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    Was Hades An Evil God?

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    him is about him committing an evil act. This myth was that Hades kidnapped Persephone‚ the fertility goddess‚ and married her against her father demeters will. Although this myth portrays Hades as evil‚ it can not be ignored that Zeus played a part in it to. When Hades requested permission from Zeus to marry Persephone‚ Zeus told him that Demeter would definitely not agree‚ but Zeus offered to help Hades kidnap Persephone (1‚3). There aren’t many other myths about Hades‚ but there are countless

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    Mount Olympus‚ dwelling instead in a dark palace beneath the earth. Hades was born from Cronus and Rhea‚ they were known as part of the titans. Hades had three sisters‚ Demeter‚ Hestia‚ and Hera‚ and as well as two brother‚ Zeus‚ the youngest of all three‚ and Poseidon. Hades had fell with Persephone the daughter of Zeus and Demeter‚ and decided to abduct her to live with him and become the queen of the underworld. Hades then tricked her into eating pomegranate seeds and she became his wife and queen

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    Rhea .Now even though the underworld is a dark and scary places Hades never left it. He was barely ever seen which his name Hades‚ the unseen one was. One of the only times he came to earth was when he came to steel Persephone away from her mother‚ Demeter goddess of

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    CLAS104 – Classical Mythology University of Waterloo – Spring 2012 Chapter 1 – Interpretation and Definition of Classical Mythology The word myth comes from the Greek word mythos which means “word”‚ “speech”‚ “tale”‚ or “story” The story must have proved itself worthy of becoming traditional Myths can be told by means of various mediums: oral‚ written‚ music‚ painting‚ dance‚ etc True Myth / Myth Proper Refers primarily to stories of the gods and humankind’s relations with them Saga / Legend Myths

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    The Olympian Gods and Goddesses In Greek mythology‚ twelve gods and goddesses ruled the universe from atop Greece’s Mount Olympus. These Olympians had come to power after their leader‚ Zeus‚ overthrew his father‚ Kronos‚ leader of the Titans. All the Olympians are related to one another. The Romans adopted most of these Greek gods and goddesses‚ but with new names. Zeus (Roman name: Jupiter) The most powerful of all‚ Zeus was god of the sky and the king of Olympus. His temper affected the weather

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    Greek Mythology Explanation/Description: Implication (When you see this term in a poem or text‚ what is the purpose of including this reference?) Zeus/Jupiter Zeus is greatly seen as a Father-of-All figure and acts as the “Father of the Gods.” He‚ by the help of his mother’s‚ Rhea’s‚ conniving ways‚ successfully overthrew his evil father‚ Kronos. Rhea gave birth to Zeus in secret‚ and gave Kronos‚ who was infamous for devouring his own children‚ a stone wrapped in a blanket as a decoy for Zeus. Once

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    each of his brothers and sister‚ the perspective for male and female already occurred. Zeus‚ Poseidon and Hades are assigned as the world’s dominant power of sky‚ water‚ and underworld that make the male got control of the power. Meanwhile Hera‚ Demeter and Hestia are assigned for marriage‚ harvest and home. This led to women’s places became more at home and less in power. This became the influences in many societies for a long period of time to everyone’s point of view to women. However‚ in today’s

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    -Explain the advantages and disadvantages for an Athenian of living in a society dominated by so many gods. The people of Athens lived in a polytheistic society where they believed in many gods known as the Olympians. This brought its advantages as well as its disadvantages. Among the Athenians there were many gods and goddesses whom they believed held great responsibility over their lives. Major ones such as Athena played an important role in their daily lives. Athena is the goddess of war‚ wisdom

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    sexually-active person‚ "It has been estimated that‚ besides his legal wife Hera‚ Zeus had over 100 women." (Reinhold‚80) Poseidon is also sexually obtrusive. For instance‚ Poseidon loved Demeter. When Demeter transformed herself into a mare‚ Poseidon changed himself into a stallion and chased after Demeter. Today‚ the boys always fond of dating many girls who they love. "From the male ’s point of view there simply aren ’t enough females to go around with and so a male must compete for sexual

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    married to Dione as well as the father of Aphrodite. He was also said to be the father of Athena‚ Apollo and Artemis‚ Hermes‚ Persephone (by Demeter)‚ Dionysus‚ Perseus‚ Heracles‚ Helen of Troy‚ Minos‚ and the Muses. He slept with many women‚ including Antiope‚ Callisto‚ Danae‚ Europa‚ Electra‚ Taygete‚ Niobe‚ Io‚ Semele‚ Themis‚ Leda‚ Leto‚ Maria‚ Mnemosyne‚ Demeter and Alcmene. He was known for sleeping with whoever he wanted to and whenever he wanted to. He was able to change his shape and he often

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