Greek god of war. He is the Son of Zeus and Hera the king and queen of the gods. Hephaestus and Ares were the only 2 Olympians born from both Zeus and Hera. Ares has many children with many different women; one of his most famous affairs was with Aphrodite‚ Greek goddess of Love and Beauty. They had multiple children but only 3 showed Ares qualities; Deimos “God of dread”‚ Phobos “god of fear” and Adrestia “goddess of revenge and balance”. All three of these children accompanied Ares to war. His twin
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In the mystical world‚ Homer’s “Iliad” portrays very distinct and personal relationships between gods and mortals. In “my world”‚ there is a relationship with a god‚ the God. Unlike the “Iliad‚” my relationship with God is not very much distinct but is very much personal. In my world‚ there is only one god‚ God. God is known as the creator of all things: the Alpha and Omega: the Beginning and the End‚ the Creator‚ the Father‚ Son‚ and Holy Spirit‚ the Bread of Life‚ and so forth. He is the only
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other things. He even created‚ upon request of Zeus) Pandora‚ a beautiful gifted woman. Romantic relationships Hephaestus does not have many lovers‚ on the contrary‚ it is a very short list compared to the other God’s lists. His first wife was Aphrodite‚ the Goddess of Love and Beauty‚ but he separated from her when he found out about her affair with her brother Ares. Then he married Aglaia‚ the Goddess of Glory. Eventually‚ he tried to rape Athena‚ the Goddess of War and Wisdom‚ but she fought
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Fools in April (Scene opens: Everyone is laying on the ground‚ as though they are dead‚ focus on Hypnos.) Hypnos (Narrating): “Wait! It’s not what it looks like! Let me show you what really happened.” (The entire play rewinds.) (Artemis and Poseidon are seated at a table in a restaurant. Hermes is disguised and lingering in the background.) Hypnos (Narrating): “It all began on the morning of the first day of April‚ when Artemis and Poseidon decided to go on a brunch date to celebrate spring.” Artemis:
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Integrated Montessori Center SY: 2013-2014 Book Report of The Trojan Wars Submitted by: Natasha Beatriz Ancheta III- Radon Submitted to: Teacher Orlando C. Pascual I. Introduction a. Biography of the Author Edith Hamilton was a well-known educator and author. She is recognized as the “greatest woman Classicist”. She was sixty-two years old when The Greek Way‚ her first book‚ was published in the year 1930. Hamilton had not yet been to Greece and was only writing about Greek mythology through
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around the sun. Mars‚ known for its red colour was named for the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Ares‚ the god of war. There is a similar pattern for Venus‚ Saturn and Jupiter who have all been named after the Roman equivalent of the Greek gods Aphrodite‚ Kronos and Zeus. The last three planets‚ discovered with the invention of telescopes were named in a similar matter
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grain derives from the goddess’ Roman name‚ Ceres. In Greek the word for such products is demetriaka. Demeter was worshipped as the goddess of earth and fertility. Zeus was the king and leader of the 12. His symbol was the thunder and in many of his statues he appears holding one. Poseidon‚ god of the sea and earthquakes‚ was most at home in the depths of the Aegean where he lived in a sumptuous golden palace. When he became angry (which was often) he would use his trident to create massive waves and
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mentioned of the Olympians. The story of their early life is unknown. In later years they were known as handmaidens to Aphrodite‚ Goddess of love. Over time they collected ties to Apollo and Hercules. Along with their ties to those deities there is not much more to their story. Later info about them is given such as the fact that Thalia held the power of fertility‚ unlike that of Aphrodite. They were also tied to Hera as they spent six years with their father and ruler of Olympus‚ Zeus. They were said
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goddess. Of course‚ vanity and narcissism stepped in and the goddesses Aphrodite‚ Hera and Athena fought over the apple. A decision over who kept the apple couldn’t be reached so Zeus sought the help of Paris to solve the dispute. All the deities offered Paris something but Paris chose Aphrodite‚ who offered him the most beautiful woman in the world; Helen. Many years passed and Paris was asked to go rescue his sister in Troy. Aphrodite had other plans and she blew Paris’ ship off course towards Sparta
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Greeks worshiped but there was primarily twelve: Zeus‚ Hera‚ Poseidon‚ Apollo‚ Aphrodite‚ Artemis‚ Ares‚ Hephaestus‚ Athena‚ Hermes‚ Dionysos‚ and Demeter. That being said there was no universal truth for each god. The stories of each God were different dependent on the town and this story usually made the god or goddess distinct. Each town also had its own primary god‚ for example Athens had Athena‚ Corinth had Aphrodite‚ Delphi and Delos had Apollo and of course Olympus had Zeus. Though most places
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