26 2013 I visited the Detroit Art Institute. In there I have seen plenty of interesting art sculptures‚ artifacts‚ and paintings. The one that really enjoyed the most is “Selene and Endymion” by Nicolas Poussin‚ a French artist. He made this painting back in 1630. Currently‚ the painting is in the European paintings exhibit section in the DIA. The painting itself uses oil on canvas for its medium‚ and the dimensions are: 48 x 66 1/2 inches. The painting is about Selene and Endymion. Selene is
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2.3. Astronomy vocabulary Greek Mythology is a story about the gods. The gods are closely related to the natural phenomena of stars‚ rain and fog. So the astronomical words come from Greek Mythology‚ it became a system.The names of the planets in the solar system are almost entirely related to Greek or Roman mythology. For example: 1) Mercury The Mercury of the planets is related to the myth of the “God of Business” and the “God of travel”. He is one of the twelve Lord Gods of Olympus in Greece.
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The second period Mythology class spent September learning about dreams. The lesson was mainly based on the relationship between mythology and dreams according to Carl Jung. To begin with‚ dreams come from our mind and the collective unconscious. There are several levels of dreaming‚ categorized by the content inside of it. Ninety five percent of dreams are level one dream‚ which contains and influenced by pre-sleep external stimuli. These dreams does not signify any importance. However‚ the other
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How Advertising Affects What You Buy Catherine Crawford English 1A MW 4-515 Dr. Bergmann November 13‚ 1994 (Research Paper) OUTLINE Thesis: Advertising has different effects on consumers‚ it changes their prospective on what is‚ and what is not‚ worth buying‚ what they buy and when they buy it. 1. How advertisers target a certain background or area for their product‚ and how they get your attention. 2. What advertisers use to get you to
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Apollo original name is Phoebus Apollo‚ but his roman name is Apollo. Apollo can be usually found in Mount Olympus which is said to be the meeting place of the gods and goodness; it is also where they built their homes and palaces. Apollo has many titles like Alexkakos‚ Asimoxaros‚ Citharoedos‚ Hylates‚ Lyceus Makrosagitaris‚ Musagitaris‚ Nomis‚ Patroos Phoebos and Pythios. Apollo has important powers that give him names such as God of healing God of truth‚ who cannot speak a lie‚ God of music and
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Mythology is the history and beliefs of a people who were able to see the magic in the world all around them. “Today their alters are empty‚ their great temples in ruins. But the gods of the ancient Greeks and Romans live on in powerful myths that have borne retelling for countless generations.(Fandex 1)”. Greek mythology and its Roman counter part have fascinated people for ages. Despite their similarities Greek and Roman mythology has key differences: in the Gods names‚ what they are based
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For my DIY course‚ I had researched mythology‚ mainly Greek mythology though. So in the beginning of Greek mythology‚ the first gods were Gaea‚ the Earth and Uranus‚ the Sky and Heavens. Some stories say that Gaea had made Uranus. Together they had twelve children in all and they were known as the first generation of Titans. Six of them were females and their names were Mnemosyne‚ Phoebe‚ Rhea‚ Theia‚ Themis and Tethys. The six males were named Coeus‚ Cronus‚ Crius‚ Hyperion‚ Iapetus‚ and Oceanus
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In Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman and Mythology by Edith Hamilton‚ there are many ways in which characters from both books are similar and different. One of the closest connections I saw was between Spider from Anansi Boys and Loki from Mythology. Their connection is very close because Spider and Loki did something abominable and they both paid for their actions through torture in two similar ways. It seems that Neil Gaiman modeled Spider after Loki because of their similar stories. Spider and Loki
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WHY SNAKES CRAWL ON THEIR STOMACHS Have you ever wondered why snakes crawl on their stomachs? Here’s a story I think will interest you in why they do. Long ago there was a strong‚ brave and handsome hunter who thought greatly of himself. His name was Alexio. He always bragged about being the strongest‚ bravest and most skilled hunter. One day while hunting he came about a snake. There was something different about this snake‚ this snake could talk. When Alexio heard someone telling him
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World Mythology This article discusses the male divine and the myths surrounding him. This article starts by defining the male divine‚ then taking the reader back to the early myth of the gods and then showing how gods and the male divine still play an important part in today’s society and modern religion. The male divine plays a large part in the worlds myths‚ but the male is not the only being in the world’s myths. About half of the world myths include the male divine but when you look at
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