theirs‚ like Zeus turning to Jupiter‚ Poseidon as Neptune‚ Aphrodite as Venus‚ etc. The Romans had even taken one of the main Egyptian gods being Isis‚ incorporating her into their life. There had been many temples dedicated to her in land conquered by the Roman Empire alone. Each of these Gods had been there to serve for a different
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The gods speak to the mortals‚ they watch over them‚ and they even fight alongside them. The gods favor certain sides and certain warriors involved in the Trojan War. For instance: “Aphrodite… was on the side of Paris. Equally… Hera and Athena were against him. Ares‚ God of War‚ always took sides with Aphrodite; while Poseidon‚ Lord of the Sea‚ favored the Greeks‚ a sea people‚ always great sailors. Apollo cared for Hector and for his sake helped the Trojans‚ and Artemis‚ as his sister‚ did
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The Olympian Gods Aphrodite - Goddess of love and beauty. Her son was Eros‚ the god of love. She is also believed to have kept a watchful eye over sailors. Apollo - Beautiful god of the light‚ medicine and music. Apollo represents order‚ harmony‚ and civilization Ares - God of war. He had an affair with Aphrodite‚ and was father to many children. Artemis - Goddess moon‚ forest‚ childbirth and the hunt. Although she was associated with childbirth and children‚ Artemis was a virgin. Athena -
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afterlife more‚ making Osiris‚ god of the underworld and afterlife‚ the kind of the gods and goddesses. The major gods and goddesses of Egypt were as follows‚ Osiris‚ king of the gods and god of the underworld and afterlife. There was also his wife‚ Isis‚ goddess of magic‚ marriage‚ and healing. There was Nut‚ goddess of the sky and stars. Like the Greeks‚ the Egyptians had a god of war named Horus. Another was Hathor‚ goddess of love. Before Osiris was king of the Gods‚ there was Ra‚ god of the sun
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twice so he could become the King of Egypt‚ he was still not able to because of the fact that Osiris and Isis had a child‚ Horus‚ who became the new King when he was born. Another thing that I learned was how big of an impact fertility had on Western Goddesses. It seemed like every female goddess was viewed as a person of fertility. Some of the goddesses were very sexual such as Aphrodite who was the Goddess of love‚ beauty‚ and sexual desire. Some of the goddesses would be married‚ but still
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other sister cults throughout ancient times. “Every ancient city defended its identity by imposing gods” (Turcan‚ 10). The cult of Isis traces its origins back to the delta region of the Nile River in Egypt. She was the goddess of corn and the earth. The wife and sister of Osiris‚ God of the dead‚ and mother to the link between the living and the dead Horus‚ Isis was deified because her role in the resurrection of Osiris and consequentially Egyptians’ chance at an eternal life after death. She
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of all aspects of ones life‚ and ones family. However‚ there was a vast selection of different religions available to the people of Pompeii and Herculaneum‚ ranging from belief in Greek influenced deities‚ foreign cults like that of the Egyptian god Isis‚ to cults that believed the Roman Emperor himself was a divine being. All of these variations of religion seemed to be openly accepted and practiced in Pompeii
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Section 1: Identification and Evaluation of Sources This investigation will explore the question: How did Cleopatra VII Theo Philopator of ancient Egypt utilize her sexuality to gain political power? The years 51 B.C. to 34 B.C. will be the focus of this investigation‚ to allow for an analysis of Cleopatra’s political gains through her relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony/Antonius. The first source that will be evaluated in depth is Duane W. Roller’s book Cleopatra: A Biography‚ published
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and Ajax Playing Dice‚ black-figured amphora‚ c.a. 530 B.C.E. Death of Sarpedon‚ red-figure krater‚ ca. 515 B.C.E. Greek: Classical Period Kritios Boy‚ c.a. 480 Doryphorus (Spear-Bearer)‚ by Polycleitus‚ 450-440 B.C.E Zeus‚ c.a. 460 B.C.E. Aphrodite of Knidos‚ by Praxiteles‚ c.a. 350 B.C.E. Parthenon‚ Acropolis‚ Athens‚ 448-442 B.C.E. Erechtheus‚ Praxithea‚ and Their Three Daughters (from the Parthenon frieze)‚ ca. 440 B.C.E. Erechtheion‚ Acropolis‚ Athens‚ 430-405 B.C.E. Temple of Athena
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Religion in the Roman Empire Religion in the Roman Empire was extremely diverse‚ due to Rome’s ability to blend in new religious beliefs from freshly conquered territory into the empire‚ from the Hebrew Religion in Palestine‚ the Classical Greek Gods of Homer in Asia Minor‚ the Druids in Gaul and Germania and Celt’s in Britannia‚ Rome’s religious tolerance was a vital hallmark which greatly attributed in its ability to successfully mend in new people and cultures into the
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