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    Jason vs. Perseus

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    comrades with him in his journey. On his search for the Golden Fleece‚ he was under the protection of the goddess Hera. She endowed him and the other Argonauts with courage‚ and Zeus helped speed them on their way. Hera also begged Aphrodite‚ the Goddess of Love for help. Aphrodite then sent his son Cupid to make the daughter of the Colchian king‚ Medea fall in love with Jason. Medea was a great help for she could perform very powerful magic. Jason owed most of his victories to Medea because she was the

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    Knidian Aphrodite

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    excellent example of a marble Classical statue would be the Knidian Aphrodite – however‚ the original statue from the fourth-century BCE was not persevered well (Lee 103). Mireille M Lee‚ an Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University whose research interests include Greek art and archaeology are reflected in her article‚ Other "Ways of Seeing": Female Viewers of the Knidian Aphrodite‚ where she discussing the physical appearance of Aphrodite and various interpretations of its meaning. Despite fluctuating

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    Helen of Troy

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    Helen’s husband and she would rule with him by her side. Little did she know someone was going to pay her a visit. Paris was a Trojan prince and he had been chosen by Zeus to be with the most beautiful goddess. In order to earn paris favor‚ Aphrodite promised

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    Zeus and Attributes

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    Zeus Description: Zeus has his sway over Mount Olympus and is the king of the Gods. He is the son of Cronus and Rhea‚ the husband to Hera‚ and has 15 children‚ all of whom were Olympians. Depiction: He is often depicted as a tall and a sturdy man with regal attire. He has long hair and a long beard. Generally‚ he is depicted in a standing pose‚ but we also have some seated sculptures of Zeus. Attributes: The thunderbolt is his main attribute which is generally placed in his right hand. Sometimes

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    Exercise 6

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    the two names for Aphrodite that are linked with the islands of Cythera and Cyprus? (Spell them carefully.) Cytherea and Cypris According to one tradition‚ Aphrodite is the daughter of Zeus and _____. Dione What is the distinction between Aphrodite Urania and Aphrodite Pandemos? Urania: sprung from Uranus alone ; Pandemos: sprung from Zeus and Dione According to our textbook‚ Aphrodite is the goddess of love‚ beauty‚ and _____. marriage What item does Aphrodite possess that makes

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    Roman Mythology

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    Roman Mythology The ancient Greek and ancient Roman religion was the belief in gods. They had similar beliefs‚ but also vast differences. They came from each other and gave their people a form of morality. It was composed of many meaningful gods and goddesses that all played a part in the everyday life of the average Roman and Greek person of that time. They believed in something called polytheism. It is the belief of many gods; each given a personality‚ function‚ relationship to each other

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    Happy Prince

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    cheeks‚ he stands under the moonlight. Features of Happy Prince win the heart of Swallow. Swallow is a beard‚ who loves a coquettish reed by the river. From the book of symbols I understand that Swallow is a bird‚ belonging to the Greek goddess Aphrodite. Between Swallow and Happy Prince love and friendship appears. Prince wants to rescue people and Swallow helps him with this‚ by giving people the jewels from the body of Happy Prince. After doing good things to people they both begin to feel warmth

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    Cause of the Trojan War

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    Aphrodite: The Cause of the Trojan War War is inevitable. From the dawn of time‚ mankind has had conflict among itself‚ and some conflict has escalated enough to resort to the violence of war. Countless wars have been fought throughout history‚ but only a handful of them have been as famous as the Trojan War that occurred in the times of ancient Greece. The Trojan War was fought between the nations of Troy and Sparta‚ and it resulted in the downfall of the great land of Troy. This war was preceded

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    Role of Zeus in the Iliad

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    took the sky. Zeus also was accorded supreme authority on earth and on Mount Olympus. Zeus was also known for having many relations with mortal and immortal alike. His offspring include Ares god of war‚ Eris goddess of discord‚ Apollo god of light‚ Aphrodite goddess of beauty‚ Hermes god of thieves and commerce‚ Artemis huntsman of the gods‚ Hephaestus god of the forge‚ Persephone wife of Hades‚ Hebe goddess of youth‚ Dionysus god of the vine‚ Epaphus‚ Minos King of Create‚ Rhadamanthus‚ the Muses namely

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    Most Important Greek Gods

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    Hera‚ Aphrodite‚ Demeter‚ Ares‚ Artemis‚ Hades‚ Hephaestus‚ and Dionysus. These gods were believed to live on Mt. Olympos and would have been recognized all across greece‚ although‚ some local variations and perhaps particular attributes and associations. In greek imagination‚ literature‚ and art‚ the gods were given human bodies and characters and just as ordinary men and women‚ they married‚ had children‚ fought‚ and in the stories

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