The Impact of Western media on African Cultures By Levis Kamau Introduction Pop music has become very much popular and widespread among the young people in Nairobi City. It is usually characterised by western behaviours and ways of doings of the west (developed countries) particularly the United States and Jamaica. It is very common to hear young people talking about the pop singers. You will always hear “I like that dance in the song….” “I wish I had such a cloak”
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Mythology essay Greek mythology has influenced the modern day world. As a result it has affected our modern day popular culture. Popular culture is an idealistic lifestyle and culture patterns that are accepted widespread within a population. Through today’s popular culture such as the Olympic games‚ advertisement‚ and movies it is evident that Greek mythology has impacted our society. According to Tess Owen the Olympic games was first held in approximately 776 B.C in the Greek city of Olympia.
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Grace Furtwengler CLS 121 04/10/12 Aphrodite/Venus According to the ancient Greeks‚ the beautiful goddess Aphrodite exemplified the attributes of love‚ procreation‚ beauty‚ and gracefulness. However‚ she showed her wrath to those who neglected or despised her supremacy. She acquired great power to persuade the gods and men by using her lustful ways to carry out her plans. Venus‚ the Roman version‚ characterized attributes of pure love‚ vegetation‚ and chastity in women. The divine goddess
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Greek vs. Roman Mythology Although Roman and Greek mythology are classified in the same category‚ the two are tremendously diverse. The god of war‚ the copious amount of mythoi‚ and the relations between the Greek and Roman gods are only a few of the many comparisons between the two. The Romans had adopted the gods and myths from the Greeks who had come about 1‚000 years before the Romans. Both cultures adopted these beliefs of powerful gods who controlled essentially every aspect of their day-to-day
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“music” we owe to the Greeks. Greek poets‚ architects‚ mathematicians‚ and philosophers‚ founded a culture that we still identify with today. These are the people that introduced the world to democracy‚ the beginning of recorded history‚ politics‚ and even our very own vocabulary. To some extent‚ we even owe the start of theatre and comedy to the Greeks. The Greeks taught us a lot of things‚ good or bad‚ these things are still being used centuries after the fall of Greece. They Greek people lived in
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Cerberus In Greek myth Cerberus was a horrific dog who stood watch at the gates of Hades‚ the world of the dead. He would let souls in but would not allow them to leave Hades. Cerberus had three heads (some accounts gave him many more) and was so vicious that he was feared even by the gods. Cerberus is most famous for his role as one of the 12 labors of Hercules‚ the strong man who ventured to Hades and wrestled Cerberus into submission. Cerberus also appears in the story of Orpheus
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Throughout many ages religion has been a very important part of history. It shaped many cultures and allowed us to better understand many civilizations. Two of these cultures are those of the Christians and Greeks. Both have similarities and differences in their religious beliefs that have been compared often and I have chosen to discuss the similarities and differences of Christianity and ancient Greek mythology. Christianity is a monotheistic religion‚ or belief in only one God‚ and spiritual
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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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Zeus (Roman name Jupiter) Married to Hera. Zeus is lord of the sky‚ the rain god. His weapon is a thunderbolt which he hurls at those who displease him. Symbol or Attribute: Thunderbolt Poseidon Brother of Zeus. The God of the sea and worshiped by seamen. He married Amphitrite. His weapon is a trident‚ which can shake the earth‚ and shatter any object. He is second most powerful god. Symbol or Attribute: Three-pronged trident Hades Brother of Zeus. God of the underworld‚ ruling over the
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Ancient Greek created many myths because they couldn’t explain some of the things that happened to them or around them. Mythology was part of Greek civilization and they used to use it as their religion or other reasons. Ancient Greek mythology is one of the oldest myths we have and goes back thousands of years ago. I decided to choose the mythology of Hades but the myth doesn’t tell us much valuable historical information because Hades was the ruler of the underworld and ruler of the dead. Hade
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