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    going on. The Achaeans were after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus who is the king of Sparta. It started with Athena and Aphrodite fighting for the golden apple. Paris was chosen to judge the both of them because the gods thought of him as the most beautiful man alive. Hera‚ Athena‚ and Aphrodite both promised him something‚ at the end; Paris chose Aphrodite for the promise of the most beautiful women alive and promised that Helen would be his wife so he wanted to kidnap her even after

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    Named after Athena * Financed by treasure stolen by Athens * Most elaborate and famous * Built after Persians Parthenon (temple of Athena Parthenos) * Artist: Iktinos and Killikrates * Marble * *Dedicated to Athena parthenos Athena the Virgin

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    goddesses who held court on Mount Olympus. 5. Hephaestus- huh-fes’-tuhs Aphrodite- af-roh-dy’-tee Psyche- sy’-kee Prometheus- proh-mee’-thee-uhs Phaeton- fay’-uh-thuhn Greek Gods And Goddesses 1. Hera’s husband was Zeus. 2. Demeter’s roman name is Ceres. 3. Dionysus rescued his mother from the underworld. 4. Echo’s name in Greek is Echo from the Greek word Eche or sound Ηχω. 5. Athena’s name in Greek was Pallas Athena or ANTHEIA Greek form Ανθεια. 6. Helen was the queen of the Greek and

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    of light‚ Aphrodite goddess of beauty‚ Hermes god of thieves and commerce‚ Artemis huntsman of the gods‚ Hephaestus god of the forge‚ Persephone wife of Hades‚ Hebe goddess of youth‚ Dionysus god of the vine‚ Epaphus‚ Minos King of Create‚ Rhadamanthus‚ the Muses namely‚ Clio (History)‚ Urania (Astronomy)‚ Melpomene (Tragedy)‚ Thalia (Comedy)‚ Terpsichore (Dance)‚ Calliope (Epic Poetry)‚ Erato (Love Poetry)‚ Polyhymnia (Songs to the Gods)‚ Euterpe (Lyric Poetry)‚ and his favourite Athena. Other stories

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    Greek Mythology Explanation/Description: Implication (When you see this term in a poem or text‚ what is the purpose of including this reference?) Zeus/Jupiter Zeus is greatly seen as a Father-of-All figure and acts as the “Father of the Gods.” He‚ by the help of his mother’s‚ Rhea’s‚ conniving ways‚ successfully overthrew his evil father‚ Kronos. Rhea gave birth to Zeus in secret‚ and gave Kronos‚ who was infamous for devouring his own children‚ a stone wrapped in a blanket as a decoy for Zeus. Once

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    underworld. Athena - Born from the head of Zeus in full armor without a mother She was his favorite child. The Goddess of the City she domesticated horses for human use. Represented by owl and olive tree. Apollo - Love child of Zeus and Leto. Gød of music‚ art‚ archery‚ and sometimes the sun. Portrayed as many animals‚ crow and dolphin to name a few. Artemis - Twin sister of Apollo. Goddess of the wild and hunter for the Gøds. Partial to all woodland creatures especially the deer. Aphrodite - Goddess

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    selected divinities. Title: Divinities of Love and Beauty Column A Divinity Name: Aphrodite Culture of Origin: Greek Column B Divinity Name: Freyja Culture of Origin: Norse 1. How is this divinity portrayed? Describe the divinity’s role within the myth. She was portrayed to be the goddess of love and beauty often shown smiling. She is the daughter of Zeus. Some myths also say they daughter of Uranus (Aphrodite‚ 2002). One of the more known and told myth is her helping Paris to abduct his love

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    Austria. Das Urteil des Paris is a story from Greek mythology‚ which was one of the events that led up to the Trojan War and to the foundation of Rome. Das Urteil des Paris was a contest between the three most beautiful goddesses of Olympus; Aphrodite‚ Hera and Athena for the prize of a golden apple. The impact of technology in visual arts has been in photography. During the past century technology has modernized almost all every aspect of modern life - social‚ political‚ economic and cultural. Photography

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    In the mystical world‚ Homer’s “Iliad” portrays very distinct and personal relationships between gods and mortals. In “my world”‚ there is a relationship with a god‚ the God. Unlike the “Iliad‚” my relationship with God is not very much distinct but is very much personal. In my world‚ there is only one god‚ God. God is known as the creator of all things: the Alpha and Omega: the Beginning and the End‚ the Creator‚ the Father‚ Son‚ and Holy Spirit‚ the Bread of Life‚ and so forth. He is the only

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    History of the Trojan War Questions arise when you are thinking of the Trojan War and its history. How did the war start? ‚ What battle techniques did the Trojan use? Greeks? What mythical creatures and beings were involved in the war and how they changed the course of the battle? What type of battle gear did the Trojans use versus the Greeks? The Trojan war is depicted in the novel of the Iliad and described by Homer‚ the author of the Iliad. The Iliad shows the history and brutality of the warfare

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