Godly colossal Greek epic‚ “The Iliad” constituted by the poet named‚ Homer‚ articulate the chronicle of the Brobdingnagian Trojan War. It is swarming with the interventions of the gods enchanting their coveted mortals (humans) and altering the heterogeneous scenes of the Trojan War. In this poem‚ gods have an assortment of relationships with humans which include love‚ fornication‚ and mother or father relationships. Gods interact with mortals in human shapes and stimulate them. Also‚ gods cognize
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Greeks did have a word for belief‚ so the Greeks definitely believed in the gods no matter what they called the practice. There are hundreds of gods that the Greeks worshiped but there was primarily twelve: Zeus‚ Hera‚ Poseidon‚ Apollo‚ Aphrodite‚ Artemis‚ Ares‚ Hephaestus‚ Athena‚ Hermes‚ Dionysos‚ and Demeter. That being said there was no universal truth for each god. The stories of each God were different dependent on the town and this story usually made the god or goddess distinct. Each town also
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to Amphion King of Thebes‚ and together they had fourteen children‚ seven sons‚ and seven daughters. At a celebration honoring Leto‚ Niobe bragged about her children to Leto and mocked the goddess‚ who only had two children‚ Apollo and Artemis. Apollo and Artemis came down to earth‚ and murdered all of Niobe’s children. After this Niobe’s tears continuously flowed‚ and could not stop. She was changed into a stone which forever was wet with tears. Overall‚ Niobe is symbolic of eternal mourning
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Apollo is the god of music‚ poetry‚ art‚ oracles‚ archery‚ plague‚ medicine‚ sun‚ light and knowledge. Apollo was born into royalty‚ with his mom‚ Leto‚ his dad‚ Zeus‚ and his twin sister Artemis. Leto was the goddess of women demoner and motherhood. Zeus was the god of sky and Olympian gods. His twin sister‚ Artemis was the goddess of hunting. (https://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/gods/apollo) A natural instinct of Apollo’s was a the ability to fight. This came as no surprise when it came time of war
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God in the fact that he found out that Coronis fell in love with another mortal man which resulted in an affair. When this became apparent to Apollo‚ he had his twin sister Artemis‚ Goddess of the Hunt‚ go after Coronis and kill her. At this point‚ Coronis was pregnant and Apollo started to feel extremely guilty. So when Artemis had Coronis on the funeral pyre‚ Apollo jumped in and saved Asclepius. By doing this‚ he performed the world’s first C-Section. Once Asclepius was saved‚ Apollo took him to
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There were two types of Olympic Gods: Celestial Deities and Earth Deities. The Celestial Deities dwelled on Mount Olympus while the Earth Deities resided on‚ or under‚ Earth. There were twelve Olympic Gods; however‚ because the tales of these gods started out orally‚ the gods and goddesses classified as Olympians are not totally clear. Because the Twelve Olympians are not totally clear‚ there are a possible fourteen gods and goddesses that could be classified as Olympians. The gods and goddesses
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The Greek god Apollo was the god of light‚ order‚ reason‚ prophecy‚ arts and muses. He brings life-giving heat and light to Earth. He was the son of Zeus and Leto and the twin brother of Artemis. He is represented as a young and handsome man‚ sometimes in a chariot‚ given to him by his father‚ Zeus. In that chariot‚ he brings the sun back and fourth across the sky once a day. ●●● APOLLO____ The Greek god Apollo was a precocious baby‚ like his sister. He was only four days old
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Man fears Time‚ yet Time fears the PyramidsThe Great Pyramid of Giza lies next to Cairo. It is today in greater Cairo. According to the wonders of the ancient world‚ the pyramid of Khufu is the only pyramid included in the list of the wonders. The other two of the pyramids of Giza are excluded from the list. This is the only monument of the seven wonders to survive till today in perfect condition and managing mere escapes from fires‚ earthquakes and other common disasters that hold a threat to
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is a world of cosmic conflict. On the side of the Greeks are: On the side of the Trojans are: Athena Aphrodite Hera Apollo Poseidon Artemis Hermes Leto Zeus tries to stay above the fray and stand for justice and fate. He uses the scales of fate and justice to determine his actions‚ but he can also be persuaded by personal petitions from the gods. Also
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The story of the Judgment of Paris is another example of the constant squabbling and dissonance of the Goddesses in Mount Olympus. Filled with jealousy and hatred to one another‚ Eris‚ the goddess of discord‚ starts the contest by fueling the goddesses’ enviousness with the apple. Aphrodite (Venus)‚ Athena (Minerva)‚ and Hera (Juno) conceiving that they are better than one another fights for the possession of the apple and the battle ended when Paris Alexandros gave the apple to Aphrodite in exchange
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