and college scene‚ and it would be fitting that Ares‚ the Greek god of war be associated with jocks. Ares is representative of the jock archetype for his relationship with Aphrodite‚ his physical strength‚ and lack of rational thought. Ares is well known to many classical authors as the lover of Aphrodite‚ even if Aphrodite was married to Ares’ brother Hephaestus. The author Lucretius‚ describes how Ares‚ like most other gods and mortal men would
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Apollonius of Rhodes (Author) Wrote The Argonautica. The myth of the voyage of Jason and the Argonauts to retrieve the Golden Fleece from remote Colchis Aratus (Author) Wrote Phaenomena. A didactic (teaching something) poem about astronomy. Describes constellations and other celestial phenomena. Aristophanes (Author) wrote The Clouds‚ The Frogs‚ Lysistrata‚ old comedy‚ native Athenian‚ attacks politicians‚ harsh critic of various governments Aristoxenus (Author) music‚ science‚ wrote the Elements
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Iliad Narrator: Homer was called the blind poet of Greece. Very little is known about him‚ but his transcended genius is vividly impressed upon his works. His country folks called him “the Poet”. His two epics‚ the Iliad and the Odyssey‚ were learned by heart‚ and wherever a Greek settled‚ he or she carried with him or her love for Homer. The Iliad and the Odyssey depict the complete life of the ancient Greeks in action. The Iliad showcases the passions found in and the cruelty of war. It is a
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Through the Looking Glass: The Different Perceptions of Love and Companionship Companionship and love‚ although both present in Sappho and the Epic of Gilgamesh‚ had differing views encased in opposite ends of the spectrum demonstrations of love. The materialism and emotions revealed within the texts‚ illuminates the view of rationality and irrationality of love. If we consider how the gods attributed to this view‚ the problems of accuracy in the portrayal of love can be resolved. The Epic of Gilgamesh
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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 justice and fate. He uses the scales of fate and
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"The Apple of Discord‚" also known as "The Golden Apple‚" is a Greek Mythology tale that involved three Goddesses. The three Goddesses included: "Aphrodite" who is noted to have rose up from the foam on the ocean in Babylonian/Sumerian. Aphrodite was worshiped as the Goddess of love and beauty. "Aphros" is the Greek word for "sea foam." Aphrodite had powers associated with fertility and growth/harvesting of crops‚ war‚ and descent to the underworld‚ birth/life/love/death and fate. "Athena" who
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selected divinities. Title: Divinities of Love and Beauty Column A Divinity Name: Aphrodite Culture of Origin: Greek Column B Divinity Name: Freyja Culture of Origin: Norse 1. How is this divinity portrayed? Describe the divinity’s role within the myth. She was portrayed to be the goddess of love and beauty often shown smiling. She is the daughter of Zeus. Some myths also say they daughter of Uranus (Aphrodite‚ 2002). One of the more known and told myth is her helping Paris to abduct his love
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The Titan’s Curse is a fantasy-adventure novel by Rick Riordan that is based on Greek mythology. It’s the third book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Percy Jackson‚ Annabeth Chase‚ and Thalia Grace receive a ride from Sally Jackson‚ Percy’s mother‚ to Westover Hall‚ which was a boarding school located in Bar Harbor‚ Maine‚ to find two half blood siblings named Bianca and Nico di Angelo that Grover Underwood has found. They are attacked by a Manticore named Dr. Thorn. Although Artemis
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Venus and Cupid by Lorenzo Lotto is definitely one of the most unusual paintings when viewed through 21st century eyes. The painting depicts Venus lying on her left side‚ naked‚ and Cupid standing about a foot behind her. Inspired by ancient marriage poems‚ known as “epithalamia‚” the painting was apparently painted to celebrate a wedding and Venus’s body type and facial features were taken from that of the bride to be’s. The painter included a few items in the picture that relate to Venus and to
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The war’s basis was a dispute between three jealous goddesses‚ Aphrodite‚ Athena and Hera. After Paris’s decision to give Aphrodite the apple in exchange for the fairest woman in the world‚ we see the war begin to unravel‚ as Aphrodite sides with the Trojans‚ and Athena and Hera with the Greeks. Aphrodite keeps her promise‚ leading Paris to Helen‚ the wife of Menelaus‚ the King of Sparta‚ and they soon fall in love and severing ties
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