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    Agamemnon and Achilles - Apollo caused it - Agamemnon dishonored Chryses‚ his priest‚ so Apollo struck his men with plague - Took Chryses’ daughter - Hera wanted fighting to stop‚ so influenced Achilles to call meeting to end the fighting - Achilles recommends to Agamemnon that they consult a prophet or priest - Calchas (prophet) makes deal with Achilles to tell him what he knows if he protects him - Agamemnon becomes angry‚ but accepts deal as long as he gets Achilles’ girl

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    Classical literature has withstood the tests of time. Through the Anglo-Saxon era in history‚ long narrative poems‚ known as epics become all the rage. These poems were written in elevated styles that presented the adventures of a hero with superhuman qualities who embodied the national ideals. These ideals and adventures were presented through elements such as dreams‚ courage allowing the hero to overcome great trials‚ and a major battle scene. These elements‚ known as epic conventions‚ created

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    people throughout the world and time - Gilgamesh from The Epic of Gilgamesh and Achilles from Iliad. Tonight‚ they are going to reveal secrets never heard before and change your perception of life forever. It is amazing how the stories you will hear‚ happened so far back in the past are applicable for our life today. Host: Hello Gilgamesh and Achilles. You look amazing tonight. How do you feel? Gilgamesh: Great! Achilles: A little old‚ but good! Host: How do you like the couch? Is it comfortable enough

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    Germanic‚ and Hindu mythologies. I will examine the roles of various demi-gods and deities to see how they were portrayed in the societies in which they were created. My area of research is going to be based on the roles played by demi-gods such as Achilles from Greece‚ Helen of Troy‚ and Gilgamesh from Sumerian mythology and Osiris from Egypt. In almost all mythologies we find beings who are half man and half god‚ who are called demigods. I will investigate what their functions were and why they were

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    Topic #2) Aphrodite Throughout the many annals of Greek mythology‚ there have been many fascinating characters‚ ranging from the beginning of time with Gaia and Uranus‚ to their children‚ Cronus and his wife Rhea‚ through the Titanomachy‚ the war of the Titans versus the Gods‚ and finally to their children‚ the Olympians themselves‚ and the dawn of the Silver Age. Of the twelve Olympic Deities‚ you have five Goddesses: Hera‚ the queen of Olympus‚ Demeter‚ Goddess of the harvest‚ Aphrodite‚ Goddess

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    Archetypal Analysis of Myths Part One: The Gods‚ the Creation‚ and the Earliest Heroes Chosen Myth: Dionysus or Bacchus Situational Archetype: Battle between Good and Evil In the myth of Dionysus there isn’t exactly a conflict between two sides of people battling for good or evil‚ its more as a battle between the two sides of Dionysus’ inner self. Unlike most examples of good versus evil‚ there isn’t a triumphant side. Just the personality switches between Dionysus being the joy-god or the

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    Achelous: River god; son of Oceanus and Tethys and said to be the father of the Sirens. Acheron: One of several Rivers of Underworld. Achilles: Greek warrior; slew Hector at Troy; slain by Paris‚ who wounded him in his vulnerable heel. Actaeon: Hunter; surprised Artemis bathing; changed by her to stag; and killed by his dogs. Admetus: King of Thessaly; his wife‚ Alcestis‚ offered to die in his place. Adonis: Beautiful youth loved by Aphrodite. Aeacus: One of three judges of dead in Hades; son of

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    Mythology Notes 8/21/2014 Myth- Story Legend- Heroic tales of humans‚ more recent past Fairy Tales- Outside of human capabilities‚ improbable for adults‚ entertainment value‚ non human characters‚ magical‚ simple plot structures‚ outside time and place Folklore- Cultural stories‚ tales specific to a culture‚ explanatory of things of importance‚ elements of fear‚ contain regular/common people‚ not focused on Gods or heroes Fable- lessons‚ contain animals‚ clearly fiction Urban Legend-In the

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    Dead Poets Society Campus Life Movie Story 1. Welton Academy‚ a conservative and autocratic boys’ prep school 2. the arrival an unconventional English teacher‚ John Keating 3. Keating’s unique way of teaching 4. the change in the students’ thoughts on the learning process and life itself 5. an unexpected tragedy: the suicide of one of Keating’s most brilliant students 6. Keating’s dismissal Character Analysis Directions: Dead Poets Society features a rich parade of characters. The following

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    The Iliad By Homer Written 800 B.C.E Translated by Samuel Butler Book IX Thus did the Trojans watch. But Panic‚ comrade of blood-stained Rout‚ had taken fast hold of the Achaeans and their princes were all of them in despair. As when the two winds that blow from Thrace- the north and the northwest- spring up of a sudden and rouse the fury of the main- in a moment the dark waves uprear their heads and scatter their sea-wrack in all directions- even thus troubled were the hearts of the

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