English 150 (MTH 4:00-5:30) The Mythological Background of Iliad The Golden Apple of Discord Characters: Introduction There was once a war so great that the sound of it resonates for centuries. Known as the Trojan War‚ this clash which participated by gods and mortals had resulted not by the will of men‚ but by the actions of the gods themselves. The very seed of this catastrophe was the infamous golden apple of discord. If not been for the jealousy of immortals‚ this great war would never
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single myth presented them independently.They always appeared as attendants of other gods or goddesses‚ most notably of Venus (Greek equivalent: Aphrodite) and Cupid (Greek equivalent: Eros). Besides‚ they also appeared among the attendants of Apollo‚ Dionysus‚ and Hermes (Greek equivalent: Mercury).Together with the Nymphs and the Muses‚ they entertained the gods by dancing around in a circle by holding hands to Apollo’s
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interruption. In the Ancient Egyptian religion‚ once one has passed away‚ the afterlife would be a very demanding agony. But‚ to first have an afterlife‚ it was believed that one must be ‘mummified’‚ by being put into an ancient Egyptian coffin‚ named a sarcophagus. This was one of the numerous funerary rituals carried out‚ to ensure one has a comfortable afterlife. It was believed that‚ if one had a sin-free and truthful heart‚ it would be lighter than the ‘Feather of truth and justice’‚ this would give the
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fires out they tried water‚ sand‚ lead‚ and nitrogen but it took two weeks for the fires to go out. Contaminated soil was put into enclosed containers and the people contained the radiated water. The Soviets also covered the reactor in a cement sarcophagus so more radiation could not escape‚ but the structure started to fall apart in 1997. There are plans to build a new containment over the current one and it is said to be completed in 2013. I chose this clean-up site because it seemed very interesting
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Unit 5 Case study 1: Hassan’s Story Page 184. 1. The 2 types of major surface markings that bones have are depression/openings and processes. 2. The skull bone in which metopic sutures are found is within the skull of a new born‚ that’s one reason why Liu and Hassan were surprised to find metopic sutures in an adult skull. The other reason is because after the age of six or so‚ the sutures should have disappeared. 3. The delicate skeletal structures that are found inside the nasal cavity
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The Macedonians are a well-known for worshiping the god Dionysus. The people of Macedonia were recorded to have many gatherings‚ For instance a nine day festival was prepared before the eve of departure of Alexander the Great to conquer Babylon and the entire Persian Empire. Athenaeus‚ a historian‚ depicted the
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at home just as what our society used to be long time ago. Meanwhile‚ male gods had all the control of the world showed that they are strong and applied to most men used to be in charge of everything‚ inside and outside the family. However‚ when Dionysus started to be in charge of fertilities instead of Demeter led to women lost their roles and power. In today’s societies‚ everyone have their own rights and freedom in many areas and not just base on their gender. Although the myths affected the old
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calf’s leg were made. A priest touched the mouth‚ ears‚ eyes and nose with a symbolic adze in order to allow the deceased to eat‚ see‚ smell and Professional female mourners breathe in their next life. Finally‚ the mummified person was placed in a sarcophagus and left inside the burial crypt. The tomb was sealed off and the funeral procession ended with a feast and celebrations for the deceased who
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female figure used as column o. storage jar with and egg shaped body p. sculptor of Hermes and Dionysus q. ornament from Ionic capital resembling a rolled scroll r. painting method using melted wax 1. ______ triglyph 2. ______ Polykleitos 3. ______ Pericles 4. ______ encaustic 5. ______ Myron 6. ______ entasis 7. ______ cella 8. ______ Dionysus 9. ______ Praxiteles 10. _____ amphora 11. _____ abacus 12. _____ volute 13. _____
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and had nothing to do with the god Dionysus. It made sense to dedicate performances to the God Dionysis because he was a big part in the peoples early lives‚ being the god of agriculture and wine. While Apollo represented qualities that were fundamental to the Greeks‚ Dionysis represented the two sides of humans. For every beautiful song‚ there was a beautiful and unformed song. From then on‚ Athenians began writing hymns‚ called dithyrambs dedicated to Dionysus. The hymns were later adapted for
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