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    leave the world of the living the plants wither and the earth becomes cold and bitter. I am the only daughter of Zeus and Demeter. Zeus has had so many affairs that I have many half siblings. My half siblings are: Areion, Athena, Aphrodite, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, the Horai, the Muses, the Charities, the…

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    He made an army of hardened warriors and made formations known as phalanxes. He also made machines that destroy walls and other formations that were unstoppable. Alexander son of Macedonia was a powerful person who was invincible because of Artemis the goddess of child birth. Chose to stay with alexander rather that to protect her shrine. After years came by his father made an invitation to all philosopher to see who is worthy to teach his son Alexander. Soon Alexander attended…

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    Hecate's Role In Medea

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    ghosts and necromancy whom is often depicted holding two torches and a key (torches may originate from her Titaness mother; Asteria as she was Titan of the Shining Light and often bore with her a torch). She bears a keen association with her cousin Artemis (Both of which refused marriage to remain under the title; “Virgin Goddess”. The association is further exemplified by their own personal paradigms regarding the protection of women, being both known as protectors of women. This holds…

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    Perseus Archetypes

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    Artemis makes her the priestess of it, made to worship the goddess, but takes care that she is safe. Unfortunately, this meant she would have too attend to the sacrifices made on the island. “But as such it was her terrible task to conduct the sacrifices…

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    Niobe who had insulted the goddess Lato. The Niobe had supposedly thought of herself worthier than the goddess (Cartwright, 2013). The goddess Lato directed her offspring, Apollo and Artemis to shoot down Niobe's children. The image, most likely used as a pediment, represents a daughter of Niobe falling after Artemis shot her with an arrow as she escaped (Cartwright, 2013). The lady’s piece of clothing slipped off as she attempted to pull out her…

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    29. Greek myths sometimes explained natural phenomena. As seafaring people, the Greeks would be affected by hazards of the sea. What natural dangers of the sea are represented by Scylla and Charybdis? Scylla represent the natural dangers of the sea in the form of dangerous rocks, while Charybdis represents the natural dangers of a whirlpool. 30. Why do the men not try to fight Scylla even though she presents a danger? The men do not try to fight of Scylla because they know that she is…

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    In American society a woman’s body is sexualized in the media. Beauty is an image that everyone strives for. There isn’t an exact definitions of beauty, it can be external and internal. What one sees as beauty another can view as ugly. Normally, women in ads/ TV are portrayed as sex symbols. There goals is to get as many buyers to indulge in a certain product and project an image that if you consume what I have you’ll look and feel beautiful. Over the course of class we have read many myths…

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    Ephesus Research Paper

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    each of its 127 pillars, which supported the roof of its colonnade, was 60 ft. high; like the temples of Greece, its interior was open to the sky (Orr). Smith states, “Conspicuous at the head of the harbor of Ephesus was the great temple of Diana or Artemis, the tutelary divinity of the city.” In other words, it was the first things that seafarers saw when they entered the…

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    The setting of this play is Ancient Greece, in the city of Athens. The first stage is the Palace, where the Duke of Athens, Prince Theseus, resides. The other setting is the forest outside of the city, which is also a favored abode of the fairies. The story taking place in midsummer is in part because of its romantic themes, which is traditionally a time for marriage in Britain and it’s Roman influences; this is because of Mayday, a fertility festival, and the month of June, named after Juno,…

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    Thebes has been in a state of chaos for far too long a time. The bodies are piling up and it's starting to come crazy with the amount of caskets around the graveyards. The plague is spreading exponentially and there's no end in sight. Oedipus, the king, is growing concerned with how his city is faring out to be. With no solution in his mind, he turns to the Delphic oracle. He has his brother-in-law Creon visit the oracle and see if there is anyway the plague can be put to a halt. Creon, going at…

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