In the poem‚ The Odyssey‚ Odysseus and his men go through dangerous adventures. Odysseus must go through Cyclops‚ whirlpools‚ and other types of monsters to make it back home. This goes back about 1200 b.c.‚ after the Trojan War. Odysseus’s journey home took about twenty to thirty years after the war. The author‚ Homer‚ uses archetypes throughout the poem. An archetype is a character‚ action‚ or a situation that is a pattern of human life or patterns. The Odyssey includes about three archetypes throughout
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Homer’s The Odyssey is a tale about a man journeying home to his family while facing many trials along the way. Throughout the story‚ there are many themes that illustrated the Greek Society’s beliefs at the time. One of the most prominent themes is how the Greek Gods were portrayed throughout the story. Due to their significant aid to Odysseus’s endeavors‚ the Gods in Ancient Greek Society were revered as good and pure. Calypso is one of the first Gods is mentioned in The Odyssey. Though she is
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It features a rectangular floor and is made completely from marble‚ with a base constructed from limestone. An ionic frieze goes around the exterior of the walls. The birth of Athena is shown on the east pediment‚ while the west pediment illustrates the competition between Athena and Poseidon to become the patron god of the city. The two buildings also have many similarities. Both structures consist of eight columns to support a pediment. Much of the Pantheon’s exterior scheme
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At first‚ Athena determines the clashes of the Oresteia with a vague judgment that appears to fulfill all gatherings included. Then again‚ in any clash‚ no less than one gathering must make presents to progress in the direction of a determination. Athena accomplishes her dumbfounding come about by deceiving Apollo to believe that he has gotten absolute triumph in judgment and by offering
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64). Penelope contains the qualities of a trustworthy and cunning wife‚ a perfect match for Odysseus‚ however the suitors continue to woo her into marriage. Every night with the suitors ends as Penelope “fell to weeping for Odysseus...till watchful Athena sealed her eyes with welcome sleep”(435). Penelope also represents support for Odysseus; a crutch for him to lean on‚ a reminder of home. Ithaca is truly where the heart
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the true parental figure while the mother only nurtures the child which‚ in this case‚ significantly influences Athena’s claim to justify Orestes. Since Athena has an honorable view towards her father from her birth‚ she naturally states that she will support Orestes and not Clytaemnestra because she killed Orestes’ noble father. Furthermore‚ Athena does not have a mother which reveals that she does not know the true value of a maternal figure and thus‚ she cannot judge fairly within the rules of the
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were the “Delphi Tholos” and the ”Epidauros theater” .The Delphi Tholos was the sanctuary of Athena Pronaia‚ Tholos. This tholos was a circular building which was created between 380 and 360 BC at the center of the sanctuary of Athena Pronaia. It was built and constructed with 20 Doric columns on an exterior diameter which measures 14.76m. The building stands about 13.5 meters tall at the center of the Athena Pronaia sanctuary‚ and its interior columns were designed of the Corinthian order‚ While the
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recognition. The gross amount billed to a buyer for Spider has earned income (as a principal) from the sale of the goods or services. Also‚ the net amount restrain (that is‚ the amount billed to the buyer less the amount paid to a supplier) because Spider has earned a commission or fee as an agent. Should Spider record the revenue it earns from placing ads for various third-party advertisers on Web sites owned by the partners on
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supernatural abilities. “With great power comes great responsibility” (Raimi‚ Spider-Man). These infamous words were spoken by an uncle who wanted his nephew to understand that life isn’t always fair‚ but that it matters what you do with that which is thrust upon you. That nephew‚ after disregarding the advice and then seeing the grave result of his mistake‚ then made it his life motto and thus‚ the superhero Spider-Man was born. This webbed hero is one of the most successful
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No one is born a monster. They are created by the evil acts of envious people. Medusa began a victim just like any other monster. She was punished by Athena for getting raped by Poseidon. She was transformed into a horrifying creature with cracked and scaly skin‚ venomous snakes for hair and worst of all; anyone who looks into her eyes is turned into stone. As a result‚ it prohibited her from coming close to any kind of human contact. Medusa is one of the biggest monsters ever told‚ she was born
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