Discordianism By: Juana Aguilar Discordianism Founded in the late 1950s by Greg Hill and Kerry Thorley. These students learned in a mythology class that the Greeks and Romans had a goddess of chaos and confusion‚ and they thought that was the funniest thing they have ever heard of‚ so they made a religion out of it What is discordianism? Discordianism is the worship of the Greek goddess Eris Who is Eris? Eris was the goddess of strife and discord and she played a big role on the
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Love Conquers All In the beginning of The Knight’s Tale‚ Chaucer introduces a duke‚ Theseus of Athens. Theseus arrives home to Athens from a victorious siege. Four women interrupt the joyful demeanor of the Athenian homecoming with their loud crying and weeping. When Theseus asks them what causes their grief‚ the eldest woman of the group steps forward and responds. She explains to Theseus that each of the women lost their husbands to war at Thebes. Creon‚ the lord of Thebes‚ humiliated the four
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Love The most prevalent theme in this story is Love‚ which two knights are ready to battle each other to get Emily. Palamon and Arcite are knights of Thebes. They are both captured and thrown into prison for lifetime by the duke name Theseus of Athens. In prison they see Emily from the bar window and both falls in love with her. They both argue about Emily that who should get her and not‚ but they had sworn oath to each other to be true and loyal to each other. Palamon saying “rather that you should
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#2 Hera History: Well where do we start ok Hera was Cronus daughter. Cronus which is hera’s dad was the leader and the youngest of the first generation of titans. He and his father ruled during the mythical Golden Age. Hera’s mother Rhea is the titaness daughter of the earth goddess Gaia and the sky god uranus in greek mythology. Hera is married to her brother Zeus. Hera can also be known for her Introduction: Hera was a goddess of women and marriage in Greek mythology. Hera is a loving
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Gods and goddesses are the rulers of the world‚ some say.do you believe that? People worshipped gods and goddesses every in the world in the B.C’s and in the early A.D’s. i’m going to write about Greek gods and goddesses‚ Egyptian gods and goddesses‚ and Roman gods and goddesses. Lastly some books and movies about gods and goddesses. The Greeks believed that certain deities (gods and goddesses) directed daily events and also watched over them. Families also presented offerings and ceremonies
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Object Analysis: Bust of Ariadne This terracotta bust depicts Ariadne‚ the daughter of King Minos of Crete‚ who helped Theseus through the labyrinth. It is 61 cm tall‚ hand scuplted‚ and has traces of paint indicating it was once fully painted. It was found in Falerii Novi‚ Italy. The sculpture was done in the Classical Etruscan style‚ being heavily influenced by Greek and Roman art. The bust is made of terracotta‚ which was a common material for the Etruscans. The hair is finely detailed‚
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The Terracotta Bell-krater is a bowl for mixing wine and water that originated in Greece during the time period between 750-700 BCE. Known as the Geometric period‚ this piece of art is a perfect example of the Kraters that are commonly found from this period in time. Like the Terracotta Bell-Krater‚ many of these Kraters are very large and are decorated with geometric and linear designs. When viewing the Terracotta Bell-Krater‚ its characteristics such as its lines and color‚ foreshortening‚ and
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Sandro Botticelli‚ Birth of Venus. The Birth of Venus painted by Sandro Botticelli from 1484-1486‚ depicts the birth of Venus into the world. The painting shows Venus the goddess of love and beauty coming out of the sea as if she was coming into the human world as a beautiful woman. She is nude in the painting covering one of her breasts with her right hand‚ her left hand holding her long blonde hair‚ which covers her pubic region. The nudity of Venus in this painting shows not the humility of
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Between 1482 and 1485 Sandro Botticelli painted The Birth of Venus. The painting is one of the most known works of the Renaissance and a lasting symbol of feminine grace and beauty. Since Renaissance also means “rebirth‚” in the piece‚ Botticelli focuses on the birth of love in the world by depicting a beautiful nude woman coming to life in a tropical landscape. Botticelli’s work now hangs at the Uffizi Gallery‚ a prominent art museum located in central Florence‚ Italy. The unrealistic‚ innocence
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Shanee Ellington Writing 303 Professor Dubuisson March 17‚ 2015 A Greek Mythology Compared to a Disney Classic “Cupid and Psyche" and "Beauty and the Beast" are stories about two beautiful girls with their animal lovers. There are similar motifs that show a close comparison between the two. "Cupid and Psyche" is an old Greek love tale‚ while "Beauty and the Beast" is a Disney tale with a moral story. The female hero in both stories is Psyche and Beauty. They suffer the wrath by no fault but their
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