...happened. Without scientific answers, like we have today, the Ancient Greeks created their own answers about the world and an individual’s place in it. These tales were known as myths. They described the feelings and values that bound the members of society. There are two types of myths -- creation myths and explanatory myths. A creation myth explained the start of many events such as the origin of the world and the creation of human beings. An explanatory myth explained a natural process or event such as illness and death. Most myths concerned divine beings such as gods, goddesses and other heroes with supernatural powers. These characters had many human characteristics, aside from their special powers, that included birth and death and the presence of emotions such as love and jealousy. These human qualities of the divine beings reflected the values of society. Such characters are called anthropomorphic, derived from two Greek words meaning “in the shape of man”. Gods and goddesses that resembled animals were referred to as theriomorphic, derived from two Greek words meaning “in the shape of an animal”. The last group of mythical characters has no name. They didn’t take the form of a complete human or animal, such as a figure with a human body and an animal head. As well as being entertaining and interesting to read, myths played an important role in Ancient Greek society. The Greeks honored their gods with different kinds of festivals. Their celebrations have continued...
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...least one quote of not less than two lines from the text, citing the location. Suggest how each lesson could be applied in a practical way today. On page 128, Chapter 1, summary of the chapter, "Agamemnon insults the priest of Apollo, causing Apollo to punish the Greeks… Achilles and Agamemnon argue, and as a result, Agamemnon takes Achilles' prize of honor. Achilles, in turn, retaliates by withdrawing from battle". Maybe war is a little bit too far from our everyday life, how about substituting the army with a basketball team. You are the star athlete of the team, and the team captain stole your girl friend. Would you quit the team for this? It is true that the team captain is in the wrong, but without you in the team, your teammates will lose. Is it really worth it to sacrifice the hard work of your teammates for your personal grudge? Or is it better to stay in the team and deal with this personal grudge without affecting other innocent people? This is a lesson that asks us to look at the big picture, and to look at what should really be our concern. On page 139, Chapter 4, Odysseus tried to persuade Achilles into rejoining the army, but Achilles says, "Neither Agamemnon nor any other bronze-coated Greek will persuade me to rejoin the battle, for it seems that no one appreciates the warrior who fights without rest. he who remains at home receives the same gifts as he who fights his best; the coward is honored equally with the brave man; and death is the fate of both...
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...s | Stephanie Highfield | Greek Gods & Goddesses | | | | | The ancient Greek religious history explains the existence of the world and the lives attached to the entire process of various gods, goddesses, heroes, heroines and other mythological characters. Every individual god or goddess was supposed to have a unique feature to him/her. For example: Athena was goddess of wisdom and courage, Ares was the god of war, while some gods such as Hestia (the heart) and Helios (the sun) had specifically this description. May more of these kind existed in their myths. The Greek Mythology not only sheds light on the rituals and culture of the ancient Greeks but also takes measures to explain various metaphysical phenomenon and occurrences the ancient Greeks encountered which were astounding and appealing at the same time for the devotees to submit * Cosmogony – related to the creation of the world * Theogony – concerned with the birth of the Gods The Greek’s God world was man-made; it was created in order to understand the concept of Love, Death, Life, Birth etc. They believed that the universe created Gods, which differs from many other religions that deem God made the universe. These “gods” came into being suddenly without any traces or evidences; hence they are thought to be illusory. These myths can be found in the Greek Literature, Iliad and Odyssey which are two famous epic poems that contribute to the oldest literary sources. However, Hesiod...
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...Greek mythology is the body of myths and long life ways of learning from bad that belong to the ancient Greeks, dealing with the gods and heroes. One of the Greek gods/goddess is Hephaestus. He is the Greek God/Goddess of Fire, stone masonry, art of sculpture. His parents are Zeus and Hera. They are the Goddess of King and Queen of the Gods. He & She are from Mount Olympus. One interesting fact about Hephaestus is that he made all the hand help weapons for the gods in Olympus. The Greek God Hephaestus is most important of their time, because he is famous for his artwork he made. He even had his own building on Olympia where he kept all his arts crafts. Hephaestus appearance was known as a hero in the town but an artist in the society. Some...
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...Iliad, the Greek gods of ancient times play a crucial role in the lives of the people they serve. These immortals decide who lives and who dies; who to help and who to ignore; who will win the war and who will lose it. Unfortunately for the Greeks, the gods are portrayed as selfish beings that make their decisions based on their emotions. Their idea of love is warped to fit their needs and wants. Having one’s fate entrusted to such a being would cause those individuals to be fearful of displeasing or angering the gods. When making decisions, the Greeks must always consider if their decisions will please the gods, or even more importantly, if their decisions will anger the gods. Due to their impulsive behavioral patterns, selfish...
