You can’t mention the toughest warriors without mentioning the best ”leonidas” the king of SPARTA‚ the toughest spartan a perfect example of bravery‚execution and devotion to his city‚ was raised to be tough‚ really weird how no one knows when he was born‚ but there is a sad ending. in this essay it will be about the life of leonidas and his contributions and his difficulties hard choices throughout his life‚ the war to fight for his glory‚ the killing ‚ the death and keep in mind that there is
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high school reading became more of a hobby‚ rather than mandatory thing. I enjoyed when my teachers asked me to read out loud to the class. I also read on my free time. In high school I read “Perfect Chemistry” ‚ “Romeo & Juliet “ and “ The Book Of Hercules”. I hope to read “The Great Gatsby” while I am attending college. So moral of the story I really never had a problem reading to myself. The real problem was gaining enough confidents me to read to others. Overtime as I practice reading out loud
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called Chelys‚ because of the tortoise shell used as its sound box. According to Nicomachus of Gerasa (Ist cent. AD)‚ the tortoise-shell Lyra was invented by god Hermes‚ who gave it to Orpheus. "Orpheus taught Thamyris and Linos‚ and Linos taught Hercules. When Orpheus was killed by the Thracian women‚ his lyra was thrown into the sea‚ and washed ashore at Antissa‚ a city of Lesbos‚ where it was found by fishermen‚ who brought it to Terpander‚ who in turn carried it to Egypt and presented it to the
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Introduction The ocean has the oldest‚ most diverse‚ most numerous and least studied organisms on earth. It covers almost three fourths of our planet and has the potential to feed the world and supply cures for many diseases. Studying sea plants and animals is a challenge that is becoming easier due to advanced technologies such as deep-sea submersibles‚ sonar‚ lasers‚ videos‚ and satellites. In many cases‚ it ’s simply too hard to make a drug from scratch. The chemistry is too complicated. So
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I was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators‚ wild animals‚ and condemned criminals. I am a professional fighters who would fight to my death‚ I was specialized with weapons. Until the Public built multi-purpose arenas throughout the roman empire. Rome’s martial ethics and‚ in fighting or dying well‚ I could inspire admiration and popular acclaim. We were celebrated in high and low art. Our value as entertainers
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They lived in a swamp near Lerna in the land of Argos. The number of heads varied from 5 to more than 100. The second of the 12 labours of Hercules* was to kill the Hydra. But‚ when one of the Hydra’s heads was cut off‚ two more grew in its place. The monster also had 1 immortal head. Pegasus is the well-known winged-horse of Greek Mythology. Apparently Pegasus was born from the blood that
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For as long as there have been humans on this Earth there have been the people who we look up to as our heroes and celebrities. In Greek mythology Hercules was the celebrity of the day. In many countries the kings and queens or people of power gained respect and their subjects longed to be just like them. In more recent times‚ movie stars and musicians have become the idols in our lives. Celebrities like Paris Hilton and the Kardashian sisters are but a few examples. This idolisation of celebrities
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The primary function of the first soliloquy is to reveal to the audience Hamlet’s profound melancholia and the reasons for his despair. Hamlet explains‚ with an outpouring of disgust‚ anger‚ sorrow‚ and grief that everything in his world is either futile or contemptible. Hamlet speaks these lines after an unpleasant scene at Claudius and Gertrude’s court‚ when he was asked by his mother and stepfather not to return to his studies at Wittenberg but to remain in Denmark. Hamlet thinks for the first
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Glynn‚ Ruth. 1981. “Herakles‚ Nereus and Triton: A Study of Iconography in Sixth Century Athens.” American Journal of Archaeology 85: 121-132 In this article‚ Ruth Glynn sets out to explore the mysterious and oft misunderstood iconography of a select group of images. Specifically those depicting the hero Herakles as he grapples with the sea god Nereus who was later replaced with images of Triton. Her goal‚ is to explain why this change took place as well as the significance. This she does though
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the pain from a bite that’ll worsen. Tryna stifle the light that’ll shine on me first and. Before I ride in a hearse and. My breathing stops and. You’ll never take my one shot I got ’fore I lie in the earth. And now I kill again on that Hamilton Hercules Mulligan. Readin’ in Vanity Fair or the Huffington. Done with the sufferin’‚ we in the guts again‚ family rushin’ in. Wonder where Busta been. Feelin’ the hunger and feedin’ the lust to win. See I’ve been patiently waitin’ for this moment. To rise
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