1. I find some similarities between the creation myths of Hesiod and Ovid; the story before the beginning the myth‚ the creation of the world‚ and the story of Prometheus. Before beginning the myth‚ they asked a blessing from the gods or got a permission to tell gods’ stories. Both two epics explained that the world was started from the Chaos‚ a mass of nothing and how the earth‚ the water‚ the air and sky were made. Also both Hesiod and Ovid wrote about the story of Prometheus who gave fire to the
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the Roman deities is that there is no Theogony to document their interconnections. To refresh your memory‚ Theogony is a poem written by the Greek poet Hesiod in the mid-seventh century BCE in which he methodically lists the Greek gods and goddesses‚ their parents‚ their descendants‚ their role in the cosmos and‚ most importantly‚ their true names and pseudonyms. Sadly‚ our knowledge of the ancient Roman religion does not include a definitive text such as Theogony to delineate their gods and goddesses
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tradition; today the Greek myths are known primarily from Greek literature. The oldest known Greek literary sources‚ Homer’s epic poems Iliad and Odyssey‚ focus on the Trojan War and its aftermath. Two poems by Homer’s near contemporary Hesiod‚ the Theogony and the Works and Days‚ contain accounts of the genesis of the world‚ the succession of divine rulers‚ the succession of human ages‚ the origin of human woes‚ and the origin of sacrificial practices. Myths are also preserved in the Homeric Hymns
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predecessors of their own civilisation‚ and were Autochthonous. The Etruscans started to place themselves in the northern regions at the time of the 7th Century BC. Hesiod mentioned the first earliest account of the Etruscan civilisation in the “Theogony”. Ancient
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Roughly 1600 years before the inception of Manichaeism‚ the prophet Zarathustra began professing his holy words that would later lay the ground for the establishment of Zoroastrianism. Zarathustra’s concept of duality‚ which is the existence of two ultimate forces‚ an ultimate good and an ultimate evil‚ would later influence Manichaeism. The central figure of Manichaeism is Mani‚ a Syrian who preached of a dual deistical system of faith similar to Zoroastrianism. However‚ Manichaeism‚ and Mani himself
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tradition; today the Greek myths are known primarily from Greek literature. The oldest known Greek literary sources‚ Homer’s epic poems Iliad and Odyssey‚ focus on the Trojan War and its aftermath. Two poems by Homer’s near contemporary Hesiod‚ the Theogony and the Works and Days‚ contain accounts of the genesis of the world‚ the succession of divine rulers‚ the succession of human ages‚ the origin of human woes‚ and the origin of sacrificial practices. Myths are also preserved in the Homeric Hymns
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the product of the original spirit of the clan society and it is also the earliest European literary form. At the beginning‚ it was passed down from generation to generation though word of mouth; later‚ it was recorded in Homer’s epic and Hesiod’s Theogony and many other ancient Greek poetry‚ drama‚ history and philosophy‚ all of these were reorganized as the ancient Greek mythology. What is more‚ the Greek mythology was divided into two parts‚ the story of Gods and the legend of heroes. However‚ Greek
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of a giant dog with three heads that guards something and prevent entrance. But Cerberus was not always so easy to fool. Back in the old days‚ about 8th-7th century before common era‚ Cerberus has fifty heads instead of three according to Hesiod’s Theogony. Contrary to modern perception‚ he fawns on those that enter the house of Hades‚ but eats those who try to leave. Ithe year 522 BC-443 BC‚ he possessed 100 heads according to Pindar. Later Cerberus traveled to Latin and his 100 heads merged into
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12 Literary piece that have Influenced the World 1. The Bible or the Sacred writings: This has become the basis of Christianity originating from Palestine and Greece 2. Koran: The Muslim bible originating from Arabia 3. The Iliad and the Odyssey: These have been the source of Myths and Legends of Greece. They were written by Homer. 4. The Mahabharata: The Longest epic of the world. It contains the history of religion in India. 5. Canterburry: it depicts the religion and customs of
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The Graces In Roman mythology the Graces (Plural of Grace) are the trio of minor deities representing joy‚ charm‚ and beauty. Originally‚ however‚ the Graces were simply considered as the goddesses of fertility and fecundity‚ including vegetation and animal life. In Greek mythology they are known as the Charites (Plural of Charis). In some accounts‚ Charis was not merely the singular form of the Charities rather it was the name of a single member of this group of deities. The Graces are also called
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