A myth can be defined as a legend telling a story that sometimes cannot be verified. This is a well-known tale that everybody knows about‚ like the myth of Adonis and Aphrodite. It usually hinges around great and brave heroes or monsters. A Myth can be based on real or unreal stories‚ which happened in the past. A "Hero" can fall into two categories. On the one hand‚ there are imaginary heroes endowed with superpowers and who are in charge of saving the planet and the people in danger like Superman
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Mortals will be mortals. Athena will always inherently have more power than Odysseus because she is of a different nature. Consequently‚ Athena’s capability to be deceptive will always be superior to Odysseus’ because she has godly powers while Odysseus does not. Time and time again‚ Athena has had to help Odysseus on his journey home. Frankly‚ without her‚ Odysseus’ trek back to Ithaka would have been much more difficult. Specifically‚ as Odysseus is nearly at Ithaca‚ Athena has to cast a grey mist
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Many Greek gods and goddesses make up the stories we know about the most famous constellations of stars we look at every night. One of which is the goddess Athena. While not a constellation herself‚ she?s a key character in many of the stories. Athena was the goddess of crafts‚ war‚ and wisdom. She is very unique in lots of ways‚ some of which are her many names‚ how she came about‚ and her very own city. It was said that she was to carry out deeds that Zeus could not do but would want to do. She
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Athena A peculiar girl that was born by springing out of her father’s head. As she developed‚ the gods‚ and even the cities of Greece‚ claimed her a wise goddess. Athena (Minerva is the Roman name)‚ is what they call her. Athena is one of the twelve powerful gods and goddesses of the world. Even more‚ she resides on Mount Olympus. But not only was she a goddess‚ but she also had special powers: wisdom‚ crafts‚ and in war. Just as important‚ she was also a wonderful goddess that helped many brave
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Athena‚ the goddess of war‚ I would recommend her for a job in engineering because first she is smart‚ she created the chariot and boat‚ next she is very productive‚ she makes decisions quickly and carries them out‚ and lastly‚ she has great work ethic‚ she gets things done no questions asked. One important reason Athena is suitable to have a job in Engineering is because she is extremely smart. has created the chariot and the boat to succeed in battle. Ever since she sprung from Zeus’ head‚ she
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The Hope Athena was carved using marble by the Romans at the School of Pheidias. This is a 2nd century copy after a Greek original of the late 5th century BC. The sculpture is located at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The Hope Athena sculpture is simple to complex in the way that the statue was created to the display by the museum. There are many details that can be noticed when looking up closely from the head to the toes of the sculpture. The first detail is the head of Athena; the sculpture’s
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she could compete against Athena‚ the goddess of skill‚ and win with ease. When Athena heard these words‚ she got offended. She came down to reclaim her title and prove that no mortal could create anything more beautiful than her. Athena decided to disguise as an old lady and appear in front of Arachne. She told Arachne "I am old and have much experience from life‚ so let me give you one advice: don’t ever mess up with a goddess! No mortal can compete against Athena. Take back your words and kindly
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Athena by Jason Stowe Period 2 The god to be the topic of discussion in this report is Athena. Athena was an important member of the Olympic pantheon. She was born fully armed from the forehead of Zeus‚ the chief god. Athena was Zeus’s favorite child. He entrusted her with the Aegis‚ his breastplate‚ and with his thunderbolt. Athena’s role as a goddess varied. She was a major warrior and most images depict her dressed in armor and holding a spear. In Homer’s Iliad‚ she is described as a fierce
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around‚ the goddess Athena . She is the great goddess of wisdom. War and skills. Athena is known as the goddess of war and wisdom‚ according to Greek mythology. Athena is also the protector of civilized life‚ including the crafts needed to make life in the civilized world possible for both men and women. The myth goes that along with all of her siblings‚ Athena was the daughter of the most powerful god Zeus‚ and the daughter of metes. But the crazy part is Zeus gave birth to Athena and her siblings
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APHRODITE was the great Olympian goddess of beauty‚ love‚ pleasure and and procreation. She was depicted as a beautiful woman usually accompanied by the winged godling Eros (Love). Her attributes included a dove‚ apple‚ scallop shell and mirror. In classical sculpture and fresco she was often depicted nude. What is aphrodites symbol? Aphrodite’s symbols are the scallop shell‚ the dolphin‚ doves‚ lovebirds‚ swans‚ golden apples‚ pomegranates and roses. I think the scallop shell and dolphin shows
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