To the Romans their myths were more than just stories‚ they were moral tales that helped the Romans understand the universe. Roman mythology shaped many aspects of the roman’s daily lives. The Roman’s prayed to their gods every day. Why were the ancient Roman’s so consumed and influenced by their mythology? Many historians believe they were because the gods reflected needs in their daily lives. There are twelve major gods‚ Jupiter and Juno‚ Neptune and Minerva‚ Mars and Venus‚ Apollo and Diana‚ Vulcan
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Introductory Paragraph: There are many similarities between Ursula the Sea Witch from The Little Mermaid and Tiamat from Enuma Elish. Both Ursula and Tiamat are related to the sea. Both Ursula and Tiamat have supernatural abilities. Both Ursula and Tiamat are the antagonists of their myths‚ and are killed by the hero through their bellies being pierced. Supporting Paragraph 1: Both Ursula and Tiamat are related to the sea. Ursula lives in the ocean and is a sea witch. Tiamat is a binatural goddess
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For this particular reflection‚ I wanted discuss one of this current week’s assignment involving the story of Níobe. This story in Ovid’s‚ Metamorphoses‚ captures imagination and thoroughly shows how the arrogance of a mortal to an immortal will lead to their downfall. The Gods show mortals that their divinity must be respected and acknowledge. The refusal to acclaim them can end up in being made an example. I thoroughly enjoyed how Ovid positioned the story to where a mortal queen‚ Níobe‚ thought
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The art that really fascinates me is the sculptures from back then. I love looking at sculptures because throughout time you can see the different styles that developed over time. Going back the time line there are many sculptures that show the culture of that period. The ones I decided to talk about are two sculptures from the Late Classical Period‚ The two pieces I chose to write about is the Hermes and the Infant Dionysos and oo. Both of these pieces were created by a popular sculptor named Praxiteles
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This is a tough subject to write about being that not much is actually known about the original use of the Pantheon‚ due to the fact that it was destroyed and the current structure is a rebuild. However‚ when we consider some of the basic differences between the cultures‚ some possibilities do come to light. Let us start with a little about the Parthenon. This structure was built by "the Athenian Empire... at the height of it’s power" ("Parthenon"‚ 2015). This is more than just a fun fact descriptive
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The historic and iconic marble sculpture‚ Aphrodite of Knidos‚ sometimes referred to as Aphrodite of Cindus‚ was created by the sculptor Praxiteles. Not much is known about Praxiteles for sure as the only definite dates in relation to him are found at the base of a portrait statue where he inscribed “Praxiteles the Athenian made it” or are written by Pliny the Elder in his monumental work‚ Naturalis Historia (Encyclopedia of World Biography). This work places him during the 104th Olympiad‚ or roughly
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The Greek myth ¨Athenes City‚¨ shows practicality. Practicality means ¨adapted or designed for usefulness¨. In the story‚ Poseidon and Athene hold a contest to see who will be the patron of a new area of land. Whoever has the better gift to the city‚ will win the contest and become the patron. Poseidon makes a salt spring as his gift to the city. He believes this will benefit the city by promising the city many things to go along with it. Athenes gifts the city an olive bush. She promises
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writings. Most of the writings give praise to Phidias. His two greatest contributions came from sculptures; one of Athena‚ and the other of Zeus. Phidias was a man recognized for his talents‚ it is a shame that this generation or generations to come will never get to see his work first hand. Phidias’ work on Athena was marveled upon for centuries. Phidias’ colossal statue of Athena was housed in the Parthenon and was displayed the symbol of Athens. It is believed that the statue was damaged
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Isis Nursing Horus 1. Introduction As I entered the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum‚ I began viewing the artworks‚ and it was there that I noticed a beautiful sculpture. Right away it captured my attention. It was a statute of Isis sitting with Horus on her lap. It was called Isis Nursing Horus. First‚ I liked the subject matter. It was very feminine‚ but also showed what a strong woman Isis was. There were other sculptures that I saw while viewing which were much more detailed and painted. But this
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Ezekias was an ancient Greek vase-painter and potter‚ who worked between approximately 550 BC - 525 BC at Athens. Ezekias worked mainly with a technique called black-figure; Ezekias is considered the most original and most detail-orientated painter and potter using the black-figure technique. To determine whether Ezekias was the best black-figure artist of all time‚ we have to first consider the other black figure artists that are among the best‚ and compare the work of Ezekias to them. From this
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