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    In the script “Odysseus and the Sirens”‚ Odysseus‚ a Greek soldier‚ is a true hero. This is shown through his actions‚ words‚ and thoughts from other present characters. He portrays many heroic characteristics throughout the entirety of the script‚ consisting of selflessness‚ dedication‚ and bravery. He demonstrates these acts through‚ selflessly risking his life for the sake of others. Dedicating his time to defeating an opposing enemy‚ and being brave as he faces a deadly situation. The first

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    Hercules one of best Gods Hercules is one of the best known Gods and hero ever know in Ancient history. He is very strong and this is one of the reasons why he is so well know. Hercules is also very famous and characters of him come out on movies. Out of all the Gods and Hero’s of the Ancient time Hercules is the most well known and most seen on movies all over the world. The reason why people like Hercules so much is because he would save lives and he would win battle’s to save the people

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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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    Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is a little beast‚ a cobra’s worst nightmare‚ the king of mongooses. Which is why he has every right to be proud of himself. He killed three snakes‚ saved three humans‚ and saved two birds as well as the rest of the garden. If anyone has a right to be proud of themselves‚ then it’s him. Rikki-Tikki killed three snakes. One of the snakes was really hard to kill because it was so small. It was as quick as lighting and Rikki had to bite him right behind the head which would be extremely

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    Aries‚ The Ram‚ is the primary of the twelve zodiacal constellations‚ and in Greek myth represents the animal whose fleece become sought by using Jason and the Argonauts. Legend has it that after King Athamus of Boetia took a second spouse‚ Ino‚ she turned into extremely jealous and green with envy of his existing children‚ mainly his son‚ Phrixus. She therefore deviously plotted the failure of the corn crop‚ intercepted and bribed the messenger despatched with the aid of her husband to consult an

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    I watched “Les Douze Travauz D’Astérix‚” which I found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=717&v=VN0kmk75BmY. Roger Carel played the main character‚ Astérix‚ and Asterix’s good friend and sidekick‚ Obelix‚ was played by Jaques Morel. The movie was produced by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo‚ and was made in 1976. Pierre Tchernia directed it. In this movie‚ Astérix and the other Gauls defeat the Romans in a battle‚ causing the Roman soldiers to believe the Gauls are gods. Julius

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    Zachary Calderon Wilson Honors Introduction to Literature 2 17 January 2012 Hercules: Movie Versus Myth In Disney’s animated version of the classic mythology story‚ Hercules‚ they portray Hercules as a soft‚ klutzy‚ heroic superhuman. According to the classic Greek mythology story‚ Hercules saves peoples lives with his bravery and strength. Murder‚ tragedy‚ and bloody battles spread throughout the pages of Greek mythologies. It is obvious that the Disney version of the Hercules myth

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    Hephaestus: Olympian God of Fire Hephaestus was very distinct from all of the other Olympian gods. He is usually numbered as being the twelfth Olympian god out of the twelve. Hephaestus was the Olympian who was weaker and more fragile than all the others. As a result‚ he was an embarrassment to his parent and was shunned by them. Although Hephaestus was different from the other Olympians‚ he became a very unique character and ended achieving many accomplishments. Hephaestus was an Olympian god

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    Andrew David 6/21/2014 Aliso Viejo Middle School Part 1 Chapter 1 1. The 12 Olympians gained control when Zeus dethroned Cronus and seized power. 2. I most identify with Hephaestus is because of my love of building and crafting. 3. Hera would punish the women Zeus fell in love with even if they were tricked and her anger even fallowed the children. Hera also threw Hephaestus off of mount Olympus because of his deformities. The reasons are not always justified‚ but the reason they are might be because

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    As the title "Boa constrictor‚’ dashed over the screen I felt my heart pulsating quicker and speedier incrementally.’ My palms were sweating and it felt as though everything in me was worrying. I detected with a profound assurance that before the motion picture was over‚ I would see a boa constrictor spew its prey. Human prey‚ ideally. The motion picture was not what I anticipated that it would be; in any case it didn’t disillusion me. "Boa constrictor" was to some degree alarming however it was

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