Athena Parthenos

Apollo, the God of archery, music and healing was praised by his followers and loved by many until his father Zeus cast him out of Olympus. He awoke powerless and as a teenage boy who was lost in the city of New York. A young teenager girl who had powers (demigod) then selected him to be her teacher while she protected him. Together the two established a plan to reach camp half blood and restore Apollo’s powers. Their plan revolved around three specific objects, which were Apollo’s bow,…

Hercules was one of the greatest heroes in greek mythology. Hercules was both the most famous hero of ancient times and the most beloved. More stories were told about him than any other hero. Hercules was worshipped in many temples all over Greece and Rome. He was the son of zeus and Alkmene, however, Amphitryon was his mortal father. This is because Alkmene is married to Amphitryon and they raised Hercules together. Hera is married to Zeus. Since Zeus fools around with many women, and the…

In the beginning, there was only Chaos. Out of Chaos, Gaia was born. She was one of the many primordial deities. Gaia was the goddess of the earth and mother of many of the first-generation gods. She is also the great mother of all creation and life. Gaia is the mother and wife of Ouranos, the sky. The titans were the children of Ouranos and Gaia. One of these children, was the titan Kronos. He was husband of his sister Rheia, and father of Zeus and other deities. Like father like son, both…

The goals of this lab are to observe the constellations in the night sky. We are to us the internet or any other resources of our choice to research the history of the constellations. I decided to do research over Libra, which means the Scales or Balance. It is also one of my favorite constellations because it is also my zodiac sign. Libra has three really bright stars and they are Alpha Librae, Beta Librae, and Gamma Librae. The three stars can be seen at the upper part of the scales that…

The constellation that I have chosen is Taurus, or, the bull. I have chosen this constellation because it is one of my favorite constellations to look up at in the sky during the Winter at my house! Some of the main stars of Taurus include; Aldebaran, Beta Tauri, Gamma Tauri, and Epsilon Tauri. It is a large and prominent constellation in the Northern hemisphere, especially during winter. The Bull symbolized both Isis and her brother Osiris, who were represented as a bull-god and cow-goddess…

Basilisks are a legendary creature. In these legends it is said to be the king of serpents because of a crown-shaped crest on its head. It is said to be extremely poisonous and to be able to breathe poison at its enemies. It is claimed that that accurate descriptions of basilisks do not exist because no one survives an encounter but it is claimed by some that they share features with serpents or lizards and cockerels or raptors. What is considered the most authoritative of descriptions…

Goddess of Wisdom, Athena has done many things that would make her one of the greatest Gods of Olympus (with accounting for Zeus). First of all, Athena was the Patron of Athens, and bestowed the gift of the olive tree to the Athenians. This was decided as Poseidon (king of the ocean) was competing against Athena for the title of Patron, and the Athenians demanded a gift from the God/Goddess if they were chosen. Poseidon would give them a salt water spring (which was undrinkable), but Athena…

Greeks. Doing some research throughout the module 4 pages 14 and 15 there is a lot of information located on the web. I found that the temple was built in honor of Athena and also for one of the founding kings in Athens names Poseidon-Erechtheus. What I learned is that this temple is a replacement from the original that was built for Athena that was unfortunately destroyed during the Persian attack around 480 BCE. You can actually…

physical embodiment of their values and beliefs. The Parthenon, unlike the Egyptians who built pyramids for the dead, celebrated life on earth rather than the afterlife. As a result of the architecture being served as a sacred shrine dedicated to Athena the goddess of wisdom and war, treasury, and a civic meeting place it united religious and secular domains. The Parthenon was built according to human proportions. The design of the building is so critical and complex that it took modern…

Gods and Goddesses Zeus Zeus was the god of the sky, and ruler of all kings. He was called the God of all natural phenomena. Hera was his wife, Cronus was his father, and Hades and Poseidon were his brothers. His symbol is the lightning bolt. One myth about Zeus was that when he commanded he would wreak havoc by unleashing mighty thunders and would flash bolts of lightning. Poseidon Poseidon was the protector of all aquatic creatures, and was the god of the sea. Cronus was his father, and…