granted. The human acknowledgement of the gods was seen as a special attainment to the gods. In the story of Apollo and Daphne‚ the god‚ Apollo‚ boasts of his supremacy‚ "Delphi‚ Claros‚ Tenedos are all mine‚ I am worshiped in the city of Patara." (Ovid‚ pg. 657) The Mayan
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throughout these texts‚ they have varying reasons for the cause of the floods and different aftermaths or consequences. Three of these texts in particular which tell the story of these floods‚ are Gilgamesh translated by Stephen Mitchell‚ Metamorphoses by Ovid and Genesis. The main factor in these floods was of course the god or gods who created it. Therefore‚ the floods in each of these three texts were different‚ because the gods who created the floods were different. Even though a flood occurs in all
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of which is left to form a background. A) relief B) flute C) volute D) capital Points Earned:4.0/4.0 Correct Answer(s):A 6. He is the blind poet traditionally considered the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. A) Hector B) Homer C) Hesiod D) Agamemnon Points Earned:4.0/4.0 Correct Answer(s):B 7. This is a Greek double-reed musical instrument that is similar to the modern oboe. A) cithara B) aulos C) paean D) Correct Answer(s):B 8. He is the hero of the Odyssey
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Diana was initially just the hunting goddess‚[citation needed] associated with wild animals and woodlands. She also later became a moon goddess‚ supplanting Titan goddess Luna.[citation needed] She also became the goddess of childbirth and ruled over the countryside. Catullus wrote a poem to Diana in which she has more than one alias: Latonia‚ Lucina‚ Iuno‚ Trivia‚ Luna.[11] In Rome the cult of Diana should have been almost as old as the city itself as Varro mentions her in the list of deities to
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Andromeda’s parents that he’ll kill the monster if they agree to give him their daughter’s hand in marriage. They of course give him their consent‚ and Perseus kills the monster. (His exact method of doing so varies in different versions of the myth. Ovid has Perseus stab the monster to death after a drawn-out‚ bloody battle‚ while other versions have the hero simply hold up the head of Medusa‚ turning the monster to stone.) Andromeda is freed‚ and the two joyously marry. Andromeda is represented in
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Time is money. A minute not usefully spent is an eternal loss. You can never get back the lost minute. One has to strike the iron when it is hot. The time flies and never returns. If you waste time it wastes you. ‘Time is the best medicine’‚ says Ovid. It is said that time heals all wounds and it even heals what reason cannot. All human beings are emotional. When negative emotions like fear‚ anger‚ envy and jealousy overtake them‚ they lose reason and act in haste leading to serious consequences
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of Gods. In this case‚ Gods refers to the character that tricks the Earth until the genuine Gods‚ the Olympians approach. Hesiod’s theology is single of the paramount preamble we have on the establishment of the human kind. According to Hesiod‚ three main rudiments obtain part in the commencement of formation‚ Chaos‚ Gaia‚ and Eros. It is supposed that Chaos provide origin to Erebos and Night at the same time as Ouranos and Okeanos pounce from Gaia. Each youngster had a precise function
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A Reflection of Metamorphosis Ovid’s Metamorphosis was unlike anything I have ever read fifteen books skillfully and creatively compiled into one. The epic proved to be thought provoking‚ yet comical at the same time‚ making it an easy read. I recently realized that over the past few weeks Metamorphosis has somewhat become a part of me‚ that’s what makes it such a great epic. I often find myself alluding to its characters‚ story plots‚ and themes. Metamorphosis certainly covered a lot of territory
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Life Is Short - ... For the wise people like the saints who meditate in isolation in the woods or the people who create aims‚ targets they want to fulfill; make a list of to-do-things or the life-is-fun people who just want to have fun all the time thinking when you’re dead‚ you’re dead; when you’re alive‚ you live to the full‚ life is too short‚ time flows at a speed greater than the speed of light. They oppose the centuries old science which tells us that nothing can travel faster than time. They
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about when you beat your time in running? You could be thinking anything about your personnel experiences when it comes to perseverance and persistence. Getting that dress or book could have taken a large amount of time of persuading your parents. Ovid once said‚ “Dripping water hollows out stone‚ not through force but through persistence.” You didn’t have to be forceful and aggressive‚ but the power was in not relenting to the answer “No.” Did you just give up after they said no‚ or did you continue
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