Title: The Lost Hero 1. Significance of the title: The book begins with Jason‚ one of the main characters‚ waking up in a school bus with no clue as to who he is. As the book progresses Jason joins a camp for demigods (offspring of a god and a mortal) and is chosen to lead a quest which makes him a hero. 2. Genre: Greek and Roman Mythology‚ Fantasy 3. Date of original publication: 10/12/10 4. Author: Rick Riordan 5. Setting The book takes place in the 21st century. The main setting of the book
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Our story embarks on a hero of a mortal named Kratos. Kratos is a loss soul seeking redemption from the Gods who just doesn’t want gods to be in control of mortals. This particular mortal’s name is Kratos‚ the ghost of Sparta or the god of war. After killing Ares the real god of war‚ Athena named Kratos the New God of War. But when he was killed by Zeus and sent down to the underworld’s river Styx‚ all his powers were drained. He was then a mortal once again. As Kratos journeyed down farther
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of Greek mythology‚ the first gods were Gaea‚ the Earth and Uranus‚ the Sky and Heavens. Some stories say that Gaea had made Uranus. Together they had twelve children in all and they were known as the first generation of Titans. Six of them were females and their names were Mnemosyne‚ Phoebe‚ Rhea‚ Theia‚ Themis and Tethys. The six males were named Coeus‚ Cronus‚ Crius‚ Hyperion‚ Iapetus‚ and Oceanus. The Titans arose to power when Cronus‚ his mother‚ Gaea‚ and his brothers made a plan to take the
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and everything from hell and heavens was created by the first three immortal beings Gaea‚ Tartarus‚ and Eros. They somewhat are the creations themselves. The titans made up the day‚ night‚ waters‚ and etcetera. Instead of creating everything as in Christian mythology‚ it was born. The sun was Helios‚ which
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Anthem Study Guide Chapter 1 1. Anthem is based in a socialist society. Everyone is treated as equals. Nobody is allowed to think they are above anyone else. They all are given names that are followed by numbers so they have no identity. They are assigned jobs by the scholars. They have to do everything for their brothers. The scholars run everything. They have very little technology. They use candles and torches for lighting. They are not allowed to socialize with people outside of their
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Uncharted Knowledge The cliché “Everything That Looks Good Isn’t Good For you” has been told for generations. But how much has that stopped the ambitious human race from conquering? Equality 7-2521 is a man of desire‚ motivation‚ and determination. Being idealistic has never been one of his qualities but one asset of his that has been most opportune is his logic. His logic has brought him into new discoveries and encounters. Although these new discoveries are looked down upon as “sinful” they are
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societies. People believed that if the Earth was the center of the universe then everything revolved around them‚ literally. Many people implemented this idea into their religion. In Greek mythology Gaea‚ the Goddess of the Earth‚ gave birth to the Titans who gave birth to the Olympians. Essentially they put Gaea high on their list of powerful deities‚ whilst Apollo‚ god of the Sun‚ wasn’t as revered. Another example of this is the Catholic church. The Catholic church got many people to believe the idea
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Dating back to 1400 BC‚ the Oracle of Delphi is one of the most interesting archeological discoveries with a recurring appearance in Greek and Roman culture‚ artifacts‚ and structures. The Oracle of Delphi was one of the most important shrines in all of Greece. The oracle reappears in mythologies repeatedly‚ but mythologies have been proven to have been theologies for the Greeks just as Christianity‚ Judaism‚ Buddhism‚ etc. are to us today. This paper will describe what the Oracle at Delphi stands
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Once there was Light and Day‚ Gaea‚ the Earth appeared. Then Erebus slept with Night‚ who gave birth to Ether‚ the heavenly light‚ and to Day the earthly light. Then Night alone produced Doom‚ Fate‚ Death‚ Sleep‚ Dreams‚ Nemesis‚ and others that come to man out of darkness. Meanwhile Gaea alone gave birth to Uranus‚ the heavens. Cronus became the next ruler. He married Rhea‚ under his rule the Titans had many offspring. He ruled for many ages. However‚ Gaea and Uranus both had prophesied that
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The top level (heaven)‚ above the sun and moon‚ is where the Olympian gods and goddess reside. This top level resembles a dome that covers the earth like a blanket that gently layers on top of it. Right below this level is the middle ground‚ Earth (Gaea)‚ which is “conceived as a relatively flat disk” and has Ocean “coiled around the central landmass” (Harris and Platzner‚ 63). This is where the mortals claim along with Fate who assigns them an “unequal mixture of joy and pain that inevitably ends
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