Cleopatra Vll was born in 69 BC‚ in Alexandria‚ Egypt. Despite what people say today‚ that she was glamorous and beautiful‚ she was far from it. She is shown on ancient coins with a long hooked nose and masculine features. Although she was not beautiful she was clearly a very seductive woman‚ and she used this to further Egypt politically. She had a beautiful musical voice. It is also said that she was highly intelligent. She spoke nine different languages‚ and she was the first Ptolemy pharaoh who
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Cosmos from their father‚ Uranus‚ resulting with Cronus who the youngest brother to be in control. One thing that I had found interesting was that the Titans married their siblings and had children together. Hyperion and Theia gave birth to Eos‚ Helios and Selene. Coeus and Phoebe children were Leto and Asteria. Oceanus and Tethys gave birth to Oceanids and Potamoi. Oceanids and Potamoi were not usually referred to as Titans. Cronus and Rhea gave birth to the younger gods and goddesses. These gods
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Hephaestus Hephaestus‚ the god of fire and metalworking‚ used his talents and power to help Olympus in war and structure. Hephaestus is one of the most important gods in Olympus. Hephaestus built things that the other gods used. Without Hephaestus‚ Olympus would not be where it is at. Hephaestus was smart‚ strong‚ hardworking‚ and brave. Hephaestus was the son of Zeus and Hera. Hephaestus was also said to just be the son of Hera so that she could get revenge on Zeus for cheating with Metis
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The gods became patrons of cities‚ for example‚ Aphrodite for Corinth and Helios for Rhodes‚ and were called upon for help in particular situations‚ for example‚ Ares during war and Hera for weddings. At first‚ sacred sites were merely a simple altar in a designated area‚ but over time massive temples came to be built in honour
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she had an affair with Julius Caesar she ends up giving birth to a baby boy named Caesarion. 3 years later Julius Caesar got assassinated. Pursuing this further‚ she later marries Mark Antony and elevates two twins‚ Cleopatra Selene II and Alexander Helios‚ and another son‚ Ptolemy Philadelphus. (Green‚ 59‚ 39) She became the last pharaoh of Egypt at the age of 18. (Green‚ 59) Her culture has very interesting facts that can interest many people. Cleopatra VII’s culture has many captivating facts
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Jason was the son of a king in an area called Iolkos. Jason’s uncle Pelias killed Jason’s father and took the throne for himself. Jason’s mother takes him to Chiron‚ the centaur‚ and raises him on the Mountain of Pelion. When he turns twenty‚ Jason goes to visit the palace at Iolkos. Along the way‚ Hera‚ the queen of the gods‚ meets Jason disguised as an old woman and asks him to aid her across the river. He assists her and loses his sandal. When Jason arrives at the palace‚ demanding his throne
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his original form‚ into a Swan. He has been known to do this‚ and seduce women such as‚ Leda. She was the Spartan kings husband. There is also another story in place‚ which is the story of Phaethon. The story indicates that the son of the sun god‚ Helios‚
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also noted a yellow spectral line near‚ but distinct from‚ the prominent lines of sodium. That line was from helium‚ which was not observed on Earth until 1895. Helium was first found to exist on the Sun and was named using the Greek word for sun‚ helios. In 1868‚ French astronomer Pierre Janssen went to India to study a total solar eclipse. During the eclipse‚ he analyzed the wavelengths of light
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Shakespeare is using a metaphor to compare Juliet to the sun. This passage implies that Juliet is as great and as bright as the sun (good) which eliminates darkness (evil) as it arises‚ He also uses an allusion to metaphorically compare Juliet to Helios‚ the sun god‚ and is asking Juliet to arise and eliminate the evil of darkness‚ Artemis‚ the Greek moon goddess. Shakespeare also compares Paris to a book when lady Capulet says "Read o’er the volume of young Paris’ face" which is a conceit to show
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was the most popularity mythology that spread to the Apennines in the 8th to 7th centuries B.C. Both play and film’ plot are about Medea‚ who is a princess of Colchis and also‚ is a barbarian witch as half human and half divine. Her grandfather is Helios‚ the Greek Sun god. However‚ she worships to Hecate‚ the goddess of dark place. She blindly falls in love with Jason who is a prince of Iolcus. Because of needing her power and helps‚ he gets married to her to stole the Golden Fleece to get his homeland
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