’Brothers’ and ’Before you were mine’ by Duffy and in ’Daddy’ and ’Medusa’ by Plath. All four poems portray a speaker looking back over relationships within their family members‚ however the context varies; in ’Daddy’‚ it is implied that a relationship between a father and a young girl has been cut short by death‚ resulting in a psychological battle between the speaker and an image of her father she has created in her head. Similarly in ’Medusa’ Plath creates a resentful and mostly negative relationship
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The story of Perseus‚ Medusa‚ Cetus and Andromeda is one of the first of the founding myths who established the pantheon of the twelve Olympians and the origin of the Danaans. Founding myths usually involve the slaying of some kind of archaic monster‚ perhaps the idol of a previous religion or some symbol. In this case‚ it was Medusa‚ who was brought to Greece from Libya‚ where she was worshipped by the Amazons as Metis‚ a serpent goddess. Cetus was a constellation first seen years before the
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Though‚ once they both reaches an island‚ the only thing they both really had‚ was each other. As time passed‚ Perseus grew older and older to be hero he is still known for today. He became a hero because he took up a challenge from a king to kill the Medusa. Nevertheless‚ he did have the help
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society. The Gorgons were possibly the most well-known of the Greek monsters. Originally Stheno‚ Euryale‚ and Medusa‚ the daughters of ancient sea god‚ Phorcys‚ and Ceto‚ were known as the most beautiful of the Olympian gods. When Zeus took control of Mount Olympus‚ he stripped them of their powers. Athena (Zeus’ daughter)‚ the goddess of wisdom‚ took Stheno‚ Euryale‚ and Medusa as her attendants and priestesses. Under her law‚ the sisters pledged to remain virgins to honor her. Poseidon‚
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Ulyssēs was Odysseus’s Latin name. After the Trojan war the city of troy was destroyed and its people enslaved. Beasts and Creatures 1. Medusa is said that she had a hideous face and snakes in the place of her hair When people would look at her they would be turned to stone. Medusa was said to be a daughter of Ceto and Phorcys. It is said that Medusa and Poseidon were caught in Athena’s temple by Athena herself. Athena‚ enraged‚ turned her in to a gorgon and when you look her in the eye she
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powers in the end to defeat luke (Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. 20 Century Fox‚ 2010.‚ Christopher Columbus ) which is using brawn over brain‚ but Perceuse stuck to strategy in all of his fights like when he used his tools to kill medusa‚ to find medusa‚ and the idea to use medusa’s head to turn polydectes into stone.(D’Aulaire 198‚199‚200) Also‚ during the scene in Percy Jackson Lightning Thief When Percy fought the hydra he tried to fight the beast‚ and it was his alli grover who thought
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For my DIY course‚ I had researched mythology‚ mainly Greek mythology though. So in the beginning 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
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ANALYSIS IN MRS TILSCHERS CLASS “a skittle of milk” The metaphor‚ “skittle of milk‚” is very effective. The inclusion of the detail of‚ “milk‚” is particularly effective. The white colour of the milk reflects the purity and innocent mind of the persona. Highlighting that Duffy is in her youth and is inexperienced. The comparison of milk bottles to skittles is also effective. It reminds us of games played at school highlighting how innocent the poet was. This shows how enjoyable school was for
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BMS122: APPRECIATING LEISURE LIFESTYLES Types of Art: Main Periods 1. 2. 3. Visual Arts Appreciation Part 2 4. 5. 6. 7. Pre-historic Ancient Medieval (Middle Ages) Renaissance Baroque / Rococo 19th Century 20th Century 6. 19th Century Art 19th Century Art: Neo-classicism Includes: 1. 2. 3. 4. Neo-classicism Romanticism Realism Impressionism Rebirth to the art of ancient Rome and Greece‚ and the Renaissance Costumes‚ settings‚ and details depicted with much
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Self-Portrait is an acrylic painting on a on canvas. This painting is huge with the dimensions 8 ft 9 in by 6 ft 9 in. The man’s face over powers the viewer with sheer scale as viewers are forced to step back or look up to see him. The canvas portrays a very detailed image of a man in black‚ various shades of gray‚ and white. It can be easily mistaken for a photograph. He has a lit cigarette in the left side of his mouth. The angle perspective is as if the viewer is looking up at him. He does not
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