Black Athena

The art piece that was the most interesting to me was the statue of Herakles. Herakles is also known as Hercules, who is the son of Zeus, the king of gods, and to a mortal woman named Alcmene. Herakles is the name the Greek know him by, and the Romans knew him as Hercules. Hercules was known as a hero in Greece, he was brave and strong and went through many adventures. His adventures are known as the Twelve Labours, and he also had some side adventures. The subject matter depicted in this statue…

A mermaid is a mythological hybrid creature that is half human, and half fish. In legends there are both mermaids, which are females, and mermen, which are males. Mermaids have the torso of a fish and the upper body is all human. Mermaids are often interchanged with water nymphs, fairies, as well as selkies and succubuses. Mermaids are usually reflected as beautiful and awfully attractive in looks, but in other tales, mermaids are known to have the lower body of a bird and are not attractive at…

Myths are based on historical events, world events, and unexplained phenomena that have occurred throughout time. Religious myths may teach morals, or the consequences of poor choices. Famous and well known myths revolve around Greek and Roman Gods. Myths of the Greek and Roman time period also involve “real” people. Warriors such as Achillies, the fabled Trojan Horse, and Odysseus all had elements of godly intervention. Their stories of triumphs and shortcomings, success and failure are all…

Atop a massive rocky outcrop, you will find a citadel. Within the citadel, there are ancient buildings and architecture of great historic significance. One of the buildings is the world-famous Parthenon. There is also the Propylaia, the Temple of Athena Nike, and the Erechtheion, A Symbol Of Greek Legacy The Acropolis has such a cultural significance, that students around the developed world are taught about it when the issue of Greek history comes up. The Acropolis is still being restored in…

it today, rests near the base of Mount Mycale overlooking the Maeander river. Although it was a relatively small city with an estimated population of 4,000 to 5,000, Priene featured several noteworthy architectural structures including a temple of Athena Polias, an agora, a theater, a stadium and gymnasium, as well as other religious, political, and residential buildings. Priene also serves as an exemplary model of Greek urban planning; the city is laid out in a rectangular grid, defying the…

Bullet Points Regarding the Two Creation Stories Creation via the gods: • Creation of humans and animals was under the responsibility of Prometheus and his brother, Epimetheus. The former, whose name translates to “forethought,” was much wiser than the latter, whose name means “afterthought.” • Epimetheus acted on his impulses, as normal, and gave all the best qualities, shells, swiftness, cunningness, and et cetera, so Prometheus formed the humans upright and gave them fire from the sun, “… a…

solve their problems. Greek heroes were always extremely strong and brave. A big role with Greek heroes is their religious they have gods to help them in certain situations. In the Iliad when it was time for Hector and Achilles to fight the goddess Athena made herself look like Hector's brother just to help Achilles win the fight. There was almost always a God around during the Greek times. Greek and modern day heroes are the same because they both have weaknesses and enemies.All heroes have…

the dung wash away. Hercules’ sixth labor was to travel to the town of Stymphalos and scare away the flock of carnivorous birds that had taken up residence in its trees. For this labor Hercules had much like the second labor, an advantage. Goddess Athena came down and gave Hercules a pair of magical bronze krotala, or noisemakers. With these tools Hercules scared away the flock of…

only be scared if they were fearing for their lives. Only mere humans can lose their lives. If you can’t die, then there would be no reason to be fearful of the Cyclops. Moreover, when Odysseus is concerned about fighting the suitors and says to Athena “but this worry haunts me, heart and soul-/ how can I get these shameless suitors in my clutches?/ single handed-handed, braving on an army always camped inside. There’s another worry that haunts me even more./ What if I kill them - thanks to…

In the book “Mythology” by Edith Hamilton it is explained “ Greek and Roman mythology is quite generally supposed to show us the way the human race thought and felt untold ages ago.” ,(page three). This quote shows the idea we are supposed to be getting from the Greek history but doesn’t cover it all. After reading through the chosen sections more than once I have realized the extent to which the mythology is explaining through the book. Not only are they showing the path of mankind but also how…