legend a very beautiful golden hair‚ snow-white and delicate cheek. Once his arrow inserts the heart of young men and women‚ it can make they love each other deeply. In Greek mythology‚ he is called Eros‚ the young son of the love and beauty goddess Aphrodite and Ares. In Roman myth‚ he calls Cupid‚ his mother is Venus and his father is Iris. Frankly speaking‚ Cupid and Psyche’s love story is one of my favorite stories among Greek mythology. That’s why I chose this story to perform in our presentation
Premium Aphrodite Marriage Greek mythology
Major God and Goddesses Submitted By : *Jennifer Orevillo *Stephanie Orebillo *Dianne Tique *Nelialyne Basa *Jeremiah Sabalza *Rommel Urbano Submitted To : *Mrs.Lenilyn Robles Hades Zeus Poseidon Hermes Aphrodite Ares Hephaestus Hera ENGLISH IV Artemis (Diana) The daughter of Leto and Zeus‚ and the twin sister of Apollo. Artemis is the goddess of the wilderness‚ the hunt and wild animals‚ and fertility (she became
Premium Zeus Greek mythology Apollo
Ancient Romans claimed descent from Greeks‚ in fact the Great Roman poet Virgil wrote an epic poem entitled Aeneid where he tells that Romans come from Aeneas line who escaped from the Trojan fire to save his royal descent. He landed at Italy where married a princess named Lavinia. That means you have to consider Roman literature as an evolution of Greek literature: Romans learn from Greek but progress. Greek and Roman literature is wide and it includes: tragedies‚ comedies‚ poems‚ epics etc
Premium Ancient Rome Apollo Greek mythology
Introduction The gods‚ as presented in Homer’s Iliad‚ present a variety of difficulties for the critic. In their style and highly anthropomorphous form‚ they lack close parallels in earlier cultures‚ and compared to the gods of monotheistic religions seem petty‚ small-minded‚ and unworthy‚ perhaps‚ of veneration. Moreover‚ their role as a literary device is highly contested; some authors‚ assign to them the function of comedy and light relief‚ their actions affording a hiatus from the intense fighting
Premium Apollo Iliad Trojan War
Greek Mythology Mythology was an integral part of the lives of all ancient peoples. The myths of Ancient Greece are the most familiar to us‚ for they are deeply entrenched in the consciousness of Western civilization. The myths were accounts of the lives of the deities whom the Greeks worshipped. The Greeks had many deities‚ including 12 principal ones‚ who lived on Mt. Olympus. The myths are all things to all people a rollicking good yarn‚ expressions of deep psychological insights‚ words of
Premium Zeus Greek mythology Dionysus
Gods in Greek Mythology The book Mythology by Edith Hamilton is a novel devoted to the legends of Greek Mythology. Such legends tell stories of mighty heroes‚ ghastly creatures‚ and Gods and Goddesses with amazing powers. In order to fully understand these myths‚ a reader must examine each of these Gods or Goddesses individually and identify the unique Characteristics they have. The first humanoid Gods that appeared in Greek Mythology were the Titans‚ or the Elder Gods. They were the children
Free Greek mythology Zeus Hera
As I was reading through the chapters of my art book‚ there were two pieces of art that caught my eye: the statue of "Nefertiti" and the statue "Aphrodite of Melos." After researching both artworks‚ I realized that these statues are similar and different in many aspects. Nefertiti is regarded as one of the most influential women of her time. Her and her husband Ahmenhotep IV‚ ruled between 1352-1348 BCE‚ during the New Kingdom. After there rule of Akhetaten (Ancient Egypt)
Premium Akhenaten Ancient Egypt Nefertiti
In Greece and Asia Minor around 2000 B.C. there existed a common belief in a group of deities. Of this group of deities were twelve Olympians who were immortal. From that group of Olympians came the most dominant and commanding God known to immortals and mortals alike. That Olympian god was Zeus; the son of Titans Cronus and Rhea. When Zeus had grown to maturity‚ he waged war against his father with his disgorged brothers and sisters as allies. The battle was of epic proportions‚ Zeus fighting from
Premium Greek mythology Zeus Hera
ISIS Crisis The militant group named ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) has had an increase in their strive for power in the Middle East. As chaos and civil unrest in Syria and Iraq continues‚ various rebel groups are able to appear through the metaphorical smoke. Isis is not necessarily a rebel group‚ but they lead with an iron fist and harsh Sharia Law that largely affects women and the rest of the Islamic State. Isis is perhaps the most organised and well-funded terrorist group the world
Premium Caliphate Islam Al-Qaeda
White Paper - New Strategy to Defeat ISIS After receiving correspondence from several senators and the President of the United States‚ I decided to share the solution with pertinent government agencies. The answer to ending the al-Qa’ida‚ the Taliban and ISIS problem is to change the ideology. Lethal force works only until the next terrorist cell emerges. Our mission is to introduce a new contemporary ideology to ISIS‚ the Middle East and prospective recruits. The United States and its foreign
Premium United States Terrorism Islam