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    botticelli

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    of Venus (Botticelli)- Renaissance Venus of Urbino (Titan)- Renaissance The Birth of Venus (Cabanel)- 19th Century  Venus Fauvist-Cubist - 20th Century Mythology of Aphrodite/Venus The mythology of Venus lies within the roots of Neolithic Greece. Known as ‘Eurynome’‚ which translates to the “wide wandering one”‚ she was born of primal Chaos‚ dancing on the water. Eurynome transformed the North Wind into a serpent named

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    infamous‚ because of their fascinating stories. Many business owners use mythological figures to help portray their company’s product or service. Gillette Venus‚ for example‚ bases their name off of the Roman goddess Venus‚ also known as the Greek god Aphrodite. The Roman goddess Venus is the goddess of love and beauty. She’s known to have come from the sea‚ but is the daughter of Jupiter and Dione. Venus was by far the most beautiful of all of the gods‚ so it’s said that Jupiter married her off to Vulcan

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    Theseus‚ the king of Athens. At the beginning of the play‚ Aphrodite‚ the Goddess of love‚ explains that Hippolytus has sworn chastity and refuses to revere her. Instead‚ he chooses to honor Artemis‚ the Goddess of the hunt. Artemis is also a Goddess of chastity‚ which essentially opposed Aphrodite completely. This causes Aphrodite to initiate a plan of vengeance on Hippolytus. Two years previous to this play‚ Hippolytus went to Athens‚ and Aphrodite inspired Phaedra‚ Hippolytus’ stepmother‚ to fall in

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    obscuring the gods so he can then differentiate between them and the other mortal combatants. Despite this‚ she instructs him to not attempt a head on fight with the immortals‚ but rather to engage only other men. The one exception to this rule is Aphrodite‚ whom Diomedes is encouraged to engage with vigour. This seems to illustrate one of the recurring characteristics of the Epic genre: a lifting up of the focus to things beyond the realms of mere mortality. By practically telling her champion to attack

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    Coming, Aphrodite!

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    “Coming‚ Aphrodite!” by Willa Cather is a story that portrays the elements of a romance. A definition of Romance is a strong‚ sometimes short-lived attachment‚ fascination‚ or enthusiasm for something. This definition describes the relationship between Don Hedger and Eden Bower. Don‚ who is a painter‚ was dark and quiet. He rejected fame and didn’t need fortune to be successful‚ he painted for “painters‚--haven’t been born.” (37) Contrastingly‚ Eden was light and free spirited. She went out

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    Mythological god

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    Gød of music‚ art‚ archery‚ and sometimes the sun. Portrayed as many animals‚ crow and dolphin to name a few. Artemis - Twin sister of Apollo. Goddess of the wild and hunter for the Gøds. Partial to all woodland creatures especially the deer. Aphrodite - Goddess of Love and of Beauty. Born from the foam of the sea. Irresistible to man and to Gød alike. Represented as a dove or a swan. Hermes - Grandson of Atlas. Messenger of Zeus. Shown wearing a small helmet and sandals with wings on them. Also

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    Phaedra vs Hippolytus

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    around the goddess Aphrodite. Where as in Phaedra there is no gods or goddess’s. Euripides’ play Hippolytus was written in 428 B.C.‚ and ever since it has been regarded as one of the great classical works. In his treatment of the Phaedra myth‚ Euripides presents Phaedra in a state of mental anguish and exhaustion brought about by her love for Hippolytus‚ which she strives to conceal. Euripides frames the events of the human characters with the presence of the gods Aphrodite and Artemis. Euripides’

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    Problem and Hypothesis

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    Research Problem: A research problem is essential in defining the quality of answers‚ and also determines the exact research method used. The research problem provides the background of the research study and typically introduce the questions that the researchers wants to study. [1]The problem has to clearly indicate why your problem is an important one by answering questions such as these: • Is the research problem of current interesting? • Is the research problem continuous into the

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    Diomedes

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    other god but Aphrodite. Diomedes receives Kudos when Aineias tells Pandaros that Diomedes may be a god. When Diomedes rejects Sthenelos advice to retreat‚ so instead he stands‚ he receives more Kudos. Diomedes now adds Time with the gods when he threw a pear at Pandarus with Athena’s help and kills him‚ when Aineias comes by to help his friend‚ Diomedes picks up a large stone and kills him by smashing the large stone on Aineias hip. More Time was added when he followed Aphrodite and then wounded

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    This event‚ of course led to a major turning point in Greek and Trojan relations‚ causing strife between the two nations. The importance of Aphrodite is that she caused the trouble between the Trojans and the Greeks‚ all over one bribe. The significance of her role in the Trojan War is legendary‚ even just by kick starting all of the

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