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    Andrew David 6/21/2014 Aliso Viejo Middle School Part 1 Chapter 1 1. The 12 Olympians gained control when Zeus dethroned Cronus and seized power. 2. I most identify with Hephaestus is because of my love of building and crafting. 3. Hera would punish the women Zeus fell in love with even if they were tricked and her anger even fallowed the children. Hera also threw Hephaestus off of mount Olympus because of his deformities. The reasons are not always justified‚ but the reason they are might be because

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    and unguided and immoderate passions. The deities give only what a person asks for; one’s destiny is largely a matter of one’s own making. Narrator: As we begin this story‚ Zeus‚ the Father of deities seems to have realized that the earth is getting overcrowded. And he has to think of a solution to solve this problem. Zeus: What will I do? The earth is getting terribly overcrowded and the population is getting bigger and bigger.. (hmmm.) Ah! Maybe a great war will sweep the people over Greece.

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    Victoria Carpenter Mr. Fraley Ancient Literature 26 March 2014 Creation Myths of Ancient Greco-Roman and Hebrew Cultures. Ancient Creation myths are similar but at the same time are still very different. What is a myth? A myth refers to a fiction story or only half true story. What makes up a myth? It has several different characteristics that make it different from other types of stories. Ancient Greco-Roman myths are interesting because they talk about another religion and how they are

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    to ask Zeus the King of all Gods and Goddess to let him give mankind a spark

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    Athena begged Zeus to have pity on Odysseus and help him. Odysseus‚ a just and fair ruler‚ was a captive of Calypso. Zeus agreed and sent his son Hermes to Calypso with clear instructions to release Odysseus unharmed. Zeus instructed Athena to help Telemachus arrive back home unharmed. Zeus announced that Odysseus would experience difficulty when sailing and would arrive alone at the Scheria Islands‚ land of Phaecians‚ who would help him come back home. Immediately‚ Hermes went to Calypso Island

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    about what they say and do concerning the gods. The goddess‚ Minerva challenges a mortal named Arachne to a weaving contest‚ and Arachne accepts. Arachne does this because she thinks she is better than Minerva. Salmoneus‚ another mortal claims he is Zeus and wants to bring rain to the land. Phaethon‚ who is the son of the Sun-god‚ feels equal to him and wishes to drive the sun. These are prime examples of being guilty of hubris‚ and all these mortals are punished by losing their human lives. Committing

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    Hermes: the Trickster

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    Hermes‚ son of Zeus‚ is one of the twelve Olympian Gods in Greek Mythology. He’s described as: "blandly cunning‚ a robber‚ a cattle driver‚ a bringer of dreams‚ a watcher by night‚ a thief at the gates‚ one who was soon to show forth wonderful deeds among the deathless gods" in the Homeric Hymn dedicated to Hermes (ll. 1-29). Of all of his attributes‚ I find that he being a deceptive trickster stands out the most. Greek Mythology tells the story of other deceptive characters‚ but none of them come

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    Introduction: Zeus Asset management is a fund management firm which has a conservative and risk averse investment philosophy. It believes that a quality-oriented approach can lead to a favorable financial performance. Compared with its main competitors‚ it provides customer-oriented services‚ invests municipal bond fund and implement a strategy of teamwork. Zeus chooses to utilize risk-adjusted returns as it believes that investors won’t pay for such return which stems from taking corresponding

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    Apollo: God Of Music‚ & The Sun. Apollo was the son of the God Zeus & Zeus’s lover Leto. Also born a twin with his sister Artemis only nine days after his birth Apollo came along. He grew a fine young man & became the God of Music & the sun in the coming years to follow. Apollo the son of Zeus & Leto was born into the world with a older twin that was nine days older than him born on the island Delos. His family grew to give him a nickname “Phoebus“ meaning “bright” or “pure”. This name connected

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    Zeus decides it’s a good idea to give his daughter‚ Persephone to his brother Hades (or Pluto)‚ god of the underworld. The king of the gods doesn’t bother to tell Persephone or her mother‚Ceres goddess of agriculture‚ of his decision. One day‚ Persephone is picking flowers with some friends of hers when‚ all of a sudden‚ Hades detonates out of the ground‚ driving a chariot of black horse. He grabs Persephone and starts dragging her down to the underworld. Persephone screams for help. Hecate‚ goddess

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