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    #1-6 1. What was the Mesopotamian view of the afterlife? 2. What is the message of Siduri’s advice to Gilgamesh? 3. Consider Utnapishtim’s initial response to Gilgamesh’s request for the secret of eternal life. How does his message complement what Siduri has said? 4. Consider the story of Utnapishtim. What do the various actions of the gods and goddesses allow us to infer about how the Mesopotamians viewed their deities? 5. According to the epic‚ what are the respective roles of the gods and humans

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    Understanding the Roles of gods or goddess in Various Traditional Religions: A Case Study of Hinduism‚ Buddhism and Yorubaland Traditional Belief Godgods and goddesses represent different qualities in the human psyche‚ God which we all see as the creator of the universe often called the omnipotent (Everywhere)‚ omniscience and omnipresence while gods are usually the strongest and most influential determinants of a man’s personality‚ as the goddesses are for women. Different kind of gods; longevity‚ child

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    Hera’s head and the couple was more than happy to welcome her into the world. After she was born‚ at age one‚ Hera and Zeus sent her away for a year to a school called Unique Kingdom located in Creative Island. At the school‚ there were many gods and goddesses that owned their own shops selling many varieties of food for students afterschool. Despina couldn’t help but feel left out because she had thought that she was the only one that was mortal in Unique Kingdom. She was young at the time and had

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    Major God and Goddesses Submitted By : *Jennifer Orevillo *Stephanie Orebillo *Dianne Tique *Nelialyne Basa *Jeremiah Sabalza *Rommel Urbano Submitted To : *Mrs.Lenilyn Robles Hades Zeus Poseidon Hermes Aphrodite Ares Hephaestus Hera ENGLISH IV Artemis (Diana) The daughter of Leto and Zeus‚ and the twin sister of Apollo. Artemis is the goddess of the wilderness‚ the hunt and wild animals‚ and fertility (she became

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    types of Olympic Gods: Celestial Deities and Earth Deities. The Celestial Deities dwelled on Mount Olympus while the Earth Deities resided on‚ or under‚ Earth. There were twelve Olympic Gods; however‚ because the tales of these gods started out orally‚ the gods and goddesses classified as Olympians are not totally clear. Because the Twelve Olympians are not totally clear‚ there are a possible fourteen gods and goddesses that could be classified as Olympians. The gods and goddesses all had their place

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    Comparing Gods and Goddesses Years ago‚ women did not have much power as they do now. Women sat back and took orders from their husbands. Whatever is asking of them to do the women would have to carry out the order with no feedback and nobody jesters. Women were more humble to men and they listened and believed whatever men told them. All women knew how to do was to be a homemaker. Women did not have a problem with staying home cooking‚ cleaning‚ ironing‚ and taking care of the children. Women

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    Gods and goddesses are the rulers of the world‚ some say.do you believe that? People worshipped gods and goddesses every in the world in the B.C’s and in the early A.D’s. i’m going to write about Greek gods and goddesses‚ Egyptian gods and goddesses‚ and Roman gods and goddesses. Lastly some books and movies about gods and goddesses. The Greeks believed that certain deities (gods and goddesses) directed daily events and also watched over them. Families also presented offerings and ceremonies

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    Agamemnon by Aeschylus‚ and The Odyssey By Homer are all works that place an emphasis on the greatness of divine power. These works in emphasizing power all have several other components in common these include the benefits of godly favor‚the wrath of the gods‚ and their involvement in human affairs. The importance behind this that makes it all meaningful‚ is that these works are all written at separate times from each other. However‚ the message in these works despite the passage of time is the essentially

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    Rs Revision- Belief about Deity Key words: Omniscient- All knowing Omnipotent- All important Eternal- existing through all time Omnipresent- All Present Omnibenevolent- All good Trinity- The three persons of g-d in one Incarnate/Incarnation- G-d taking human form as Jesus The Holy Spirit- is G-ds spirit at work in the world Blasphemy- misrepresenting g-d The Cosmological argument- an argument that says the universe must have come from somewhere. The Design Argument- An argument that

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    Romans had many gods and goddesses known as numina (powers). They often represented things in everyday life such as the god of doorways and arches‚ as well as boundaries. The majority of early gods and goddesses represented crops‚ farming and virtues. The Romans were captivated by the Greek mythology and established gods and goddesses similar to theirs. Aphrodite became Venus‚ the Roman goddess of love and beauty. Zeus became Jupiter‚ the king of the gods. Mars‚ who was originally the god of agriculture

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