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    King Jason Research Paper

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    Jason was a true friend and hero. His life was a challenge because his childhood life was rough, He had to get the golden fleece to get the crown, and After he started ruling a kingdom. Jason was a leader in Argonautic Expedition in getting the Golden Fleece. His Father was king Iolcus, he got all his genes from his father and hardly anything from his mother. One of the main reasons why Jason's life was a challenge was his childhood was rough. He was the son of king Iolcus, Jason was more…

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    any of the gods because it would not end well for him. Yet conveniently Aphrodite’s son Aeneas is nearly killed by DI so she comes down to protect her son. Now in a fit of frustration because of her intervention DI stabs Aphrodite in the hand. Because of this incident Aphrodite flees the battle field crying to Zeus who tells her the battle field is not the same as love (basically saying the battle field is no place for a woman). Now Ares being the war god he is decides to get in on the action…

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    selfish, vain, and temperamental which causes them act contrary to those values. This can be seen in the story “of the passion/ between Ares and gold-crowned Aphrodite, / How they first made love in Hephaestus’ house” (Homer 115). The Greeks value loyalty, but even the gods can represent the opposite of those values like Ares and Aphrodite did when they committed adultery. The idea of the gods will as the ultimate law is what provides humans with order, but the stories of the gods gives a…

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    humiliated again just as Heracles had done to me so many times? Why should I risk my children Deimos and Phobos, for the other Olympians who hate me so much, when I have already lost one son to Heracles? Is saving Aeneas really worth the risk? Does Aphrodite really mean that much to Me? She is the only god to speak so kind to Me. The god of war wrestled with the thoughts in his mind. I will do it, I am the god of War, man-slaughtering and bloodstained I am Ares. I will take the risk and fight…

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    fear a challenge from one of the gods to him. From such a lofty position (literally and figuratively), Zeus can watch the spectacle of the Theomachy without getting personally involved. As the father of several of the embattled gods, such as Ares, Aphrodite, and Artemis, he naturally behaves like a tolerating, amused parent of misbehaving children. Although Hera, his regal consort, commonly riles and agitates him, Zeus is generally a levelheaded god, secure in his ultimate ascendancy over the…

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    goddesses. The highest mountain in Greece, Mount Olympus, is where they were believed to have lived. The five most important were of the following: Zeus, father of the gods; Athena, goddess of wisdom and crafts; Apollo, god of the sun and poetry; Aphrodite, goddess of love; and Poseidon, brother of Zeus and god of the seas and earthquakes. Rituals played a big part of this religion. Their rituals usually resulted in a sacrifice of an animal or crops. When they prayed to the gods and goddesses…

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    Zeus is the God of the winds, skies, and clouds. It was written in Grecian culture that Zeus lived on Mount Olympus and only Gods/Goddesses were welcome to come and that no mortal could pass Mount Olympus’ gates. Another Mythological Goddess was Aphrodite. In Ancient Myth, it was told that she arose from sea foam after Cronus threw his father’s dismembered body parts into the ocean. She was the goddess of love and beauty. An old myth…

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    Hades In Greek Mythology

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    Hades is one hell of a guy. In Greek mythology, there are hundreds of gods, goddesses, and demigods; Zeus loved mortal women. Also within the gods and goddesses, there were 10 Olympians. Each and every one of them, including demigods, had certain powers and abilities and most were immortal. The religion of following these Greek gods was developed way back in Ancient Greece, and during the time period of these religions, the Zodiac signs were made up. Hundreds of thousands of years later we are…

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    There is already a tremendous amount of people in this world that hold power. Whether it be physical or positional, power can change a person, especially in the way they think. Power makes these people have a mindset in which powerless people are inferior to them. Due to this mindset, people with power think that they can do whatever they want as long as it doesn’t affect themselves. This developed selfishness, ignorance, and impulsiveness that branches out from their feeling of superiority over…

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    Archimedes War Hero

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    screw was made to help remove water from the hull of a giant ship called Syracusia, using the screw the water could be eliminated from the hull. This was one of the largest ships at the time, holding 600 people, a gym, many garden decorations and an Aphrodite temple. The ship itself was created by Archimedes…

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