Greek Mythology is the teaching that belong to the ancient Greeks. It consisted of their God and heroes. One of the Greek God’s is Ares. He is the Greek God of War. His parents are Zeus & Hera. They are the God of lighting & marriage. He is from the city of Thracians and lives on Mount Olympus. One interesting fact about Ares is that he is one of the twelve Olympians. The Greek God Ares is the most careless and merciless God‚ because he fought without caring of the outcome. Ares is a fierce and
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the sea but also other bodies of water. Poseidon was the father of of many savage and beastly creatures such as the hunter Orion who was a giant and a huge cyclops called Polyphemus. Poseidon and a Gorgon Medusa(Gorgons were three monsters in Greek Mythology) gave birth to a winged horse named Pegasus. Poseidon fought a giant named Polybotes. He defeated Polybotes by throwing a fragment of a cliff which became an islet named Nisyros. After the gods defeated the giants‚Poseidon‚Zues‚and Hades got
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Gods in Greek Mythology The book Mythology by Edith Hamilton is a novel devoted to the legends of Greek Mythology. Such legends tell stories of mighty heroes‚ ghastly creatures‚ and Gods and Goddesses with amazing powers. In order to fully understand these myths‚ a reader must examine each of these Gods or Goddesses individually and identify the unique Characteristics they have. The first humanoid Gods that appeared in Greek Mythology were the Titans‚ or the Elder Gods. They were the children
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Greek mythology and The Bible seem to have very different stories and content. The bible is about being a good person and following the ten commandments‚ while Greek mythology is filled with unfaithful spouses and unjust gods. However there are a few similar stories that might come from common backgrounds. The legends have corresponding parts‚ which makes them almost identical. Three examples are the first women‚ the great flood and Hercules and Samson. The stories of the first women are very similar
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The unknown scares people and leads to violence‚ bigotry‚ and more. Throughout history people have used anything to explain the unknown‚ such as violence‚ scapegoating‚ science‚ and mythology. Mythology‚ be it pagan or monotheistic‚ has been used in many facets of life and humanity to help explain what people do not know. All cultures draw on similar aspects of the world to explain the unexplainable‚ how the world was created. Cultures have used trees to symbolize the center of the world and the
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Apollo was the Greek god of music‚ poetry‚ and medicine. He was described as being handsome and youthful‚ and unlike most male gods he had no beard (Theoi). He could heal people using his otherworldly powers. However‚ GreekMythology.com said “...he could also bring forth disease and plague with his arrows...”He was also in charge of pulling the Sun‚ Helios‚ across the sky with his chariot. He had a twin sister‚ Artemis‚ who was the goddess of the hunt and the Moon. She was also portrayed as being
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similar. Heroes are shown in Greek mythology‚ today’s society‚ movies‚ and in non-Western mythology. There will always be heroes in society. Heroes have always been a part of society for centuries. In Greek mythology‚ there are stories about gods who are portrayed as heroes. The Greeks viewed these mythical people as heroes because they either fulfilled a prophecy or they survived a great deed. A hero was also known for having an abnormal birth. The great hero of mythology was known as Hercules. Hercules
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Mythology of the Constellation Leo: Leo is one of the twelve constellations associated with a zodiac sign‚ it can be found in the northern sky and is really easy to identify. It is one of the biggest and oldest constellations of the sky. It was classified in the 2nd century by Greek astronomer‚ Ptolemy‚ just like all of the other zodiac constellations. The Persians called the constellation as Ser or Shir‚ the Turks called it Artan‚ the Jewish called it Arye‚ the Indians called it Simha‚ and the
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The Olympians (Greek Mythology Gods) The Twelve Olympians‚ in Greek mythology‚ were the principal gods of the Greek pantheon‚ residing atop Mount Olympus. The Olympians did not rule the world from the very beginning. They gained their power in the world of gods after Zeus led his siblings to victory in a war lasting nearly ten years with the Titans. Zeus overthrew his father Kronos‚ leader of the Titans. Then they moved to live atop Mount Olympus‚ ruling the world from there. Of the twelve
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The Muses in Greek Mythology and Art The Muses were deities worshipped by the ancient Greeks. They were 9 women‚ sisters‚ whose sole purpose for being was that of the inspiration to mortal man‚ typically in an artistic capacity. The embodiment of the classical idea of the poetical faculty as a divine gift‚ these famous sisters dwelt on Mount Helicon‚ in Greece. The Muses were therefore both the embodiments and sponsors of performed metrical speech: mousike‚ whence "music"‚ was the art of the Muses
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