“Whatever happens‚ do not open the chest. Keep it blocked forever. The contents will bring great unhappiness to the world.” If you were Pandora‚ would you leave the mysterious chest be‚ or let curiosity take over you? The Greek myth‚”Pandora’s Box” was about a girl named‚Pandora‚ who was created by the gods and was almost perfect. She was given a box and was told not open it no matter what. Until one day‚ curiosity took over‚ as she opened the box all sorts of evil came rushing out! One‚ can read
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Long hair‚ wise and courageous all around‚ the goddess Athena . She is the great goddess of wisdom. War and skills. Athena is known as the goddess of war and wisdom‚ according to Greek mythology. Athena is also the protector of civilized life‚ including the crafts needed to make life in the civilized world possible for both men and women. The myth goes that along with all of her siblings‚ Athena was the daughter of the most powerful god Zeus‚ and the daughter of metes. But the crazy part is Zeus
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Throughout Greek history‚ there have been numerous Greek heroes. Some are famous for their strength. Others may be remembered for their wisdom. The Greek hero Theseus‚ on the other hand‚ was famous for both. However‚ Theseus‚ like many before him‚ also faced many challenges. Some of his challenges involved‚ but were not limited to‚ his journey to Athens‚ Medea’s killing attempts‚ and slaying the Minotaur. Theseus‚ like many other Greek heroes in mythology‚ had a peculiar parentage. His mother was
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Greek and Roman Mythology March 10‚ 2004 At first glance Alcestis has all the makings of a tragedy‚ but in retrospect‚ it could in fact pass for a comedy. Though tragic elements certainly exist‚ the helplessness of the catch-22 Admetus finds himself in and the happy ending indicates the makings of a comedy. Tragedy is a type of drama or literary work that is most well renowned for the suffering its protagonists are forced to endure and an acute lack of a happy ending. Alcestis has no shortage
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Perseus And Andromeda Greek Myth Cepheus and Cassiopeia the king and queen of Ethiopia ahad a daughter called Andromeda. Andromeda was beautiful. Cassiopeia was proud of her daughter and boasted about her beauty constantly. Cassiopeia even said that Andromeda was more beautiful than all the daughters of Poseidon the sea god. This made them very angry‚ so Poseidon decided to punish Cassiopeia. Poseidon sent a huge sea monster (called the Kraken) to ravage the land of Ethiopia. In order to calm Poseidon
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Hercules was one of the greatest Gods in Greek and Roman mythology he is the god with the greatest strength of them all known as strong and fearless since birth. He was born one of the most loved demigods at the start. If going by roman names he is referred to as Heracles whom is unlike any other god mythology has seen. Hercules was the son of Zeus and Alcmene from which before birth his father declared he would be the one who would take things over at Mycenae however this had created many rivals
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The Titans Cronus and Rhea are the parents of Poseidon in Greek mythology. Poseidon is one of their 3 sons; the others being Hades (Underworld) and Zeus. There were also 3 sisters‚ Hestia‚ Hera‚ and Demeter. Poseidon is usually shown with his wife Amphitrite‚ but he mated with many creatures. Such as water spirits which is why Cyclops are some of his children. Poseidon mated with Medusa when she was still a beauty. Out of their union was born the winged horse Pegasus. Cyclops are Poseidon’s son
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myths‚ and throughout the ages there have been plenty of myths‚ from Egyptian mythology to Greek to Norse to new age religion. Mythology helps to explain our world around us. Usually from mythology comes religions‚ and all religions have gods. Each culture has a religion and each religion has gods that explain every aspect of life in the mortal world. One of the best known gods from all mythology is the Greek god Zeus. Zeus has a long history full of devious plots‚ vicious wars‚ scandalous adultery
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AP English Literature Greek Mythology & Biblical Allusions Review Assignment and Exam By: Dhruv Sahni Period 4 Description: An allusion is a reference‚ explicit or implicit‚ to something in previous literature or history. This is an important literary concept that you will encounter repeatedly in poetry‚ drama‚ and fiction (You may recall that Thomas Foster spends time addressing this as well in How to Read Literature Like a Professor). With allusions‚ authors can engage the reader in making
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sure to respect this mighty hero! Mortal News This week the mortals have been involved in yet another war‚ one they call the Trojan War because the opposing sides are the city of Troy and the Greeks. Troy had managed to hide behind its high and protective walls for a long while‚ but eventually the Greeks broke through by sending a small force in the guise of a large wooden horse that they hid inside‚ then from there allowed the rest of their army entry and took down Troy. It has been confirmed that
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