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    A week and a half passed. Nova was imprisoned‚ the nymphs were trapped‚ and it was time for Calliope’s burial. People gathered at the main house in the kingdom of Azadi. People from every kingdom came. Some creatures came to support the people who had saved their empire. Others came because they personally knew Calliope. Sympathy cards and flowers filled the rooms of the house. Quinn‚ Echo‚ and Rayne walked out the double doors of the house. The front lawn had pots of flowers spread throughout

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    The Tempest opens in the midst of a storm‚ as a ship containing the king of Naples and his party struggles to stay afloat. On land‚ Prospero and his daughter‚ Miranda‚ watch the storm envelop the ship. Prospero has created the storm with magic‚ and he explains that his enemies are on board the ship. The story Prospero relates is that he is the rightful Duke of Milan and that his younger brother‚ Antonio‚ betrayed him‚ seizing his title and property. Twelve years earlier‚ Prospero and Miranda were

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    The passage that Homer exquisitely wrote in The Odyssey was in Book 5‚ lines 309-323. Homer’s techniques established an image that could never be forgotten. In this passage‚ Odysseus was being dragged down to the sea by Poseidon. The sea god was furious that all the other gods were in his favor. Odysseus talked to himself and wondered out loud‚ “Rag of man that I am‚ is this the end of me?” (V‚ 309) Irony was a method Homer utilized to convey the message of helplessness. Odysseus has used trickery

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    odorless‚ sanitary‚ docile and harmless. Besides size and personal hygiene‚ the hissing cockroach is unique for the sound it makes. The hissing noise can be heard during mating rituals‚ aggression between males or when an adult males‚ adult female or nymph are handled or disturbed in some way. Studies have shown that males can tell each other apart by hissing‚ which also tells them something of size of their potential opponents. Also‚ females are attracted to the tone and strength of male’s hissing.

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    when the family was escaping from Troy during the war. When Aeneas came back to check Creusa‚ it was her spirit that appeared to him and encouraged him to continue with his journey in order to fulfill his destiny. Calypso was one of the ocean sea nymphs‚ she was the daughter of titan god Atlas. She lived on the Ogygia Island with her maids‚ and they have not seen a man for a long time until Odysseus arrive. She seduced Odysseus when he got to the island and promised him immortality if he would marry

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    The Backstories of Greek Mythology Many characters of the ancient Greek myths became more widely known thanks to the tales of the Odyssey. Odysseus’s journey has entertained generations upon generations of readers‚ and changed the lives of many. But what happened before Odysseus had met these characters? What was their life like? Poseidon‚ Athena‚ and Hades all have stories of their own to tell‚ and adventures that can continue through the minds of readers for lifetimes. Poseidon was part of the

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    Odyssey Essay Jared Page A heroic person is who does courageous acts for the sake of his family and peers. In the epic poem‚ The Odyssey by Homer‚ the protagonist‚ Odysseus‚ has not been a heroic person throughout the poem. Odysseus‚ Son of Laertes‚ has journeyed off with his crew in search of returning home but has not met the requirements of being a hero. Instead he shows insensitivity toward others‚ disloyalty and untrustworthiness. One characteristic trait that Odysseus presents is

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    associated with it.   Loyalty is an important moral value in The Odyssey because Odysseus is devoted to his family. He is determined to return home to his wife despite all of the obstacles in his way. Odysseus stayed seven years with the beautiful nymph Calypso on her island. She bribes him with immortality and happiness but he refuses her offer because he loves his wife and wants to go home to her. Penelope remains faithful and loyal to Odysseus despite temptations from the suitors in her house.

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    a critical relationship between rhythm and meaning. The poem “Slow‚ Slow‚ Fresh Fount” by Ben Jonson uses various poetic devices to convey a sense of woe and grief. This poem details the story of Echo and Narcissus through the voice of Echo the nymph. After learning of Narcissus’s death‚ Echo speaks and shares her grief and sorrow with nature. Through this process‚ Echo grieves the death of her unrequited love and expresses her pain of loss through singing this poem. The irregularity of the meter

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    Hellenistic Wicca An Introduction to Wicca Wicca is a religion based on the Celtic beliefs in a goddess (Mother Nature) and a god (Pan). Despite the fact the religion started in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s‚ its roots date back to the days before Christianity. There have been many theories about the origins of Wicca‚ according to Gerald Gardner‚ an important figure in the in the Wiccan movement. Wicca dates back to the early days of man. Gardner believed it started as a religious ceremony

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