Greek-+government

Views of Government in Greek Literature
 * 1) Antigone
 * Government, or more specifically the Greek king, controlled the peoples' actions and even beliefs. The people were obedient to their king, and thought highly of him, even at the level of a god. Even though obedience to the king was important, the moral code of the people was more important, as people were more concerned with their lives after death. Most of the rulings of the government were based on ideas of the gods, since they were mostly based on moral code, but at times kings, like Creon, would corrupt the people by disobeying the gods' wills and enforce laws that are biased and
 * Government was too powerful, strict
 * Kings were viewed as gods
 * Laws based on gods' rules
 * Kings gave themselves too much power, thought themselves higher than gods (Creon)
 * Gods reigned over all
 * Severe and unreasonable punishment
 * 1) Mythology
 * People looked up to social figures, heroes
 * Heroes were looked up to, and were influential
 * Some heroes were rulers
 * Odysseus - King of Ithaca
 * Achilles - Ruler of Greeks
 * Hector - Ruler of Trojans
 * 1) Socrates' Apology[[image:http://www.legion-fourteen.com/returnodess.jpg width="323" height="258"]]
 * Was thought to be unlawful for not believing in the gods
 * Accused by a politian
 * Tried by the Senate
 * Sentenced to death by the government
 * Government was not open to change, new ideas
 * Severe and unreasonable punishment