books and mythology web sites use the term "equivalent" as if the Greek and Roman deities were identical. There are numerous popular translations of ancient Greek literature in which the Greek gods and goddesses are never called by their Greek names! Zeus becomes Jove‚ Ares becomes Mars and Herakles becomes Hercules etc. The translators substitute the Roman names for the Greek names and no one seems to notice or care. The result has been that many people are convinced that the ancient Romans did not
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The first thing that comes to mind when Ancient Greece is brought up‚ is the larger than life accounts of the almighty gods‚ yet one never takes a step back to examine who and where these accounts exactly came from. Homer and Hesiod were both born around eight hundred B.C and were the first to write about these Greek gods and goddesses. It’s easy to say that Hesiod and Homer may have been the single most influential poets in Greek history‚ as both told stories of great importance to the type of
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figures or gods that took place before many of the origins of the world that exist today. It tells about the mythology of Greek gods such as‚ Zeus‚ the thunder and sky God‚ who was the ruler of Gods on Mount Olympus‚ his brother Hades‚ king of the underworld and brother‚ Poseidon‚ God of the sea‚ storms‚ earthquakes and horses. The legend states that Zeus along with his siblings overthrew their father Cronus and his Titans. He later won a draw between himself and his brothers to claim the title and
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eternal sentencing. Not only were these interminable‚ many of the punishments were very harsh and monotonous. One example of this is when Zeus punishes Sisyphus for his trickery‚ when he outsmarts death. While imprisoned in the underworld‚ Sisyphus manages to trick Death and imprison him‚ allowing himself to escape and rejoin the upper world to live out another life. Zeus retaliates by returning Sisyphus to the underworld‚ forcing him to forever push a boulder‚ with all his might‚ up a hill‚ only to have
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Pandora was the first human woman created in Greek mythology. She was created to punish mankind for the gift of fire‚ given by Prometheus. Representing divinity‚ fire was an asset intended for the gods/goddesses. Once human men acquired this gift‚ the separation between the gods/goddesses and mortals was diminished. Zeus was outraged by this blurring of divine lines‚ and upon his order‚ Pandora was fashioned of “water and earthy” by Hephaestus. Athene‚ Hermes‚ and the other gods/goddesses of Mount
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Pandora couldn’t get what was in the box that Zeus had given her off of her mind. She kept thinking that maybe the box had money in it nice clothes or even jewelry. She then opened the box. Pandora felt the weight of the world on her shoulders and looked at the box that had turned rusty and hideous
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Creation of the World In the beginning there was only chaos. Then out of the void appeared Erebus‚ the unknowable place where death dwells‚ and Night. All else was empty‚ silent‚endless‚ darkness. Then somehow Love was born bringing a start of order. From Love came Light and Day. Once there was Light and Day‚ Gaea‚ the earth appeared. Then Erebus slept with Night‚ who gave birth to Ether‚ the heavenly light‚ and to Day the earthly light. Then Night alone produced Doom‚ Fate‚ Death‚ Sleep‚ Dreams
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They built permanent structures and began domestication of animals‚ and development of agriculture. Ancient Greece religion The Gods: The Greeks had a big religion Filled with 12 major gods and goddesses and hundreds of minor gods. The 12 gods were Zeus‚ Athena‚ Apollo‚ Poseidon‚ Hermes‚ Hera‚ Aphrodite‚ Demeter‚ Ares‚ Artemis‚ Hades‚ Hephaistos‚ and Dionysus. Greeks would sacrifice their tame animals to please a certain god he only goddess that had wild animals sacrificed to her was Artemis‚ twin
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foolish. Many gods and goddesses gave her gifts‚ she was given; curiosity‚ boldness‚ grace‚ desire‚ beauty‚ a sweet singing voice and a soul. Revenge is the key word to use as for why Pandora was created. She was created to be a punishment towards Prometheus‚ because he stole fire from Mount Olympus and gave it to living mortals on earth who were cold and hungry after being
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myth of Faustus and the myth of Prometheus. Allusions to these myths are blatantly obvious in the actions‚ reactions‚ and reflections of the protagonist‚ Victor Frankenstein. More specifically‚ Shelley’s fluid incorporation of the
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