* The Iliad ‚written by Homer. 3. What do the myths show us about early Greeks? * Myths show us that the Greeks had vivid imaginations and how the people acted like. 4. Why did the portrayal of Zeus change over time? * The portrayal of Zeus changed because the writer’s changed Zeus to a type of god need at the time to worship and because men grew conscious of what life demanded of them. Chapter 1 & 2 1. What did the Greeks believe about the origins of the gods and the universe
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Underworld) Hades wished to have a wife‚ and fell in love with Persephone because of her beauty He abducted and raped her‚ and took her to the Underworld The abduction and her consequent disappearance occurred without many eye witnesses Demeter longed to see her daughter after her disappearance When Demeter knew of Hades’ obligations‚ she found him unsuitable a companion Persephone was tricked into consuming a single pomegranate seed (anyone who consumes food in the underworld must stay) Zeus sent Hermes
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Greek literature or history and many others in-between. Greek mythology is a collection of stories based on the Greek gods and goddesses and the Ancient Greek culture. It starts out with Cronus who was the father of Zeus‚ Hera‚ Poseidon‚ Hades‚ Hestia‚ Demeter‚ and Chiron. Cronus
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Prometheus And Io Zeus falls in love with a girl named Io‚ and he proceeds to send her a message exclaiming that love. Unfortunately‚ Zeus’s wife‚ Hera‚ finds out about his love for Io. Zeus tries to save Io from the wrath of Hera by wrapping the Earth in a thick cloud‚ but he still fails to save her. In a jealous rage‚ Hera turns Io into a heifer and hands her over to Argus. Even though Zeus can’t be with Io anymore‚ he still sends Hermes to kill Argus‚ allowing Io to have her freedom once
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Daughter of Cronus and Rhea. Sister of Hades‚ Hestia‚ Hera‚ Poseidon and Zeus. The goddess of agriculture. Do you know my name? Do you know of this grief and anger burning inside me? I have a daughter‚ Persephone -- maiden of the spring. But her uncle took her to the underworld. That wretched‚ HATEFUL‚ damn Hades! He stole my beloved daughter from me! I didn’t know what happened at first but I knew that cry. Persephone’s cry that echoed in the high hills to the depths of the sea! I searched everywhere
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the statue of Zeus. There are arguments about whether it is Zeus or Poseidon‚ because they are both pliable possibilities‚ but for simplicity’s sake‚ let us assume it is Zeus. The statue of Zeus is one of great pride. He stands without hesitation. He appears to be in his 40s‚ but his physical body is muscular and shapely. His very stance is once that demands attention and respect. This represents his role: Zeus the chief god. Zeus is strong‚ powerful‚ and just. In the statue‚ Zeus is about to throw
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he obtained the control over the sea from Zeus (Cartwright 1). Poseidon is the son of Kronos and Rhea. His siblings were named Zeus‚ Hades‚ Hera‚ Hestia‚ and Demeter (Sellers). In most of the ancient myths‚ Poseidon and his siblings were believed to have been eaten by their father‚ Kronos. While Zeus was in his father’s stomach‚ he came up with a plan for Kronos to drink a potion‚ which would cause him to vomit out his children. Eventually Zeus‚ Hades‚ and Poseidon had gathered enough strength
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This is repulsive! Do you believe‚ Boreas‚ that you will not have to pay for what you have done?” Hypnos (Narrating): “Hades was extremely angry‚ so he decided to return the favor. He vaporized the water and shot it back up to the earth‚ with the intent of teaching everyone a lesson.” (Hades is extremely fired up‚ he turns the hail into a vapor and shoots up a geyser. Hypnos get sprayed by the geyser water and is extremely distressed.) Hypnos: “I’m tired
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doesn’t have the power to stop her husband and relies on her son to go against his father. Rhea enacts a plan to fool Kronos into swallowing a stone instead of their son Zeus(Hesiod Theogony 486). Later on‚ once Zeus is grown‚ he confronts his father with the help of Rhea and Gaia to free his siblings(Hesiod Theogony 497). Zeus also assumes power and becomes the king of the gods even though it was his mother who made that possible. The prophecy is that a son will overthrow the father but never the
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three major gods Zeus‚ Poseidon‚ and Hades. Their father was Kronos. Kronos was the Lord of all the titans. He swallowed them whole but they fought their way up out of his mouth. They chopped him to pieces with his own weapon of power. They chopped him into a million pieces‚ and sent him to Tartarus to suffer for a lot of eras to come. And he did. The gods had children with humans. The children were called demigods. One of these demigods was called Percus. He was a son of Zeus. He slew the mighty
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