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    The Greek God Apollo

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    The Greek god Apollo was the god of light‚ order‚ reason‚ prophecy‚ arts and muses. He brings life-giving heat and light to Earth. He was the son of Zeus and Leto and the twin brother of Artemis. He is represented as a young and handsome man‚ sometimes in a chariot‚ given to him by his father‚ Zeus. In that chariot‚ he brings the sun back and fourth across the sky once a day. ●●● APOLLO____ The Greek god Apollo was a precocious baby‚ like his sister. He was only four days old

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    Greek Gods and Goddesses

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    were two types of Olympic Gods: Celestial Deities and Earth Deities. The Celestial Deities dwelled on Mount Olympus while the Earth Deities resided on‚ or under‚ Earth. There were twelve Olympic Gods; however‚ because the tales of these gods started out orally‚ the gods and goddesses classified as Olympians are not totally clear. Because the Twelve Olympians are not totally clear‚ there are a possible fourteen gods and goddesses that could be classified as Olympians. The gods and goddesses all had their

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    Greek Mythology and Gods

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    Greek Mythology and Literature * The ancient Greeks believed in many gods. * These gods were at the center of Greek mythology- a body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works. * Each story‚ or myth‚ explained natural or events. * People today have scientific explanations for events like thunder‚ earthquakes‚ and volcanic eruptions. * The ancient Greeks did not-they believed their gods caused these events to happen‚ and they created myths to explain

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    Ancient History Encyclopedia‚ Ancient Greek religion is‚ “personal‚ direct‚ and present in all areas of life.” (Cartwright 1). The Ancient Greeks practiced polytheism—meaning they worship more than one god. In fact they worshiped over hundreds of gods. Of those gods there are the main 12‚ known as the “Twelve Olympians.” They are Zeus‚ Poseidon‚ Hades‚ Athena‚ Aphrodite‚ Demeter‚ Hephaestus‚ Hermes‚ Apollo‚ Ares‚ Artemis‚ Dionysius. Each of these gods are the gods in mind during the sacrificial offering

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    Zeus is a very powerful god. He is the main cause of all the future myths and legends. He is the controller of all the other gods. He can control lighting‚ And is brothers of the two other most powerful gods poseidon‚ hades. He is the best mythical god ever. Zeus did not start out as the most powerful he’s a descendant of chronos. Chronos was A very bad father who wanted to be the most powerful and did not care about who standed in the way even his children who he ate (mythology/a/mythzeus

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    Greek Mythology is one of the oldest mythologies in the entire world. It is the stepping stone of the great culture‚ poetry and art. There are so many fantastic‚ interesting stories about the Gods‚ the Heroes and also the Villains of ancient Greece. Unlike most of the Gods in other religions and cultures‚ who were described as being perfect‚ Greek Gods many times seem to be immature‚ lustful and selfish. In this paper‚ we will discuss some narratives of Greek Gods being imperfect and cause troubles

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    Hero In Greek Literature

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    hero that is seen in Old English literature. However‚ in Greek literature‚ the perspective of a hero is much different. The average hero seen in Greek literature has very few of these traits and does not have to perform an act of courage. All that is required is for that person to be dead (The Concept). Despite these differences‚ there are many similarities between the traits of a hero in Greek literature and Old English literature. When the concept of the Greek hero is thought of‚ today’s concept

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    Greek and Roman Literature

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    Many works in the earliest days of Greek and Roman literature focused primarily on the military aspect of life. Through battles‚ vivid descriptions of armor and other battle utilities‚ and specific actions regarding wartime affairs‚ timeless authors were able to characterize their heroes‚ as well as enhance the plotline. Two of the great works of all time‚ Homer’s The Iliad and Virgil’s The Aeneid‚ are no exception‚ as both tales used detailed descriptions of shields and battle actions to both

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    Greek Mythology is the teaching that belong to the ancient Greeks. It consisted of their God and heroes. One of the Greek God’s is Ares. He is the Greek God of War. His parents are Zeus & Hera. They are the God of lighting & marriage. He is from the city of Thracians and lives on Mount Olympus. One interesting fact about Ares is that he is one of the twelve Olympians. The Greek God Ares is the most careless and merciless God‚ because he fought without caring of the outcome. Ares is a fierce and

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    Greek Gods In The Odyssey

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    Monsters and creatures of Greek mythology Homer the Odyssey tells the tale of a journey of the hero Odysseus and the journey through danger‚ temptation‚ and self evaluation. The monsters of greek mythology test the heroic side of a person and that’s what they did to Odysseus. “This time his opponents are not military‚ instead‚ he encounters various monsters who try to keep him from his wife penelope.” Greek mythology first developed in 700 bc‚ with that a poet named Hesiod’s Theogony who

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