Impetuously violent. Snarly god. Poseidon‚ the god of the sea‚ was a god who seduced women with his power and was often known as the god that had ferocious outbursts‚ but he was also a leader. Poseidon is mostly known in modern culture as his Roman name‚ Neptune‚ who even has a Planet named after him‚ the eighth planet to be specific. Poseidon is still relevant in our modern day society and has influenced much in current times. First and foremost‚ This god was a god substantial factor of Greek
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Poseidon was mainly the god of the sea. He was also the god of horses‚and earthquakes. He was the son of titans Cronos and Rhea. His brothers are Zues‚and Hades. His sisters are Hera‚Hestia‚and Demeter. Poseidon was the god of not only the sea but also other bodies of water. Poseidon was the father of of many savage and beastly creatures such as the hunter Orion who was a giant and a huge cyclops called Polyphemus. Poseidon and a Gorgon Medusa(Gorgons were three monsters in Greek Mythology) gave
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objects produced before the modern era. The openwork decoration of the Lycurgus Cup comprises a mythological frieze depicting the legend of King Lycurgus from the sixth book of Homer’s Iliad. The figures‚ carved in deep relief‚ show the triumph of Dionysus over Lycurgus. However it is not only the cut-work design of the Cup that shows the high levels of skill involved in its production. The glass of the cup is dichroic; in direct light it resembles jade with an opaque greenish-yellow tone‚ but when
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blame Apollo for being mad about it. Witness say Midas called his singing “trashy and out of tune”. Even worse it was his own barber that spread his secret. Midas can’t seem to keep himself out of trouble this week can he? Last week he had to beg Dionysus to reverse his own wish.Clearly our king needs to get his attitude right. We think its all very #scandalous. King Midas’ Donkey Ears: The Facts
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SaMaraya Mosley Mr. Neal World History Honors 2nd Period February 11‚ 2013 The Fates The Fates‚ or the Moirae‚ were the goddesses who decided the destiny of man. The Fates were described as ugly old women; they were severe‚ inflexible and stern. They put man into the category of good or evil‚ another choice of theirs is choosing how long a man shall live. They were said to come to every person on the seventh day after their birth in order to spin‚ measure‚ and cut their string of destiny.
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People and scientists of all kinds have been trying for centuries to solve the problems of poverty‚ starvation and overpopulation. WE HAVE AN ANSWER! With this product‚ we can at last solve the issues of animal extinction‚ homelessness and even solve our problems of every kind of pollution! Just imagine‚ living in a world‚ free to do whatever you want without any consequences. See next page for more info. Our Research The black death was a significant historic achievement
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equaled by the amount of nationalities that were woven onto the Roman republic. The Romans worshiped many gods and spirits‚ each of whom was in charge for a different part of life. The ancient Romans adopted gods from other cultures as well like Dionysus‚ the Greek god of wine or Isis from the Egyptian pantheon who was concerned with reincarnation. The Roman Emperors were sometimes worshiped after their deaths. The Roman Emperors would show their devotion to their favored deities by building temples
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How important was Polykleitos to the Development of the Kouros? In fifth century Greek free-standing sculpture Polykleitos and his works the Diadoumenos (430BCE) and the Doryphoros (440BCE) (which were originally bronze) are important in demonstrating the development of the Kouros as they highlight a great level of development in terms of the naturalism of a‚ sculpture‚ through the use of contrapposto and application of the ‘Cannon of Proportion’ which is attributed to Polykleitos. Whereas Polykleitos’
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known for his beauty and grace and was chosen to lead a choir of boys at a celebration of the victory of Salamis. Twelve years later‚ his studies complete‚ he was ready to compete in the City Dionysia--a festival held every year at the Theatre of Dionysus in which new plays were presented. Sophocles‚ as depicted in a Roman portrait bust In his first competition‚ in 468 B.C‚ Sophocles took first prize. More than 120 plays were to follow. He would go on to win at least eighteen first prizes
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The ptomelic dynasty All the kings of the Ptolemaic family had the same name To distinguish each reign they adopted descriptive name e.g. soter (Savior) and II Philadelphus (love sis) and III Euergetes (Benefactor) The Ptomleic rulers adopted the Egyptian ideas of hereditary‚ divine kingship The Egyptian ruler was associated with the god Amon or Horus (son of the great mother-goddess Isis and her brother/husband Osiris. Lord of the Dead. The ptolemies adopted the practise of royal incest i.e. the
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