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    There are many ways in which Greek culture and Roman culture can be compared. They also differ in their own way. What most people don’t already know is that the Romans borrowed much of their ideas from the Greeks‚ such as‚ Gods‚ Culture and most importantly Literature. For example‚ almost everyone knows the popular Gods of Greek mythology‚ like Zeus‚ Poseidon‚ Hades‚ Hermes‚ but what they may not know is the Roman equivalent to those Gods are Jupiter‚ Neptune‚ Pluto‚ and Mercury. In Greece‚ the gods

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    Gods‚ Goddesses‚ brutal wars‚ oracles‚ myths‚ magic and crazy stories. Those still don’t justify how all of the fictional stories Greek mythology has. It’s a labyrinth of stories connecting in their own ways with crazy twists and turns‚ with things not always being as they seem. Like any crazy story with gruesome monsters and tales‚ they have their heroes. Though the question is‚ why were certain mythological heroes valued in Greece at the time at the time‚ and how would they be perceived in our

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    Period 5 Mr. Ryan 5/25/2010 The ancient Greek and ancient Roman religion was the belief in gods. 
They had similar beliefs‚ but also immeasurable differences. It was composed of many meaningful gods and goddesses that all played a part in the everyday life of the average Roman and Greek person of that time. 
They believed in something called polytheism. It is the belief of many gods‚ each given a personality and purpose. And was the subject of many myths and legends that would be told for

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    Aphrodite Goddess of love‚ beauty and fertility One in five women will go under plastic surgery to make herself beautiful but‚ who was the most beautiful of all? Aphrodite was the goddess of ancient greek mythology who celebrated love‚ desire‚ and eternal youth. Aside from her natural beauty she had a magic girdle that made everyone desire her. Her birth was as beautiful as she is she emerged from the ocean in a clam shell after Cronus threw Uranus’s genitals into the ocean. From this moment

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    articles about Greek mythology and writing summaries about each one. The reason why i chose the topic about Greek mythology is because it has lots of stories about ancient deities and brave heros. When reading i’ll be looking for answers to the questions like which one i would recommend‚ Which one was easier to read‚ and if i had to choose which one was best. The first article comes from the source History.com and isn’t that long. It mainly talks about the important things in greek mythology. It

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    INTRODUCTION 1. How were the Greek gods different from those of the Egyptians? Be specific Pg.5 2. Though they were considered to be immortal‚ what negative characteristics did the Greek gods often display? Pg. 9 3. Hamilton says that Greek mythology was more explanation than religion. What types of things did the myths explains? Pg. 10-11 PART ONE 4. List several identifying details about each one of the following A. Cronus Pg.18 B. Zeus Pg. 20-22 C. Hera Pg. 22-23 D. Poseidon

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    Greek myths are a collection of short stories that aim to explain the origins of the world‚ give a detailed explanation about the gods and goddesses’ lives of that era‚ and try to teach a lesson to the reader. Greek mythology also includes a connection to the modern world which is where the myth resembles a story or movie from the more recent times. Three Greek myths that have a strong connection to the modern world include the stories of Theseus‚ Orpheus‚ and Midas and each of the connections come

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    The Greek Creation Myth I’ll be examining cosmogonic Greek myths. The Theogony‚ a poem written around 700 B.C. by Hesiod‚ states that from the vast expanse of nothingness called Chaos arose Gaia. Gaia is female and first into being. Her existence not deliberate‚ but magically occurs for no stated purpose. Gaia gives birth to a son‚ Uranus without the assistance of any other deity. Uranus is the sky and Gaia who is the earth‚ mates with her son to bring forth the 12 Titans. There were six male Titans;

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    Hellenism occurred in Ancient Greek when a country‚ state or city devoted its time to the Ancient Greek culture‚ thought and style. Ancient Greek culture consisted of a no poleis government or no political concern. Greek thoughts came from great philosophers such as‚ Epicurean of Athens and Stoics. Epicureans believed that philosophy could free people from the fear of death by explaining to them that death is the spreading of atoms. He also believed that the happiest people were those who withdrew

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    religious beliefs of the ancient Mesopotamian and the Greeks. These two religions were practiced in different areas and at different times and‚ therefore‚ show that religion has played a critical role in every society and civilization. No matter how it is organized or what type of god is worshiped‚ a society would be nothing without some kind of deity to organize it. In comparing the religious beliefs of the Mesopotamian and the Ancient Greeks religious components highlighted including the style

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