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    left her parents‚ Demeter and Zeus lonely‚ without her. Her mother spends those months sad‚ which caused the start of winter. Persephone‚ who was known for the creation of the seasons and her ruling in the Underworld‚ is a significant goddess in Greek Mythology. Persephone

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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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    the sea but also other bodies of water. Poseidon was the father of of many savage and beastly creatures such as the hunter Orion who was a giant and a huge cyclops called Polyphemus. Poseidon and a Gorgon Medusa(Gorgons were three monsters in Greek Mythology) gave birth to a winged horse named Pegasus. Poseidon fought a giant named Polybotes. He defeated Polybotes by throwing a fragment of a cliff which became an islet named Nisyros. After the gods defeated the giants‚Poseidon‚Zues‚and Hades got

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    of time? Since its infancy‚ Hip-Hop has had a pervasive influence on every culture its touched‚ including fashion‚ dance‚ and especially social media‚ where music videos regularly receive hundreds of millions of views. But the unprecedented speed of Hip-Hop’s spread has left many scratching their heads on what all the fuss is about. In this paper‚ I will give a complete overview of Hip-Hop from its beginnings to its impact on modern society. Hip-Hop has its roots as most popular music does in African-American

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    Apollo was the Greek god of music‚ poetry‚ and medicine. He was described as being handsome and youthful‚ and unlike most male gods he had no beard (Theoi). He could heal people using his otherworldly powers. However‚ GreekMythology.com said “...he could also bring forth disease and plague with his arrows...”He was also in charge of pulling the Sun‚ Helios‚ across the sky with his chariot. He had a twin sister‚ Artemis‚ who was the goddess of the hunt and the Moon. She was also portrayed as being

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    Gods in Greek Mythology The book Mythology by Edith Hamilton is a novel devoted to the legends of Greek Mythology. Such legends tell stories of mighty heroes‚ ghastly creatures‚ and Gods and Goddesses with amazing powers. In order to fully understand these myths‚ a reader must examine each of these Gods or Goddesses individually and identify the unique Characteristics they have. The first humanoid Gods that appeared in Greek Mythology were the Titans‚ or the Elder Gods. They were the children

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    To the ancient Greeks‚ there were simple explanations to all these questions – it was the gods! Things that seemed unexplainable could suddenly make sense when there were gods and goddesses involved. And these stories of the gods that the Greeks created to help make sense of the universe have survived the years to become a treasured and integral part of the history of the Western world. The Greek underworld‚ in mythology‚ was a place where souls went after death and was the Greek idea of afterlife

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    Mythology of the Constellation Leo: Leo is one of the twelve constellations associated with a zodiac sign‚ it can be found in the northern sky and is really easy to identify. It is one of the biggest and oldest constellations of the sky. It was classified in the 2nd century by Greek astronomer‚ Ptolemy‚ just like all of the other zodiac constellations. The Persians called the constellation as Ser or Shir‚ the Turks called it Artan‚ the Jewish called it Arye‚ the Indians called it Simha‚ and the

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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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    prominent comparison between Fun Home and Middlesex was their references to Greek Mythology which I found very ironic. Jeffrey Eugenides had a very specific intention while writing Middlesex for the elements of Greek Mythology appear from the beginning until the end. Some of the first characters that we learn about in Middlesex are Cal’s grandparents that are from Greek decent which gives us a basic outline for the many Greek references throughout the book. For starters‚ the Minotaur appears around

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