Zeus Description: Zeus has his sway over Mount Olympus and is the king of the Gods. He is the son of Cronus and Rhea‚ the husband to Hera‚ and has 15 children‚ all of whom were Olympians. Depiction: He is often depicted as a tall and a sturdy man with regal attire. He has long hair and a long beard. Generally‚ he is depicted in a standing pose‚ but we also have some seated sculptures of Zeus. Attributes: The thunderbolt is his main attribute which is generally placed in his right hand. Sometimes
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crowned with myrtle and held sprigs of myrtle in their hands. Since the Graces were minor deities‚ not a single myth presented them independently.They always appeared as attendants of other gods or goddesses‚ most notably of Venus (Greek equivalent: Aphrodite) and Cupid (Greek equivalent: Eros). Besides‚ they also appeared among the attendants of Apollo‚ Dionysus‚ and Hermes (Greek equivalent: Mercury).Together with the Nymphs and the Muses‚ they entertained the gods by dancing around in a circle by holding
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excellent example of a marble Classical statue would be the Knidian Aphrodite – however‚ the original statue from the fourth-century BCE was not persevered well (Lee 103). Mireille M Lee‚ an Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University whose research interests include Greek art and archaeology are reflected in her article‚ Other "Ways of Seeing": Female Viewers of the Knidian Aphrodite‚ where she discussing the physical appearance of Aphrodite and various interpretations of its meaning. Despite fluctuating
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(Roman name: Pluto) Hades was king of the dead. He lived in the underworld‚ the heavily guarded land where he ruled over the dead. He was the brother of Zeus and the husband of Persephone‚ Demeter’s daughter‚ whom he kidnapped. Aphrodite (Roman name: Venus) Aphrodite was the goddess of love and beauty‚ and the protector of sailors. She may have been the daughter of Zeus and the Titan Dione‚ or she may have risen from the sea on a shell. Her symbols include the myrtle tree and the dove. Apollo
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Aphrodite: The Cause of the Trojan War War is inevitable. From the dawn of time‚ mankind has had conflict among itself‚ and some conflict has escalated enough to resort to the violence of war. Countless wars have been fought throughout history‚ but only a handful of them have been as famous as the Trojan War that occurred in the times of ancient Greece. The Trojan War was fought between the nations of Troy and Sparta‚ and it resulted in the downfall of the great land of Troy. This war was preceded
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but only to consider the bribes each offered and choose which seemed to him the best worth taking.” Hera would make him Lord of Europe and Asia; Athena would lead the Trojans to victory against Greece; Aphrodite would present him with the loveliest woman in the world. Paris chose the last and Aphrodite received the golden apple. The beautiful lady he was promised was named Helen‚ a daughter of Zeus. However Helen was already married. When her angry husband Menelaus discovered the absence of his wife
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took the sky. Zeus also was accorded supreme authority on earth and on Mount Olympus. Zeus was also known for having many relations with mortal and immortal alike. His offspring include Ares god of war‚ Eris goddess of discord‚ Apollo god of light‚ Aphrodite goddess of beauty‚ Hermes god of thieves and commerce‚ Artemis huntsman of the gods‚ Hephaestus god of the forge‚ Persephone wife of Hades‚ Hebe goddess of youth‚ Dionysus god of the vine‚ Epaphus‚ Minos King of Create‚ Rhadamanthus‚ the Muses namely
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paragraphs‚ I will tell you about this myth. The rising action starts with a stunningly beautiful girl‚ Psyche‚ is born after two older sisters. People throughout the land worship her beauty so deeply that they forget about the goddess Aphrodite. Aphrodite becomes angry that her temples are falling to ruin‚ so she plots to ruin Psyche. She instructs her son‚ Eros‚ to pierce the girl with an arrow and make sure that no one loves her... EVER! But when Cupid sees Psyche in her radiant glory‚ he
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Hera‚ Aphrodite‚ Demeter‚ Ares‚ Artemis‚ Hades‚ Hephaestus‚ and Dionysus. These gods were believed to live on Mt. Olympos and would have been recognized all across greece‚ although‚ some local variations and perhaps particular attributes and associations. In greek imagination‚ literature‚ and art‚ the gods were given human bodies and characters and just as ordinary men and women‚ they married‚ had children‚ fought‚ and in the stories
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comrades with him in his journey. On his search for the Golden Fleece‚ he was under the protection of the goddess Hera. She endowed him and the other Argonauts with courage‚ and Zeus helped speed them on their way. Hera also begged Aphrodite‚ the Goddess of Love for help. Aphrodite then sent his son Cupid to make the daughter of the Colchian king‚ Medea fall in love with Jason. Medea was a great help for she could perform very powerful magic. Jason owed most of his victories to Medea because she was the
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