On the day‚ when the battle of Mycale (479 BC) was concluded‚ and the joint Athenian and Spartan forces were about to celebrate its victory over the Persian armies; Athens found itself in the position to dominate the Greek world. The Athens will dominate this period not only because it was the Athenian leadership and vision that saved the Greece from Persian tyrrany; but because the Athens won the allegiance‚ and eventually the contributions of most Aegean Cities. (Durant 1966:474) When the war was
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The Greek god Apollo was the god of light‚ order‚ reason‚ prophecy‚ arts and muses. He brings life-giving heat and light to Earth. He was the son of Zeus and Leto and the twin brother of Artemis. He is represented as a young and handsome man‚ sometimes in a chariot‚ given to him by his father‚ Zeus. In that chariot‚ he brings the sun back and fourth across the sky once a day. ●●● APOLLO____ The Greek god Apollo was a precocious baby‚ like his sister. He was only four days old
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Rome‚ it began with the worship of the pagan gods. In Greek and Roman mythology‚ there were many temples to worship the different gods. As Christianity became more dominant in these cultures‚ these temples converted into churches‚ and several of the pagan gods translated to Saints in the Christian religion. An example that is still common today would be Saint Francis of Assisi‚ who was thought to be the “god” of nature. Therefore‚ the Greeks and Romans found ways to incorporate their pagan gods into
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The Financial Greek Crisis Gunnar MacDougall Macroeconomics Greece has gained a lot of unwanted publicity in the past few years by being at the center of the economic crisis in the Eurozone. In 2009‚ Greece announced that for years they had been understating their deficit figures. It is all speculation on why Greece had been trying to hide its deficit figures‚ but it is pretty obvious that no country wants to announce that are doing extremely poorly. In response to Greece’s release of this information
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The daughter of Cronus and Rhea‚ Demeter was a beautiful Greek goddess and mother of eight. Living atop Mount Olympus‚ Demeter was very influential of the seasons. As the goddess of Earth‚ agriculture‚ and fertility‚ Demeter was responsible for rich and healthy soil‚ which made the growth of plants‚ trees‚ and crops more obtainable. Demeter had six siblings‚ all of whom were god or goddesses. Hestia‚ Hera‚ Hades‚ Poseidon‚ Zeus‚ and Chiron are the siblings of Ceres‚ a name she is also known by.
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What are the ideal characteristics of a Greek warrior in The Iliad? Compare and contrast the characters of Hector and Achilles. How are they alike and different? Do you favor one more than the other? Why? As an ideal‚ the Greek warrior combined superhuman and human qualities. The ideal characteristics included such factors as bravery‚ honor‚ and glory. The aim of every hero is to achieve kleos‚ the “glory” or “renown” that one wins in the eyes of others by performing great deeds. Honor is
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Medusa Medusa‚ the daughter of Phorcys and Ceto is a famous gorgon in Greek Mythology. Medusa‚ who represented female wisdom‚ was the eldest of two other Gorgon sisters‚ Stheino‚ who represented strength‚ and the last sister‚ Euryale as universality. Medusa was the mortal one of the sisters. She was known originally for being a beautiful young maiden‚ her loveliest feature being her long gorgeous hair. She was a virgin‚ and she was raped by Poseidon‚ Lord of the Sea‚ while she had been worshipping
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a divine art in Greece. It was first developed by ancient Greeks as a way of training and exercise for their soldiers and young men. Greek wrestling was similar to freestyle wrestling (modern)‚ where the competitor who first threw the opponent or brought them down on their back‚ knees‚ chest‚ hips or elbows three times was proclaimed the winner. Wrestling was very popular amongst the ancient Romans. However the Romans adapted the Greeks wrestling style and removed most of the brutality‚ which changed
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The birth of the Greek goddess Athena was more than unusual‚ it was truly amazing! It was the headache to end all headaches! Zeus‚ the mighty king of the Olympian deities‚ regretted having swallowed his first wife‚ Metis. When Zeus had learned that she was pregnant‚ he feared that she was carrying the son that had been prophesied to supplant him on the throne. Though swallowing Metis had seemed a good idea at the time‚ it was now causing him great suffering which eventually proved to be totally
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Here is the myth of Orion’s creation. In the Greek mythology‚ it symbolizes Orion‚ a legendary hunter who said that he could kill every animal‚ no matter its tall or its dangerousity. When we look at Orion‚ we can see the greek hunter. Still in the greek mythology‚ he’s been killed by Scorpius‚ because they were both in the same horizon. Orion is also quoted in Homere’s Odysseus and the Bible. It was said that Orion was formerly a defeated greek king‚ who was defeated during a long and terrible
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