Castor and Pollux Nationality/Culture Roman Castor and Polydeuces (Greek)‚ the Dioscuri‚ the Tyndaridae Appears In Homer’s Iliad‚ Hyginus’s Fabulae Lineage Sons of Zeus and Leda Character Overview In Greek and Roman mythology‚ Castor and Pollux (known as Polydeuces to the Greeks) were twin brothers who appeared in several prominent myths. The twins were worshipped as gods who helped shipwrecked sailors and who brought favorable winds for those who made sacrifices to them. The Romans considered
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What Makes A Great Hero? Due to courage and honorability Theseus‚ Perseus‚ Hercules‚ and Jason are categorized as great heroes. A hero in today’s standards are seen to have different traits than a mythological hero. To come to the status of a hero in Greece you should be courageous and honorable at all times. To be someone’s hero today is a lot easier than in mythological times; today you can just simply be a celebrity and you could be known as someone’s hero. Theseus is categorized as a great
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Hercules Walt Disney animated movie Hercules is based upon the famous hero of ancient Greek mythology. However the book and the movie differ in many ways. The book is based on a hero who is fierce‚ strong and temper headed‚ uses his strong to get what he wants. The movie is based on a hero who is humble‚ accidental‚ charming and clueless‚ perfect for little kids to attain to. In Gods‚ heroes and men of ancient Greece the audience is meant to be the elderly‚ the movie is meant for younger viewers
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Compare and Contrast Essay In many Greek hero myths and stories‚ protagonists are presented with a series of hardships or task they must past. In the book Mythology by Edith Hamilton Hercules tries to achieve atonement. He brainlessly accepts all the challenges that Eurystheus gave him‚ while Spiderman thinks thoroughly before he performs his actions. The tradition of achieving atonement has deteriorated away from modern culture myths. In the book Spiderman the hero of Stan Lee’s novels‚ Spiderman
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Long ago‚ Zeus came down from Mount Olympus to a town named Santorini in Ancient Greece to have a child with a mortal woman that was very beautiful. This woman lived near a mountain in Santorini named μεγάλο βουνό. (Great Mountain) The woman finally gave birth to the boy and named him Lavatinos. He was a very curious boy‚ as he grew older he asked more and more questions about where his dad was and why his mom wouldn’t tell him. Eventually his mom became frustrated with all of the questions being
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Timeless classics throughout the ages are known for their plots and concepts‚ however these classics tend to follow a similar plot. This monomyth is called the Hero’s Journey‚ where a similar plot is used every time to create a story proven to be successful. A great example of this would be Disney’s Hercules‚ a story of the demigod Hercules who loses his powers and must redeem himself by becoming a true hero. With godlike strength‚ he defeats Hades and proves himself a true hero by being compassionate
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Hero and Leander Presentation Speech This story began with Hero living in Sestos and Leander living in Abydos. Now Hero was said to have had Apollo and Cupid try to get her hand in marriage‚ but she didn’t marry either of them. Instead she became a priestess for Venus. One day Hero had to give Venus honor and it was also the day that Leander was in Sestos as well that day. When the two saw each other they fell in love at first sight. Hero’s parents forbade her to see Leander‚ but neither of them
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Herakles‚ later known by the Romans as Hercules‚ is one of the most well-known mythological beings in all of the ancient world and the world today. He was a half-man and half-god‚ being the son of Zeus and a mortal woman. The story of the mortal god Herakles‚ is one of great tragedy and redemption. When the jealous wife of Zeus‚ Hera‚ still cannot forgive her husband for the adultery he committed‚ she sends Herakles insane and causes him to unwilling kill his wife and children. Following that tragic
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Hercules‚ the son of Zeus. Born in Olympus and kidnapped by Hades where his evil minions attempt to kill Hercules but instead turn him into a demigod. Hercules is then forced to live on earth in attempt to figure out who he really is and where he truly belongs. In the process Hercules faces many dangers and obstacles along his journey to returning home. Hades discovers that the only person that can stop him is Hercules so Hades does everything in his power to stop Hercules from ruining his plans
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Agneta was first a scientist before she became a hero. She was such a good scientist that they had some of her experiment in the science museum. One day while she was working on her experiments and all of a sudden it had exploded. She found out she had powers the next day. The only other person that knew that she had powers was her best friend. At first her powers were getting in her way until she found out how to use them. After that she used them for everything. Then one day her friend had told
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