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    Humanities These: Greek Myth

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    Suffering in Greek Mythology Table of Contents: Thesis Topic……………………………………………………………………page 3 Introduction…………………………………………………………………… page 4 Hypothesis and Importance…………………………………………………page 7 Definitions of Terms……………………………………………………………page 9 Historical Background and Cultural Information……………………………page 14 Explanation of Stories and Ideas………………………………………………page 18 Analysis: Compare and Contrast………………………………………………page 29 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………page

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    WOMEN IN ANCIENT GREECE As ancient Greek history has played such a pivotal role in subsequent cultures throughout time‚ that to learn about women in this society enhances our understanding of western civilization. Ancient Greece was not a united nation‚ but a collection of individual sovereign communities with a common language‚ and similar religious rituals and beliefs. Communication was difficult due to the numerous islands and mountainous terrain that bisected the communities of people. Democracy

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    Texts Read: Add Summary Below Each Gilgamesh-Author Unknown Characters Gilgamesh- Fifth King of Uruk; arrogant and boastful Enkidu- Close friend to Gilgamesh; uncivilized wild man turned into civilized and sexual human Humbaba- demon who guards the forest; head is taken as a trophy by Gilgamesh and Enkidu Shamhat- Temple prostitute who seduces Enkidu Enlil- god of earth wind and air Ishtar- goddess of love and fertility. and war Ninsun- mother of Gilgamesh. goddess. wife of Lugulbanda

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    Mythology Notes

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    equal sea Mothers and Sons often become parents of the next generation Incest is not uncommon in mythology. IMPORTANT: Ocean does not equal sea Mothers and Sons often become parents of the next generation Incest is not uncommon in mythology. Theogony-coming to be of the Gods Cosmogony-Coming to be of the universe Styles of Creation Primordial 4 Deites/Forces Chaos (abyss‚ chasm) Gaia (seed of the Gods) Tartarus (confusion‚ below earth. Later becomes underworld) Erebus/Night (abstract

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    Beyond Saturn

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    Beyond Saturn The Virtue of Limitation William N. Greer We know as little of a supreme being as of Matter. But there is as little doubt of the existence of a supreme being as of Matter. The world beyond is a reality‚ an experiential fact. We only don’t understand it. — C. G. Jung This essay blends astrology and archetypal psychology — a discipline formulated by James Hillman that in the late 20 th century emerged as a distinct field of inquiry from the analytical psychology of Carl

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    Greek And Roman Mythology

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    Divine Myth; “True myths” or “myth proper”. Stories in which the main characters are super natural beings. Generally explain some aspect of the world Example would be Zeus over throwing his father and the related stories; creation of myths and of the ancient greeks Nyx (Night): the abstract concept of night given to a few human characteristics. Union of Nyx and Erebus (Darkness) produced their opposites‚ aether ”Radiance” and herma “day” Legends (Sagas) Latin word is Legenda “something that

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    Theory of Sexual Politics

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    Theory of Sexual Politics Kate Millett 1969 The three instances of sexual description we have examined so far were remarkable for the large part which notions of ascendancy and power played within them. Coitus can scarcely be said to take place in a vacuum; although of itself it appears a biological and physical activity‚ it is set so deeply within the larger context of human affairs that it serves as a charged microcosm of the variety of attitudes and values to which culture subscribes. Among

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    Education in Ancient India

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    Education in Ancient India Education in ancient India was tremendously important for the society and was given to the 3 upper classes‚ namely Brahmins‚ Kshatriyas and Vaishya Introduction http://www.sciforums.com/Education-System-In-Ancient-India-t-16676.html It may be said with quite a good degree of precision that India was the only country where knowledge was systematized and where provision was made for its imparting at the highest level in remote times. Whatever the discipline of learning

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    History 4A Lecture Notes Fall 2012 The Origins of Western Civilization: The Ancient Mediterranean World 8/24/12 Introduction (power point on bspace contains images if desired) * Instructor: Carlos Norena * GSI: Patrick Clark‚ Brendan Haug‚ John Olmsted‚ Norman Underwood * historia (history) – Greek‚ lit. “inquiry‚ learning by inquiry; a [written] account of what has been learned by inquiry” Resources of History (example) * clay prism (Sumerian King List) * marble etchings

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    The Best Girl

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    the cambridge companion to EPICUREANISM This Companion presents both an introduction to the history of the ancient philosophical school of Epicureanism and also a critical account of the major areas of its philosophical interest. Chapters span the school’s history from the early Hellenistic Garden to the Roman Empire and its later reception in the early modern period‚ introducing the reader to the Epicureans’ contributions in physics‚ metaphysics‚ epistemology‚ psychology‚ ethics and politics

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