraction happened on a daily basis during the Iron Age. Although this Age is still ongoing, it will come to an end when the people of the Age begin to act out in a dishonorable manner. Supposedly, there will be inexplicable crimes, and the criminals responsible will either have no remorse or will lie about their acts. An important point about the history of the Ages is that fate is inevitable; every beginning has an ending in some form. This story teaches one about many different walks of life and cultures, and how they were a part of the world at some point. It also explains how people have weak points that may lead to the end of their entire generation. For example, the Silver Age was not very smart, and this led to their inability to naturally live long. They also didn’t have the ability to comprehend the gods' desire to be honored. Understanding this message, specifically the message from the Iron Age story helps one understand the need to get the world under control, otherwise something really bad might happen. As the literature states, one day this Age will end due to unacceptable acts, which will lead to many tragedies. A young adult in the world today may see many things that could be