the Pan-Hellenic Games. These included: – The Games at Olympia (Olympic Games) – The Games at Delphi (Pythian Games) – The Games at Isthmia (Isthmian Games) – The Games at Nemea (Nemean Games) These Games were special because they brought the Greek world together at a time when Greece was not a single state‚ but rather a series of city-states (politically and economically independent communities). From Greece and their colonies (in Italy‚ North Africa and Asia Minor)‚ people travelled to take
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The Wrath of God Punishment is fundamental to man’s understanding of morals and ethics. Without repercussions one could not distinguish between virtue and sin. The concept of punishment dates back to the earliest civilizations as it is demonstrated in historical literature. The Bible establishes some of man’s first known perceptions of right and wrong. In this sacred story‚ God often punishes the morally incorrect actions of his people. Some of the earliest human notions of punishment are demonstrated
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In Greek mythology‚ Cronus or Kronos was the leader and youngest of the first generation of Titans‚ the divine descendants of Uranus‚ the sky‚ and Gaia‚ the earth. He overthrew his father and ruled during the mythological Golden Age‚ until he was overthrown by his own son Zeus and imprisoned in Tartarus. Cronus was usually depicted with a harpe‚ scythe or a sickle‚ which was the instrument he used to castrate and depose Uranus‚ his father. In Athens‚ on the twelfth day of the Attic month of Hekatombaion
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The House of God is a satirical novel by Samuel Shem (a pseudonym of the psychiatrist Stephen Bergman)‚ published in 1978. It portrays the psychological harm done to medical interns during the course of medical internship in the early 1970s. Storyline Dr. Roy Basch is an intelligent‚ naive intern working in a hospital called the House of God after completing his medical studies at the BMS ("Best Medical School"). He is poorly prepared for the grueling hours and the sudden responsibilities without
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Born to the Titans Kronos and Rhea‚ Poseidon is the Greek deity of the Sea. In Greek Mythology‚ Poseidon is described as an immortal majestically bearded God‚ often seen with his Trident spear as he rules over the oceans and seas. Poseidon is wrathful‚ easily angered and vengeful but also mature and wise; peaceful and calm‚ serene like the sea‚ but also violent like the storms he produces. Because of his easily angered character‚ he is also called the "Earth-shaker"‚ causing massive floods‚ earthquakes
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------------------------------------------------- Agriculture in Greek Mythology ------------------------------------------------- Classical mythology and the sacred religious cult‚ the Eleusinian Mysteries‚ reveal a lot about the importance of agriculture and the future fecundity of the land to ancient civilisations. As the mother-goddess of the grain and rich harvest‚ the myths of Demeter are pivotal to a contemporary understanding of the cultural function of agriculture in the ancient world
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The Doctrine of God What I learned about the Doctrine of God is God’s existence‚ first of all. God existence is definitely taken for granted in the Bible. The writers of the Old and New Testament knew God existed so they thought it pointless to put it in there. Jacobi said‚ “A God capable of proof is no God at all.” So if God had to prove He existed‚ then that would take all of the power out of God Being God. So‚ in the Bible God existing is an understood matter. The arguments for the existence
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because I am a daughter of God that’s why if God can forgive meaning I can do it also. 3. Christ deals with the tempter by crushing it underfoot. What temptations slither near my foot? Do I crush them or let them take control? At these times of temptation‚ is my immediate response one of asking for God’s help and looking to Christ my inspiration and hope in resisting the temptation? The next time that I can face a difficult situation‚ I will pray for the virtue of hope that God has many reasons why
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Athena was a Greek Goddess of Warfare‚ Wisdom‚ art‚ and craft. She was also the Patron Goddess of Athens. Her parents are Zeus and Metis‚ Zeus is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion‚ who rules as king of the gods of Mount Olympus. Metis is the Goddess of Wisdom like her daughter. Thanks for Zeus and Metis Athena was born a goddess. Athena represented strategic war planning rather than the raw violence of war. Athena carries a shield‚ aegis and a spear‚ Athena is also a chase goddess
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The Image of God The idea that we are all created in the image of God is very common to most people‚ but what does it mean and why is it so important? Most people are familiar with the idea that human beings are created in the image of God. The bible teaches this and it also teaches that we have special status. Often times in the church this is where the idea stops and is never brought into prominence. This is one of the most important ideas in the scripture and when we understand this it changes
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