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...Hermes the Greek Messenger God Hermes was the youngest son of Zeus, the king of all gods. He was born on Mount Cyllene in Arcadia. ("Olympian Gods", 2005-2011). Hermes was born very playful and right away Zeus loved him very much. Zeus knew he was going to have a lot of fun raising Hermes. When Hermes was only a few days old he got out of the blanket that his mother had him wrapped in and escaped from his crib. He ran off on his own very quickly. Hermes was born with the ability to run fast. He also was very smart for such a young baby. (Russell, 1992). While out on his adventure, Hermes came across a bunch of cows grazing in a field. The cows turned out to be owned by his brother Apollo. Hermes thought it would be funny to play a joke on Apollo. He decided to steal his cows. Since Hermes was so smart he decided to pad the cow’s feet and walk them backwards. He did this so Apollo would be confused and wouldn’t know which way the cows had gone. (Russell, 1992). The effort it took to pad and move all of the cows made Hermes very hungry. Hermes decided to put his clever ideas to good use again so he invented fire. He cooked and ate one of Apollo’s cows. Eating the cow definitely satisfied Hermes hunger. He decided to bring the rest of the cows’ home with him in case he got hungry again. ("Hermes", 2000-2011). While traveling home the cows were mooing in a musical way that made them sound like they were singing. Hermes saw a tortoise shell on the ground and he had another witty...
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...2018 Greek Gods Three important gods that are known in Greek mythology would be Poseidon, Aphrodite, and Hera. The first god I talk about is known to the people who would know about Greek mythology. My second god is probably not considered to be known or thought of when they here about Greek gods. My last god is mostly the same as my second on how she is not really noticed as other more famous gods are noticed. But of course to me these gods are important to know because in some stories they have a big impact with it. My first god that I will be talking about is Poseidon which everybody should know about. Even if they do not know they probably heard of the name or even seen movies to know who he is....
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...Do you know any differences between Greek and Norse mythology? The Greek and Norse gods personalities are some of these differences. Some other differences are the underworlds of these religions. The two religions contrast extremely such as the Norse being a dark religion, and Greek is a happy religion. If you haven’t noticed how these two ancient faiths contrast each other you might as well read this essay. The Greek and Norse gods personalities have more differences than you might think. The All Fathers (highest gods) of both religions are Zeus and Odin. Zeus is more strict and is the most powerful god. While Odin is very powerful, he respects mortals and other gods. Odin is also very open minded. Hera and Frigg, the wives of Zeus and Odin, are less powerful but also stronger than the average god. Hera is strict like Zeus, but she has more respect for demigods that admire her. Frigg is also open minded and respects heroes just like the other Norse gods. The Norns and Fates are the strongest, most...
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...What are gods? Are they even real? Where do they come from? Were the gods born or were they created from some “godly” thing? Honestly Greek Mythology is just a bunch of stories passed on from generation to generation throughout Ancient Greece. I am going to be telling you who these gods are, how they came about and what their role is in these stories. Cronos, known as the father of the gods, who was overthrown of his kingdom known as Mount Olympus by his son Zeus, is barely talked about in these stories. The main focus is on Zeus the other 11 Olympians. 12 Olympians in total. They are Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Apollo, Demeter, Athena, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodie, Hephaestus, Hermes and Hestia. They became these 12 Olympians in a story called Zeus...
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...Greek Gods’ Interest in Human Beings In old Greek writing, the Greek Gods portrayed as powerful being each serving a certain purpose among human beings and their fate. There is a relationship between Greek Gods and human beings, which is obviously seen in various works of literature In this paper I will be discussing “Greek Gods Interest in Human beings.” The topics I will present are the interpretation of Gods by the Greeks, creation of man by the Gods, philosophy of Greek Gods, and the relationship between Gods and human beings. In ancient times, the Greeks had supreme and certain admiration for their Gods. They showed their adoration by creating customs and festivals to worship Gods that they cherished and dreaded with a specific end goal to guarantee their success and survival. Gods in human being’s society made a huge commitment to their personal satisfaction. This religion spun around their love to the divine beings. They accepted that practicing the chance to pick between varieties of divine beings to love offered them an extraordinary feeling worthiness. Honestly Greeks were known for their savvy Ramirez 2 refinement of which their method for love a greater impact. Every city-state, or polis, accordingly had a partnered god who secured and guided its occupants. Prometheus molded man out of mud, and Athena revived man. Along with the creation of man can animals as well who had qualities that which man lacked. So Prometheus chose to make man...
