and she created a big impact on Greece’s history. On of the most famous myths involving Athena is the origination of the city of the Athens’ symbol. The story begins when Poseidon and Athena have a dispute over who is to rule Athens. Whoever greats the best symbol to represent the city would become patron god or goddess. Poseidon‚ god of the sea‚ produced a freshwater spring for the Acropolis. Athena chose to present an olive tree‚ one of her many symbols. Because olive trees are deemed very useful
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daughter’s ‚Persephone‚ kidnapping. The story of Demeter’s rape was mentioned by a Greek geographer in a travelogues. It took place in the 2nd century A.D. When Demeter was searching for her daughter‚ Poseidon fell in love with Demeter’s beauty. Realising this‚ Demeter transformed herself into a horse but‚ Poseidon was not fooled. He then also transformed himself into a horse and raped Demeter. Demeter later gave birth to Arion‚ a horse‚ and Despoine‚ a human daughter. Demeter’s stay at Eleusis was an important
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one minute you will be begging for the end. Hades was born into a family of Greek gods. He was born to two Titans‚ Cronus and Rhea‚ and was said to be the eldest brother to Zeus and Poseidon. After the overthrow of Cronus‚ the 3 brothers were dealt different parts of the world in which to rule. While Zeus and Poseidon ruled the skies and the seas‚
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No one is born a monster. They are created by the evil acts of envious people. Medusa began a victim just like any other monster. She was punished by Athena for getting raped by Poseidon. She was transformed into a horrifying creature with cracked and scaly skin‚ venomous snakes for hair and worst of all; anyone who looks into her eyes is turned into stone. As a result‚ it prohibited her from coming close to any kind of human contact. Medusa is one of the biggest monsters ever told‚ she was born
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as an evil figure. Although Hades is known as the master of the underworld‚ he is still an olympian. He is son of Cronus and Rhea‚ husband of Persephone‚ and lord of the dead. He fought with his brothers‚ Zeus and Poseidon‚ to decide which part of the world each would rule. Poseidon received sea‚ Zeus the skies‚ and Hades the underworld. He was the only god not to reside on Mount Olympus‚ instead settling in a dark place beneath the earth. Hades is disliked by most seemings as to them he is just
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Law of Xenia Xenia‚ the Greek term for the Laws of Hospitality‚ The custom in classical Greece and other ancient cultures that‚ if a traveler comes to a strange town‚ he can ask for food‚ shelter‚ and gifts to help him on his journey. In Greek tradition‚ the host was considered responsible for his guest’s comfort and safety‚ and a breach of those laws of hospitality was thought to anger Zeus‚ God of the gods. In the Odyssey there are a few instances in which the law of Xenia is broken‚ quite a
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The Odyssey is an epic story told by Homer. The Odyssey is said to have been told by a mysterious man named Homer‚ where as the story was told in multiple episodes‚ which will be described as the SAQ is written. As throughout the entire Odyssey‚ Odysseus’ leadership skills tested‚ and as so‚ he failed. He was supposed to bring his entire crew home‚ but instead‚ he barely made it to his homeland himself. A prime example of Odysseus’ terrible leadership skills was when Odysseus had the bags of wind
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After ten years‚ Odysseus still has not returned to his kingdom in Ithaca. A large and destructive mob of suitors who have taken over Odysseus’s palace and his land continue to court his wife‚ Penelope. She has remained faithful to Odysseus though she has no way of knowing weather he is dead of alive. Prince Telemachus‚ Odysseus’s son‚ wants desperately to throw them out but does not have the confidence or experience to fight them. The suitor Antinous plans to assassinate the
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The Elements and Functions of Goddesses From as far as we can remember there have been myths about Gods and Goddesses that have been passed from generation to generation. These myths were derived within several different cultures and places yet many are very similar. Although there are some similarities in these myths there are also differences as well. Therefore a thorough discussion of both the similarities and differences of Gods and Goddesses myths will allow you to identify with the history
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general truth (not specific truth) II. Classification A) Myth Proper -functions like science -deals with mainly relations between humans and gods gods explains nature (eg. Mt. Etna(a volcano on Sicily‚ story of Typhon))‚ society (eg. Athena v. Poseidon) B) Legend/Saga -functions like history -heroes (humans)=protagonist heroes‚ explain the past (eg. Trojan war)‚ to inspire noble behaviour (e.g. Alexander the Great had the Iliad to teach him how to be noble) C) Folktales powerless hero
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