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    Greek myths are a collection of short stories that aim to explain the origins of the world‚ give a detailed explanation about the gods and goddesses’ lives of that era‚ and try to teach a lesson to the reader. Greek mythology also includes a connection to the modern world which is where the myth resembles a story or movie from the more recent times. Three Greek myths that have a strong connection to the modern world include the stories of Theseus‚ Orpheus‚ and Midas and each of the connections come

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    Tragic Greek dramas featured tragic heroes‚ mortals who suffered incredible 
losses as a result of an inescapable fate or bad decisions. According to Aristotle‚ a tragic hero is a character‚ usually of high birth‚ which is pre-eminently great‚ meaning they are not perfect‚ and whose downfall is brought about
 by a tragic weakness or error in judgment. The three Greek heroes Oedipus‚ Medea and Agamemnon‚ who each killed a member of their family‚ carry most of the qualities that make up a tragic hero:

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    Comparing Greek and Norse Mythologys Greek Mythology and the Norse Mythology are very similar in basic concepts and structure. Many other groups used myths but nothing can compare to the Greek and Norse myths with their great meaning and reason for everything. Both Greek and Norse Mythology are alike from the creation to the same power structure to the belief have having a preset faith. The Main difference is the mind set and personality of the stories and characters within them. The creation

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    Hercules had twelve labors that he had to do. Each of these tasks were basically impossible‚ but Hercules got all of these tasks done. Usually the task consisted of Hercules having to capture something or killing something. During some of these tasks‚ people who died shouldn’t of been killed by Hercules. Hercules killed some people and it was not necessary at all. During Hercules fourth labor‚ he went to visit a friend Pholus‚ a centaur. While he was there visiting‚ the both of them started to

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    Story of Hercules [pic][pic][pic] Hercules‚ aka Herakles‚ was a buff god. He was the god of power. His father Zeus was the god of the skies‚ his mother a mortal‚ making Hercules a demigod. Alcmene‚ Hercules mother‚ wasn’t the wife of Zeus‚ Hera the goddess of earth was‚ and she was livid. In fact‚ Hera was so livid she threatened the baby’s life by sending in to Hercules crib two serpents. According to the legend‚ the serpents were sent in to strangle the baby‚ but Hercules just sat

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    In this essay i will be comparing two articles about Greek mythology and writing summaries about each one. The reason why i chose the topic about Greek mythology is because it has lots of stories about ancient deities and brave heros. When reading i’ll be looking for answers to the questions like which one i would recommend‚ Which one was easier to read‚ and if i had to choose which one was best. The first article comes from the source History.com and isn’t that long. It mainly talks about the

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    The myth is a traditional sacred story. In other words‚ it is an event that took place at the beginning of Time and that through actions carried out by supernatural beings‚ the existence of the world and of its inhabitants are explained. They belong to the beliefs of a community‚ and they are different from science. The aim of this paper is to confirm that the story of Prometheus and Pandora is a proper myth. In order to achieve the aim‚ the story will be analyzed‚ and the typical features of this

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    Another hero that the Greeks had valued is Hercules‚ for his strength and self confidence. Hercules was the greatest hero of Greece‚ for he was the strongest man alive‚ and his self confidence that came with his strength‚ was unshakable. These two traits are closely connected because with his strength he was able to endure the physical and mental preparation for battle‚ which was valued by the Greeks because of all the battles. If you were weak‚ you would be expected to give up‚ whereas if you had

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    Heracles is the greatest of the Greek heroes for his courage‚ strength‚ and skill to fight against the evil. Although Hercules himself committed one of the most evil deeds by killing his own wife and children‚ Goddess Hera made him pay for his deeds. Goddess Hera led Hercules sentence to twelve years of penance – a period of hard labor. Unlike the punishment a criminal would get today of either imprisonment or execution‚ Heracles had to endure the imaginable suffering of the twelve impossible tasks

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    discussion on the topic “Compare and contrast crime myths and facts”. Even today’s contemporary society is struggling to come to fair terms about effects of crime on society and individuals‚ fair and effective law enforcement and judiciary systems‚ educative corrections system and proactive and effective crime prevention. This assignment will focus on comparison and contrast between crime myths and crime facts‚ as an example using myths about crime and youth gangs and crime and mentally

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