Napoleon Bonaparte once spoke‚ “Men are more easily governed through their vices than their virtues.” Tragically‚ he spoke truth‚ as men can’t help but respond when their sins call out. The evils in the world stem from the evils in individuals. This can be applied to not only modern society‚ but to the ancient world as well. In classic lore‚ the source of tragedy can almost always be traced back to the unscrupulous qualities of man and god‚ alike. Suffering is a common theme in Greek and Hebrew mythology
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Valerie Owens the head nurse on Susanna’s ward. The girls like and respect Valerie for her fairness and willingness to speak on their behalf. - Other stars in the film are: Jeffery Tambor as Dr. Melvin Potts‚ Vanessa Redgrave as Dr. Sonia Wick‚ Jared Leto as Tobias “Toby” Jacobs‚ Travis Fine as Nurse John‚ Kurtwood Smith as Dr. Crumble and Angela Bettis as Janet Webber. II Girl Interrupted is based on the memoirs of Susanna Kaysen. The story revolves around a young woman’s personal struggles
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The Story of Artemis Artemis can talk to and control animals. Artemis is usually found in the Arician woods. Artemis is usually found hunting with her bow & arrow. Artemis is the twin of Apollo and their parent’s are Leto and Zeus. She has no children of her own. Artemis is the goddess of wild animals‚ hunt‚ and the moon. Artemis was born on the island of Delos. She had a threefold divinity‚ being styled Artemis on earth‚ Luna‚ or the moon‚ in heaven‚ and Hecate‚ or Proserpine‚ in hell. The poets
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actually very similar in some ways‚ they severely contrasted in others. Dionysus‚ son of Zues and Semele and Apollo‚ son of Zues and Leto‚ both were born under strange conditions. Dionysus was born from the thigh of Zues after being fully grown‚ and Apollo’s mother‚ Leto‚ was in labor for nine days with him because Hera did not want him to be born and would not give Leto a safe place for the child to be delivered. Both these Gods have the need for power and a very creative drive. They spent their
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Folly of Hubris In Edith Hamilton’s Mythology‚ many mortals make the mistake of thinking themsleves equal or greater than the gods. Thinking "thoughts to dangerous to man" is the crime the gods hate the most. This stunt is called the folly of hubris. The folly of hubirs is will certainly be punnished for their arrogance. Bellerophon‚ Salmoneous‚ and Niobe all commited this crime and were most certainly punnished. Bellerophon lived a heroic and happy life until he angered the gods
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These two Goddesses are very similar‚ however some differences are apparent. The Greek Goddess Artemis is compared to her Roman equivalent Diana through genealogy‚ images and symbols‚ and modern connections. Artemis is the daughter of the Greek Gods Leto and Zeus‚ and the twin sister to the God Apollo. Although Artemis only has one sibling‚ she has many relationships with other Gods and had few enemies. One of these Gods is Orion‚ Artemis’s lover‚ who is a giant huntsman. Although Artemis ended up
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God of the sky‚ Zeus was the ruler over the other gods. He became the ruler after winning a draw between him and his brothers. To punish mortals who misbehaved‚ Zeus would throw thunderbolts‚ his symbol and weapon‚ to show his displeasure. Zeus could create big storms of thunder and lightning‚ bringing much chaos‚ or open the sky to sunshine‚ all with flashing his shield‚ the Aegis. Since he was father of the gods‚ he took on a paternal role with mortals. The poorest could find a friend in Zeus‚
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the Romans. He and his sister‚ Artemis‚ are known as the [[Twins|Twin Archers]]. His Roman form is also called ’’’[[Apollo (Roman)|Apollo]]’’’. When Leto was pregnant‚ [[Hera]] was furious with Zeus’ unfaithfulness and forbade the Titan from giving birth on either the islands or mainlands. Fortunately‚ the floating isle of Delos gave sanctuary to Leto‚ and
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Artemis‚ was the most independent goddess of mythological times. Artemis avoided men and she thought that she didn’t need someone to complete her. The symbols that represented her were the bow and arrow. Her family consisted of her mother and father‚ Leto and Zeus‚ and her twin Apollo. She was born on the island of Delos. She has rescued her mother many times‚ due to her masculinity and athletic abilities. She also had self-esteem issues at a young age. Artemis‚
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myth begins with Niobe a mother of fourteen children who had the audacity to compare herself to a goddess. Boasting on the fact that she gave birth to fourteen children while the goddess Leto only bore two children Apollo the god of the sun and Athena the goddess of wisdom. Offended by Niobe’s arrogance the goddess Leto sends both of her children to bring destruction upon Niobe’s children and misery to Niobe. All seven of Niobe’s boys and girls were completely slaughtered and Niobe herself was transformed
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