“Tell your squires to mix some more wine so that we can make a fresh libation‚ to Zeus the Thunderer‚ patron of suppliants‚ who deserve respect. And let the housekeeper give him (Odysseus) a meal from all she has available.” Here we see authentic hospitality and civilized behaviour towards a stranger they have just met. They are showing respect to the Gods by preparing a fresh libation for them to wish for goodness and hope for this weary traveller. They show that the Gods are
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Pan‚ Nymphs‚ Olympians and Piety In ancient Greece‚ Pan‚ a goat-legged youth‚ was worshipped as a god‚ mainly in the countryside by shepherds and herdsmen. Pan was chiefly known as a protector‚ or as a “flock-keeping” god. The Athenians were under the impression that they were aided by Pan during the Persian wars‚ so after the wars‚ they established a precinct dedicated to him underneath the acropolis‚ in a cave (Herodotus p. 133). Although Pan was seen as a god‚ he was still in an inferior
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INTRODUCTION Culture is a way of life of a group of people in a community‚ the way they live‚ dress‚ dance or eat. It is tangible and intangible in nature. The tangible aspects are the things that can be touched or felt such as buildings‚ music‚ drama and even food. The intangible aspects are the things that cannot be touched or felt. Eg. Festival‚ rituals chieftaincy‚ etc. All over the world there wouldn’t be any place where culture is not recognized. Culture also comes in different forms
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The Transformation of Justice A cycle of murder and death spurs from the curse on the House of Atreus in Aeschylus’ The Oresteia but transforms from justice as vengeance to justice as fairness and forgiveness through the wisdom of Athena‚ establishing a new cycle of growth and life. The curse upon the House of Atreus was brought forth through the event of Zeus’ eagles devouring a pregnant hare which angered Artemis for she is the goddess of young animals and creatures. The big black bird swoops
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name of Maulana Karenga‚ an African-American leader‚ he proposed this idea between December of 1966 and January of 1967. Kwanzaa is a holiday honoring the culture and traditions of the African origin. During the celebrations‚ candles are lit and libations (ritual performed as an offering to a god) are poured out of a wooden unity cup. The ceremony also includes music performances‚ drumming‚ Pan-African colors of red‚ green‚ and black‚ as well as a discussion of different aspects of African History
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which is "bare and brown"‚ with no sense of life on which where many people who lacked the ability to think for themselves‚ had gathered to listen to the orders of a "voice without a face" - She expects to see a celebration‚ a ritual complete with libation an d a sacrifice‚ but instead‚ on the altar she watched as three prisoners‚ bound and gagged were to be publicly executed. - An accepted and silent sight‚ the prisoners had given up much before they died. They didn’t expect help and they didn’t
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Homer promotes the strict social laws that governed libations and the burial of the dead by means of Odysseus’ recounting of the entire libatory ritual and the regretful incident with the unburied Elpenor. On the other hand‚ Virgil pomotes both the importance of family: Aeneas’ revelations come to him through
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The Modern-day Reflection Today one may ask why it is that students study dusty old pieces of clay‚ or scrolls with fading ink. About two and a half thousand years ago authors such as Aristophanes‚ Sophocles‚ Aristotle and many others wrote works that are still read today. What these people have yet to grasp is the importance of the influence of the culture‚ the language‚ the many lessons learned and have yet to establish connections to the modern-day world expressed in Greek literature.
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“There are fewer drunk driving traffic accidents and fatalities in many countries with a minimum drinking age of 18” (18 Interesting Pro…). So why does the United States keep the age that you can have libations at 21? There has been a debate going on whether the drinking age should be 21 or 18. People have brought up statistics on the amount of wrecks and the amount of money going back into the economy. So the United States needs to change the drinking age‚ the drinking age should be 18 because
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(Ghana) Ashanti cultural – The Golden Stool Most people think Africa is a country and I occasionally hear people saying it‚ Africa is not a country but indeed a continent divided in many countries. Ghana is located in the western part of Africa sharing boundaries with Burkina Faso to the north‚ Togo to the east‚ and Cote d’Ivoire (or Ivory Coast) to the west and the south to the gulf of guinea‚ it’s a country full of culture and moral believes. The Ashanti Empire is one of the biggest in the history
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