Athena

Intro paragraph Julia the Goddess of the World Crescent is the god of the moon and Grace is the goddess of the sun and they had a had a daughter, Goddess of the earth named Julia. Julia was a calm, peaceful, nice, and rarely get mad Goddess. Julia was as peaceful as birds chirping. She started creating the earth at a young age and she had a brother, God of…

There are many gods and goddesses in Greek mythology, but there are only 12 major Olympian gods. Greek mythology teaches the origin and the significance of them. All of the gods and goddesses have long pasts and large effects on other people. An example would be the goddess Artemis, who is part of the major Greek mythology family. Artemis, the goddess of hunt, had a strange birth, unique morals, and many companions and enemies. Artemis had two parents named Leto and Zeus, one sibling called…

Beginning with Plato’s Symposium, many have written about their opinion on the nature of love. Plato’s work is often consulted to understand Ancient Greek society and explain love and sexual behavior. Throughout history, others choose to voice their opinion on the nature of love. There were multiple published works on the topic in the 1500s, but Tullia d’Aragona’s writings were some of the most progressive for the time. She speaks on issues women face, such as status and equality. Tullia…

In every hero's journey, their ordinary selves become extraordinary after they face hardship. In the epic poem, The Odyssey, Homer describes an ordinary man and his crew who goes through a 10-year long journey to reach home while facing many obstacles on the way. One day, a man that goes by the name Odysseus was called upon to go to war called the Trojan War, which lasted 10 brutal years. He then had a plan to build a trojan horse and filled with solders to attack the other side in the night…

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…

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…

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…