commonly known as Persephone is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. Attracted by many men but cautiously protected by her mother‚ Persephone is the goddess of springtime and flowers. Long ago‚ Hades caught sight of Kore’s sweet charms and instantly fell in love. He kidnapped her against her will and took her to the Underworld to forever be his queen. He and Zeus planned to take Kore but word got out to Demeter and she was furious. With Demeter enraged‚ the world felt the absence of Kore. The summer
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has a desire to make Persephone his wife‚ and as depicted by the plan that Hades and Zeus created “without the knowledge of Demeter and the golden sword‚” (Demeter 4). Initially taking Persephone for his own enjoyment and pleasure at the expense of Persephone being unable to see her mother‚ as well as the comforts and lush pastures of the world above‚ Hades also deprives Demeter of her daughter‚ inhibiting the plants from
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What do Greek myths tell their audience about the functions of the god Poseidon? What is a myth? From the Greek mythos‚ myth means story or word. Mythology is the study of myth. As stories (or narratives)‚ myths articulate how characters undergo or performance‚ an ordered sequence of events. The term myth has come to refer to a certain genre (or category) of stories that share characteristics that make this genre distinctly different from other genres of oral narratives‚ such as legends and folktales
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Poseidon married to Amphitrite‚ but also they had a son Triton. Furthermore‚ one of the most notorious love affairs of Poseidon involves his sister‚ Demeter (Encyclopedia Mythica). Poseidon created the first horse to impress his mistress Demeter. Though they had the same mother (Rhea) and father (Cronus)‚ Poseidon remained involved with Demeter. Demeter tried to avoid Poseidon by turning herself into a mare‚
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T H E M A N ‚ S H E R W O O D T H E M A R Y THE B O Y ‚ AND A N D E R S O N ’ S THE M Y T H s " D E A T H IN W O O D S " R O H R B E R G E R Sherwood Anderson’s "Death in the Woods" is‚ as Irving Howe notes‚ "bare as a winter t r e e ‚ " but "marvelously rich in substance‚" 1 for beneath the surface level of narration and by means of a pattern of symbols Anderson ponders the ultimate reality of life and death. The narrator of the story is a man‚ but
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Poseidon is a god of many names. He is most famous as the god of the sea. The son of Cronus and Rhea‚ Poseidon is one of six siblings who eventually divided the power of the world. His brothers and sisters include‚ Hestia‚ Demeter‚ Hera‚ Hades‚ and Zeus. The division of the universe involved him and his brothers‚ Zeus and Hades. Poseidon became ruler of the sea‚ Zeus ruled the sky‚ and Hades got the underworld. The other powers attributed to Poseidon involve the god of earthquakes and the god of
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Symbols Wreath of flowers worn Bats in hair Ram Sprouting seeds Torch Waterfalls Pomegranate All talking birds monkeys Sprouting seed Pomegran ate Bat Wreath of flowers GODDESS PICTURE FAMILY REL ATIONS Daughter of Zeus and Demeter Zeus god of sky ‚lighting
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Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto and the twin brother to Artemis. He is the god of music‚ poetry‚ the sun‚ healing‚ manly beauty‚ art‚ and prophecy. His symbols are the lyre‚ the tripod‚ the laurel tree‚ and the navel stone. Both him and his sister are associated with archery. Apollo was said to be very handsome and according to the myths he had many lovers. Apollo once insulted the god Eros‚ more popularly known as cupid‚ who got his revenge by shooting Apollo with an arrow that made him fall
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CRONUS - in latin Saturn‚ he ruled over the other Titans. Was dethroned by his own son Zues. OCEAN - the river that was supposed to encircle the earth TETHYS - Ocean’s wife HYPERION - the father of the son‚ the moon and the dawn MNEMOSYNE - it means memory‚ THEMIS - usually translated by justice IAPETUS - important because of his sons ATLAS and PROMETHEUS ATLAS - bore the world on his shoulders PROMETHEUS - he was the savior of mankind ZEUS - jupiter‚ he is the supreme ruler of the
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word given in brackets. Some answers require apostrophes‚ and some do not. Example: A dozen Hawaiian [shirt]‚ each with [it] own loud design‚ hung in the window. A dozen Hawaiian shirts‚ each with its own loud design‚ hung in the window. 1. Demeter may be the oldest of the Greek [gods]‚ older than Zeus. 2. Many prehistoric [cultures] had earth
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