Athena

After taking the quiz on which Greek God or Goddess I am Aphrodite. Aphrodite is the most famous Goddess. She was the Goddess of beauty and love, but she was also a famous figure of Greek mythology. Since she was the one goddess that was wanted by nearly all of the Greek gods. Aphrodite was one of many gods on Mt. Olympus, but she was actually one of the most powerful goddess out of all of the others. When she was born she came out of the sea where she arose full-grown. There were many myths of…

Kronos swallowed as each came forth from the womb to his mother's knees with this intent, that no other of the proud sons of Ouranos (Uranus, Heaven) should hold the kingly office amongst the deathless gods. For he learned from Gaia (Gaea, Earth) and starry Ouranos (Sky) that he was destined to be overcome by his own son, strong though he was, through the contriving of great Zeus.Therefore he kept no blind outlook, but watched and swallowed down his children : and unceasing grief seized Rhea.…

The Lighthouse of Alexandria was located on a small island called Pharos near the city of Alexandria (History.com Staff). The Lighthouse of Alexandria was designed by a Greek architect named Sostratos and it was completed around 270 B.C. during the reign of Ptolemy II after the death of Alexander the Great (Fowler). The purpose of the light house was to guide Nile River ships in and out of the busy harbor (History.com Staff). Many believe that the Lighthouse was anywhere between 200 to 600…

Once upon a time, in the city of Corinth, there lived a king named Phineus and all of his people. The people were struggling to survive in the dry climate due to a recent drought that Hera had brought to the city as a result of Zeus having relations with one of the citizens. Initially the citizens of Corinth started praying to Poseidon the god of the sea in hopes that he would bring rain to their city; however, Poseidon refused because he was still upset that Medusa had been killed. Therefore…

In the Ancient Greek culture, honor was the most crucial virtue in their society. While honor might mean different things in different cultures; to the Ancient Greeks honor was an important part of their lives and culture. However, to the Ancient Greeks it was more than just honor that formed their identity. Arête as the Ancient Greeks called it consisted of honor, masculine virtue, physical strength, courage, success in battle and everlasting fame. Arête was the foundation of the family and the…

Many characters show up in Virgil’s Aeneid, but none provide as much insight into the character of Aeneas as Dido, the Phrygian queen of Carthage. Pious Aeneas was the proto-Roman that demonstrated the classical definition of piety through his hardships and struggles to found Rome. Aeneas’s relationship with Dido is not the least of the many trials he faces, but how can the reader best understand her? This paper argues that Dido’s relationship with Aeneas can only be understood fully using…

“Greek myth is so much a part of the fabric of our consciousness, of our unconscious really, that we scarcely notice” (Foster, 1). When thinking the word myth, our minds automatically think of the distant Greek and Roman myths fabricated on the shores of the Mediterranean thousands of years ago. We think of legends told as a kid; fables of strength, love, courage, adventure, and naturally almighty gods and goddesses. A myth “is a story which is not „true‟ and which involves (as a rule)…

Prometheus is believed to be a Titan from ancient Greek Mythology that when translated means forethought. He was very intelligent and clever and did what he wanted no matter what he was told. He is known for giving the power of fire and metalwork to humans. After which he was punished for, by Zeus for giving the powers to humans. He was then tied to a rock and every day an eagle ate his liver, but he was immortal, so each night his liver would grow back, and the eagle would return. Equality…

Tyche - (a.k.a. Fortuna, Nortia) Tyche comes from the word tynchano which means made to happen. Tyche is goddess the personification of Hope, Luck and Wealth,chance and Fate. She is the daughter of Aphrodite and Zeus or Hermes. Later down the line she was associated with the roman goddess Fortuna a capricious dispenser of good and ill fortune. "Fortuna of health and well-being" and Fortuna Redux "Fortuna the home-bringer". As the Roman Empire was going out of era so to speak Tyche began to be…

Rhea Rhea was a greek goddess, who was a mother and husband of some of the most famous greek gods, and who is represented of the mother of the gods. She can otherwise be known as Rhiea. She is known as the titaness, mother of the gods, goddess of female fertility, motherhood, and generation. She was the daughter of Uranus, the sky god, and Gaea, goddess of the earth. Rhea then got married to her brother Cronos and had six children. The children they had were named Hestia, Hades, Demeter,…