Aphrodite

Hephaestus cursed his mother Hera’s chair and how they sent everyone to talk to him to get him to release his mother and how Dionysus got him plowed drunk and kidnapped him, then he ended up gaining a spot among the Olympians as well as the hand of Aphrodite. Think that it would be an interesting story to hear of the construction of all the thrones he built for all the gods and what intricacies were included in them and techniques used while assembling them. As for a long ride with a god I…

Tyche - (a.k.a. Fortuna, Nortia) Tyche comes from the word tynchano which means made to happen. Tyche is goddess the personification of Hope, Luck and Wealth,chance and Fate. She is the daughter of Aphrodite and Zeus or Hermes. Later down the line she was associated with the roman goddess Fortuna a capricious dispenser of good and ill fortune. "Fortuna of health and well-being" and Fortuna Redux "Fortuna the home-bringer". As the Roman Empire was going out of era so to speak Tyche began to be…

felt sorry for her. However, they worried that Medea was too emotional and was going to harm not only Jason but their children. On the other hand, Jason did not feel remorse for Medea at all. He blamed all her troubles on herself. Jason claims Aphrodite helped him get the Golden Fleece and Medea did not do nothing for him. Jason says Medea should not have spoken out against the royal family and she should be happy he married the Princess because now the kids and Medea could be taken care of.…

religion of ancient Greece is one of the most iconic ancient religions known. It is a polytheistic religion with many gods and goddesses, though the ones most commonly worshipped are the twelve Olympian gods and goddesses: Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Aphrodite, Athena, Artemis, Apollo, Hephaestus, Hermes, Demeter, Ares and Hestia. They are called the Olympian gods and goddesses because they reside on mount Olympus. Hades, although considered one of the major gods and one of the “big three” (alongside…

In “The Story of An Hour” by Kate Chopin, the main character and protagonist Mrs. Mallard experiences a spiral of emotions, from shock to freedom from her role as a wife; after learning of her husband’s sudden death. This story takes place in the era when women were known as just a wife and mother. In addition, the narrator starts with assuring the reader of Mrs. Mallard’s heart condition; which makes her appear weak from the start. This story expresses on what people know about freedom and…

Afsheen Hussain GNHU 285 Mythology Dr. Bakalian Type of Artifact: Lorenzo Lotto (Venus and Cupid) Material: Oil on Canvas Date of Artifact: CA. 1480-1556 Artist Name: Loreto The Providence: Italian, Venice This painting may have been a gift for a wedding; it shows that the painter had true passion and a true desire to honor the bride and the marriage. Venus was painted with features of the bride; it shows that the bride is like a goddess and deserves all the love and happiness she gets.…

control? This is the question that Euripides poses in his ancient Greek tragedy Hippolytus. Mad at Hippolytus for renouncing everything she symbolizes and has power over, Aphrodite curses his step-mom Phaedra to fall in love with Hippolytus in order to punish him with the very thing he claims to hate: sexual desire. In doing so, Aphrodite has permanently changed the course of Phaedra’s life. Knowing that her love for Hippolytus would damage her public social status since it borders on infidelity…

Millie left with her pride intact; She wore her dignity like a bullet-proof vest, Left her letter-jacket at the door, Changed her name to Artemis and didn't come back. Artemis didn't need a war cry. Artemis had the buzz of the razor over her head for a snarl; Artemis had chipped black nail polish for jagged claws; Artemis had lipstick for war paint and silver piercings for armor; Artemis grinned like baring fangs and her middle finger could almost have the magic of her namesake, Could almost…

Athena was one of the strongest Goddesses and since trouble was often in Olympus, she was one with many battles under her name. One was the fight between Hera, Aphrodite, and the Goddess of War herself, they all battled for the Golden Apple of Eris that read Kallisti, which mean “For the fairest.” Athena lost this battle by Aphrodite, when Paris, the judge, choose her over all. Another famous battle was the battle of Athens, Athena and Poseidon fought with one another to be the god of the Athens…

myths state that she sent a golden apple embedded “for the most beautiful” and the three goddesses Hera, Athena and Aphrodite each wanted the apple for themselves and an argument began. Paris the son of king Priam of troy determined who would get the apple. Each of the goddesses offered a reward to Paris if he gave the apple to each of them. Eventually he gave the apple to Aphrodite who promised him Helen the most beautiful woman in the world. Helen was already married to king Menelaus…