Athena Parthenos

Speech Notes on Jason and the Argonauts (Film as Directed by Don,C,1963).s This movie originates from the Greek mythology of Jason and the Argonauts where there are only a few changes in the occurrences in the myth and the movie. The movie has retained most of the characters and the sequences of the events. In the movie Jason and the Argonauts , we see Jason escaping death by a whisker due to the influence of the god Hermes disguising himself as a soothsayer who uses Aristo's soldiers to take…

The Statue of Zeus and the Temple of Artemis are two of the Seven Wonders of The World. They were both magnificent structures, before they were destroyed. The Statue of Zeus One of the most mysterious structures in the world lies in ruins in Olympia, Greece. Near Mount Olympia lies the Statue of Zeus, it was once in the Temple of Zeus. Upon completion it stood forty-three feet tall, with shining, white ivory. The throne of the statue was mainly composed of wooden frames that were outlined with…

Women in Ancient Greece The Odyssey paints us a picture of different women with characteristics put together would make the ideal women in ancient Greek society. The ideal Greek woman was chastely, virtuous, a good wife and mother. If you look at the women, you see in Greek art or Greek sculptures you would see most of the women are not skinny like in our generation today. They all have a classic figure and feature. Most paintings portrayed women with dark curly hair witch was very common among…

Orleanna: related to Aurelius which means golden. A golden character can be seen as a protagonist or in this case a heroine. A heroine can be defined as a woman acknowledge for her courageous acts. This definition of the name Orleanna fits the character perfectly in her time with Nathan because of her perseverance to stay with him for the children and for being brave enough to finally leave him in the end. In her youth Orleanna grew up as a non-religious shopkeeper's daughter on the outskirts of…

Penelope can leave the house is when suggestions of her returning to her father’s island arise. During the public meeting led by Telemachus, one of the islanders exclaims that “Let him urge his mother back to her father’s house” (2.217). Even Pallas Athena suggests to Telemachus that “As for your mother, if the spirit moves her to marry, / let her go back to her father’s house, a man of power” (1.316-17). Penelope is only allowed to leave the male dominated space of Odysseus’s home if she goes…

Myths Myths have been used all over the world for centuries. Used to explain the unknown. Something nobody could explain. The most common thoughts between humans were that Gods and Goddesses ruled, created, and influenced the world. Myths might be the most explainable or sound all that true, but we have a look at what people thought of in Ancient Greece or Native Americans. We get a look of what they thought about the Earth. A rabbit, called Michabo, was said to have roamed the Earth long…

bad ways fall apart. He makes an error but learns from his mistakes. In the Odyssey it is evident that the goddess Athena helps odysseus because she tells Hermes to deliver the message to tell Calypso let Odysseus go. She tells Hermes to tell Calypso that it is a message from Zeus. This helps Odysseus by giving him the chance to escape Calypso’s island. Athena also helped him because Calypso was keeping Odysseus…

Egyptian goddess Sekhmet Sekhmet is the Egyptian goddess of the sun, war, destruction, plagues and healing. She is one of the oldest deities and one of the most powerful. Her husband Ptah, the god of creation and wisdom and son Nefertum, the god of sunrise. Her name may also be spelled as Sakhet, Sekmet, Sachmet, Sakhmet, Sekhet or Sacmis in Greek that translates to “the Powerful One”. She is often represented as a woman wearing a red dress with the head of a lioness wearing a sun disc…

How many Greek gods can you name? The Greeks worshiped many gods and goddesses. The most important gods lived on Mt. Olympus, which was believed to be the center of the world to the ancient Greeks. The twelve gods are referred as the Olympians. Zeus, Ares, and Apollo are the most interesting and well-known gods of Olympus. Zeus is the ruler of Olympus and all gods of the world. The planet Jupiter is called after his Roman name. Zeus is the god of the sky, thunder and lightning, law, order and…

Athena, the goddess of wisdom, uses her supernal knowledge to aid Odysseus in his perilous fights against monsters and atrocities, utilizing the skills of wit, strategy, and bravery. In one example of Athena’s aid to her hero-in-need, Odysseus prays, “if but Athena granted what I prayed for...a club, or staff, lay there along the fold-an olive tree, felled green and left to season.” presents Athena bestowing her help to Odysseus, using an olive tree…