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    Routinary Activity B. Recall C. Motivation D. Lesson Proper * Discussion NOUNS- are a naming words used to identify or denote a person‚ thing‚ place‚ idea or quality. In short‚ it refers to anything that can be named or it tells you what is being talked about. Examples: * Person: John‚ teacher‚ daughter * Thing: pencil‚ computer‚ paper * Place: San Ildefonso‚ school‚ kitchen * Idea: democracy‚ communism‚ freedom * Quality: beauty‚ kindness‚ honesty‚ love

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    Characteristics of Greek myths The Greek civilization is considered the cradle of western civilization. The deepest expression of Greek ideology‚ however‚ lay in the Greek myths which are relevant and compelling to the present day. The Greek myths are basically of two sorts. Some are used to explain everyday event like why seasons come and go or how plants bear their fruits. A second much larger group may be called the "historical" myths. Both fiction and history grew out of the two types of

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    wrong. Through analysing numerous parts of Greek mythology‚ watching Harry Potter‚ and then putting our knowledge together with the mythology photo essay‚ I have come to learn that myths are anything but dead in modern society. They indeed have a very large impact on modern society. They live in our western culture‚ lives‚ perspectives and ways of thinking‚ as well as names of companies‚ games‚ and other things. Among the vast amount of aspects of Greek mythology that have been integrated in our modern

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    The Greek mythology is the product of the original spirit of the clan society and it is also the earliest European literary form. At the beginning‚ it was passed down from generation to generation though word of mouth; later‚ it was recorded in Homer’s epic and Hesiod’s Theogony and many other ancient Greek poetry‚ drama‚ history and philosophy‚ all of these were reorganized as the ancient Greek mythology. What is more‚ the Greek mythology was divided into two parts‚ the story of Gods and the legend

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    Greek mythology and The Bible seem to have very different stories and content. The bible is about being a good person and following the ten commandments‚ while Greek mythology is filled with unfaithful spouses and unjust gods. However there are a few similar stories that might come from common backgrounds. The legends have corresponding parts‚ which makes them almost identical. Three examples are the first women‚ the great flood and Hercules and Samson. The stories of the first women are very similar

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    The Olympians (Greek Mythology Gods) The Twelve Olympians‚ in Greek mythology‚ were the principal gods of the Greek pantheon‚ residing atop Mount Olympus. The Olympians did not rule the world from the very beginning. They gained their power in the world of gods after Zeus led his siblings to victory in a war lasting nearly ten years with the Titans. Zeus overthrew his father Kronos‚ leader of the Titans. Then they moved to live atop Mount Olympus‚ ruling the world from there. Of the twelve

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    Art in Greek Mythology Visual art is one of the most important facets of ancient culture. Not only is visual art aesthetically pleasing to the senses‚ but it aids us in grasping the concepts of civilizations and stories that we could not fully understand in simple text. Greek mythology has bred some of the most beautiful works of art ever created. These works tell the stories they represent in lively form‚ color and style. One of the most famed works of art representing Greek mythology originated

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    The Muses in Greek Mythology and Art The Muses were deities worshipped by the ancient Greeks. They were 9 women‚ sisters‚ whose sole purpose for being was that of the inspiration to mortal man‚ typically in an artistic capacity. The embodiment of the classical idea of the poetical faculty as a divine gift‚ these famous sisters dwelt on Mount Helicon‚ in Greece. The Muses were therefore both the embodiments and sponsors of performed metrical speech: mousike‚ whence "music"‚ was the art of the Muses

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    Literature shows how pride can be a good thing‚ but too much of it is not. In fact‚ the opposite of pride‚ humility‚ is an extremely important value. The Bible and Edith Hamilton’s Mythology both show how a lack of the value humility will result in consequence through characterization and plot. Within Greek mythology‚ the Gods constantly stress the fact mortals are not at the same level as the Gods‚ for example Niobe. Niobe‚ a mortal portraying hubris in Hamilton’s writing‚ believes she’s more important

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    When asked about Greek mythology‚ most adults talk about the almighty Zeus. Although Zeus is popular amongst adults‚ most children think of Disney’s Hercules‚ which is based on the Greek myth “Heraclês.” Since Disney has shaped the story to be fit for children‚ the values represented are much different than that of Greek mythology. First of all‚ in the Disney movie Hercules‚ the movie focuses mainly on heroism while the myth focuses on working towards forgiveness. In the movie‚ Hercules is supposed

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