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    Aleesha Powell Student ID: 229507 Word count: 1809 The Hesiod myths of Prometheus‚ involving the myths of the sacrifice‚ theft of fire and the creation of Pandora (women) are an attempt to show the downfall of man from the ‘Golden Age’ of living amongst the Gods and being immortal to the life of the classical Greek farmer‚ where life was difficult and laborious. Hesiod attempts to explain this‚ through a series of interconnecting myths dealing with man‚ primarily through the Titan Prometheus interactions

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    The Myth Of Pandora's Box

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    Pandora was given a box or a jar‚ called “pithos” in Greek. Gods told her that the box contained special gifts from them but she was not allowed to open the box ever. Then Hermes took her to Epimetheus‚ brother of Prometheus‚ to be his wife. Prometheus had advised Epimetheus not to accept anything from the Gods‚ but he saw Pandora and was astonished by her beauty‚ thus he accepted her right away. Pandora was trying to tame her curiosity‚ but at the end she could not hold herself anymore; she opened

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    that there was no needed change. Jack reported back to God and told him everything‚ but God still didn’t agree. He thought and thought of different ideas every day. One day‚ He caught a cold‚ and He couldn’t stop coughing or sneezing. Even when He had this cold‚ he still looked over Earth every single day and tried to improve it. But right when God was just about to give up and say the Earth was perfect enough‚ He let out the biggest strongest sneeze anyone could imagine. His sneeze was so powerful

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    There was a hero‚ whose name is Empathy. He is from the world called Sylverna. Empathy has the power to control the feelings and emotions of others. Empathy has had the power to control others ever since he was born. At the age of six years old Empathy has had trouble controlling his powers‚ he is unaware of the gift that he has. One day while Empathy was playing basketball with his co-workers from footlocker‚ when a royal messenger from another world called Palooza comes running towards him like

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    AP US Founding Myths: The Stories that Hide Our Patriotic Past Most of the historical events that are taught today are merely fabrications of what really happened many years ago. These fabrications soon turn into myths because they are continually passed on incorrectly‚ but yet people still believe them to be true. Founding Myths: Stories that Hide Our Patriotic Past is filled with many historical happenings that people believe are true‚ and the actuality of what really happened as well

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    between two cultures; the Greeks were to the south of the Tiber and the Etruscan to the north. The Romans took parts of each culture and infused into theirs. They admired the Greek culture and the Etruscan system for trade. The interesting part of the foundation of Rome comes in by the two foundation myths. One myth from the Greeks was based on the Trojan warrior Aeneas‚ who decided at the end of the Trojan War to sail off to find new land for his people (Sayre 83). The second myth from the Etruscans

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    Since the beginning of mankind‚ humans have always wondered why birds chirp. The weird thing about birds chirping is that they sound like they are singing. Many people wonder why that is so. However‚ the answer lies in "The Sound of Birds" myth. There is a story behind the reason birds use chirping to communicate. A long time ago‚ before the first real humans ever existed‚ birds used to actually speak the animal language that all animals use to communicate. The race of birds lived peacefully among

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    Busting Myths About Dating Have you ever felt the need to switch places with your partner when she becomes bossy over you for things? If you just answered the question with a yes‚ let me tell you my friend- you are not alone. However‚ there are men out there who easily go with flow without hurting the other’s emotions because they have always thought‚ that things are done in this manner. You need to pause and think about it now. Well‚ let me tell you some myths that will broaden your mindset as

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    He made boundaries to separate land from water‚ marshes from rain forests‚ and created islands into regions. King Shrek also created trees to grow crops for the animals. Queen Fiona on the other hand created the most beautiful exotic creatures called the bear‚ bird‚ duck‚ giraffe‚ tiger‚ lion‚ fish‚ dog‚ lizard‚ horse‚ elephant‚ frog‚ cow‚ deer‚ chicken‚ pig‚ leopard‚ rhino‚ squirrels‚ and many other creatures. In those days there was no sun. All light came from the sparkling white moon shined in

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    Myths of the Mound Builders The first time I heard about the Mound Builders‚ which was in this class‚ these people seemed like a very primitive group. What was so exciting about having the skill of piling up a bunch of dirt. Then I was able to see some of these mounds and the scale was nothing I had imagined. These mounds were huge and also contained distinct structural shapes. Tombs‚ houses‚ and religious structures were constructed in or on top of the mounds. What made the edifices even

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