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    Role Of Zeus In Persephone

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    nature a soil fertilizer is named after her, Demeter Fertilizer. The River Styx is a river that drew the boundary Cerberus is a three-headed hound responsible for guarding the Underworld and preventing those who have crossed the Styx river from leaving. He allows spirits to enter and remain in the underworld but does not allow them to exit. Some believe that Cerberus’ three heads represent the past, present, and the future, while others believe that the heads symbolize birth, youth,…

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    Percy Jackson Description

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    lightning bolt in an effort to start war. He is portrayed as an evil god who is self-serving. It is revealed later that his Helm of Darkness was stolen, and he mistakenly believed that Percy stole it. Percy retrieved it along with the lightning bolt. Cerberus: three headed dog that guards the…

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    Dantes Inferno

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    levels of hell are subjective, but love can be compared to a “whirl-wind” of feelings, and not being able to stay in one place is a constant reminder of their actions before their death. The third level of hell is “gluttony.” This level contains Cerberus who guards the gluttons, who are forced to lie in a vile slush. The sinners lie there without their senses of sight or hearing. This symbolizes the sinners inability to have a sense of others in their lives. Just as lust has revealed its true…

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    entrance and carry a coin under their tongue to pay Charon, the ferryman who carries souls of the newly deceased across the rivers to the Underworld. However, Charon does not take the souls of those who had not received burial across the rivers. Cerberus is a three-headed dog with a serpent's tail that guards the entrance of the Greek underworld. Also near the entrance to the Underworld, is an area where the judges of the Underworld decide where to send each soul. The judges included Minos,…

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    Dantes Inferno

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    back and forth by violent storms without rest, as if swayed by their carnal thoughts. In the 3rd Circle, or Gluttony, Cerberus is the guard of all those who over-indulge in food, drink, or wealth. The souls that are sent here have to live with brain, hail, sleet, and snow, and they must live blind and without care of who is around. Dante and Virgil manage to get through Cerberus, thanks to Virgil throwing mud in the beasts’ mouth to avoid the snapping. The next stop is ruled by Plutus, God of…

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    here took the gifts of God for granted. While on Earth they spent majority of their time eating food and drinking. These people did nothing but produce tons of garbage and junk. Their punishment is to lie eternally like garbage. Too add to this, the Cerberus salivates over the Gluttons while they lie in lousy sludge 65). The justice for this crime is fair because there are thousands of people who go without food each day, but these individuals chose to be greedy instead of helping the people who…

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    three-bodied giant Geryon, who ruled the island Erytheia (meaning Red) in the far west; (11) the bringing back of the golden apples kept at the world’s end by the Hesperides; and (12) the fetching up from the lower world of the triple-headed dog Cerberus, guardian of its gates. Originally, there was only 10 labors to be completed, but Eurystheus considered two of the labors invalid. He said the Hydra was killed but Hercules had some assistance doing it, and he accepted payment for the cleaning…

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    Hercules was one of the greatest heroes in greek mythology. Hercules was both the most famous hero of ancient times and the most beloved. More stories were told about him than any other hero. Hercules was worshipped in many temples all over Greece and Rome. He was the son of zeus and Alkmene, however, Amphitryon was his mortal father. This is because Alkmene is married to Amphitryon and they raised Hercules together. Hera is married to Zeus. Since Zeus fools around with many women, and the…

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    Expecting to have a new insight in understanding the masterpieces of art, I was really thrilled to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Cool weather and no traffic condition made my steps on wings, encouraging me as if I can enjoy and interpret the great art works without getting lost which I was a few months ago. Facing the huge Doric columns of the entrance, I confidently took steps inside the museum to see Bernini’s Bacchanal: A Faun Teased by Children in person. On the way to find Bacchanal…

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    Percy's Dream

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    After leaving the casino, they all catch a taxi that'll take them to the Santa Monica pier in Los Angeles. Since they can't pay the taxi driver directly, Annabeth has the idea to use the debit card from the Lotus Casino that has unlimited money on it. On the way there, they talk about Percy's dream and if Hades is the one in his dreams. According to his dream, the being is waiting for two items— one must be Zeus's master bolt. Once they make it to the pier, Percy immediately goes to the water.…

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