overcomes the weakness of hate for his grandfather (who doesn’t want him alive). In addition‚ he crosses into unknown territory‚ suffers‚ and returns as any ideal hero would. Moreover‚ Perseus reaches his own herculean task (cutting off the head of Medusa). Overall‚ I believe Perseus is the prime example of a Greek Hero due to his courage and his overcoming of obstacles thrown at him. To begin with‚ Perseus could overcome his hatred for his grandfather who wanted him executed from earth. Although his
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’Brothers’ and ’Before you were mine’ by Duffy and in ’Daddy’ and ’Medusa’ by Plath. All four poems portray a speaker looking back over relationships within their family members‚ however the context varies; in ’Daddy’‚ it is implied that a relationship between a father and a young girl has been cut short by death‚ resulting in a psychological battle between the speaker and an image of her father she has created in her head. Similarly in ’Medusa’ Plath creates a resentful and mostly negative relationship
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The story of Perseus‚ Medusa‚ Cetus and Andromeda is one of the first of the founding myths who established the pantheon of the twelve Olympians and the origin of the Danaans. Founding myths usually involve the slaying of some kind of archaic monster‚ perhaps the idol of a previous religion or some symbol. In this case‚ it was Medusa‚ who was brought to Greece from Libya‚ where she was worshipped by the Amazons as Metis‚ a serpent goddess. Cetus was a constellation first seen years before the
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Though‚ once they both reaches an island‚ the only thing they both really had‚ was each other. As time passed‚ Perseus grew older and older to be hero he is still known for today. He became a hero because he took up a challenge from a king to kill the Medusa. Nevertheless‚ he did have the help
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Ulyssēs was Odysseus’s Latin name. After the Trojan war the city of troy was destroyed and its people enslaved. Beasts and Creatures 1. Medusa is said that she had a hideous face and snakes in the place of her hair When people would look at her they would be turned to stone. Medusa was said to be a daughter of Ceto and Phorcys. It is said that Medusa and Poseidon were caught in Athena’s temple by Athena herself. Athena‚ enraged‚ turned her in to a gorgon and when you look her in the eye she
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society. The Gorgons were possibly the most well-known of the Greek monsters. Originally Stheno‚ Euryale‚ and Medusa‚ the daughters of ancient sea god‚ Phorcys‚ and Ceto‚ were known as the most beautiful of the Olympian gods. When Zeus took control of Mount Olympus‚ he stripped them of their powers. Athena (Zeus’ daughter)‚ the goddess of wisdom‚ took Stheno‚ Euryale‚ and Medusa as her attendants and priestesses. Under her law‚ the sisters pledged to remain virgins to honor her. Poseidon‚
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For my DIY course‚ I had researched mythology‚ mainly Greek mythology though. So in the beginning of Greek mythology‚ the first gods were Gaea‚ the Earth and Uranus‚ the Sky and Heavens. Some stories say that Gaea had made Uranus. Together they had twelve children in all and they were known as the first generation of Titans. Six of them were females and their names were Mnemosyne‚ Phoebe‚ Rhea‚ Theia‚ Themis and Tethys. The six males were named Coeus‚ Cronus‚ Crius‚ Hyperion‚ Iapetus‚ and Oceanus
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ANALYSIS IN MRS TILSCHERS CLASS “a skittle of milk” The metaphor‚ “skittle of milk‚” is very effective. The inclusion of the detail of‚ “milk‚” is particularly effective. The white colour of the milk reflects the purity and innocent mind of the persona. Highlighting that Duffy is in her youth and is inexperienced. The comparison of milk bottles to skittles is also effective. It reminds us of games played at school highlighting how innocent the poet was. This shows how enjoyable school was for
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Cnidaria is a large phylum composed of some of the most beautiful of all the salt and freshwater organisms: the true jellyfish‚ box jellyfish‚ coral and sea anemones‚ and hydra. Although Cnidaria is an incredibly diverse group of animals‚ there are several traits that link them together. Most cnidarians are dipoblastic‚ which means that they are composed of only two layers of cells. The outer layer is known as the ectoderm or epidermis‚ and the inner layer is known as the endoderm or gastrodermis
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sperm connect and form an embryo. (1) “Most hydrozoans show the same alternation between polyp and medusa phases that the Scyphozoa‚ or "true" jellyfish‚ have. A fertilized egg develops into a sessile polyp‚ which buds asexually and eventually buds off one or more medusae. The medusa produce eggs and sperm‚ reproduce sexually‚ and thus the cycle is repeated.” Occasionally what can happen is the medusa does not break away from the parent and is forced into a state of arrested development. A hydrozoan
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