Apollo 14

Apollo says to Achilleus, “You will never kill me. I am not one who is fated” (22.13). The fact that Apollo is immortal and Achilleus mortal means that by giving his life, the heroism of Achilleus is actually greater than that of an immortal. Immortality can never reach that level of heroism because the…

Torso of Dionysos or Apollo is a freestanding marble sculpture depicting a nude male god and is currently on display at the Ackland Art Museum. An unidentified artist sculpted the work during the Roman Imperial period in the 2nd century CE, evoking a 4th century BCE Greek style. True to its name, Torso of Dionysos or Apollo is only a fragment of the original sculpture that depicted either Dionysos or Apollo. However, the work lacks enough distinguishing characteristics to accurately determine…

beliefs. One of those gods is Hephaestus, the god of fire. He is very important in Greek mythology because he was the son of Hera and Zeus, and would basically be the source for when god’s needed reliable weapons. The god of fire was a sibling to Apollo, Artemis, Hermes, Athena, Ares, and Persephone (greekgoddesses.net). His children were Euklela, Eupheme, Euthenia, Philophrosyne, Thaleia, Palikoi, Erikthonios, and Kaberiroi. (greekgoddesses.net) Hephaestus was known to be very kind to others,…

Mythology is filled with many stories about gods and goddesses, as well as the many journeys they went on. Mythology is a collection of myths that belong to a specific culture or religion. Greek mythology is one of those specific cultures. Throughout Greek Mythology, the myths consist of tales about irony, adultery, morals, crimes, and human disputes. One of the gods that continued to appear in certain myths about human disputes or adultery was Poseidon. People considered Poseidon to be a very…

Fourteen eons ago, in the dominion of Mahismati, every human was supervised by its gods or goddesses, and portrayed the most idyllic mankind; but amidst the many gods materialized a god with the most exquisite virtues of them all. His inner beauty and his sagacious mind provoked the most despondent spirits. Akash Mitra, the god of morality, was picturesque and quintessential, both physically and lustfully. He existed as a purist, as he himself knew that, but plumly, he was a shoddy one. Even the…

Loc Van Art History I Breta Petraccia Water jar (shoulder hydria) with Athena, Herakles, Apollo, and Hermes Water jar (shoulder hydria) with Athena, Herakles, Apollo, and Hermes is an Ceramic Ancient Greek vase that was placed at Mount Holyoke College Art Museum. The vase was colored with black slip at the negative space (back ground). The positive space where the design was divided into 3 main parts on the vase was colored with red pigment. Only one half of the vase (one side) comes with the…

In most religious beliefs, gods are most of the time primarily set and nobody can become gods but can be granted eternal life, immortality, etc. Roman followed that they were previous gods but believed it was possible to earn divinity through prestigious deeds that benefitted others. Between both of the stories, both Psyche and Augustus participated in selfless acts for the community which were valued highly by Romans in their pursuit towards deification. In most religious practices, people…

I noticed that while reading the book that the author seemed to write The Trials of Apollo: Hidden Oracle for high schoolers. You could tell that this book was written by high schoolers by the thickness of the book and the different type of words that are mostly used at a high school reading level. The reason why people look at the thickness is because most thick books are used by advanced readers and most thin books are used by beginner readers. Lastly, the book has a lot of types of words…

Art comes in many different forms whether it’s sculptures, canvas, vases, or mosaics and can have different meanings to different people and that’s where the beauty of art comes in. When visiting museums, you get to see that there are absolutely no boundaries for what is considered art and it can be very inspiring. During my visit at the Morse museum I saw many interesting pieces but a handful of them really caught my attention and stood out. There was one interesting piece I saw under the title…

“What Makes Mortals And Immortals Heroic.” I am writing/typing about to heroes, one is Markiplier a mortal and the other is Poseidon a immortal. They both had an impossible task and bravery but in two different ways, Poseidon had to save the ocean, by protecting the dolphins, mermaids, and many other sea creatures. Markiplier's impossible task and bravery was to give money to charity and help out many orphanages. There is one reason why they similar is because they both save lives and help…