HADES / PLUTO In Greek and Roman mythology‚ Hades or Pluto was the god of the underworld. His oldest name was Hades or Aides meaning "The Unseen." He was the son of Cronus and Rhea‚ and the brother of Zeus‚ Poseidon‚ Demeter‚ Heista and Hera. After Zeus killed Cronus‚ Hades and his brothers divided the universe. Zeus took the heavens‚ Poseidon took the seas‚ and Hades took the underworld. There he ruled over the dead and other powers with his wife‚ Persephone. He is harsh and pitiless and does not
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to God Relationship Sumerian‚ Judaic‚ and Greek Cultures The Sumerians emerged approximately 3000 to 2500 B.C. in a region known as the "Fertile Crescent" located between the Euphrates and Tigris River and were considered by most historians to be the world’s first civilization. During this period of time‚ a form of writing was established known as cuneiform. It was from this form of writing that we discovered a great epic known as Gilgamesh and became enlightened about the Man to God relationship
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In ancient greece times all the people believed in greek gods and goddesses. The Greek people believed that the twelve most important gods and goddesses lived at the top of Mount Olympus. This caused many of the gods and goddesses to compete to be the best‚ making them not get along. The two goddesses that fought the most was the goddess of the night and the goddess of the day.The goddess of the night was Nyx‚ and the goddess of the day was Hemera. Nyx was a very strong and beautiful goddess. While
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violent. Snarly god. Poseidon‚ the god of the sea‚ was a god who seduced women with his power and was often known as the god that had ferocious outbursts‚ but he was also a leader. Poseidon is mostly known in modern culture as his Roman name‚ Neptune‚ who even has a Planet named after him‚ the eighth planet to be specific. Poseidon is still relevant in our modern day society and has influenced much in current times. First and foremost‚ This god was a god substantial factor of Greek mythology.“Poseidon
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Morpheus-Greek God Morpheus is the Greek god of sleep and dreams. To me Morpheus has this cool ability to appear in dream people in any form. Also Morpheus is the god responsible for dreams of people. Another cool ability is that when a person is in the arms of Morpheus they fall into a sleep‚ and can see upcoming event in their lives or there future. Since Morpheus was the master of dreams he could copy any person in their dreams‚ and was able to take whatever they thought of wanted and keep it
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The god that is the product of a god and a mortal. The wine god Dionysus. He is the son of the king of the Greek gods‚ Zeus‚ and his mother is named Semele. He was the god of fertility and wine‚ later considered a patron of the arts. He invented the art of wine making‚ and the farming culture to tend to grapes. He has two sides to his unique godly nature. On the one hand he brings extreme and divine enjoyment. The other side of his godly nature is brutal and unthinkable rage. If he chooses Dionysus
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Jose Professor Pappas AAS 254 16 April 2008 “Our Theater: The Hey Dey of the Apollo Theatre” Apollo was the Greek God of music‚ Poetry and the arts. His temple was at Delphi and was known to be a place of purification. There is a temple of a different that bears the name of the Greek god and its at 253 West 125th Street Harlem in New York City. The Apollo Theater would become as famous as the temple at Delphi. The Apollo Theaters home was in Harlem. Harlem is known worldwide as a major African-American
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The Good And Evil Of The Two Gods Zeus was the most dominant and well known greek god in greek mythology. Although he was the youngest god‚ he held the throne of Mount Olympus which ruled over other powerful gods and cast dominant abilities. He was the God of the sky and weather. He had the ability to dictate the weather depending if he was sad‚ furious or joyful. Zeus was a good God‚ wise‚ intelligent and ruled fairly amongst the gods of Olympus. He kept order in Olympus and on earth to ensure
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the Gods and bring prosperity to their community. However‚ it has never been specified what exactly pleases the Gods. In the play Antigone‚ there is a dispute between Creon‚ the king‚ and Antigone on whether the burial of Antigone’s brother will please or offend the Gods. This play demonstrates how influential Greek gods were to the people of Rome‚ Antigone’s reasoning for defying is her father is that she does not believe his decisions to refuse her brother a proper burial is what the gods want
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Throughout time men have always endeavored to figure out how the world and humans came to be. The Greeks were no exception and had a very fascinating perspective on the origin of the universe. With war‚ tragedy‚ and dysfunctional all-powerful families‚ the Greek story has it all. Starting with the origin of the universe itself‚ to the creation of man and sin‚ the Greek’s story is one of the best. From the beginning of existence‚ there was Chaos‚ a black void of nothing that took up all the space
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