When we talk about Religion and Mythology‚ often we mistake them for the same thing. This is often due to the fact that‚ both are based around stories and full of miracles and special events that‚ we the readers from a 21st century perspective deem as logically and physically impossible. Growing up as a child‚ religion was a pillar that I personally was brought up with yet at the same time when it came to aspects such as entertainment‚ Mythology is a key influence on children’s programmes. There
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All the Titans were the children of Gaia‚ mother of the Earth and Uranus god of the sun. Before the Titans‚ they had six kids together that looked monstrous. Therewfor‚ Uranus puts them in the underworld. Titans were born‚ they were beautiful‚ so they keep all of them. Helios “drove the chariot that pulled the sun across the sky from East to West”. Selene “pulled the moon across the skies at night” The other Titans‚ controlled the oceans and the rivers. One of the youngest gods Cronus‚ replaced Uranus
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PERSEPHONE Persephone is the illicit daughter of Zeus and his sister‚ Demeter. She was the goddess of agriculture‚ vegetation‚ land and fertility. She was abducted by Hades‚ who was madly in love with her. Hades gave her six seeds of pomegranate to eat in order to tie her with the Underworld forever but Zeus ruled that Demeter and Hades must share the unhappy girl. For six months‚ Persephone lives with her husband‚ and for the rest of the year‚ she lives with her mother. She was entitled as the Goddess
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monstrous two-headed dog and Cerberus’ Egyptian counterpart‚ Anubis‚ is the Egyptian dog that guarded the tombs and guided the souls to the underworld. In Norse Mythology‚ Garm‚ another monstrous dog is guarding the house of the dead. Cerberus was Hades guard dog who’s duty was to keep mortals from entering the underworld and the souls of the underworld remained there and not letting them return to ‘upperworld’ and wreck havoc upon it‚ (as the quote from Statius‚ “Neither the ferryman nor the comrade
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the titans was named Cronus. His wife was named Rhea‚ who was also his sister. Together they had Hestia‚ Demeter‚ Hera‚ Hades‚ Poseidon‚
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told‚ Joyce’s novel Ulysses contains the work of a lifetime. Although not always easy to understand‚ the novel is created so that readers have to search throughout the novel to find answers. With a fascination for the supernatural and the macabre‚ “Hades” was by far the most intriguing chapter to analyse. Not only do we get a glimpse of Joyce’s idea of Hell‚ but also Bloom’s descent‚ and escape‚ from the Underworld. All great heroes must undergo a journey. However‚ a hero’s voyage cannot be completed
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in Olympus and kidnapped by Hades where his evil minions attempt to kill Hercules but instead turn him into a demigod. Hercules is then forced to live on earth in attempt to figure out who he really is and where he truly belongs. In the process Hercules faces many dangers and obstacles along his journey to returning home. Hades discovers that the only person that can stop him is Hercules so Hades does everything in his power to stop Hercules from ruining his plans. Hades then sends his minions to
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of Persephone‚ which will be more in detail later on. Persephone is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. She was abducted by Hades‚ the God of the underworld‚ enraged her mother‚ who made the crops and the green of the earth‚ made earth wither and barren. Zeus involved oneself and tried to save Persephone from Hades; Nevertheless‚ Persephone ate the seeds of a pomegranate that Hades had given her‚ binding her to him for six months of the year. Persephone‚ being the daughter of Zeus‚ the god of the sky
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be right? Am I really too weak to defeat Hades? Oh I shouldn’t have done this! She’s right I can’t beat him… “Tilepatheia! We’ve arrived. Quit daydreaming. We need a plan‚” Chaothinia said. “We should just go in there and fight him! We should prove your mother wrong! We should prove to her that we are strong enough‚ and that we can defeat him!” Tilepatheia shouted. They charged into Hades’ palace and demanded that he give them Persephone and Aura. Hades only chuckled at their request‚ “Tsk‚ tsk
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the turbulence of waves‚ since he was the Sea-God. Poseidon was the son of Cronus and Rhea. Poseidon is one of the six siblings who eventually divided the powers of the world. His brothers and sisters include Zeus‚ Hades‚ Demeter‚ Hestia and Hera. Zeus became the ruler of sky‚ Hades got the underworld and Poseidon became the ruler of the sea. Poseidon symbolizes the water element and has mastery over the seas. The symbol of his power was the fisherman’s fork or trident‚ by which he produced earthquakes
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