the protecter of civilized life‚ of handicrafts and agriculture. PHOEBUS APOLLO - the son of Zeus and Leto (Latona). He was the God of Light in whom is no darkness at all‚ and so he is the God of Truth. No false words ever came out of his lips. ARTEMIS - diana‚ Apollo’s twin sister‚ daughter of Zeus and Leto. She was the Lady of Wild things. APHRODITE - venus‚ the Goddess of Love and Beauy. She was the daughter of Zeus and Dione. HERMES - Zeus was his father and Maia ‚ daughter of Atlas ‚ was
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Three traits that Odysseus and Telemakhos share are clear-headedness‚ eloquence‚ and showing strong emotion. They are portrayed with these traits in the Odyssey‚ composed by Homer. Odysseus is a renowned military strategist‚ warrior‚ and the King of Ithaca. He was forced to go to war against Troy twenty years ago‚ and since then has traveled all over the Aegean trying to find a way back home. Meanwhile‚ his son‚ Telemakhos‚ has developed into a full-grown man from the mere infant he was when his
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In myths the classical hero is consistently male‚ but in underworld myths females tend to have a larger or primary role. Jung emphasized the importance of the women the hero encountered during his adventures: they represent the anima‚ or the female part of the male psyche. This figure is an opposite-sex archetype essential to the development of a complete and mature personality. Women in underworld myths are often portrayed as either “Mother Atonement”‚ a goddess or a temptress (189)‚ although these
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Thales Thales was a native of Miletus‚ in Asia Minor. He flourished in 585 BCE (the date of an eclipse he is reputed to have predicted). No fragments of his work have survived‚ only testimony. Aristotle attributes the following four views to Thales: 1. The earth rests on water. (De Caelo 294a28) 2. Water is the archê of all things. (Metaph. 983b18) 3. The magnet has a soul. (De Anima 405a19) 4. All things are full of gods. (De Anima 411a7) This seems like a very bizarre collection of
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Myths about the Sun and Moon The sun and the moon are powerful beings that bring life and death to all living creatures. They control when it is day or night‚ which season it is‚ and the weather. They fascinate humans and a considerable amount of mythology has been dedicated to the creation of the sun and moon and why or how they travel across the sky during the day and night. This paper will discuss and compare some of these myths and the gods attributed to their care and existence. The sun
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During Greek Rule hundreds of years ago women were put to a standard and expected to maintain it through everything that they do. When any woman did anything out of the norm then they were most likely ridiculed for what they had done. In his play‚ Oresteia‚ Aeschylus highlights the implications of gender roles in Greek society with the foiling of Clytemnestra by Electra to illustrate the Greek ideals and views of woman in contrast to their men‚ the juxtaposition of Orestes and Clytemnestra as equal
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introduced to the character of Erostratus by one of his office colleagues in a conversation throughout which he is searching for a personality that would match his preferences. Erostratus‚ a young man who was obsessed with fame‚ burned down The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus in order to make his name eternal in history. Erostratus‚ who proudly admitted to this pyromaniacal act‚ was for his misdeed executed (Wikipedia‚ par.1).Paul’s admiration for the feat accomplished by Erostratus coupled with his disdain
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I. Leonardos in 1895 for a statue dedicated to the god Apollo. Kuros became an official generic term for a freestanding male figure in 1904 by Henri Lechat. The earliest kore produced according to archeologist is the Dedication of Nikandre for Artemis in Delos. The Kore that is most famous from this period is the Phrasikleia Kore‚ she is a grave marker to a young girl of the same name. The statue of Phrasikleia is a testament to her status as an unmarried virgin through the inscription across
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In classical-era mythology‚ twelve Gods and Goddesses ruled from Mt. Olympus. Zeus was the deemed the king of the Gods and Hera his queen. This pantheon of twelve Gods and Goddesses are considered the Olympians‚ representing primary aspects of life such as war‚ love and death. Six male gods exist in the pantheon‚ two (Zeus and Poseidon) were born of Titan Gods themselves and overthrew their father to rule the universe. Hades‚ their brother‚ also fought by their side‚ but after the victory he
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Omenn syndrome is a genetic disease that affects humans at the earliest stage of life. As an immunodeficiency disorder‚ it affects the immune system of the human body. The syndrome impairs the function of T cells and causes an absence of B cells. Both of these cells are lymphocytes and a type of leukocyte or white blood cell. In turn‚ this cause patients to have a hard time fighting off various types of infections that include fungal‚ viral‚ and bacterial antigens. Missense mutations in the RAG1
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