indigenous people already living on the island‚ helped her mother give birth to Apollo. (Apollo) stated “Leto then promised the Delians that Apollo would always favour them for having helped her.” (Greek Mythology). Apollo represents music‚ poetry‚ archery‚
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have been many instances where men have gone too far for her affection‚ or Artemis has a had a short temper. A man named Orion became hunting partners with Artemis. Apollo had gotten jealous of their growing friendship and challenged Artemis to an archery test of accuracy. Artemis hit the target perfectly‚ but little to her knowledge‚ it was Orion’s head. In the story of Adonis‚ he boasted that he was a better hunter than her. She acted quickly and sent a wild boar to kill him. Another story involves
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Robin Hood‚ one of history’s most popular fictional characters‚ continues to entertain and inspire people of all ages. Hood’s hawk-eyed archery and fierce swordplay make him popular with kids‚ and his social conscience endears him to old. With tales as early as the twelve hundreds‚ Robin Hood’s adventures have undoubtedly left their mark on history. Hood’s highly noted reputation of “robbing the rich to give to the poor” is remembered as fondly as his outlandish‚ green attire. Although a timeless
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called Knight’s Valley. This is where Voor and Eyda live when there is not a war or battle to be fought. Voor‚ a strapping young man of twenty‚ is a well trained swords man and a skilled close combat fighter. Eyda on the other hand has her skills in archery and swords manship. Every year or so there is a many headed giant snake monster that passes along one end of Knight’s Valle‚ this monster ends up trapping in the knights on the same week every year. All of the knights have grown used to this monster
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Social Life and Customs In The 1400’s By: Torrey Cervantes It was a dark time for people living during the 1400’s also known as the 15th century. Renaissance art was blossoming and people wanting to learn about it and how all of it came to be was very interesting for the people of that time. There was also civil wars and battles happening off and on such as The War of the Roses as well as when Joan of Arc had led the French against English. This was also a time when people were trying to
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In Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ metaphors concerning the moon‚ flowers‚ and Cupid are prevalent and have a significant impact on the play. The play focuses on a romantic situation between four Athenians: Hermia‚ Lysander‚ Helena‚ and Demetrius. As the story unravels‚ many comparisons are made to enhance the language and the messages that the characters try to convey. The moon is personified as a chaste woman who can be both gentle and fiery. Flowers are used as romantic symbols with
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district. The Peshwa brought her up like his own daughter. The Peshwa called her as "Chhabili". The meaning of Chabili is light-heartedness. She was given education at home. She was more independent in her childhood than others of her age. She studied archery‚ horsemanship‚ self-defence. Tatya Tope‚ was her mentor. Lakshmibai was married to the Maharaja of Jhansi‚ Raja Gangadhar Rao‚ in 1842. After her marriage she was called Lakshmibai. The Raja was very friendly to her. She[4] gave birth to a boy named
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Robin Hood 1. What is Robin Hood’s strategic Vision? Robin Hood’s basic strategic vision is to eradicate the Sheriff of Nottingham and his organization because the Sheriff’s taxes were too high. The strategic vision must be expanded to what will happen to Robin Hood and the Merrymen when the Sheriff has been eliminated. For instance‚ what will become of the band? Will they continue to serve a purpose after the Sheriff and his men are gone? The strategic vision should speak to what Robin Hood
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Peloponnesian War vs. Vietnam War The Peloponnesian War is often times called the war to begin all wars‚ as there were many new technologies that occurred from it which can often times have historians and scientists view similarities and differences between other wars. The War consisted of two Greek military states that were seeking for dominance in the Greek Empire. These two states consisted of that of the Spartan and Athenian empire. Both civilizations consisted of two dominant militaries‚ one
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There are many differences between the ancient and modern Olympics. Main reasons would be the appearance of the competitors i.e. men competed naked for pride and toughness. Another reason would be the sports as the ancient Olympics consisted of at most ten sports. The modern Olympics have substaintionally more events adn soon increased throughout the ages! in ancient Olympics athletes who won will have a lifetime supply of foods‚ in modern Olympics victorious athletes will have medals .. and
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