Orpheus (from Ancient Greece) By Alice Low “When stern Hades heard Orpheus’s song‚ he began to weep.” There were nine goddesses called Muses. Born of Zeus and a Titan named Mnemosyne‚ each muse presided over a different art or science. Calliope‚ one of these sisters‚ was the inspiration of poets and musicians. She was the mother of Orpheus (a mortal because his father was one) and gave to her son a remarkable talent for music. Orpheus played his lyre so sweetly that he charmed all things on
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responsibility of changing the seasons. When she is with her mother on earth it is summer or spring and when she is with Hades it is winter or fall‚ this is only one of the major things that she controls. Persephone is a minor god but‚ she is just as important as many major gods and goddess. “Persephone (aka Kore) was the Greek goddess of vegetation‚ especially grain‚ and the wife of Hades with whom she rules the Underworld.(Persephone‚1) Vegetation and the seasons were what she was most known for.
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When we talk about Religion and Mythology‚ often we mistake them for the same thing. This is often due to the fact that‚ both are based around stories and full of miracles and special events that‚ we the readers from a 21st century perspective deem as logically and physically impossible. Growing up as a child‚ religion was a pillar that I personally was brought up with yet at the same time when it came to aspects such as entertainment‚ Mythology is a key influence on children’s programmes. There
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All the Titans were the children of Gaia‚ mother of the Earth and Uranus god of the sun. Before the Titans‚ they had six kids together that looked monstrous. Therewfor‚ Uranus puts them in the underworld. Titans were born‚ they were beautiful‚ so they keep all of them. Helios “drove the chariot that pulled the sun across the sky from East to West”. Selene “pulled the moon across the skies at night” The other Titans‚ controlled the oceans and the rivers. One of the youngest gods Cronus‚ replaced Uranus
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PERSEPHONE Persephone is the illicit daughter of Zeus and his sister‚ Demeter. She was the goddess of agriculture‚ vegetation‚ land and fertility. She was abducted by Hades‚ who was madly in love with her. Hades gave her six seeds of pomegranate to eat in order to tie her with the Underworld forever but Zeus ruled that Demeter and Hades must share the unhappy girl. For six months‚ Persephone lives with her husband‚ and for the rest of the year‚ she lives with her mother. She was entitled as the Goddess
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told‚ Joyce’s novel Ulysses contains the work of a lifetime. Although not always easy to understand‚ the novel is created so that readers have to search throughout the novel to find answers. With a fascination for the supernatural and the macabre‚ “Hades” was by far the most intriguing chapter to analyse. Not only do we get a glimpse of Joyce’s idea of Hell‚ but also Bloom’s descent‚ and escape‚ from the Underworld. All great heroes must undergo a journey. However‚ a hero’s voyage cannot be completed
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monstrous two-headed dog and Cerberus’ Egyptian counterpart‚ Anubis‚ is the Egyptian dog that guarded the tombs and guided the souls to the underworld. In Norse Mythology‚ Garm‚ another monstrous dog is guarding the house of the dead. Cerberus was Hades guard dog who’s duty was to keep mortals from entering the underworld and the souls of the underworld remained there and not letting them return to ‘upperworld’ and wreck havoc upon it‚ (as the quote from Statius‚ “Neither the ferryman nor the comrade
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the titans was named Cronus. His wife was named Rhea‚ who was also his sister. Together they had Hestia‚ Demeter‚ Hera‚ Hades‚ Poseidon‚
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in Olympus and kidnapped by Hades where his evil minions attempt to kill Hercules but instead turn him into a demigod. Hercules is then forced to live on earth in attempt to figure out who he really is and where he truly belongs. In the process Hercules faces many dangers and obstacles along his journey to returning home. Hades discovers that the only person that can stop him is Hercules so Hades does everything in his power to stop Hercules from ruining his plans. Hades then sends his minions to
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of Persephone‚ which will be more in detail later on. Persephone is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. She was abducted by Hades‚ the God of the underworld‚ enraged her mother‚ who made the crops and the green of the earth‚ made earth wither and barren. Zeus involved oneself and tried to save Persephone from Hades; Nevertheless‚ Persephone ate the seeds of a pomegranate that Hades had given her‚ binding her to him for six months of the year. Persephone‚ being the daughter of Zeus‚ the god of the sky
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