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    Andromeda Research Paper

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    is located to the north of the celestial equator and it is more prominent during the autumn nights in Northern Hemisphere‚ together with several other nominated constellations of the myth of Perseus. Andromeda is known as " The Chained Lady" or " The Chained Woman". She can also be called the wife of Perseus " or " the daughter of Cefeus ". All those names are based on the Greek myth in that the king’s daughter and of the queen of Ethiopia (Cefeus and Cassiopeia) it was offered in sacrifice due

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    Hercules’s Lesson to the Ancient Greeks Hercules‚ the son of Zeus and Alcmene‚ offered ancient Greeks an ideal to live up to. His actions supported the idea that physical and mental strength are both necessities to achieve one’s goals. Hercules is sent to perform twelve labors given to him by King Eurystheus of Tiryns. Doing so‚ he utilized physical and mental strength to successfully complete his labors. In labors 1‚ 7 and 12‚ Hercules demonstrates physical strength by killing off monstrous beings

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    and similarities about the myth and movie? Hercules killed his parents ‚ but then said he was adopted. Hercules showed all labors in the myth. In the movie it did not show all labors. The differences in the myth is that ‚ there’s more stories than the music. In the movie there was more action. A lot of acting was in the movie. In the myth ‚ Hercules has to perform all twelve labors in order to reach godhood. He then remains as a god. In the movie ‚ Hercules becomes a god by performing the ultimate

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    Born to Zeus and a mortal woman‚ Hercules grew to be the strongest of all mortals‚ and even stronger than many gods. Apollo‚ another Olympian deity and also a son of Zeus‚ engaged Hercules to complete the Twelve Labors over twelve years. Apollo offered him the promise of immortality if he completed each task successfully. The challenges were near-impossible feats. But Hercules was strong and he persevered‚ accomplishing the first ten labors in ten years

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    Paintings Location: Early Italian Room This fresco depicting Hercules comes from the artist’s own house in Borgo Sansepolcro. The image of the ancient hero was originally positioned in the upper corner of a room‚ with its right edge bordering a wall‚ which explains the steep perspective. Hercules stands at a threshold. Beyond‚ we can see a ceiling with wooden beams decorated with foliage. Piero della Francesca chose to portray Hercules as a youth‚ rather than as the bearded and muscle-bound figure

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    Myths Vs Religion

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    bible stories‚ myths have different versions which are both inspirational‚ as well as entertaining to those who do not believe them to be true. Along with this major similarity‚ there are parallels to specific stories. Various nurturing aspects of Hercules from Greek mythology‚ and Jesus Christ from the Bible are similar‚ including their birth‚ life and ultimately death in their respective lives. Right from

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    Perseus‚ for one‚ proves to be an honorable individual and is an ideal model of Greek heroism. In his story‚ Perseus is able to reunite his family and achieve true greatness because he values loyalty and keeping true to his word above all else. When Perseus discovers Polydectes plan to get rid of him and forcefully marry his mother‚ he uses Medusa’s head to turn him into stone

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    These children were also gods. They also fathered many children with mortal women and when this happens the child is referred to as a demigod. Zeus fathered the demi-god Perseus with Danae‚ a mortal woman. Zeus is the God of the Sky and creates weather and storms with his lightning bolts. Poseidon is the God of the Sea. Perseus defeated the evil Medusa and then saves Andromeda by using Medusa’s head to kill the sea monster who was holding her captive(Greek Mythology n.d). In Percy Jackson and the

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    from which we have many stories. Another major instance involving Zeus is when he wanted a beautiful maiden named Danae who was a princess. Zeus only used her for his desire and only that. Danae was the object of that lust and from their union came Perseus and along with that a whole tale about him. A different god who had the same idea in mind was Poseidon and his desire‚ Aethra who was suppusedly raped by him. Poseidon went to that extent to satisfy his lust and he clearly did not care for her much

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    Greek Mythology and Medusa

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    Athena cursed Medusa to lose all her beauty and made her an ugly monster. Any man who even looked at her turned into stone. Soon after this‚ the hero Perseus was sent on a quest‚ by King Polydectes of Seriphos‚ and Athena herself‚ to retrieve the head of the Gorgon‚ Medusa. A deed said to require the maximum of heroic-male courage and skill. Perseus was given magic winged sandals‚ a cap and a pouch from

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