Arrow of God

One of the most controversial topics in our world today is the idea of God. I will write my paper on how His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama and rabbi Abraham J. Heschel address the issue of a transcendent. People struggle with the continuous issue of whether or not God is real. They also struggle with the thought that if God is real, what is the purpose or what are you supposed to do with God in your life? Do you believe you were created by a supreme being with a specific purpose on how to live…

the constant use of gods to advance the story and events. Zeus, Athena, Apollo, or Hera are always influencing people or events within the story. “Hear me, lord of the silver bow who set your power about Chryse and Killa the sacrosanct, who are lord in strength over Tenedos, Smintheus, if ever it pleased your heart that I built your temple, if ever it pleased you that I burned all the rich thigh pieces of bulls, of goats, then bring to pass this wish I pray for: let your arrows make the Danaans…

I have spent years creating a mask for myself. A mask that I wear everyday I step out of my house, everytime I go to church. I have not talked to anyone without my mask. Not my friends, not my mother, and not God. I have not talked to God without my mask because I feel betrayed. In the past four years two of my closest friends have tried to kill themselves. I saw my mother's heart break when she held her father's bones 21 years after his death. One of my family members told me that I don't…

an old Norse belief about 12 gods having a dinner party at Valhalla, Norse mythology's Heaven when all of a sudden the uninvited 13th guest, the mischievous God Loki walked in. Once there, Loki arranged for Hoder, the blind god of darkness, to shoot Balder the Beautiful, the god of joy and gladness, with a mistletoe-tipped arrow. According to the myth, when Balder died, the whole Earth turned dark and mourned. The myth continues on by stating that Loki was the 13th God to attend Balder’s…

Krishna and Jesus are well known figures of the religion they are originated from. The similarities of the stories are very uncanny and show possible evidence that one myth was borrowed from the other. Many believe that the Christians borrowed/stole elements from older myths and reworked them into their beliefs. The similarities far outweigh the differences of these religious head figures. Their births were very similar for they were both born to “virgin” women, Krishna from Devaki and Jesus…

clothing modestly and discreetly. Not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments.” (The Holy Bible KJV 1 Timothy 2:9). Which means do write by the Lord, do not draw unnecessary attention to yourself. While The Holy Bible tells us that God will love and accept us as we are He also does not want us to forget that He has created us in his image and that image is good enough. That not ink or piercing will make it any better, because our soul remains…

I am Hephaestus, the god of fire, smiths, stonemasonry, and metalworking. I have a few symbols associated with my name. These symbols are an anvil, a hammer, and tongs. I also have sacred animals which is a donkey, crane, and guard dogs. I've rode that donkey around many times and drawings have even shown me on it, the crane represents my time on the Okeanos River, and the dogs are depicted at my temple in Aetna. My history is somewhat confusing because my mother is Hera for sure but Zeus may or…

example. For example, he cured many people who had many types of diseases. He once cured a woman who was deaf mute. This is important because that woman wasn’t hearing anything and it changed her life to love God even more. Another example was he was ordered to be executed and was shot with arrows, and was left to die. A widow came to recover him and noticed he was still alive she nursed him and brought him back to healthy. This is important because he was able to stick up for himself. One…

The Divine Embodiment and the Physical Presence of God I. INTRODUCTION. In Old Testament Biblical accounts, God makes Himself known by His actual presence. This presence is exhibited in a myriad of ways. His manifestation, materialization or appearance in a tangible manner to the human senses is called a theophany. For example, when the Hebrews escaped from Egypt, God was with them. The average Hebrew of the exodus knew that God was present among them as there was a “pillar of a cloud” by day…

were very important to this great Mesoamerican civilization. Concerning religion, the Mayan people were polytheistic – meaning they believed in multiple gods. They worshipped beings connected to nature, such as gods of the sun, moon, rain, and corn. On that same topic, the Mayans performed rituals and gave offerings and sacrifices to their gods. Many of these sacrifices were tortured prisoners of war. However, there were also sacrifices of faith. One of these faithful…