function is to care for wild animals and small children. 5. [Athena and Artemis’s] father‚ Zeus‚ is the king of the gods. 6. Even a single [goddess’s] responsibilities are often varied. 7. Over several [centuries’] time‚ Athena changes from a [mariner’] goddess to the patron of crafts. 8. Athena is also concerned with fertility and with [children’s] wellbeing‚ since [Athens’] strength depended on a large and healthy population. 9. Athena often changes into [birds’] forms. 10. In [Homer’s] Odyssey
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Chapter 1 Notes - Prehistoric Period o Paleolithic Period "Old Stone Age"  Old and primitive period  Around 50‚000BC  Artwork consisted of cave paintings  Brutal period  Average life expectancy was about 20 years o Neolithic Period "New Stone Age"  Begins around 9‚000BC  Neolithic Revolution Agriculture o Allows people luxury of staying in one place; stability and performance o Cornerstone of civilization Domestic Architecture
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in the Iliad. The gods help their favorite mortals both directly and indirectly. Mortals fight gods and gods fight each other. The world of the Iliad is a world of cosmic conflict. On the side of the Greeks are: On the side of the Trojans are: Athena Aphrodite Hera Apollo Poseidon Artemis Hermes Leto Zeus tries to stay above the fray and stand for
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com/Gothic/History/Overview/paris.htm Coldstream‚ N Davidson‚ L and Ayre‚ E. (1999) The National Geographic Traveler: Paris. Washington‚ D.C.: National Geographic Society. Gothic Architecture (n.d.). Introduction: Flowering of the Gothic in Vol.4 No.2 of Athena Review. Retrieved September 10th‚2007 from http://www.athenapub.com/14gothic-architecture.htm Hanafi‚ Z (2006) Lewis‚ M.J. (2002).The Gothic Revival. London :Thames & Hudson Ltd McNutt‚ S.(1997) Churches and Cathedrals: Masterpieces of architecture
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Eumenides‚ the trial of Orestes leads to a profound interaction between the Erinyes‚ soon to be the Eumenides‚ and the goddess Athena. The Erinyes are forced to abandon their “ancient rights”‚ with their reward being a cave underneath the city and the power to bless those who honor them. There is a distinct tension created between Athena and the Erinyes‚ as it is clear that Athena is taking their customs by force rather than the Erinyes choosing to give up what they hold dear. Refrain I of Aeschylus’
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talents. Basing his novel mainly on this idea‚ Riordan forms a world within the novel‚ where the behaviors of characters refers to the titles or powers of certain Gods or Goddess. Specifically the Goddesses of Athena and Aphrodite‚ Riordan steadily allows the put down of Aphrodite and raises Athena on a pedestal. Aphrodite‚ the Goddess of Love and Beauty‚ is seen to represent the old fashioned mindset of women as being only figures of physical beauty and having little to no role in society. Shown by Percy’s
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Disguise and Deception The epic poem The Odyssey begins on Mt. Olympus. Athena brings to Zeus’ attention that Odysseus’ journey has been brought to a standstill on the island of Calypso. Athena then goes to Ithaca and assumes a disguise to convince Telemachus to go on a journey to seek news of his father. From the very beginning of the book Athena‚ an immortal‚ disguises herself as a mortal to relay news to another mortal. Throughout the book‚ the Gods disguise themselves as humans. This forced the
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gives the female characters all the power and control. This is seen most obviously with Athena who saves Odysseus’ life countless times‚ and also with Penelope who controls not only her husband but also several suitors. In addition‚ Circe‚ Calypso‚ and Arete hold power over Odysseus as well as other men in The Odyssey . These strong female characters exercise emotional‚ as well as physical control over their male counterparts‚ and oftentimes use
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Throughout the journey home‚ Circe‚ Penelope‚ Ino‚ Athena‚ and a sundry of other women all had a great impact on Odysseus’ life. Out of all these women‚ Athena was the most influential‚ aiding Odysseus to get away from Calypso‚ keeping him from death’s gates‚ and helping him win Penelope back. On his way home to Ithaca‚ Odysseus gets shipwrecked on the nymph‚ Calypso’s‚ island. She didn’t want him to leave‚ but‚ instead‚ to be her lover forever. If not for Athena‚ Odysseus would have been held miserable by
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different narrators through the excerpt that dice up the difference between cordiality among man and divine. The importance of hospitality in Greek culture aids the significance of Telemachus’ manners especially when facing the filthy suitors and greeting Athena‚ who is an imperative benefactor throughout the epic. The perceptions of hospitality become the most key aspect of the characters amongst the palace‚ and the intimacy or lack there of‚ is key to attitude that Homer creates towards the characters in
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