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    Zeus (Roman name Jupiter) Married to Hera. Zeus is lord of the sky‚ the rain god. His weapon is a thunderbolt which he hurls at those who displease him. Symbol or Attribute: Thunderbolt Poseidon Brother of Zeus. The God of the sea and worshiped by seamen. He married Amphitrite. His weapon is a trident‚ which can shake the earth‚ and shatter any object. He is second most powerful god. Symbol or Attribute: Three-pronged trident  Hades Brother of Zeus. God of the underworld‚ ruling over the

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    Did you know that Greek Mythology has been around since ancient times‚ and still to this day teach lessons? In Greek Mythology‚ there is a moral or lesson hidden in the story‚ due to the characters actions. Some examples of these myths are Daedalus and Icarus‚ Phaethon‚ and Arache. Firstly‚ in the myth “Daedalus and Icarus” by Geraldine McCaughrean‚ the moral taught is to not be too determined to do something. Icarus was determined to outfly the sun until “the wax on his shoulders came unstuck. He

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    Comparing Greek and Norse Mythologys Greek Mythology and the Norse Mythology are very similar in basic concepts and structure. Many other groups used myths but nothing can compare to the Greek and Norse myths with their great meaning and reason for everything. Both Greek and Norse Mythology are alike from the creation to the same power structure to the belief have having a preset faith. The Main difference is the mind set and personality of the stories and characters within them. The creation

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    The Muses in Greek Mythology and Art The Muses were deities worshipped by the ancient Greeks. They were 9 women‚ sisters‚ whose sole purpose for being was that of the inspiration to mortal man‚ typically in an artistic capacity. The embodiment of the classical idea of the poetical faculty as a divine gift‚ these famous sisters dwelt on Mount Helicon‚ in Greece. The Muses were therefore both the embodiments and sponsors of performed metrical speech: mousike‚ whence "music"‚ was the art of the Muses

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    In the beginning there was chaos and Orana‚ the goddess of the sun‚ was born. She is the ruler who formulated what is now known as the core of the earth. She gathered many stars and crushed them together to create a glowing rock-like sphere. Orana then decided to have the core revolve around her so she could watch her creation. While doing this she ran into Lunasta‚ god of the moon. Lunasta moved the moon to have it revolve around the core too. So instead Orana and Lunasta decided to put the sun

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    Prometheus Prometheus is a God who was a beneficiary to mankind. Son of the Titan Iapetus‚ he worked to benefit the lives of man‚ not the lives of the Gods. Prometheus was assigned by Zeus to create mankind from water and earth‚ but in the process gave man more power than Zeus had anticipated. Zeus wanted man to have a lack of power‚ especially over fire‚ but Prometheus defies what Zeus wants and gave the power of fire to mankind. Concerned more with the well being of the man‚ Prometheus steals

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    Hephaestus‚ also known as Vulcan or Vulcanalia‚ is known as the blacksmith god‚ or the god of fire. He is the son of Zeus and Hera. But‚ unlike them and any of the other gods‚ he is portrayed as ugly and lame. Hephaestus was said to be born from Hera’s thigh or head. When he was a baby Hera threw him off of Mount Olympus because he was so ugly‚ which in turn crippled his legs permanently. She hated him for his lack of looks. Hephaestus is the god of blacksmiths‚ fire‚ metalworking‚ stonemasonry

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    Apollo Greek Mythology

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    kApollo‚ God Of the Sun Apollo Was The More Supportive Creative one of the Gods among the numerous Greek Gods. The Birth Place of Apollo is on the sunny Greek Islands of Delos‚ Where he was born along side his sister Airtimes. Like all the other Gods Apollo Has strengths and weaknesses too‚ like a few of his strengths are he is creative‚ supportive of all earths creatures‚ and he is also handsome. Some of his weaknesses are like his father Zeus‚ Apollo is all too happy to partake in the charms

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    Greek Mythology Essay

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    There are many similarities and differences between Greek myths and what Genesis says. One example is the creation of man and the universe. Another example is how the first woman was created and what she was meant for. The last example is the Greek’s account of the flood compared to the Genesis account. The universe was created by thunder according to Greek myth. But in reality it was created by the voice of God saying in Genesis‚ "Let there be‚ and it was". The word of God was distorted in

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    There are many things that shape the Greek world in the light of their identity; legends and myths‚ archeology‚ relationships‚ status‚ and much more. Myths is where some can find that gods are the sole creation of the Greek world due to the fact that they are the deity of the culture; without the gods there would be no extraordinary divine Greek and/or Roman culture. Within it there is a give and pull between the gods and mortal men as well as relation between Greeks and non- Greeks‚ the barbarians

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