May 2012 The Greek Gods and Their Role in Antigone The Greek gods were thought of as the most powerful forces to ever exist in ancient times. In turn‚ they played a pivotal role in the Greek people’s lives. Their power and influence over the Greek people is evident in many of the stories in Greek literature. Zeus‚ Poseidon‚ and Hades‚ the most powerful Greek gods‚ each played a part in the story of Antigone by Sophocles. Throughout the play‚ “God” refers to Zeus‚ the king of gods. Antigone’s
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Greek Mythology is one of the oldest mythologies in the entire world. It is the stepping stone of the great culture‚ poetry and art. There are so many fantastic‚ interesting stories about the Gods‚ the Heroes and also the Villains of ancient Greece. Unlike most of the Gods in other religions and cultures‚ who were described as being perfect‚ Greek Gods many times seem to be immature‚ lustful and selfish. In this paper‚ we will discuss some narratives of Greek Gods being imperfect and cause troubles
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were two types of Olympic Gods: Celestial Deities and Earth Deities. The Celestial Deities dwelled on Mount Olympus while the Earth Deities resided on‚ or under‚ Earth. There were twelve Olympic Gods; however‚ because the tales of these gods started out orally‚ the gods and goddesses classified as Olympians are not totally clear. Because the Twelve Olympians are not totally clear‚ there are a possible fourteen gods and goddesses that could be classified as Olympians. The gods and goddesses all had their
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The Greek god Apollo was the god of light‚ order‚ reason‚ prophecy‚ arts and muses. He brings life-giving heat and light to Earth. He was the son of Zeus and Leto and the twin brother of Artemis. He is represented as a young and handsome man‚ sometimes in a chariot‚ given to him by his father‚ Zeus. In that chariot‚ he brings the sun back and fourth across the sky once a day. ●●● APOLLO____ The Greek god Apollo was a precocious baby‚ like his sister. He was only four days old
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Greek Mythology is the teaching that belong to the ancient Greeks. It consisted of their God and heroes. One of the Greek God’s is Ares. He is the Greek God of War. His parents are Zeus & Hera. They are the God of lighting & marriage. He is from the city of Thracians and lives on Mount Olympus. One interesting fact about Ares is that he is one of the twelve Olympians. The Greek God Ares is the most careless and merciless God‚ because he fought without caring of the outcome. Ares is a fierce and
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Poseidon is a Greek god. He is the son of a Titan named Cronus. Poseidon had five siblings; Zeus‚ Hades‚ Hestia‚ Hera and Demeter. He had lots of children and lots of wives. When he was born he chose the sea to rule because it was full of adventure and unknown (“Poseidon”). Poseidon was the god of the sea. His symbols were the horse‚ and the trident. He was the god of the sea and earthquakes. He also created a lot of animals trying to impress his loved ones. He can control water and start earthquakes
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whether the Greeks knew or they didn’t they did the same thing and created gods.these gods vary from small to large and even control different elements. Some more important than others . The first thing you always do is pray to the gods. The best one has to be Poseidon. God of the sea and earthquakes this god has a spectacular historical feature and life. Poseidon and his family were both loved and some hated. He had a brother named Zeus and Hades‚ Zeus was the god of the sky and hades that god of the
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Ares “God of War” Ares is the Greek god of war. He is the Son of Zeus and Hera the king and queen of the gods. Hephaestus and Ares were the only 2 Olympians born from both Zeus and Hera. Ares has many children with many different women; one of his most famous affairs was with Aphrodite‚ Greek goddess of Love and Beauty. They had multiple children but only 3 showed Ares qualities; Deimos “God of dread”‚ Phobos “god of fear” and Adrestia “goddess of revenge and balance”. All three of these children
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Artemis and Apollo were the greatest Olympian deities of the Greek gods and goddesses. Artemis was the goddess of the hunt‚ the moon‚ and archery. Apollo on the other hand was the god of music‚ archery‚ and medicine. Their father gave everything Artemis had ever wanted to her. Apollo wanted the same for himself. Apollo had decided that he took everything his father gave to him gratefully‚ but now he wanted something Artemis had never asked for before. “Father?” Apollo asked as he stepped into
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Characteristics of the Gods The three characteristics of the Greek Gods that are presented throughout Odysseus’s journey are that they are powerful‚ they could be helpful or harmful to his voyage‚ and they are worshiped by human. The gods presented in The Odyssey‚ especially Zeus and Poseidon‚ show their power and rage throughout Odysseus’s journey. Zeus‚ the God of all the Gods‚ is so powerful‚ he could destroy and entire ship and crew if he needs to because he wants to destroy Odysseus’s
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