Mythology Summary and Analysis: Greek Mythology The Beginnings — Creation Summary In the beginning there was only Chaos‚ an empty void. But somehow this enormous vacancy gave birth to Gaea‚ the earth‚ to Tartarus‚ the great region beneath the earth‚ and to Eros‚ the shining god of love and attraction. Chaos also bore Erebus‚ the darkness of the netherworld‚ and Night‚ the darkness over the earth. Then Erebus slept with Night‚ who gave birth to Ether‚ the heavenly light‚ and to Day‚ the earthly
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Odysseus‚ the main protagonist‚ receives help‚ and is frowned upon by the gods. There are many gods‚ and goddesses who play significant roles in Odysseus’ journey back to his homeland of Ithaca. Athena‚ the gray-eyed goddess‚ or the daughter of Zeus‚ is the most predominant goddess in the epic. One of Athena’s roles is to act as a guardian towards Telemachus. In the beginning‚ Athena travels to Ithaca in the guise of Mentes‚ and states to Telemachus‚ Odysseus’ son‚ “I’m Mentes‚ son of wise Anchialus;
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twelve gods and goddesses ruled the universe from atop Greece’s Mount Olympus. These Olympians had come to power after their leader‚ Zeus‚ overthrew his father‚ Kronos‚ leader of the Titans. All the Olympians are related to one another. The Romans adopted most of these Greek gods and goddesses‚ but with new names. Zeus (Roman name: Jupiter) The most powerful of all‚ Zeus was god of the sky and the king of Olympus. His temper affected the weather‚ and he threw thunderbolts when he was unhappy. He was
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While one keenly observes the gods as essentially violent‚ vengeful beings and notes that aquiring power seems only to be a matter of physical domination‚ a closer look at the blood line of fathers leading to the rise of Zeus reveals Hesiod’s emphasis on both wit and strategy as most necessary for a god to remain in power. Beginning with Ouranos‚ Hesiod seems to place the god in a position of assumed power based simply on his reproductive success with Gaia as a "firm foundation for the blessed gods"
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Throughout multiple mythological stories women have been shown as jealous‚ revengeful and intrusive. Prometheus and Pandora The Great Bear Perseus and Medusa Medea (A Women Scorned) Antigone Prometheus and Pandora~ Prometheus and his brother stole fire from the gods and gave it to humankind. Of course‚ the gods were furious. As PUNISHMENT‚ the gods gave the brothers a women‚ named Pandora to Prometheus and his brother. However‚ even as punishment‚ the gods still gave Pandora valuable traits. Epimetheus
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in others he arrives from the south. He is known as “the god that comes” and his foreignness is essential to his cults. As an important figure in Ancient Greek history‚ he is listed as one of the twelve major deities of Greek mythology. Born to Zeus‚ the king of the gods‚ and Semele‚ a mortal woman‚ Dionysus’ birth conjured difficulty in fitting him
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PLUTO In Greek and Roman mythology‚ Hades or Pluto was the god of the underworld. His oldest name was Hades or Aides meaning "The Unseen." He was the son of Cronus and Rhea‚ and the brother of Zeus‚ Poseidon‚ Demeter‚ Heista and Hera. After Zeus killed Cronus‚ Hades and his brothers divided the universe. Zeus took the heavens‚ Poseidon took the seas‚ and Hades took the underworld. There he ruled over the dead and other powers with his wife‚ Persephone. He is harsh and pitiless and does not listen to
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Selene fell in love with a shepherd named Endymion. She wanted him to live forever so she could look at himi whenever she wanted. When Zeus refused‚ he told Hypnos to make Endymion fall asleep forever with his eyes open. Another myth is when Hera persuades Hypnos to put her husband‚ Zeus‚ to sleep so that she can hurt his son Heracles who is a demi-god. But Zeus didn’t fall deeply asleep and wanted to hurt Hypnos. Hypnos hid in his mother’s cave in the Underworld. Nyx’s Power was strong enough
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Emma O’Keeffe 2/7/17 Greek God Homework: Hypnos Introduction: Hypnos was known as the god of sleep to the Greeks. Some refer to him as the personification of sleep. Hypnos was known as a “lazy” god‚ but despite this he had many powers. Hypnos was known to be able to levitate. Also‚ he had complete control over the sleep of both gods and humans alike. He could control when someone sleeps‚ and also could induce and/or alter one’s dreams. In most myths‚ Hypnos lives in a cave in the underworld
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considers his story‚ that of no violence or death. This Titan‚ ironically‚ could not stand to see the humans suffer with the fate Zeus and his fellow Titans commanded‚ so he disobeyed authority and gave mankind fire. As punishment‚ Zeus killed him over and over and after being unsatisfied‚ chained him to a large tree to never move‚ but only able to watch the humans. Zeus was not satisfied‚ however‚ so he punished Prometheus’ brother‚ Epimetheus. This happens in the story of Pandora’s box. Yet‚ symbols
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