May 2012 The Greek Gods and Their Role in Antigone The Greek gods were thought of as the most powerful forces to ever exist in ancient times. In turn‚ they played a pivotal role in the Greek people’s lives. Their power and influence over the Greek people is evident in many of the stories in Greek literature. Zeus‚ Poseidon‚ and Hades‚ the most powerful Greek gods‚ each played a part in the story of Antigone by Sophocles. Throughout the play‚ “God” refers to Zeus‚ the king of gods. Antigone’s
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Poseidon is a Greek god. He is the son of a Titan named Cronus. Poseidon had five siblings; Zeus‚ Hades‚ Hestia‚ Hera and Demeter. He had lots of children and lots of wives. When he was born he chose the sea to rule because it was full of adventure and unknown (“Poseidon”). Poseidon was the god of the sea. His symbols were the horse‚ and the trident. He was the god of the sea and earthquakes. He also created a lot of animals trying to impress his loved ones. He can control water and start earthquakes
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whether the Greeks knew or they didn’t they did the same thing and created gods.these gods vary from small to large and even control different elements. Some more important than others . The first thing you always do is pray to the gods. The best one has to be Poseidon. God of the sea and earthquakes this god has a spectacular historical feature and life. Poseidon and his family were both loved and some hated. He had a brother named Zeus and Hades‚ Zeus was the god of the sky and hades that god of the
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were two types of Olympic Gods: Celestial Deities and Earth Deities. The Celestial Deities dwelled on Mount Olympus while the Earth Deities resided on‚ or under‚ Earth. There were twelve Olympic Gods; however‚ because the tales of these gods started out orally‚ the gods and goddesses classified as Olympians are not totally clear. Because the Twelve Olympians are not totally clear‚ there are a possible fourteen gods and goddesses that could be classified as Olympians. The gods and goddesses all had their
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Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto and the twin brother to Artemis. He is the god of music‚ poetry‚ the sun‚ healing‚ manly beauty‚ art‚ and prophecy. His symbols are the lyre‚ the tripod‚ the laurel tree‚ and the navel stone. Both him and his sister are associated with archery. Apollo was said to be very handsome and according to the myths he had many lovers. Apollo once insulted the god Eros‚ more popularly known as cupid‚ who got his revenge by shooting Apollo with an arrow that made him fall
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Unlike Greek heroes‚ our present-day heroes cannot throw thunderbolts‚ nor can they kill a half human‚ half bull monster with their bare hands however‚ they do share many characteristics with Greek heroes. The characteristics that both modern and Greek heroes possess are a large reason why these Greek heroes are considered heroic by the Greeks. Two common characteristics of both modern and Greek heroes is they are mentally strong and selfless. It is not far-fetched to say because modern day heroes
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Gods and goddesses are the rulers of the world‚ some say.do you believe that? People worshipped gods and goddesses every in the world in the B.C’s and in the early A.D’s. i’m going to write about Greek gods and goddesses‚ Egyptian gods and goddesses‚ and Roman gods and goddesses. Lastly some books and movies about gods and goddesses. The Greeks believed that certain deities (gods and goddesses) directed daily events and also watched over them. Families also presented offerings and ceremonies
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The gods in Greek myths can be divided into respective categories where the first three of them are the Olympian gods‚ Titan gods and primeval gods. These three categories represent the three different generations of gods in ruling the cosmos. The next five categories divide the gods according to domain‚ namely the gods of sky‚ sea‚ earth‚ and underworld. The final category contains personifications‚ those gods and spirits which represented abstract ideas‚ human emotions and conditions. The main
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goddess Athena. Soon the competition started and both contestants were doing really well. Athena wove a tapestry depicting the greatness of the gods and their triumphs‚ portraying them as wonderful‚ divine beings. Arachne‚ on the other hand‚ chose to weave her tapestry with a very different story. She was making fun of the gods by weaving scenes of gods full of weaknesses and fears. After a short period of time‚ It was obvious to all that Arachne’s tapestries truly were better and this angered Athena
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People of every culture have some myth or story that explains how the world‚ themselves‚ and everything else was created. Each culture has a unique story that reflects the culture itself and holds some significance to the people of the culture. Greek mythology is a widely known form of Greek culture that has its own creation story that shares similarities and differences with other creation stories. The Chinese Taoist creation story is not as well known as Greek mythology‚ but it still shares some
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