that society is. Some specific examples of hospitality in "The Odyssey" are: Telemakhos’s treatment upon his arrival in Nestor‚ Odysseus’s treatment of Polyphemus‚ Penelope’s treatment of her suitors‚ and the slaying of those suitors by Odysseus. The Greek belief concerning the origin of the concept of hospitality‚ often called Xenia‚ is reflected at the end of "The Odyssey." The more hospitably guests are treated‚ the more civilized the society becomes. For example‚ the Cyclops Polyphemus is
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People of every culture have some myth or story that explains how the world‚ themselves‚ and everything else was created. Each culture has a unique story that reflects the culture itself and holds some significance to the people of the culture. Greek mythology is a widely known form of Greek culture that has its own creation story that shares similarities and differences with other creation stories. The Chinese Taoist creation story is not as well known as Greek mythology‚ but it still shares some
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Greek mythology is the body of myths and teachings that belong to the ancient Greeks‚ concerning their gods and heroes‚ the nature of the world‚ and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. It was a part of the religion in ancient Greece. Modern scholars refer to and study the myths in an attempt to throw light on the religious and political institutions of Ancient Greece and its civilization‚ and to gain understanding of the nature of myth-making itself. Greek mythology
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REFLECTION (Arachne) All of us are created with a special purpose in this world. We are not created just to increase the population‚ but we are created to know our special purpose and to help make this world a better place. All of us are gifted with different latent skills‚ it’s just up to us on how we are going to develop these skills and make use of it for our own good and for the good of others as well. In the story Arachne she was also gifted with a certain skill. That is her talent
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In a small town in Northern Greece‚ there once lived a beautiful girl with the name Arachne. Arachne was known for being a very skillful weaver and spinner. However‚ Arachne was a very vain girl and couldn’t stop boasting about her talent. She claimed that she had learned the skills all by herself and that there was no one else in the world who could weave as well as she could. She even felt that she could compete against Athena‚ the goddess of skill‚ and win with ease. When Athena heard these
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In the world‚ there are many monsters in history‚ stories‚ and fables. In Greek history there are monsters that are going to be talked about. There is also Egyptian history that has monsters that are going to be said. Believe it or not‚ there are monsters mentioned in the Bible. There are also monster in everyday stories and fables. There are all sorts of monsters and myths in the world. First is the Greek myths and monsters. The Minotaur is a dangerous monster that was the son of a king and a
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Over the last 20 or 30 years‚ science and technology have made new headways day and day‚ resulting in the higher standard of living‚ and the Chinese citizens have the aware of environment protection. For instance‚ Low carbon life‚ aims to reduce the carbon emissions and save energy‚ has become a new fashion for city people. The greenhouse gases contribute to the global effect‚ then‚ a series of questions surface with the issue. The global warming causes the global sea-level rise‚ and the submersion
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November 2012 Aether‚ God of Light The term mythology can refer to the study of myths‚ which are sacred narratives usually explaining how the world or humankind came to be in its present form‚ or even a traditional story that was usually about the gods and their accomplishments. The Greeks in this case have believed in over two hundred gods‚ and were known for the myths and fables the Greek society contained. In Greek society death was not a glorious thing‚ the dead were considered helpless‚ pathetic
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This is the first time that I have read Greek Myths. Frankly‚ I am fond of this much better than the Bible. Apparently‚ I can understand the Greek Myths easier than Bible stories. For example‚ when the Bible is talking about God’s kindness‚ it doesn’t write clearly and specifically‚ which sometimes makes me confused. In addition‚ God invariably does evil to people who don’t believe in him‚ so I really don’t understand his kindness. In the contrast‚ when the Greek story is talking about Prometheus’ kindness
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The Roles of the Gods in Greek Myth In Greek myth‚ there are many deities who specialize in different realms. According to Aeschylus’s Prometheus Bound and Homer’s Iliad‚ Greek gods do not only have power‚ but also have interactions with humans. Most of Greek deities make themselves or their intent known to humans through direct communication and indirect punishment. Zeus punishes Prometheus‚ the creator and protector of the mortals‚ for stealing fire from the gods and giving it to the human
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