Saina Nehwal Saina Nehwal (born March 17‚ 1990) is an Indian Khel Ratna winning badminton player currently ranked number 2 in the world by Badminton World Federation‚ Saina is the first Indian woman to reach the singles quarterfinals at the Olympics and the first Indian to win theWorld Junior Badminton Championships. Her Early days Saina was born in 1990 in a Yadav family from Haryana. In December 1998‚ Saina’s father took her to meet Coach Nani Prasad at the Lal Bahadur Stadium in Hyderabad
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and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan was an exciting book from start to finish. This fiction book takes you on the adventures of the twelve year old Percy Jackson as he discovers who he really is. Being a demigod‚ a child of a Greek god and a mortal woman‚ Percy is in for the ride of his life. Percy Jackson is not what you would consider to be normal; aside from having ADHD and dyslexia strange things just seem to happen to him and no one seems to understand. His last epidemic
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The 12 OLYMPIANS OF GREEK MYTHOLOGY In Greek mythology‚ there were 12 Olympians‚ gods and goddesses‚ who lived on Mount Olympus which is the highest mountain in Greece. The leader of the Olympian gods was Zeus. The gods were born and grew just like human beings‚ some of them even married‚ however they were un-aging and death never came to them. They had passions and human weaknesses and were many times at fault‚ but were then obliged to take the full responsibility of their actions. The Olympian
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+ History of Zeus Zeus‚ also known as Jupiter in Rome‚ was the supreme god of Olympians. He was the youngest son of six children of the Titans Kronus and Rhea. When Zeus was born‚ his father intended on swallowing him whole like he had with Zeus’ other siblings: Poseidon‚ Hades‚ Hestia‚ Demeter and Hera. But Rhea hid Zeus away in a cave on Mount Dicte in Crete. Even in present day‚ tour guides use flashlights and make shadow puppet shows in the "cave of Zeus" to show the images of infant Zeus from
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was born on the island of Delos‚ where her mother Leto found refuge after being hunted by Zeus’ lawful wife Hera (goddess of marriage). She assisted her mother Leto in giving birth to her younger twin brother Apollo. Description: Artemis was the Olympian goddess of hunting‚ the wilderness‚ and wild animals. She was also a goddess of childbirth‚ virginity‚ and protector of young girls‚ bringing‚ and relieving disease in women. The deer and the cypress were sacred to her. Artemis asked her father Zeus
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The Olympians (Greek Mythology Gods) The Twelve Olympians‚ in Greek mythology‚ were the principal gods of the Greek pantheon‚ residing atop Mount Olympus. The Olympians did not rule the world from the very beginning. They gained their power in the world of gods after Zeus led his siblings to victory in a war lasting nearly ten years with the Titans. Zeus overthrew his father Kronos‚ leader of the Titans. Then they moved to live atop Mount Olympus‚ ruling the world from there. Of the twelve
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Truly Olympians? The Modern Percy Jackson And The Olympians : A Normative Critique. Percy Jackson & the Olympians‚ often shortened to Percy Jackson‚ is a pentalogy of adventure and fiction books written by Rick Riordan. Five supplementary books‚ along with 3 graphic novels‚ have also been released. More than 20 million copies of the books have been sold in more than 35 countries. As of October 28‚ 2011‚ the series has been on The New York Times Best Seller list for children ’s book series for 223
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There are 12 main Olympian in the Greek Mythology‚ there is Zeus‚ Ares‚ Hephaestus‚ Hermes‚ Athena‚ and many more. In the article “Ares” by Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia‚ Ares was the god of war and he was called Mars by the Romans. In another article By Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia “Hephaestus”‚ it states that Hephaestus was the god of craftsmen and was called by the Romans Vulcan. “Hermes” and “Athena”‚ both by Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia state that Hermes was the god of travelers‚
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The Percy Jackson and the Olympians series consists of five books‚ Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief‚ the Sea of Monsters‚ the Titan’s Curse‚ the Battle of the Labyrinth‚ and the Last Olympian. Each book has a quest that Percy and his friends Annabeth Chase‚ daughter of Athena‚ and Grover‚ a satyr go on. Each one has a different purpose and all leading up to the war with the Titan Lord Kronos in the last book. The opening situation is in the first book when Percy is introduced as the kid
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Hephaestus: Olympian God of Fire Hephaestus was very distinct from all of the other Olympian gods. He is usually numbered as being the twelfth Olympian god out of the twelve. Hephaestus was the Olympian who was weaker and more fragile than all the others. As a result‚ he was an embarrassment to his parent and was shunned by them. Although Hephaestus was different from the other Olympians‚ he became a very unique character and ended achieving many accomplishments. Hephaestus was an Olympian god who
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