Greek Mythology- King Lycurgus and King Phineus
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Strengths and Weaknesses
Relationship/ Modern Connection Cont.
Dionysus, a figure in Lycurgus' story, is also featured in the series as less than amicable, and is referenced wherever wine is to be found.
Background Cont.
Relationship/ Modern Connection
Background
*Phineas helps the original heroes in search of the Golden Fleece on their quest. A similar quest is depicted in the second novel of the popular Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, The Sea of Monsters.
*Some policymakers and politicians have been compared to Lycurgus, though without clear inclination other than perhaps a tendency to become angry easily.
*How valid the Phineas and Ferb connection is isn't quite clear- actually, there is likely no correlation.
Weaknesses:
- Mortals
- Flawed judgement
- Willingness to challenge the gods
- Overconfidence
- Minimal discipline
Strengths:
- Royalty
- Phineus: Able to be helped by heroes
Lycurgus:
- Attacked Dionysus (wine god) while either traveling or as an infant (myths vary)
- Killed Dionysus' nurse (infant myth), Ambrosia, with his axe
- Punishment: condemned to insanity; in his state of madness Lycurgus brutally murdered his wife and family
- Eventually killed himself; cut off his feet beforehand
WORKS CITED
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/l/lycurgus.html
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/p/phineus.html
http://disney.go.com/xd/phineasandferb/
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/phineas
Background:
Both kings offended gods; Phineus offended Zeus because he prophesied too truly, and Lycurgus attacked Dionysus and killed his nurse.
Phineus:
- Revealed too many godly truths to humans
- Punishment: plagued with Harpies; food was desecrated and stolen
- Liberated by Jason and Argonatus; helped them find the Golden Fleece
- Helped by the goddess Iris to avoid deaths of the Harpies