During Ancient Greek times‚ there was a famous writer named Homer. Homer’s ancestry can be traced from the Odyssey. It is said how Homer’s ancestry can be traced is through the Homeric question‚ which is said “that when the Emperor Hadrian asked the Oracle at Delphi about Homer‚ the Pythia predicated that he was Ithacan …referring to Odyssey” (Homer Biography). “Homer was the son of Epikaste and Telemachus. Born around 8th-9th century B.C. he was said to be a court singer and a story teller [sic]”
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I found the connection between dreams and ancient religions to be the most intriguing part of the reading. It certainly does make sense that dreams might have inspired animism and other forms of religion and the way that the ancients interacted with dreams seems to share many similarities with how we interact with dreams. Similar to what happens in a Seneca Dream Guessing ceremony‚ people today analyze their dreams and interpret them in various ways‚ although it is not always in a spiritual light
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The adventures continue. In the beginning of this book‚ Odysseus returns to Aeaea and buries his friend‚ Elpenor‚ like he so persistently requested. He also returns in order to spend one last night with his sporadic lover‚ Circe. Throughout his visit‚ she informs him of the difficult challenges coming his way in his trip back home as well as how to paramount them. Setting sail‚ he shares her advice with his crewmates. Arriving at the home of the Sirens‚ flying creatures whose sweet songs would
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In literature‚ the theme of identity has been explored in many distinct ways. From “Hamlet” to “The Odyssey‚” characters have always struggled to discover who they really are in relation to the rest of their world. Most characters go through a personal journey and eventually discover who they are and what their purpose is. Other times‚ characters are left without a sense self and fail to establish themselves as individuals. However‚ sometimes these characters are not fictional‚ revealing how real
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Everyone knows and loves the fairytale “Cinderella” where Cinderella starts out as a maid‚ wearing nothing but rags‚ and doing nothing but chores. She desires to go to this ball‚ but her nasty stepmother sends her to work right away‚ without allowing her to go. Fortunately for Cinderella‚ her fairy Godmother transforms her into a beautiful princess and lets her go to the ball‚ where she meets the price of her dreams. He is astonished by her beauty and in the end of the fairytale they fall in love
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A hero is someone who cares about other people’s lives than their own. Many people can call themselves a hero but don’t act like a hero. For example‚ in the book The Odyssey by Homer‚ the main character Odysseus is sailing with his men after the Trojan War‚ and he sees himself as a hero. On his way home from the battle a terrible storm had hit that was made by Zeus‚ the god of all gods‚ and his way home was turned into an adventure. Odysseus’ actions on the adventure makes his a very disrespectful
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Odyssey Project Each student is to keep a dossier‚ a file‚ of the Olympian gods Zeus and Athena in the Iliad. The total project is worth 150 points; the dossier on Zeus is worth fifty points‚ the dossier on Athena 100 points because it will be longer. Each student should note the characteristics‚ attributes‚ activities (speeches and actions)‚ the epithets (various names)‚ iconography‚ who the god normally associates with‚ and how the god is viewed by others (gods and humans) of each chosen god
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Essay Questions: 1. What is a religion? You’ve read our textbook author’s definition; use that definition as a starting point to go further. The word “religion” is such a broad word that to this day there is no one definition that can satisfy all religions. For the time being‚ it is better to simply be open to many possible definitions‚ without embracing any single one. Different people especially in different religions will all have a difference in opinion when trying to use
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What Religion is Religion comes in many forms‚ many ideas‚ thoughts‚ and many different beliefs. According to Julian Huxley “Religion is a way of life founded upon the apprehension of sacredness in existence (Molly 2010).” The definition of religion has multiple meanings to all types of different people. There is also more than one belief in just one god itself. “Religion is a set of beliefs concerning the cause‚ nature‚ and purpose of the universe‚ especially when considered as the creation of
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According to some estimates‚ there are roughly 4‚200 religions in the world. Religions are intended to give meaning to life or to explain the origin of life or the Universe. George Bernard Shaw once wrote that there is only one religion‚ though there are one hundred versions of it. From our point of view‚ we strongly agree with what George Bernard Shaw said. There is only one religion because all the religions believe the existence of one power which is beyond nature and human being to rule the world
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