How Volcanoes Came to be : Hephaestus god of blacksmiths and fire wanted revenge on all the villages that used his gift of metallurgy for war and killing so he went up to Zeus to ask him for a way to devastate their population. Zeus thought for a while and decided to give him the deserted mountains on the others side of the valley and let him chose what he wanted to do with them. “I’d like to make them burst into an explosion of liquid fire.” he said “Ha ha ha” laughed the father god‚ “ thinking
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Bona Dea: The Festival of the Good Goddess The Good Goddess was one of many female deities‚ and stood for chastity and fertility‚ in addition to healing and protection. She also went by Feminea Dea (The Women’s Goddess)‚ Laudanda Dea (The Goddess to the Praised) and Sancta (The Holy One). Although somewhat shrouded in mystery‚ scholars now and the men of ancient Rome hypothesized that she was a version of an agricultural goddess‚ the most recognizable being Damia‚ the Rome version of Demeter. However
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The Lion’s Bride Gwen Harwood’s work frequently focuses on woman being demoralised by society’s practices that reduce her to a lesser being. A common worldwide value that Harwood rejects as the normality in life with her poems. Harwood battles against the traditions that she believes support this downgrading by continually returning to the issue. Due to Harwood’s existence in a time where women of Australia still fought to vote and for a pay check to match a man’s‚ Harwood too displays her
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Hera Hera‚ the Greek goddess of childbirth and marriage‚ was the wife and sister of Zeus. She was the Queen of Olympian Deities. People knew her as the most beautiful and powerful goddess‚ but she had a bad side to her. Hera was the daughter of Cronus and Rhea. She was born on the riverbanks of Imbrasons‚ under a willow tree. When Hera and her siblings were born Cornos her father‚ thought one of his children was going to kill him‚ so he swallowed all of them. Including Hera. Later on when Zeus
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The constellation that I have chosen is Pegasus‚ the reason for this being that the story of Bellerophon and Pegasus against the Chimaera is a myth that has always intrigued me. The myth behind Pegasus is Greek and starts with Bellerophon visiting the King of Lycia. When on arrival Bellerophon handed the King of Lycia a message from King Proteus - who was married to the King of Lycia’s daughter. The message stated that when Bellerophon had stayed with King Proteus previously he had be rude and disrespectful
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When first observing the art piece‚ the viewer notices that the woman on the seashell is Venus‚ the main focus of the painting. Botticelli included certain allegories when painting Venus standing nude on a seashell. Knowing that Venus was born out of the sea‚ her standing on a seashell symbolizes that she has just emerged from the water. Some may think that Venus is the goddess of the sea because she was born in the sea; this is false. Venus standing naked actually indicates that Venus is the
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In the time of ancient Greeks many people believed in certain Gods and Goddesses and their mythological stories. Among the many gods and goddesses there was Athena‚ Goddess of wisdom‚ crafts‚ and war. Also there was Apollo‚ God of the sun‚ music‚ healing‚ prophecy‚ and poetry. Apollo’s twin sister Artemis Goddess of hunting and archery. Then there’s Poseidon‚ God of the ocean and brother to the most powerful God of them all‚ the God of all Gods‚ Zeus. However‚ there was only one specific God that
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo By: Steig Larsson The book that I chose to read was‚ The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. In the book we learn about social issues that are not only found in Sweden but from all over the world. Through the book the two main characters solve a murder mystery from 40 years ago. While solving the murder mystery‚ social issues are brought up time and time again. One of major issues that are brought to the reader’s attention is sexual violence that is used towards women
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Have you ever wondered about the great mother of the Sun‚ the Moon and the Dawn? Theia‚ a titan goddess‚ is believed to be the mother of the Sun‚ Moon and Dawn‚ goddess of all shining things‚and iis also included in the creation of mankind. Although she is regarded as a minor goddess‚ she played quite the role in greek mythology and even blazed the trail for the gift of light. Born from Uranus and Gaeia‚ she was one of the first twelve titan gods to rule to world. Known as a always a beautiful woman
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Portrait of a Priestess By: Joan Breton Connelly The historical figure referred to as the “Oracle of Delphi‚” in ancient writings by Aeschylus‚ Aristotle‚ Diogenes‚ Euripides‚ Herodotus‚ Plato‚ Plutarch‚ and Sophocles‚ was the “Pythia‚” or “Priestess” of the temple of Apollo at Delphi; located in a cave on mount Parnassus‚ beneath the caspian Spring. The Pythia was a respectable position for a women among the ancient greeks. Several women were selected to succeed the position of Pythia over the
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