Castor and Pollux

Nemesis had a feared, fierce, and truly foreboding reputation. Nemesis was the goddess of revenge. She was considered one of the most beautiful goddesses. Nemesis would show her wrath to any human being that would commit arrogance, before the Gods. She was considered a remorseless goddess (Nemesis 1). Nemesis was also known as Rhamnousia, or Adrasteia, meaning "the inescapable". Many stories tell that Nemesis only likes to be fair. She gives you what you deserve. Everyone should have the same…

The Roman Forum was built in Rome, Italy in 29 BC. by Augustus. It is located in between the Palatine Hills and Capitoline hills. When Augustus first built the Roman Forum, it had three arches. Soft schools’ states that “The land used to build the Roman Forum is believed to have been a burial site in the past.” The romans had to drain the land, so they could build the forum. The Roman Forum was made from stone, and it had a platform for the Romans to speak on. The Roman Forum is a rectangular…

Have you ever wondered why the night sky in the winter may look different to you than the night sky in the summer or fall? This is because we see the constellations at different times of the year for the different seasons- spring, summer, fall, and winter. Since the Earth orbits the Sun we do not get one constant area of constellations. The constellations we see in the summer are not the same ones we see in the winter. We never see the same constellation all year long. Unless the constellation…

It was in 1922 that the modern-day constellations were recognized by the International Astronomical Union(IAU), and in 1930, Belgian astronomer Eugene Delporte defined the borders of the 88 official constellations, a leap from a simple informal representation and interpretation of the heavens based on the shapes made by their star patterns. Constellations are much more than exquisite astronomical images in the sky. They have different meaning in different cultures, tell amazing stories, and…

On the night I turned forty-four, I realized Polaris was not sprawled upon my blanket like usual. Castor was missing too. The chaos of sheets on his side was a signal for another one of his work days. “Castor, I’m up," I called. "I’ll cook, so for Heaven 's sake, don’t scream.” The late night infomercial buzzed from the other room. Because of the mutable fabric, Strawberry Jam can be worn as a coat during winter and a cape during any other season! Madame Strawberry meant it was still one o’…

very long time, but the connection is real”(Wolfe). In “Leda and the Swan” by William Butler Yeats, Leda is raped by the Greek God Zeus, who has transformed himself into a swan. The rape leads to the birth of four children, the two immortals, Castor and Pollux, and most importantly the two mortals, Helen and Clytemnestra, who one day have a great impact on what is now known as southeastern Europe. Though Leda’s rape may be seen as a small incident when compared to occurrences in the world, it…

GODS AND MORTALS IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY The Greek mythology has been one of the most complicated subjects in the field of religion and mythology. This is due to the complex relations and interactions which exists in the history of the gods of Greece and the mortal humans who lived in ancient Greece. Different versions of the existence and the establishment of the superior beings which existed on the face of the earth were developed which at times create suspense to the readers on the way they…

mythology. According to the myth, Leda, a queen of Sparta, was raped or seduced by Zeus in the guise of a swan. Leda then gave birth to three eggs, one of which did not hatch. The other two gave life to Helen (of Troy) and Pollux, who are assumed to be children of Zeus, and Castor and Clytemnestra, children of Leda’s husband Tyndareus. In the poem, Yeats alludes to the Trojan war and depicts unusually violent and explicit imagery through the use of powerful symbolism and various literary…

Art can show how religion and gender can affect one another in many different ways. I selected the Christ and the Adulteress, located at the Getty Center. Which was painted in the 1620’s. This painting shows a mysterious woman being punished while men are listening to Jesus’ final judgement. I want to focus on how gender and religion were treated during the 17th century. This was a time period when women were labeled as adulterers, or being accused of practicing witchcraft. And were being…

Archetypes in How the World and Mankind Were Created Situational Archetype-Battle between Good and Evil A majorly prominent archetype in How the World and Mankind Were Created is the battle between good and evil. The good is represented by the first Greek Gods; Zeus and his five siblings. They battle against the Titans, who are considered the evil in this story because Cronus, the lord of the universe, ate his children as soon they were born to prevent them from usurping his throne. Zeus,…