attendants and priestesses. Under her law‚ the sisters pledged to remain virgins to honor her. Poseidon‚ the sea-god‚ just like many other suitors‚ found the beauty of all three sisters mesmerizing. According to the Roman poet‚ Ovid‚ “Medusa was violated in Athena’s shrine by the Lord of the Sea‚ Poseidon‚ Zeus’ daughter turned away and covered‚ with her shield‚ her virgin’s eyes.” After Poseidon seduced Medusa‚ he went on to seduce Stheno and Euryale also. As a result‚ Athena showed no mercy
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times‚ they bet on him to see if he tail people. Poseidon and Hermes almost always won the bets since they usually on the same side. If there was ever an argument‚ Artemis would settle it by choosing the right side of the bet. One day‚ Hermes and Poseidon didn’t place the same bet. Artemis was not there to settle the argument. This may seem trivial but it greatly upset the Olympians. They were so confused that no one else placed a bet. Poseidon thought Shade would not be able to follow the mysterious
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Gorgon sisters. Unlucky‚ however‚ because both her sisters were immortal‚ but she was not as fortunate. She vowed never to marry or have a relationship‚ and became a priestess of Athena. However‚ she broke this sacred promise when she was seduced by Poseidon in one of Athena’s temples and later married him. When Athena found out about this she was outraged and turned Medusa from beautiful to hideous. Her golden hair turned into vicious snakes and her soft skin became green and rough. Athena also her
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1a) What has happened to Odysseus between leaving Calypso’s island and speaking to Nausicaa? After Odysseus left Calypso’s island‚ he sails by the starts for 17 days. At this point Poseidon‚ returning from visiting the Ethiopians‚ sees him and decides to create a storm by lashing up the sea and bringing them the North‚ South ‚ East and West winds together. Odysseus is knocked off of his raft and has to swim back to it. At this point Ino‚ a sea nymph‚ appears. Ino tells Odysseus to take off
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goddess of wisdom‚ and Poseidon‚ the god of the seas and rivers. Now‚ Athena was one of Zeus’s daughters‚ and you might expect that her father would honor her request‚ but Poseidon was Zeus’s brother‚ and Zeus did not want to disappoint him‚ either. Poseidon appealed to Zeus‚ saying that this location would provide the city with the greatest natural harbor in all of the world and destine it to be a great seaport. Therefore‚ as god of the sea‚ it was only right that he‚ Poseidon‚ should be its chief
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sailed off to Ithaca from there. We then ended up on the island where Cyclops Polyphemus lived; he shoved my men and me inside of a cave and ate some of them. I told him my name was “No one” and when he fell asleep I stabbed his only eye out of his head. It was great. Then he screamed and woke up the other Cyclops and he yelled‚ “No one has blinded me”! That was the funniest moments of my life because the other Cyclops fell back asleep. I laughed so hard when Polyphemus looked like he lost his mind
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Hook. Hades was one of the three main Olympus Gods‚ along with Zeus and Poseidon. Although Hades is the God of the Underworld‚ he is also a variety of other Gods. Hades had an extremely remarkable life including his early life‚ how he helped with Hercules’s twelfth labor‚ and the different weapons he used‚ Hades was the son of Cronus and Rhea‚ two of the last Titans. In fear of a prophecy that he would be in turn overthrown by his own son‚ Cronus swallowed each of his children as soon as they were
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Front and center on Athena’s armor there is an image of Medusa’s head. This shield is called “the Aegis”. They thought that Medusa’s image would protect them so they started putting it on various objects. For example‚ Alexander the Great‚ put Medusa on his breastplate to help keep him safe. During World War I‚ the
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and attacked Troy unarmed from the inside. This won them the war and they conquered Troy. Before sailing out to return to Ithica‚ Odysseus talks to Poseidon. Poseidon claims that he helped him in defeating Troy‚ but Odysseus refuses to thank him. For this‚ Poseidon vows that he will suffer for his arrogance. To begin his revenge on Odysseus‚ Poseidon separated his ship from the rest of the fleet‚ causing them to be lost at sea. After sailing blindly‚ they arrive at an unknown island. They find
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frequently attempt to identify which god‚ if any‚ this statue portrays 1. From its height (larger than life-size)‚ the facial features‚ and the pose of the figure‚ I argue that this statue portrays the god Zeus‚ rather than an athlete or the god Poseidon. This statue is made of bronze. It is 2.1 meters 2 in height and presents a nude man with a headdress and a beard. Overall‚ the whole body was shown in three-dimensions; we can see almost every part of the body. Moreover‚ the statue shows the
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