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    are the Greek gods and t he Roman gods. On many occasions people have confused the gods of these two ancient civilizations. For instance when a person thinks of the goddess of love they may think of Venus or Aphrodite and think that they are one and the same. They are not though‚ Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and Venus her Roman counter part. When thinking of the God of Love‚ Cupid is the first that comes to mind and therefore‚ he should be Aphrodite’s son but he is Venus’ son. Along

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    and beauty. A literary device used in the first segment in which Pygmalion is talking to Aphrodite is repetition due to Pygmalion keeps saying “you.” For example‚ a couple of quotes in Bernard Evslin’s version of Pygmalion in which it displays the literary device of repetition showing Pygmalion’s obsession with utter perfection and beauty are “You‚ Aphrodite‚ queen of beauty‚ lady of delight… Yours‚ Aphrodite. Yours Yours. I love you and you alone”(70). This shows why Pygmalion is obsessed with beauty

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    Olympian Gods. With Zeus’s favor‚ he was able to marry Aphrodite‚ the goddess of love‚ who sadly never returned the love he gave to her. Hephaestus was loved by the mortals for his kindness and he had an important role in Athens alongside Athena. Nearly every weapon‚ piece of armor‚ or building of any importance was crafted by Hephaestus. Hephaestus‚ rejected by his mother for his ugliness‚ helped countless mortals and gods‚ married Aphrodite‚ and rose to Olympus to become the master craftsman honored

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    and college scene‚ and it would be fitting that Ares‚ the Greek god of war be associated with jocks. Ares is representative of the jock archetype for his relationship with Aphrodite‚ his physical strength‚ and lack of rational thought. Ares is well known to many classical authors as the lover of Aphrodite‚ even if Aphrodite was married to Ares’ brother Hephaestus. The author Lucretius‚ describes how Ares‚ like most other gods and mortal men would

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    Iliad Narrator: Homer was called the blind poet of Greece. Very little is known about him‚ but his transcended genius is vividly impressed upon his works. His country folks called him “the Poet”. His two epics‚ the Iliad and the Odyssey‚ were learned by heart‚ and wherever a Greek settled‚ he or she carried with him or her love for Homer. The Iliad and the Odyssey depict the complete life of the ancient Greeks in action. The Iliad showcases the passions found in and the cruelty of war. It is a

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    Through the Looking Glass: The Different Perceptions of Love and Companionship Companionship and love‚ although both present in Sappho and the Epic of Gilgamesh‚ had differing views encased in opposite ends of the spectrum demonstrations of love. The materialism and emotions revealed within the texts‚ illuminates the view of rationality and irrationality of love. If we consider how the gods attributed to this view‚ the problems of accuracy in the portrayal of love can be resolved. The Epic of Gilgamesh

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    mortals both directly and indirectly. Mortals fight gods and gods fight each other. The world of the Iliad is a world of cosmic conflict. On the side of the Greeks are: On the side of the Trojans are: Athena Aphrodite Hera Apollo Poseidon Artemis Hermes Leto Zeus tries to stay above the fray and stand for justice and fate. He uses the scales of fate and

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    "The Apple of Discord‚" also known as "The Golden Apple‚" is a Greek Mythology tale that involved three Goddesses. The three Goddesses included: "Aphrodite" who is noted to have rose up from the foam on the ocean in Babylonian/Sumerian. Aphrodite was worshiped as the Goddess of love and beauty. "Aphros" is the Greek word for "sea foam." Aphrodite had powers associated with fertility and growth/harvesting of crops‚ war‚ and descent to the underworld‚ birth/life/love/death and fate. "Athena" who

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    Some scholars criticise Cidade de Deus / City of God (2002) on the grounds that the film represents violence and poverty as a ‘spectacle’ and fails to relate these issues to the wider socio-political context of contemporary Brazil. Is this criticism justified? ‘There are…two kinds of film makers: one invents an imaginary reality; the other confronts an existing reality and attempts to understand it‚ criticise it…and finally‚ translate it into film’ Fernando Biri‚ 1979[1] Fernando Meirelles’s

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    selected divinities. Title: Divinities of Love and Beauty Column A Divinity Name: Aphrodite Culture of Origin: Greek Column B Divinity Name: Freyja Culture of Origin: Norse 1. How is this divinity portrayed? Describe the divinity’s role within the myth. She was portrayed to be the goddess of love and beauty often shown smiling. She is the daughter of Zeus. Some myths also say they daughter of Uranus (Aphrodite‚ 2002). One of the more known and told myth is her helping Paris to abduct his love

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