Athena

words out of her mouth causing her to cough violently. "Critical failure in cryogenic array. All vault residents must vacate immediately," the Vault-Tech computer announces. "What? Fuck," Athena cusses under her shaky breath. She punches the glass rather weakly. Suddenly, the door begins to open. Athena attempts to carefully step out of the cryogenic pod but she loses her footing and falls onto the frozen floor. Her whole body feels like it's cramping. "It's so cold," she pants. Step…

his home of Ithaca. The gods determine the fate of Odysseus as he makes advances towards his home. One of the ordeals that he is dealt, is being trapped on the nymph Calypsos island. This is the outcome of Odysseus and his men outraging the goddess Athena, so she unleashes the seas upon them killing all but Odysseus. Earlier in the epic, the hero and his crew come upon the cave of the cyclops, Polyphemus, who traps Odysseus forcing the hero to use his intelligence to outwit the one-eyed cyclops.…

thought would happen. Miley reminds me of a commonly known mythical character named Medusa. She was a golden haired maiden, who was a priestess of Athena, and had devoted her life to celibacy. Then One day Medusa saw Poseidon and was wooed by him, and she soon after marrying him. When Athena saw this she was enraged by what Medusa had done, then Athena punished Medusa by causing her to turn from the beautiful woman she was, to the creature that is Medusa, the Medusa we know commonly as a…

state. The Parthenon happened to be laid upon the acropolis of Athens. Its decorative sculptures were considered the pinnacle of Greek classical art. It was dedicated to the goddess of Athena, who was chosen by the Athenian people as their patron. The main function was to shelter the immense statue of goodness Athena and its functions had varied throughout different phases of history. Its usage had varied throughout different phases of history and it was…

decides to attempt to survive on his own: “I fear another immortal weaves a snare to trap me… I’ll do what seems best to me.” Odysseus begins to succeed only when he follows the nymph’s instructions; then, he is kept alive by both the nymph and Athena. Because Athena does…

About 22,000 tons was used for this temple which was the most ever used in a Greek temple. The name was given to the Parthenon over time and was the largest Greek temple of its time. “The name Parthenon derives from one of Athena’s many epithets: Athena Parthenos, meaning Virgin. Parthenon means ‘house of Parthenos’ which was the name given in the 5th century BCE to the chamber inside the temple which housed the cult statue” (Cartwright). Every part of the Parthenon of Athens was uniquely placed…

section titled “Background to the Odyssey,” characters such as Athena, Hera and Zeus exercise power in their favor throughout. The gods/goddesses are central to the myth because they play a significant role in every aspect of the Greek and Trojan War. It was not only a battle between humans, but also gods. By exerting their power, the gods/goddesses illustrate that Greek society relies heavily on the deities. Hera queen of the gods Athena, the goddess of wisdom, war, patriotism and good…

Anne Schroff is the author of this text and she grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. Her stories are mainly fiction and she is known for writing books that are meaningful. The title of my novel is Wildflower and the genre is fiction. The author is trying to express how fast the main character is growing up by comparing her to a wildflower. A wildflower grows fast and grows in a unique way. The first setting of the story took place at Marian Anderson Middle School. In the text, it tells the reader that…

In Homer's Odyssey, there are a multitude of epic conventions, motifs, and/or archetypes. These are things the author uses to establish a recurring pattern. Three examples of this would be supernaturalism, Disguise and Deception, and Hubris. Recurring patterns like this are common in Greek Mythology. First is supernaturalism, this usually comes in the form of fantasy, gods, and monsters. An example of a monster would be Scylla, a six-headed beast with an ear-bleeding shriek. Scylla would…

When Odysseus enters his palace disguised as a beggar with help from goddess Athena, Odysseus is not happy with the way that the suitors are treating him. The suitors voice that they are disgusted by this beggar and that Eumaeus the swineherd is allowing the beggar to enter the palace. Odysseus makes his way down the lineup of suitors…