classical Greek noun for "beauty" was κάλλος‚ kallos‚ and the adjective for "beautiful" was καλός‚ kalos. The Koine Greek word for beautiful was ὡραῖος‚ hōraios‚ an adjective etymologically coming from the word ὥρα‚ hōra‚ meaning "hour". In Koine Greek‚ beauty was thus associated with "being of one’s hour". Thus‚ a ripe fruit was considered beautiful‚ whereas a young woman trying to appear older or an older woman trying to appear younger would not be considered beautiful. In Attic Greek‚ hōraios
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innovation but still relied on spiritual and theological explanations to what did not make sense at that time in their cultural development. As part of this‚ ancient cultures created deities to help bring understanding to the unexplainable. In many ways‚ these deities also were reflection on the societies themselves. The ancient Greek and ancient Egyptian societies had both developed theocratic cultures‚ with multiple defined deities that each represented an unknown part of the world‚ such as life after
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hero. The cultural context of ‘The Odyssey’ is set in Ancient Greece‚ which differs from the film ‘Stardust’ which obtains a fantasy genre‚ but mirrors the 18th Century realm in England. The values of society in these two different time eras are somewhat similar‚ some of which being the value for family‚ justice (both of which proving to be more prominent in ‘The Odyssey’) and the value for status within the community. Athene‚ the Greek goddess or war and wisdom‚ advises Telemachus to rid his
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Hercules is the Roman name for the Greek hero Herakles‚ the most popular figure from ancient Greek mythology. Hercules was the son of Zeus‚ king of the gods‚ and the mortal woman Alcmene. Zeus‚ who was always chasing one woman or another‚ took on the form of Alcmene’s husband‚ Amphitryon‚ and visited Alcmene one night in her bed‚ and so Hercules was born a demi-god with incredible strength and stamina. He performed amazing feats‚ including wrestling death and traveling twice to the underworld‚ and
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get ready for war‚ and many of the techniques and terminology allude to warfare Ancient Greek boxing is a very old kind of sport. It has been practiced at least since the eighth century BC. Homer wrote about it in his poem Iliad. At that time‚ Greece was made of many city-states that were independent. Each city state seems to have had its own version of the sport. boxing with gloves was an important part of the Greek athletic culture of the time. Bando kickboxing is the modern‚ sport form of lethwei
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the protagonist’s voice‚ which is essential to Middlesex’s attempt to be a hybrid text – using a metanarrative structure by mirroring Greek mythology with Cal/lie’s own family heritage‚ which elicits to a conflicting life of either being the ‘other’ or the ‘in-between’. Duality is incredibly significant to Middlesex’s narrative structure – modern and myth‚ Greek and American‚ male and female‚ and how they all coincide with one another. For example‚ when The Simultaneous Fertilization happens‚ the
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The Greek Trireme warship played a very important role in the ancient Greek culture. It shaped the Athenian Empire and allowed the rise of Greek power and naval warfare. The ancient Greek ship called the trireme was the largest warship. The designers started working on it by attempting to build a boat that would do better on the seas for longer distances and in storms. The boats before the Trireme were not built very well and could not get very big or hold a lot of cargo. The Triremes were the
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’Antigone is a thoroughly admirable character.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Throughout the play‚ Antigone is presented as an audacious and unorthodox female character‚ whose actions depict her independence and confidence. She dismisses the rules which she believes are false‚ and honourably battles against her uncle’s rule to bring justice to her slaughtered brother; her original intentions suggest how important family relationships are to her. However‚ Antigone’s reckless behaviour
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designers‚ haute couture‚ celebrities‚ New York‚ Milan‚ London‚ and prestigious magazine Vogue. Fashion has a reputation to re-establish one’s personality‚ status‚ and style. The costumes that I will focus on will be the image of Artemis‚ the Classical Greek goddess of the hunt‚ and the other will be of the Victorian corsets of the Victorian Era (1837-1901). Artemis‚ also recognized as Diana by the Romans‚ was the daughter of Zeus and Leto‚ twin sister to Apollo‚ and was associated to light. She was
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Infanticide has been practiced on every continent and by every level of cultural complexity. It has been practiced from hunter gatherers to modern civilization‚ including our own ancestors. When pregnant it is understandable that couples wish for either a boy or a girl but‚ it is another thing if their wish of having either a boy or a girl is guaranteed to come true. Those couples who wish to have a son and has one child turns out to be a girl seem to be in a most painful dilemma. “Cultural norms
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