A Comparative Study of the Shield of Achilles and the Shield of Aeneas In Homer’s great work‚ the Iliad‚ Achilles is given a set of armor‚ including a glorious shield which allows him to return to battle and carry out his revenge against Hector. Likewise‚ in Virgil’s Aeneid‚ Aeneas is sent a shield for the purpose of aiding him in defending Rome from invasion. However‚ these shields are made special not by their military value‚ but by the engravings that decorate their surfaces. Achilles’
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Question: Comfort or Confusion? Explain which emotion you think a Roman was more likely to feel in a society which has many gods. In a society with many gods‚ a roman citizen might feel confused as there are too many gods to pray‚ please and respect (polytheistic)‚ e.g. Jupiter the king of Gods. (Who’s responsibility is being God of sky and thunder) Roman citizens would have been powerless against the Gods as if they dishonoured a God‚ they would be punished‚ so they continuously prayed to the
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of Jupiter‚ and Aphrodite by the name of Venus‚ for example. The Roman names are often better known to English-speaking people than the Greek names (Wikipedia)." For the Greeks brought along all of the mythology and created the stories that beliefs are built on and so the Romans took those stories and put their own twist on them with the same morals and changed the names to correlate with the names of Roman origin. "The Roman version of Aphrodite was Venus. The Roman version of Ares is Mars. The Roman
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1. Name of site: The Self-Help Guide to Wagner What it contained: This site explained who Wagner was and his contribution to classical music. What I learned: Richard Wagner was a controversial composure that made lasting changes to the musical arts. He felt that drama should be enjoyed in the dark so he suggested lowering the lights prior to a performance; a custom we still practice today. He also “exploded” the music theater making it much bigger‚ which would have increased the feel and ferocity
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This discovery came as a shock‚ both to conventional science and to the Church. And then‚ in January 1610‚ Galileo’s telescope revealed four of the nine moons of Jupiter; these moons "move... around another very great star (Venus)‚" he wrote‚ in the same way as Mercury and Venus‚ and peradventure the other known planets‚ move around the sun." At the time‚ most scientists believed that the Moon was a smooth sphere‚ but Galileo discovered that the Moon has mountains‚ pits‚ and other features‚ just like
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Earth’s life had just begun and there was only one being on earth which was known as Makuahine. Makuahine was originally born on the planet venus but was sent to planet earth because she was a mix of a god and a human. The people on the planet venus could not comprehend someone being a demigod so they sent her to a new planet they knew nothing about which was earth. Makuahine had very dark skin‚ it was so dark it glowed and in the sun she sparkled. While walking among earth the sun’s heat made
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Where is Lake Vostok located? Lake Vostok is located four kilometers under the surface of Antarctica. How many moons does Venus have? Venus has no natural satellites. What is Archimedes’ Principle? Archimedes’ Principle states that "an object is buoyed up with a force equal to the weight of the liquid it displaces." How much weight can a blue whale calf gain in a single day? In the first weeks of life‚ a blue whale calf can gain 250 pounds in one day. Who invented logarithims? Scottish
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planets in our solar system with the exception of Earth are named after Roman Gods Mercury is the god of travel and thievery in Roman mythology. The planet is probably named after this god because it moves quickly across the sky. Venus is the Roman goddess of love and beauty. Venus is undoubtedly named after her because it makes a beautiful sight in the sky. Earth is the only planet whose English name does not come from Greek/Roman mythology. Mars is the Roman god of War. The planet probably got this
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this meeting : Peter Corbett (PC) (Thomas Pocklington Trust) Vice Chair: Jackie Venus (JV)(VISOR) not presentPresent: Colin Brown(CB) (BIG); Sharon Schaffer (SS)(LVIF) Fran Hibbert (FH) (Merton Vision); Peter Corbett (PC) (Thomas Pocklington Trust) Mike Woolston (MW) (Guide Dogs); John Harris (RLSB)‚ David Newbold (Action) ; Stan Lopes (LB Camden)Apologies: Sue Sharp (SuS0 (RLSB); Sue O’Hara (SOH) (BlindAid); Jackie Venus (JV)(VISOR)‚ Richard Holmes (RNIB)Welcome Introductions were made
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still resents Paris choosing Venus over her & has learned that Aeneas’s descendants are fated to found a city that will one day destroy Carthage‚ her favorite city. Juno recruits Aeolus‚ King of the Winds‚ to send a gigantic storm. Though Neptune’s intervention saves the Trojans‚ they are blown off course all the way to Africa‚ near Carthage. Juno conspires to have Aeneas fall in love with Carthage’s queen‚ Dido‚ figuring that if he does‚ he will not leave Carthage. Venus makes her own plan‚ & sends
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