Battered‚ bruised‚ and weary from his endeavor through the merciless desert storm‚ the ragged traveler found his way to a foreign village. He collapsed upon the ground as life - sure enough - was slowly sucked away from his frail‚ timid body. Upon cue‚ the native villagers appeared one-by-one and rescued the traveler from the precipice of death and magnanimously clothed and bathed him. Unsparingly‚ they fed and treated him as royalty. Unconditionally‚ they asked for nothing in return. Such kindness
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A famous one is when she found one of her servant‚ who sweared to be an eternal maiden‚ had an affair with Poseidon‚ the sea god‚ when she found out‚ she wa so furious she turned her into a famous monster‚ even today‚ named Medusa. Medusa was cursed‚ she was so ugly that any mortal that looks upon innedalty turns into stone. She was also one of the two supporters
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seven heavenly sisters engaged in affairs with several of the most prominent male Olympian gods including Zeus‚ Poseidon and Ares. Maia‚ who was the eldest of the seven‚ was the mother of Hermes by Zeus. Also mothering children by Zeus were Electra and Taygete. Alcyone was the mother of Hyrieus‚ Hyperenor and Aethusa by Poseidon. Celaeno was the mother of Lycus and Eurypylus also by Poseidon. Sterope or Asterope mothered Oenomas by Ares. Merope‚ the youngest‚ married the mortal Sisyphus and in turn
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Ryan Brandon T-2 9/19/09 The Lightning Thief My book‚ The Lightning Thief‚ was written by Rick Riordan. It is a fantasy/adventure fiction. The publishing company is Miramax books‚ and the date of publication is 2005. The cost of the book is $7.99‚ and there are 376 pages. The main character’s name is Percy. He goes to boarding school in New York‚ and has been kicked out of several schools before. One day‚ he and his class are on a field trip‚ and during that trip his math teacher
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The Role of Hospitality Hospitality plays a very big role in Greek life throughout The Odyssey. It was by this code of conduct that people were able to travel without the fear of being rejected and having nowhere to stay when they arrived at their destination or at a stage on their journey. A host never knew if the beggar on his/her doorstep was a god in disguise. Such paranoia and religious beliefs kept most of the characters in The Odyssey on their best behavior‚ but others had no manners to
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Vervados Vengeance Along time ago there was a God Of Water‚ Poseidon‚ and one day met the love of his life‚ Julian. They had spent every moment to spare together and became married. Julian became pregnant and only few knew of this secret. The god’s sorcerer told him that his child will be ’changer of our world’. But war had arisen and Poseidon had to leave his pregnant wife for battle. Poseidon was assassinated‚ and tragedy had struck the kingdom‚ especially his pregnant wife and a word of this
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Odysseus‚ the ruler of the island kingdom of Ithaca‚ was known by all for his cleverness and cunning‚ but what I noticed throughout my readings of Odysseus is that he is also shows some weaknesses at times. I will discuss examples of each of these prevalent traits throughout this essay. Throughout The Odyssey‚ Odysseus is driven to many wanderings during which he sees many wonders and endures many sufferings. Part of Homer’s theme in The Odyssey is the vicissitudes that have promoted Odysseus’s
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ancient Greece each city had a god that looked after them. In Athens the Athenians couldn’t decide whether their dominant god should be Athena or Poseidon. Athena came up with a great idea that each god should give the city a gift‚ so the townspeople could decide which god would be best to look after them. Athena caused an olive tree to grow‚ and Poseidon gave the town their first horse. The townspeople agreed that Athena would make a better god that is how the city got the name Athens. Their city
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mentioned in the movie were actually different from the stories that people know. For example the story of Medusa‚ according to the movie‚ Medusa was cursed by Aphrodite because Medusa and Poseidon made love in her temple but the truth is it was Athena who punished Medusa and it was in her temple too were Poseidon and Medusa made love. Another negative aspect of the movie is its effects‚ it is understood that the movie was made a long time ago but still it is not an excuse to make such low quality
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Many millennia ago‚ the gods were worshiped and loved; however‚ they never got along‚ there always seemed to be a problem. One day it could be that Poseidon took Zeus’s lightning bolt‚ or Demeter told Aphrodite that she was ugly‚ but there was never a day that there was no problem. One day there was an intense heated argument between the very fragile snow goddess‚ Khione‚ and the brilliant‚ crafty‚ wisdom goddess‚ Athena. Today’s fuss is that Athena thinks prisoners should stay imprisoned for a
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