mythical story is related to religious beliefs‚ for that reason‚ has a ritual character‚ ie presents invariable elements and is distinguished by its durability. The purpose of myth is not to entertain‚ as with the story‚ but to explain the meaning of life. So there are certain subjects such as the origin of man and the universe‚ which are treated in the myths of all cultures. The myth responds to a particular way of seeing the world and to explain the phenomena that exist in it. Unlike science‚ which gives
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Characters: IRIS Iris is a goddess of sea and sky‚ whose work is as the messenger of the gods and her representation is the rainbow. She takes the messages from the gods‚ especially from Hera and Zeus‚ to the Earth and to the deep ocean and the underworld. So she connects the mortal world to the god`s and immortal’s world. She is always carrying a caduceus‚ that is like a scepter or a magic wand which it`s related with Apollo; who gave it to Iris to link or connect the mortal and immortal world‚ to take
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daughter Persephone was taken away by Hades. 8. No one knew were Persephone was. 9. Abandoning her work‚ Demeter searched all over the world for Persephone. 10. Demeter and Zeus were married. 11. Poseidon was in love with Demeter. 12. To get away from Poseidon‚ Demeter turned into a mare. 13. While a mare‚ she had a child horse named Arion. 14. Arion talked and had human feet. 15. Demeter is immortal. 16. De means earth and meter means mothering in Greek. Together it makes
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There are many monsters in Greek Mythology‚ but Medusa has a unique background. Although many think of Medusa as a ugly woman with snakes for hair‚ she was not born this way. In fact she was born to Phorcys‚ a sea god‚ as one of three Gorgon sisters. Unlucky‚ however‚ because both her sisters were immortal‚ but she was not as fortunate. She vowed never to marry or have a relationship‚ and became a priestess of Athena. However‚ she broke this sacred promise when she was seduced by Poseidon in one
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song that was number one for most listened to for forty weeks?! Michael brought a whole different dimension to the music world‚ to showing people that being different is cool‚ and to do what you do not what someone else does. When you join a band at the age of 13 you must be an exceptional musician. I’ve always heard that Michael Jackson was crucial to the music industry. Why was MJ so important? There are many things that inflict on how he was important. Probably the most relevant was that Michael
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Perseus King Acrisius of Argos has a stunningly beautiful daughter but wants a son‚ so he prays to the gods. Apollo tells him not only that Acrisius will never have a son‚ but also that the son of his daughter will kill him. The only way to fully prevent this prophecy would be to kill his daughter‚ Danae‚ but Acrisius fears what the gods would do to him. Instead‚ he imprisons Danae in a bronze house without a roof and guards her carefully. Arcisius does not expect‚ however‚ that Zeus will come
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understanding of the beginning of the universe which ultimately resulted in the establishment of religions‚ beliefs and most pertinent‚ creation myths. Mythology provides explanations for the worlds mysteries especially in regards to the creation of Earth‚ Humans and the environment. This comparative paragraph analyzes the similarities and differences between a Greek myth entitled‚ The Beginning of Things‚ and a Chinese myth named‚ Heaven and Earth and Man‚ contrasted in the aspects of conflict‚ solutions‚
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Greek Mythology The Muses Sister Goddesses‚ The Muses‚ were in charge of the world of Literature‚ Art‚ and Society. The Nine Daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; they gave inspiration to artist‚ writers and other artistically gifted people. “The Nine Muses have been inspiring artists since the antiquity and there countless paintings‚ drawings‚ designs‚ poems and statues dedicated to them. All artists of the Renaissance acknowledged their importance in artistic creation‚ dedicating their works to the
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According the Greek Mythology‚ a god called Chaos was living in a world of emptiness. Chaos was tortured the empty space‚ so he used his flesh and made 4 children called Gaea‚ Tartarus‚ Eros‚ Pontus and Erebus. Gaea was the god of Earth‚ Tartarus was destination of wicked souls‚ Eros was the god of love‚ Pontus was the god of sea‚ and Erebus was the god of darkness. Gaea later gave birth to Uranus( the god of heaven9 and married him. Gaea and Uranus gave birth to Hecatonchires‚ the Cyclopes and the
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Exam Three Mythology Fall 2013 LaFray Multiple Choice: Choose the response that best answers the question. 2 points each. 1. This type of analysis was pioneered by French anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss a. Theoretical analysis b. Liminal analysis c. Structural analysis d. None of the above 2. This term refers to the many Greek gods a. Pantheon b. Tetrarchy c. Tritopatores d. All of the above 3. Kronos and Rhea were the parents of: a. Zeus b. Poseidon c. Hades d. All of
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