represents order‚ harmony‚ and civilization Ares - God of war. He had an affair with Aphrodite‚ and was father to many children. Artemis - Goddess moon‚ forest‚ childbirth and the hunt. Although she was associated with childbirth and children‚ Artemis was a virgin. Athena - (Athene) Daughter of Zeus and goddess of wisdom and war and the patron goddess of Athens. Like Artemis‚ she was a virgin goddess too. Hades - God of the Underworld. Hephaestus - God of fire and the forge. Mated to Aphrodite.
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is the Greek [[Greek Gods|god]] of the sun‚ light‚ healing‚ music‚ poetry‚ archery‚ reason and prophecy. He is the twin brother of the goddess [[Artemis]]. He is depicted as the god who drives the sun around in his chariot‚ a job he received when the original sun god‚ [[Helios]]‚ faded due to him being downsized by the Romans. He and his sister‚ Artemis‚ are known as the [[Twins|Twin Archers]]. His Roman form is also called ’’’[[Apollo (Roman)|Apollo]]’’’. When Leto was pregnant‚ [[Hera]] was furious
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scorpio and Orion are never in the sky together. Another story says that Artemis the goddess of hunting fell in love with Orion. And when Orion was swimming Artemis was speaking to her brother Apollo. He bet her that she could not shoot a dot on the distance. She hit the target right on but had been tricked. She had shoot Orion. She put her love‚ Orion in the sky. And yet another tells how Orion raped Artemis. And she took her revenge upon him‚ when she shot him. Now seeing as there
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CLAS104 – Classical Mythology University of Waterloo – Spring 2012 Chapter 1 – Interpretation and Definition of Classical Mythology The word myth comes from the Greek word mythos which means “word”‚ “speech”‚ “tale”‚ or “story” The story must have proved itself worthy of becoming traditional Myths can be told by means of various mediums: oral‚ written‚ music‚ painting‚ dance‚ etc True Myth / Myth Proper Refers primarily to stories of the gods and humankind’s relations with them Saga / Legend Myths
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THE APPLE OF DISCORD Thetis‚ a sea-nymph‚ and King Peleus were getting married. All the gods and goddesses were invited to the ceremony‚ except Ate‚ goddess of discord. She was not invited because she had a bad temper and often ruined parties. When the gods and goddesses discovered she had come to the ceremony anyways‚ she was kicked out. Upon leaving‚ she left a golden apple on a table‚ with a note reading “to the fairest”. All the goddesses began fighting over it‚ as they all thought they were
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as Herodotus‚ Xenophon and Aristotle also reveal different aspects of Spartan culture. Through the study of architecture it can be seen that Sparta was a very religious society. Structures such as the Amyklaion‚ the Menelaion and the Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia reveal which of the gods were most highly honoured by the Spartans as well as the fact that Spartans also held certain mortals in high esteem. For example the Amyklaion is a shrine dedicated to Apollo and Hykinthos however through the study
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among Hellenic sight-seers and only includes works located around the Mediterranean rim. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World are: 1. Lighthouse of Alexandria 2. Colossus of Rhodes 3. Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus 4. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus 5. Statue of Zeus at Olympia 6. Hanging Gardens of Babylon 7. Great Pyramid of Giza Since ancient times‚ numerous “seven wonders” lists have been created. The content of these lists tends to vary‚ and none is definitive. The seven wonders
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fighting ourselves is the best option. Less chance of confusion that way. Damn‚ just noticed that they are similar clothes. Although‚ there is a slight difference. For my duplicate‚ his body is wrapped in just golden yellow‚ making it easier on me. Artemis and Robin- the cloned ones-
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the audience of the death of his wife. But under no circumstances could they speak of the criminal passion of Phaedra for Hippolytus. That would have been the height of impropriety. That is why Phaedra has to lay bare her heart to the Nurse. It is Artemis who informed Theseus of what actually happened. What mortals fail to do‚ Dues ex machine can. The choruses in Hippolytus therefore do not serve any important purpose as they do in the tragedies of Aeschylus and
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Unbeknownst to us‚ Demetria was not a simple village woman‚ rather she was the Goddess of the hunt and virginity‚ the great Artemis. And in her fury against man‚ she assumed her true form and quickly drew her silver bow- striking Drakon dead before we could even react. The arrow pierced his throat as a spear pierces a fish‚ the life draining out as quickly as it entered. She then
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