The Trojan War pitted a loose alliance of independent Greek kings against the city of *Troy (in what today is northwest Turkey) and her allies in Asia Minor. It is said to have begun with an insult to the goddess Eris ("Strife" or "Discord"). When the Greek hero *Peleus married the minor sea-goddess *Thetis‚ all of the gods were invited to the wedding except Eris. Angry at this‚ she placed on the banquet table a golden apple inscribed with the words: "For the fairest." Immediately strife broke out
Premium Trojan War Iliad Greek mythology
Medea (Greek: Μήδεια / Mēdeia) is an ancient Greek tragedy written by Euripides‚ based upon the myth of Jason and Medea and first produced in 431 BC. The plot centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her position in the Greek world threatened‚ and the revenge she takes against her husband Jason who has betrayed her for another woman. Euripides produced the Medea along with Philoctetes‚ Dictys and the satyr play Theristai‚ winning the third prize (out of three) at the City Dionysia festival
Premium Medea Greek mythology Jason
Homer’s The Odyssey PLOT SUMMARIES AND STUDY QUESTIONS BOOK I: WHAT WENT ON IN THE HOUSE OF ODYSSEUS Athena appeals to Zeus for permission to help Odysseus reach home. Odysseus’s home in Ithaca is overrun with suitors who are trying to win Penelopeia’s hand. With the help of Athena disguised as Mentes‚ Telemachos finds the courage to confront the suitors. 1. Where is Odysseus? Odysseus is on the remote island Ogygia with the goddess Calypso. 2. What or whom is Athena disguised as? Athena
Free Odysseus Odyssey
ART 1/PREHISTORIC THROUGH GOTHIC ART Chapter 1: The Birth of Art 1-5 Nude Woman (The Venus of Willendorf)‚ 28‚000-25‚000 B.C. 1-6 Woman Holding a Bison Horn‚ from Laussel 25‚000-20‚000 B.C. 1-7 Two Bison‚ 15‚000-10‚000 B.C. 1-9 Bison‚ detail of cave at Altamira‚ 12‚000-1‚000 B.C. 1-10 Spotted Horses and Negative Hand Prints‚ cave at Pech-Merle‚ 22‚000 B.C. 1-11 Hall of Bulls‚ Left wall‚ 15‚000-13‚000 B.C. 1-14 Stone Tower‚ Jericho‚ 8‚000-7‚000 B.C.
Premium Venus of Willendorf Cave painting Statue
A Tutorial on Setting up Ubuntu Linux Virtual Machines Copyright 2011 Dr. Lixin Tao http://csis.pace.edu/lixin Pace University 2/12/2011 PDF Version: http://csis.pace.edu/lixin/ubuntu/LinuxTutorial.pdf Table of Contents 1 Installing VMware Player.................................................................................................................... 1 2 Deploying and Using a Completed Ubuntu Virtual Machine ............................................................. 6 2.1
Premium IP address File system
Maritime Empire: Portugese‚ Japan‚ Dutch (Sea Imperialist) pg. 6 Portugese: -penetrate Indian Ocean (traded pepper with India) -Direct contact w. Thailand & China and later Japan -Used force to compel unwilling partners to trade w/them‚ Esp "Spice Islands (Indonesia) -Main business of the Portuguese was to participate as shippers and traders in the existing commerce of Asia‚ along traditional routes. Japan: -Japan vs China - Dutch: -Joint stock company created by Jan van Linschoten
Premium Slavery British Empire Atlantic slave trade
National Aeronautics and Space Administration America’s Spaceport America’s Spaceport John F. Kennedy Space Center “This generation does not intend to founder in the backwash of the coming age of space. We mean to be a part of it . . . we mean to lead it.” President John F. Kennedy Sept. 12‚ 1962 Origins Origins T he John F. Kennedy Space Center -- America’s Spaceport -- is the doorway to space. From its unique facilities‚ humans and machines begin to explore the solar system
Premium NASA Kennedy Space Center Space Shuttle
TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 4 1.0 INTRODUCTION 4 1.1 MOTIVATION OF THE PROJECT 5 1.2 PROBLEM DEFINITION AND ISSUES (PROBLEM CHALLENGES) 6 1.3 OBJECTIVE 7 1.4 PROJECT METHODOLOGY 7 1.5 DEFINITIONS 9 1.7 PROJECT SCOPE 12 1.8 PROJECT LIMITATION 12 1.9 ACADEMIC AND PRACTICAL RELEVANCE OF THE PROJECT 13 1.10 EXPECTED PROJECT OUTCOMES. 13 CHAPTER 2 14 2.0 REVIEW OF LITERATURE 14 2.0.1 MAP FROM GOOGLE. 14 2.1 OVERVIEW OF THE POINT TO POINT DIRECTION ON KNUST CAMPUS. 15
Premium Google Requirements analysis
PAIR TRADING STRATEGIES Presented by: Industry Guide: Faculty Guide: Anand Agrawal - 09206 Sulagn Patanaik - 09150 Mr. Vivek Gupta Prof. Devi Prasad Bedari & Dr. Jaba M. Gupta Company: CapitalVia Global Research Ltd. Road Map About CapitalVia Why Pair Trading? Project Objective Scope What is Pair Trading? Methodology Strategy Analysis Observations Findings Limitations Future Scope Pair Trading 1 November 2010 CapitalVia Global Research Ltd. Investment advisory firm Stock tips Commodity
Premium Stock market Standard deviation Root mean square
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT This report explains all the details of development process for the Location tracking of an Android device using SMS [DroidLocator] software system. The main feature of DroidLocator is to provide location tracking functionalities to Android devices using SMS. This application locates device by making device ring and get latitude and longitude of an Android device. Also the DroidLocator have the capability of authentication to share the location
Premium Java Requirements analysis