Humanities Paper #2 Athena On the top of Mt. Olympus lived one of the greatest goddesses‚ Athena. Athena was known as a goddess of war‚ wisdom and arts. She is portrayed as strong‚ fair and merciful. She helped many warriors on their journeys. She was greatly admired by humans for her contributions to man. Athena was also very intelligent and thoughtful; she rarely lost her temper and pushed for a solution that was beneficial. As you read on you will find that Athena was a great asset to the
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the Iliad that Hera‚ Athena‚ and Aphrodite were fighting because Eris the Goddess of Discord‚ would give her golden apple to the fairest woman there. All three of them thought they should have that apple‚ Eris wanted Zeus to pick‚ but he declined. Instead they let Paris‚ the youngest son to the king of Troy‚ decided. All three woman promised Paris something in return if he gave it to them. Hera‚ promised amazing powers. Athena‚ promised him glory on the battlefield. Aphrodite‚ promised could have
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Gender and Divine Vengeance In Greek mythology‚ there are many stories pertaining to divine vengeance and mortals. There are many different reasons as to why the gods penalize humans‚ and likewise‚ an assortment of punishments cast down upon these offenders. Throughout the book‚ Powell gives many examples of the wrath of the gods and the differences in their punishment styles based on their gender. Male gods do not usually punish male offenders with a quick and easy death. They prefer to use a more
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mythology took place around 700 B.C. (Athena) Greek mythology impacted modern culture by the way people live and even design houses today. The religion of greek culture is based on time-honored observances and was rooted in the Bronze Age. Their religion was not based on toe thora or the christian bible‚ but it was based off of exchange. Individual worshipers where to give gifts to gods and goddesses as an expression of thanks‚ especially zeus the father of all gods. Athena the daughter of Zeus or is better
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the greek gods Aphrodite and Ares. She never realized that she was a goddess until Aphrodite came to her one day and told her that she was the goddess of dance and that Ares‚ the god of war‚ and Aphrodite were her parents. Aphrodite and Ares had gotten in an argument over who was the better god‚ so they decided to settle it by letting their daughter choose. Since Demi was the goddess of dance she had her parents dance against each other to decide who was better. Ares and Aphrodite danced for hours
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Zeus married Hera‚ his sister‚ and had many children‚ including Ares‚ Athena‚ Apollo‚ Hermes‚ Hercules‚ and many others. Myth: When Zeus was born his father swallowed all of his siblings because he feared they would take control. As an adult‚ it would be Zeus who took control from his father and made him cough up siblings
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other women‚ Hera and Athena‚ for the so-called “battle” of who was the most beautiful woman in the whole world. At the end of the day she won‚ at the choice of Trojan prince Paris‚ at the cost of bribery‚ by giving Paris Helen. However‚ Helen was already married‚ and not looking for another‚ or an additional man into her life. This event‚ of course led to a major turning point in Greek and Trojan relations‚ causing strife between the two nations. The importance of Aphrodite is that she caused the
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actions of the characters to the way the film ended. There were parts of the film that was correct. The Trojan War was between Trojans and Greece. The war started because Helen‚ wife of Menelaus‚ was taken by Paris. Helen was promised to Paris by Aphrodite. Once she was taken‚ Menelaus declared war and that where the nickname for Helen came from. She was known as the “Face that launched a thousand ships.” (Bell). This background was left out of the film Troy and is very helpful in understanding the
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In Search of the Trojan War The Trojan War was a war that was fought between the early Greeks‚ the Mycenaean’s and the people of Troy that lasted approximately ten years. It was a long‚ bloody‚ and destructive war that caused numerous tragedies‚ yet it was also a time for warriors to prove they were heroic and for the gods to step in and help. Although historians believe that many of the Trojan War stories could very well be myths‚ some historians are still looking for facts to support these
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Global Studies Mr. Ringle Mount Olympus Mount Olympus is the tallest mountain point in Greece. Greeks believed that it was the place on earth or in heaven. Greeks believed that there where 12 gods. Zeus‚ Hera‚ Poseidon ‚ Athena‚ Ares‚ Apollo‚ Artemisia‚ Hermes‚ Aphrodite‚ Demeter‚ Hades‚ Hephaestus are all of those twelve guys. Hestia turned her place over to Dionysus. Zeus was the king of gods he had two brothers and three sisters and his father had died. His brothers are Poseidon and Hades
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