Help on my research paper : greek mythology and Harry Potter?

Question

IM researching how greek mythology relates to harry potter. Seems pretty easy but the truth is im having trouble finding information. So if anyone could help or had any ideas that would be greattt.. thanks so muchh i appriciate itt

Also im terrible at writing thesis statements. any advice to make this one sound a little better?
: Author J.K Rowling uses Greek Mythology to exemplify many of Harry Potters characters, symbols, and stories.

Answer 1

A lot of the names in Harry Potter have references to Greek Mythology.



Here's a link to a site that details the origins of the names of everything from the characters to places and spells.



http://www.mugglenet.com/books/name_origins.shtml

Answer 2

Greek Mythology In Harry Potter

Answer 3

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Help on my research paper : greek mythology and Harry Potter?

IM researching how greek mythology relates to harry potter. Seems pretty easy but the truth is im having trouble finding information. So if anyone could help or had any ideas that would be greattt.. thanks so muchh i appriciate itt



Also im terrible at writing thesis statements. any advice to...

Answer 4

I'm not sure whether this is really helpful: "The Labours of Hercules" by Agatha Christie There is a lot of Greek Mythology in criminal literature. Of course, nearly every book including a father-son conflict could be a reference to Oedipus. Could "Life of Pi" be interesting? (Odyssey) Edit: The last idea is definitely the best one.

Answer 5

Well Cerberus, (Fluffy) is Greek. The fact that playing music puts him to sleep comes from Orpheus, who did it too. Sirius Black, transforms into a dog like the dog star or the sirius constellation. Not sure about this one but lightning bolt is Zeus's symbol. Professor Macgonnagol's (sp) first name is Minerva, which is the Roman name for the Godess Athena. Argus Filch is like Argus, who had 100 eyes; Filch has Mrs.Norris. The Sphinx in the maze also comes up in mythology and asks a riddle. Centaurs are from Greek mythology.And for the thesis, you could also say: In the Harry Potter series, JK Rowling uses Greek Mytholgy to exemplify the characters, symbols, and stories. "Rubeus Hagrid: Rubeus, possibly from the Latin rubinus, "red." Also possibly from Hagrid Rubes, "Giant of the Jewels." He was a kind giant in ancient Greek mythology. (Hagrid is a nice, generous man.) Zeus, chief of the gods, framed him for murder. (Hagrid and Aragog were framed for deaths of Hogwarts students.) Zeus banished him from Mount Olympus, home of the gods, but allowed him to take care of the animals. (Headmaster Dippet expelled him from Hogwarts, but Dumbledore convinced him to keep Hagrid on as head gamekeeper.) Hagrid also may nean "hung over," as from alcohol. Hagride is a verb that means "to torment."" The name Deaduls, as in Deadalus Diggle is an inventor, but I'm sure about the connection. Fawkes is also a result of Greek mythology. Hope this helped!

Answer 6

The Lightening Bolt on Harry's forehead represents Zeus, who's mother protected him from his father who wanted to eat him because he feared that one of his children would overthrow him. Cronus had become the Master of the Universe by overthrowing his father, Uranus, who had thrown his children into Tartarus, the deepest pit in the Underworld. Zeus grew up away from Cronus (like Harry grew up away from the Wizarding World) so that he wouldn't get hunted down.



Zeus grew up and fought against his father (Harry grew up and fought against Voldemort) and won. So Harry is another version of Zeus and the lightening bolt on his forehead overall represents Harry's inability to be destroyed.