His work Eumenides begins with the Priestess of Apollo praying before entering the sanctuary. After that‚ she narrates how Apollo came from Delos to occupy his temple‚ in peaceful mood. Here there is no mention of previous owners of the place‚ not of monstrous serpent that the god had to slay in order to be the ultimate ruler. As Parke
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The earth is literally scared to let Apollo be born -- and thus it will not allow Leto to lay down and give birth. The earth fears that Apollo‚ born with power as great or nearly as great as Zeus himself‚ will be disgusted by the earth and destroy it. However‚ when Leto is finally allowed to give birth to Apollo on the island of Delos‚ Apollo does not destroy the earth. He does‚ however‚ immediately grow up into a full grown man. Though without a beard‚ Apollo is still a grown man with incredible
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excellence determined by a man’s prowess as a soldier during wartime or as an athlete in peace (Chiekova 9/11). Another parallel of the cultures was hubris‚ and the refusal to admit one’s wrongdoing because of pride. A final irony is the fact that Apollo is considered to be the “most” Greek of all gods‚ and yet he fought for the Trojans. Essentially both nations prayed to the same gods‚ performed identical rites‚ followed the same core set of principles and yet from all these similarities‚ neither
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he wanted to give man the gift of dreaming. Sadly‚ Prometheus had no such luck. Hypnos said to him “I lost contact with Hallucinus a couple decades ago. I suggest Apollo‚ those two were always close.” With that Prometheus was off to speak
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humanistic traits‚ but in fact they do. The gods‚ especially Apollo‚ are considered evil by the reader because they destroyed an innocent man’s life and his family. They destroyed Oedipus by controlling his fate‚ granting people the power of prophecy‚ telling Oedipus about his fate through the oracle of Apollo‚ and finally afflicting the people of Thebes with a dreadful plague. Fundamentally‚ by utilizing fate‚ prophecies‚ the oracle of Apollo‚ and the plague‚ the gods played a significannot role in
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African-American mathematician and physicist who is known for calculating the trajectories for many NASA missions. She was born on the 26th of August‚ 1918 in the town of White Sulphur Springs‚ West Virginia. Katherine was a very brilliant child and by the age of 13 she was attending the black West Virginia State College’s high school. At 18‚ she enrolled in the actual college graduating in 1937 with the most advanced honors. In 1939‚ Katherine was handpicked along with two African-American males to be offered
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way that they author writes them. The reader can also obtain life lessons from the myth or legend. A worthy illustration of this is the Ancient Greek god Apollo‚ who is a wealthy king a‚ affectionate father‚ a dependable son‚ the founder of sports and music. Apollo is a good role model for people who grow up reading a myth or myths with Apollo in it. An example of another way that myths can influence the reader‚ is when a character in the myth
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Underworld and Zeus 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
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At the beginning of the first book‚ the priest Chryses seeks to have his daughter Chryseis returned from Agamemnon’s possession (Iliad 1.11 - 37). His refusal leads to Apollo afflicting the Achaean army with a debilitating plague for 9 days (Iliad 1.50 - 61). The plague results in a disagreement between Agamemnon and Achilles about what to do about Chryseis. Ultimately‚ Agamemnon decides to return Chryseis‚ but not before
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and sailed to the western edge of Greece‚ near Astakos. He traveled east until he eventually reached the city of Delphi. Delphi was home to a great temple of Apollo‚ the sun god. It was also the home of the Pythia‚ better known as the Oracles. The Pythia would sit in a chamber within the temple and speak of prophecies‚ inspired by Apollo‚ to those who came to seek the Oracle’s wisdom. When Ambrogio finally arrived at the temple‚ he went to speak to the Pythia. The Pythia‚ whose words were often
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