and honorable hero. His greatest accomplishment was his awesome dispatch of the terrible Cretan Minotaur. The Minotaur was born when king Minos of Knossos asked Poseidon for a bull‚ which he planned to give back as a sacrifice to the god. When Poseidon obliged the king saw the bull’s beauty and kept it to himself. Enraged‚ Poseidon made the bull
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shift but then it sticks to what’s being portrait that makes the story more inspiring and amazing. iii. Dramatic conflict a. What is the basic conflict in the movie? * The basic conflict is when Odysseus challenges Poseidon and that’s where the conflict starts. Poseidon got mad to Odysseus which makes their adventure harder and harder. b. What other kinds of conflict are found? * One conflict also is when Odysseus with his men got stuck in an island wherein they cannot find food. Same
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the characteristics of the gods that are very similar to the way humans behave. In The Odyssey‚ it is also noted that family is important to the gods just as it is important to many people. This is apparent through Poseidon after his son‚ the Cyclops‚ is blinded by Odysseus. Poseidon is infuriated and seeks revenge against Odysseus‚ just as any father would do‚ by preventing Odysseus from returning to his home and causing him to suffer. Another instance of this can be seen in The Epic of Gilgamesh
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in our solar system‚ so it makes sense as to why they named it after him. It is the largest planet‚ just like how Zeus was the largest‚ most powerful god. Zeus also had a famous brother. His brother was Poseidon. Poseidon was known to be the god of the sea. Poseidon’s other name was Neptune. Poseidon is used today in many different seafood themed places. They also named the planet Neptune after
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gods‚ god of business. He was a very smart child‚ inventing the lyre by using a tortoise’s shell when he was only a newborn baby. Hestia - Goddess of home‚ symbolized by the hearth which holds the ever-burning flame. Poseidon - God of the sea and earthquakes. As god of the seas Poseidon held great power‚ and could calm the waves or create terrible storms. He had an unreliable temper‚ and used his powers to generate fear and punishment on people as revenge. Zeus - King of the Gods‚ god of the sky‚
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flaws that postpone his own homecoming. Odysseus has the best intentions throughout The Odyssey. He wants to return home to his family and once again rule over his kingdom at Ithaca‚ but the gods and goddesses play a large role. Odysseus angers Poseidon‚ the god of the sea‚ when he tortures the Cyclops Polyphemus‚ who is Poseidon’s son. Odysseus’s fatal flaw is hubris or excessive pride. It is this excessive pride that causes Odysseus to belittle the Cyclops after he has blinded him. Odysseus
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From the dawning of modern human thought‚ humans have questioned the nature of life and its passing. One of the most fundamental questions to arise from this train of thought is the ideas of fate and duty. We humans desire to know whether the path of our lives is preordained and unalterable or if it is just a series of consequences from our past actions. If we live by fate and believe our path is already set in stone‚ then is it our obligation to fulfill that destiny to the best of our abilities
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Greek gods and goddesses and the Ancient Greek culture. It starts out with Cronus who was the father of Zeus‚ Hera‚ Poseidon‚ Hades‚ Hestia‚ Demeter‚ and Chiron. Cronus
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Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto and the twin brother to Artemis. He is the god of music‚ poetry‚ the sun‚ healing‚ manly beauty‚ art‚ and prophecy. His symbols are the lyre‚ the tripod‚ the laurel tree‚ and the navel stone. Both him and his sister are associated with archery. Apollo was said to be very handsome and according to the myths he had many lovers. Apollo once insulted the god Eros‚ more popularly known as cupid‚ who got his revenge by shooting Apollo with an arrow that made him fall
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had created the first volcano. Regardless‚ Zeus was furious‚ he ordered Hephaestus to clean up the disaster. Hephaestus had no choice but to listen‚ unless he wanted to face Zeus’s wrath. The fire was almost immediately put out‚ thanks to help from Poseidon and his flood‚ and Zeus and his rain.
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