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...The Twelve Olympian gods wouldn’t be complete without Apollo, god of the sun, music, poetry, healing, prophecy, archery, disease (mostly death-dealing plagues), purification, and a defender of all herds and flocks. His many symbols are the chariot, the kithara/lyre (a gift he received from Hermes), the laurel tree, and mice, ones who are suppose to help him with his prophecies. He is the son of Zeus and Letos, along with his twin sister, Artemis. In art, he is portrayed as being a very attractive and beardless man with golden, curly hair. He is frequently shown holding a lyre or a bow. I chose to do this project on him because one of my favorite songs talks about the infamous story behind Apollo and Daphne. I’m very curious about this Greek god and the myth as well. After being born on the Island of Delos in Asia Minor, Apollo traveled to Delphi. He was originally there to pick laurels, but little did he know that the place was already inhabited by Gaea and her son, Pythia. This is the beginning of the well-known myth, Delphi: Oracle of Apollo… When Apollo found out that Pythia lived in Delphi, he instantly slay him, for Apollo thought that Pythia had raped Letos when she was pregnant with him and Artemis. Even though it wasn’t proven whether that was really true, Apollo was still severely punished because Pythia was the son of Gaea, Mother Earth. Therefore, Apollo was forced to do eight, long years of menial tasks. Despite this, he later claimed Delphi as his own and ironically...
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...In ancient Greek times the 12 olympian gods were worshipped by most of Greece and influenced almost everything the people did in this time. The gods were greatly respected because everyone believed that the gods could determine a person’s fate based on the way he/she acted. Because of the influence of the gods and myths, a lot of the literary work that was written at this time included a strong role of the gods. In Oedipus Rex, Sophocles develops his characters through his use of the allusion of the greek gods and mythology. Sophocles uses specific gods, oracles, and mythological characters to help influence the characters in this play One god in particular, Apollo, who was god of truth and prophecy, had one of the greatest influences in...
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...Being a child of a Greek God isn't fun, it's isn't easy, and it's certainly not cool. Being eaten by giant monsters isn't fun! It's horrifying! And if you are a child of the biggest gods, then you are totally doomed.Those 3 gods are Poseidon, Hades, and Zeus. Yeah you can get powers of the ocean being a son of Poseidon, hades underworld, and Zeus sky, but, that not only means you give off, more power than any other Demigod and attract more monsters everybody looks to when there's a problem. With my luck, I'm a son of Zeus, but there are other children of those gods. Lily a daughter of Hades, Marko who is a son of Hades as well, and Jeremiah who is a son of Poseidon. It’s good to have people to relieve the pressure. If there’s an important mission, we have to go. The ares kids? No they act strong, but they...
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...BEGINNING AND STUFF T HE I N THE BEGINNING, I wasn’t there. I don’t think the Ancient Greeks were, either. Nobody had a pen and paper to take notes, so I can’t vouch for what follows, but I can tell you it’s what the Greeks thought happened. At first, there was pretty much nothing. A lot of nothing. The first god, if you can call it that, was Chaos – a gloomy, soupy mist with all the matter in the cosmos just drifting around. Here’s a fact for you: Chaos literally means the Gap, and we’re not talking about the clothing store. Eventually Chaos got less chaotic. Maybe it got bored with being all gloomy and misty. Some of its matter collected and solidified into the earth, which unfortunately developed a living personality. She called herself Gaia, the Earth Mother. Now Gaia was the actual earth – the rocks, the hills, the valleys, the whole enchilada. But she could also take on 1 Text copyright (c) Rick Riordan. Courtesy of Penguin Books Ltd 9780141355412_PercyJacksonAndTheGreekGods_TXT.pdf 1 23/06/14 3:27 PM P E R C Y J AC K S ON ’S G R E E K G OD S humanlike form. She liked to walk across the earth – which was basically walking across herself – in the shape of a matronly woman with a flowing green dress, curly black hair and a serene smile on her face. The smile hid a nasty disposition. You’ll see that soon enough. After a long time alone, Gaia looked up into the misty nothing above the earth and said to herself: ‘You know what would be good? A sky. I could really go for...
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...When I looked at you I had thought about the Greek gods that were displayed in art museums. Every detail and every crease was chipped onto their Cold Stone bodies. Like the gladiators that fought in battles, I remembered how long and strong your legs were. Your veins glowing underneath your porcelain skin, the purple hues that appeared around your honey brown eyes. I was in love with those same colors; your bruises. I remembered you and I was driven - addicted to art museums because that’s where the statues stood; where you had belonged standing with the rest of them. Two years ago I wouldn’t have imagined myself sitting on a chair crying my eyes out, writing about a boy and our story. A story about a girl who learned how to love for the very...
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