By applying a Structuralist theory a Psychological theory, and an Anthropological theory to various myths, we are better able to understand Greek society. In the myth of the House of Atreus, Oenomaus was the ruler over Pisa. He had a beautiful daughter that everyone wanted to marry, but Oenomaus was in love with her. She did not have the same feelings for her father, and this made Oenomaus very upset. Thus, he told Hippodamia that the only way she could get married is if a suitor beat him in a chariot race. The trick to this was that Oenomaus had special horses from Poseidon that ran as fast as the wind, and no other horses could beat them. Twelve suitors tried and failed before Pelops came. Pelops heard of Hippodamia's beauty, and was determined to win. He knew of Oenomaus' horses, so he brought a golden-winged chariot drawn by horses that never tired. Although he had these special horses, he still knew that he needed more help to win. So he bribed

Through an Anthropological view, we are able to see the justification of the after-life. Yet again in this period, women were expected to do malicious acts to themselves for others. This would explain why people did such things for spirits and why this was accepted at this time. Freud would agree that sacrificing female slaves over dead people's tombs to show sexual companionship is a primitive and irrational act, which would, in turn, represent his Psychological theory. Through a Structuralist view, good and evil can be seen in Greek beliefs, "good" representing respect for the deceased, and evil representing the mauling their bodies and sacrificing female slaves.

The theme of death is apparent throughout the Underworld Myths. The Greeks' view of death is base on breathing: "the ancient logically inferred that breath is the basis for all the other activities of a living human being." Greeks paid respect to their dead by wearing dark clothes. Women scratched their faces, especially their cheeks to show their sadness and suffering. They even sacrificed female slaves over the dead's tomb to show sexual companionship. Death was respected by some and feared by others.

This myth can be understood in terms of Freud's Psychoanalytic theroy. Freud's theory, which relates to psychological forces that work in individuals, can explain this primitive and irrational allegory. Oenomaus' sexual desire for his daughter can be understood as a primitive need in Freud's theories: his feelings for her reflect Elektra complex. We can also look at Pelop's desire for Hippodamia. He had never seen the woman, just heard of her beauty. He kills her father, and promises Myrtilus sex with her if he helps him win, and then kills him for a promise that he made. Everything that Pelops did was on a sexual, primitive, irrational level.

the king's charioteer, Myrtilus, to replace the bronze linchpins with wax ones, inexchange for letting Myrtilus sleep with his new wife. During the race, the wax pin melted, and Oenomaus was tangled in the reins and dragged to death. After the race was over, Pelops, Myrtilus, and Hippodamia were traveling together when Pelops stopped to get a drink for his new wife. When he returned, he saw Myrtilus already pursuing his wife for the reward. Upon seeing this, Pelops threw Myrtilus off a cliff into the ocean.

Orpheus can be viewed as a shamon in his own right, returning from the underworld to teach the truth about human nature and destiny. Homosexuality was not consid

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