that of his excessive pride and his self-confidence‚ or hubris. Philoctetes is a play by Sophocles. Sophocles was born about 496 BC in Colonus Hippius. The play was written during the Peloponnesian War. It was first performed at the Festival of Dionysus in 409 BC with the intended audience being the Athenians. The story takes place during the Trojan War‚ which was thought
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Rose Flower Facts and Meanings About Roses Rose (botanical name is rosa) enjoyed the honor of being the most popular flower in the world. It is the most popular choice of flower for the purpose of gifting across the world. Roses originate from China and during the Roman period they were extensively grown in the Middle East. The flowers also act as a great addition to office and home décor. Artificial flowers like silk roses in different colors are also used widely as decoration. The birthplace
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1: In classical Greek civilization‚ people interacted with the environment. People used the Mediterranean basin in many different ways. One reason was for irrigation‚ which produced fertile soil throughout the land and made agriculture great in this society. Some of the plants they grew were olives and grapes. These were soon turned into olive oil and wine‚ which was a very popular item to trade. This basin was also used as a travel route‚ which did spread cultures around the areas. 2: In classical
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In order to keep people from not drinking too much and causing trouble the Greeks knew of this god called Dionysus. He was the god of wine and he was known to get drunk. When he was drunk bad things would happen like rioting. He was used to discourage drinking because of the problems it could cause. Love was explained through the goddess Aphrodite‚ who was very
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Pericles was born in 495 BC into a wealthy political family. His learnings from his family members and his teachers influenced him in such a way that he became one of the most influential politician’s in the Greek world. He was also the reason why the Greek world reached the pinnacle of political power. Thucydides‚ his contemporary historian‚ acclaimed him as "the first citizen of Athens". Pericles father Xanthippus was born into a family of aristocrats where as Pericles mother Agariste was a member
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After Zeus married Hera‚ he also married other goddesses which he was fond of. Apollo‚ the god of medicine‚ Athena‚ the god of wisdom‚ Aries‚ the god of war‚ Hephaestus‚ the god of weapon‚ Hermes‚ the god of thief‚ Aphrodite‚ the god of beauty‚ and Dionysus‚ the god of wine. Other than Hades‚ all 4 siblings of Zeus including Zeus himself makes the 12 Olympians. A Titan named Prometheus created human‚ he made great devotion to the history of human. Zeus made out with many human‚ and most of his ‘half-blood’
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Discover Djerba !! l ocated in the Gulf of Gabes‚ Djerba is the largest island which is located on the northern end of Tunisia. Djerba is popular among French‚ German‚ Italian and Czech tourist. Though the largest city is Houmt-Souk‚ but there are other important cities like Gightis‚ Adjim‚ Bordj Djillidj‚ El Kantara‚ Guella‚ Midoun and many more. These different places in Djerba are famous for Roman sites‚ sponge-fishing‚ potter’s village‚ relaxing resorts and historical monuments.
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even with his body mistakes she realized that his deformity did not matter. After she forgave him‚ she asked Zeus to return him back to his place at Olympus‚ but Hephaestus was still angry and replied no.So Zeus then sent his Hephaestus’ brother Dionysus to intoxicate him‚ but Hephaestus had never gotten drunk or drunken wine before. He then found out a way to make him drunk and persuade him back to Olympus. Now Hephaestus was back at his rightful place and he was an Olympian again. When Hephaestus
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Half-Blood‚ which Percy learns was created out of Thalia Grace (Paloma Kwiatkowski)‚ daughter of Zeus‚ who was killed by a cyclops. Annabeth Chase (Alexandra Daddario) finds out that the Golden Fleece could restore the tree‚ and the camp’s director‚ Dionysus (Stanley Tucci)‚ sends Clarisse La Rue (Leven Rambin)‚ daughter of Ares and Percy’s rival‚ to find it. Percy then sets off with Annabeth‚ Tyson and Grover Underwood (Brandon T. Jackson) to locate the Golden Fleece on his own. Before they leave‚ the
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Fantasia is a film that was released in 1940 by the Disney company. The film was Walt Disney’s second theatrical release‚ and the first movie ever to pair music and motion deliberatly. It was comprised of seven animated segments set to classical music that was conducted by Leopold Stokowski and performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra. The film begins with a blue backdrop‚ then gradually the orchestra members begin to enter the stage and take their seats. The narrator introduces the piece and
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