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    frame at the Uffizi Gallery. On the canvas our focus is aimed at the unrealistic Greek-Roman goddess emerging from the shore in a golden shell. The goddess represents the ideal Renaissance woman‚ Venus is thin‚ pale‚ and curvy. The length of her neck and leg are exaggerated in order to bring our attention to her beautiful features.

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    The Birth of Venus is a masterpiece created by Sandro Botticelli in the year 1482‚ this masterpiece was created during the renaissance era. The Birth of Venus depicts the Greek goddess Aphrodite which later on was adapted by the Roman in their culture as Venus. The Birth of Venus was commissioned by the Medici Family which was a very influential family during the Renaissance. Differently‚ from artwork from previous eras Botticelli did not create a piece of art that represented a Christian legend

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    other 6 months in earth. Hera Hera‚ the goddess of marriage and childbirth‚ is the wife and sister of Zeus. She was a protector of married women. Her sacred animals included the cow and peacock. It is said that the only reason she married her brother was to cover up the shame she had from him raping her. She was always trying to get back at Zeus for what he did‚ he would always catch her and hurt her so she would not do it again. Demeter Demeter‚ the goddess of corn‚ grain and the harvest‚ is the

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    Andromeda and her situation‚ she cant marry unless her potential husband successfully answers a riddle‚ and any man who answers the riddle incorrectly is burned crucified in public. He believes he can’t turn back‚ for he has been on a quest to save the goddess-like princess by the gods. [Entering the Belly of a whale] Perseus captures the magical and almighty winged horse Pegasus and follows Princess Andromeda’s spirit on her nightly journey to learn a new riddle from Calibos‚ a hideous a monster mortal

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    Recently I was inspired to paint the goddess Bast‚ after reading the ‘Tale of The Cat’ by Von Franz (a Jungian Analyst). In this Romanian fairytale he interprets the meaning behind every detail of this dreamlike story. I don’t want to give away too many spoilers. So I will simply give you a taste of how it starts; The Emperor grows bored of his Wife and sends her away on a boat‚ telling her that upon returning from her journey she must be pregnant. The women goes on her way‚ eventually finding a

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    late 1950s by Greg Hill and Kerry Thorley.  These students learned in a mythology class that the Greeks and Romans had a goddess of chaos and confusion‚ and they thought that was the funniest thing they have ever heard of‚ so they made a religion out of it What is discordianism?  Discordianism is the worship of the Greek goddess Eris Who is Eris?  Eris was the goddess of strife and discord and she played a big role on the start of the Trojan War. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qext7NcyHVo

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    Victoria Carpenter Mr. Fraley Ancient Literature 26 March 2014 Creation Myths of Ancient Greco-Roman and Hebrew Cultures. Ancient Creation myths are similar but at the same time are still very different. What is a myth? A myth refers to a fiction story or only half true story. What makes up a myth? It has several different characteristics that make it different from other types of stories. Ancient Greco-Roman myths are interesting because they talk about another religion and how they are

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    to leave his son behind or wife but had no choice‚ this could be seen as him refusing to go to Troy. The third stage is receiving supernatural aid‚ one of the examples of this stage is when Miverva appears to Telemachus and offers him help. The Goddess Miverna used a disguise and appears to Telemachus “as a visitor‚ Mentes‚ chief of the Taphians‚ and she held a bronze spear in her hand.” (Homer Book I) Miverva decides to appear to Telemachus and provide him with the courage to get rid of his mother’s

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    gods‚ he took on a paternal role with mortals. The poorest could find a friend in Zeus‚ as long as they treated others properly‚ while he demanded the rich be mindful of the less fortunate. He was married to Hera. Wife and sister to Zeus‚ Hera was goddess of marriage and childbirth. Hera married Zeus after he tricked her by pretending

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    dawn of the Silver Age. Of the twelve Olympic Deities‚ you have five Goddesses: Hera‚ the queen of Olympus‚ Demeter‚ Goddess of the harvest‚ Aphrodite‚ Goddess of Love‚ Artemis‚ Goddess of the Hunt‚ and Athena‚ Goddess of Wisdom. While each of them have their own intriguing backstory‚ histories‚ and myths associated with them‚ there are none more fascinating than Aphrodite‚ the goddess of love‚ beauty‚ and sexual rapture herself. Her intrigue begins at her inception into the world of Greek Mythology

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