also the only mortal one of them. She was a very beautiful girl until she asked Athena to go to the south to see the sun.This was because she lived in the north with her sisters and her parents where the sun never shines. Another myth is she met Poseidon and married him and she got pregnant by him. They lived in a temple owned by Athena. Athena got angry so she turned her into an ugly monster so ugly no man could look at her. When Athena said no Medusa got mad‚ and said something about her beauty
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great distances and faced many obstacles until they reached the everlasting cliffs‚ where the monsters were being held. There they freed the prisoners and in return for their noble action‚ the monsters gave each of the brothers a powerful weapon. To Poseidon he gave a trident that can create earthquakes‚ to Hades he gives the helmet of invisibility and to Zeus he give thunderbolts. With these weapons they win this everlasting war between the gods and
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Land of The Cyclops In Homer’s “Land of The Cyclops” Odysseus get trapped in the cave owned by Polyphemus‚ the son of Poseidon. While they are there‚ the story describes in detail‚ about how the men were eaten and how the cyclops eye was punctured. The story also shows how Odysseus and his men tricked Polyphemus in order to escape. This gives a tone of trickery and gore to the story. This story was also summarized in the way of a poem‚ called “The Blinding of Polyphemus” by Robert Dickerson. The
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Nobody is perfect‚ therefore‚ everyone has a flaw. However‚ our flaws are not what define us; it is what we can transform our flaws into that defines us. In two very similar stories this exact idea is conveyed. The Odyssey by Homer illustrates Odysseus’s difficult journey of his return from the Trojan war. Similar to this‚ Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand describes Louie’s everlasting quest of survival. Although some may consider these two characters heroes‚ they both have fatal flaws. Louie possesses
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“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up” (“Thomas A. Edison“). This quotation by Thomas Edison illustrates that giving up will not get one anywhere; along with giving up is the loser’s way out. Edison inspirational quote also reveals that mental strength is necessary to endurance and. The soldiers never gave up‚ and they persevered to win the war with Odysseus as their leader. In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ Trojan War hero Odysseus exhibits perseverance in the ten years of war and leads his men on the
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Essay One‚ The Odyssey Steven Botello ENGL 2315: Great Works of Literature I September 16‚ 2012 Imagine a life without television‚ no internet‚ no cell phones‚ no radio‚ no movies‚ and no video games. This was the life during the Odyssey. The storytelling in the Odyssey gave Greek society a way of entertainment. Men‚ woman‚ and children would listen to these stories with attentiveness and would then share them throughout their lives. These stories were told in many ways such as in poems‚ songs
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reflection from a shield given to him by Athena to see Medusa so that he wouldn’t turn to stone. Relationships • On his journey back to Seriphus‚ Perseus found a woman chained to a rock. When asking her why she was chained‚ he learned that Poseidon had been angered by her mother and that she was to be killed by a sea monster. Perseus turned the monster to stone using Medusa’s head and returned the woman‚ named Andromeda‚ to her father. When he asked Andromeda’s father for her hand‚ he
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Hercules Hercules also known as Alcaides was a greek son of Zeus. He was an Exceptionally strong young mortal.Hercules was the son of zeus‚A greek god.Learning the talents and traits attributed to hercules helps mythology students learn.Hercules was the strongest man on the earth(HAM 290). He was known for his exceptional strength‚even surpassing many gods. Hercules also had great courage and the ability to do anything in his will.Hercules got a curse put on him by Hera(HAM 320).Hera told Hercules
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to sail with him to inspect one of Neptune’s new freezer trawlers‚ Hargrove had demurred. He hated sailing on small boats-they made him sick‚ he told his boss. Renser had pointed out that the 120-foot yacht he owned wasn’t exactly small. Besides‚ Poseidon II never rolled‚ even in a storm; the renowned Tommaso Spadolini had designed it. In fact‚ it was one of the last boats built by Italy’s famous Tecnomarine boatyard! Eventually‚ Renser had won him over‚ and Hargrove had arrived that Friday morning
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Medusa S.P.D. Poseidón‚ I am writing this letter to you‚ my dear Poseidon‚ because I have been longing to hear from you. If you are reading this that means that the malicious Athena did not intercept this. Te amo with all my heart and I long to be yours. If you could simply not pay attention to my looks‚ I am sure that we could be together! Remember the days when we were together? Remember how happy we both were? We could be like that once again! If you still truly love me‚ then you can
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