with Medusa. Medusa was a cursed thing that’s hair was made of snakes and a single glance can turn you into stone. You can see how killing her would be a challenge. He set off but had to make several stops along the way. Fortunately for Perseus Athena wanted Medusas head to be on her shield for war since she was the goddess of wisdom and war craft. She told him were to get the special equipment. 1st he had to go to Atlas‚ the god who holds the heavens 2nd The gray sisters or the Graeae to find
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Mythology The word myth on this century is used to identify a story of some sort. Which usually is a fiction story stating it is not real? “It’s a myth” means that it is not a fictional story‚ it is sort of like a rumor no one really knows if it truly happened or not. In contrast‚ the word myth in academic context is used as follows; a myth is a form of story that did or did not happened in ancient times. To me a myth is a story that is told to children to either scare them or make them feel like
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architecture. They both may be separated by time‚ different cultures‚ and locations‚ but they have very much in common. To simply start off‚ the Parthenon was designed as a Greek temple in Doric order with Iconic columns to serve the goddess Athena (p.168). The Pantheon was designed as a Roman temple to worship not one‚ but all Roman god’s. In comparison the Parthenon and the Pantheon were both designed as temples to worship a god or gods. The difference here is that the Parthenon was designed
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Athens: Solon Ancient Athens was a place all powerful tyrants ruled‚ were an established hierarchy of aristocrats oppressed the poor and reaped all the benefits of power one can imagine. But unknown to them this system of governance was soon to be changed into a more democratic one‚ by a man whom they would come to respect in time. Solon was the son Execestides‚ a charitable man with great social influence and one who was believed to be descended from an ancient Athenian king named Codrus. Solon
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starts the contest by fueling the goddesses’ enviousness with the apple. Aphrodite (Venus)‚ Athena (Minerva)‚ and Hera (Juno) conceiving that they are better than one another fights for the possession of the apple and the battle ended when Paris Alexandros gave the apple to Aphrodite in exchange for a prize. From the beginning of the story‚ the women’s role has been viewed negatively. Aphrodite‚ Athena and Hera although has commanding and authoritative divine functions‚ they are depicted as covetous
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turned into a sword and found the first pearl on her pracelet. They then took Madusas had for later use. Next place they had to go to was Nashville Tennssee. In Nashville they went to the parthenon Where the Statue of Athena was. When they first got there they found the pearl on Athenas crown but they couldnt get it because there were too many people. After waiting til night he used the flying shoes that luke gave him to fly to the top of the statue and get the pearl. Little did he know the janitors
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Greek empire are from diverse periods they have influenced the architecture around the globe significantly. The main similarity between the two is that they both were temples to the gods. The differences here is that Parthenon was made to celebrate Athena‚ the patron goddess of Athens‚ while the Pantheon was made to celebrate all the Roman gods and goddesses. Another difference is the structure of the two temples. The Parthenon is a rectangular structure‚ while the main structure of the Pantheon is
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same desires as the common man‚ but has more insight and strength to obtain them. Lastly‚ the story of Odysseus is tragic‚ and involves both love and death‚ which then shows his true strength. When Odysseus ventures out on his journey‚ he is told by Athena that he is destined to be great‚ and through the whole war he knows that. When the war is finished he continues his journey home to his wife‚ his mother and his son. On his journey home he is faced with several obstacles put in place by the Gods to
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more traits of an epic hero. The first example of why Odysseus is the better hero is because he gets help from gods and goddesses‚ which is a traditional characteristic of an epic hero. Spaz does not get actual help. One of the times Athena helped Odysseus was when he was stuck on Calypso’s island. She urges her father‚ Zeus‚ to help him get free. Zeus sends Hermes to Calypso on his behalf telling Calypso to release him. Also‚ Aeolus‚ the god of wind‚ helped them get home by using the
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hell‚ Hera is the personification of marriage‚ Demeter is the personification of agriculture‚ and Hestia is the personification of warmth. After Zeus married Hera‚ he also married other goddesses which he was fond of. Apollo‚ the god of medicine‚ Athena‚ the god of wisdom‚ Aries‚ the god of war‚ Hephaestus‚ the god of weapon‚ Hermes‚ the god of thief‚ Aphrodite‚ the god of beauty‚ and Dionysus‚ the god of wine. Other than Hades‚ all 4 siblings of Zeus including Zeus himself makes the 12 Olympians
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