When Zeus‚ who is married to Hera‚ decides he is bored he goes down to Earth and find a beautiful person to satisfy his lust. One example was the story of Zeus & Leto. Zeus had to pursue her and when he finally did they both produced Apollo and Artemis‚ from which we have many stories. Another major instance involving Zeus is when he wanted a beautiful maiden named Danae who was a princess. Zeus only used her for his desire and only that. Danae was the object of that lust and from their union came
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Laure-Anne Bosselaar is a poet of the contemporary period. She has three collections of poems‚ her most recent being “A New Hunger”. Her other collections‚ “Small Collections of Grief” and “Artemis‚” have received much attention. “Small Collections of Grief” was awarded the 2001 Isabelle Gardener Prize for Poetry. “Artemis” is a collection of French poems and was published in Belgium. Laure-Anne’s work has been published in many literary magazines and journals‚ including The Washington Post. She has
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WOMEN IN ANCIENT GREECE As ancient Greek history has played such a pivotal role in subsequent cultures throughout time‚ that to learn about women in this society enhances our understanding of western civilization. Ancient Greece was not a united nation‚ but a collection of individual sovereign communities with a common language‚ and similar religious rituals and beliefs. Communication was difficult due to the numerous islands and mountainous terrain that bisected the communities of people. Democracy
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god; son of Oceanus and Tethys and said to be the father of the Sirens. Acheron: One of several Rivers of Underworld. Achilles: Greek warrior; slew Hector at Troy; slain by Paris‚ who wounded him in his vulnerable heel. Actaeon: Hunter; surprised Artemis bathing; changed by her to stag; and killed by his dogs. Admetus: King of Thessaly; his wife‚ Alcestis‚ offered to die in his place. Adonis: Beautiful youth loved by Aphrodite. Aeacus: One of three judges of dead in Hades; son of Zeus. Aeëtes: King
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Votive offerings found to Helen and Menelaos‚ they date back to the late eight century. When Pausanius himself visited Greece‚ the Menelaion was in ruins. The Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia is located along the bank of the Eurotas River on the outskirts of Sparta. It had a temple and an altar. Finds from the sanctuary of Artemis Orthia have been used by historians to disprove the traditional picture of Spartan austerity before the late sixth century
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death. He was hunting in the woods with his hounds when he saw Artemis bathing. This offended her. She became angry with him and turned him into a deer and his dogs attacked him. Cadmus says in Prometheus Bound to Pentheus‚ “You see that dreadful death your cousin Actaeon died when those man-eating he had raised himself savaged him and tore his body limb to limb because he boasted that his prowess in the hunt surpassed the skill of Artemis” (pg. 32‚ lines
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For the protagonists in both Aeschylus’ Orestia and Sophocles’ Antigone‚ there are two forms of justice – justice on earth and justice with the gods. Justice on earth is determined by external traditional structure‚ the rule of law‚ in which one is directly accountable to and punishable by a jury of peers. Justice with the gods is an independent‚ internal communication – there are no circumscribed rules to be followed‚ no general policy applied to each and every person‚ no external interference and
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Cast • King Leonidas‚ King of Sparta. • Queen Gorgo‚ Queen of Sparta • Pleistarchus‚ son of Leonidas and Gorgo • Theron‚ a fictional corrupt Spartan politician • Dilios‚ narrator and Spartan soldier. • Captain Artemis‚ Leonidas’ loyal captain and friend. • Astinos‚ Captain Artemis’ eldest son. • Daxos‚ an Arcadian leader who joins forces with Leonidas. • Ephialtes‚ a deformed Spartan outcast and traitor. • King Xerxes‚ God-King of Persia • The Loyalist‚ a loyal Spartan politician. • Stelios
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Missing Modesty As we were told when we were young children‚ too much of a good thing is not a good thing. The same phrase can apply to aspects in lives now. Literature shows how pride can be a good thing‚ but too much of it is not. In fact‚ the opposite of pride‚ humility‚ is an extremely important value. The Bible and Edith Hamilton’s Mythology both show how a lack of the value humility will result in consequence through characterization and plot. Within Greek mythology‚ the Gods constantly
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the most handsome men in all of Greek mythology due to his demi-god heritage. With these attributes‚ Orion subsequently grew up to be a bit arrogant in his abilities which led to his boasting to the goddess Artemis and her mother‚ Leto‚ that he could slay any beast on Earth. As a challenge‚ Artemis sent a single scorpion to test his might and in the end‚ the scorpion dealt our hero with a single sting to take his life. The constellation itself is set opposite the constellation Scorpious to depict Orion
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