Cronus

Ancient cultures are different and unique from cultures today. An example of this is their gods. They had different than what we worship today; for instance, the Greek god Poseidon who controls the seas and currents. They were gods to be feared and to be worshiped. They also created great stories about them. When learning about an ancient culture it’s important to start with their gods. Mythology is an interesting topic in many ways; not only does it have gods, but it has heroes too. These…

and Poseidon got the sea and earthquakes. Poseidon is the god of the sea and earthquakes . HIs symbol is the bull , fish , horses and the trident. One myth about Poseidon is that when he was a kid he was eaten by Cronus and had to be saved by his brother Zeus. Zeus cut his dad's stomach open and saved him and his other siblings. After beating…

The main characters in this book are Percy, Grover, Annabeth, Chiron, Poseidon, Ares, Hades, Luke, and Zeus. The book primarily takes place in Camp Half Blood. This book is about Zeus’s lightning bolt getting stolen by Luke. The problem in this book is Zeus’s lightning bolt gets stolen and Percy has a quest to find the bolt before the summer solstice. When Percy is on the quest he has to take a taxi, car, and bus from New York to Los Angeles to get to the Underworld. He has to go to the…

While learning about Greek Mythology I have read several definitions, this one by Mark Cartright, stood out to my the most: Greek mythology, as in other ancient cultures, was used as a means to explain the environment in which humankind lived, the natural phenomena they witnessed and the passing of time through the days, months, and seasons. Myths were also intricately connected to religion in the Greek world and explained the origin and lives of the gods, where humanity had come from and where…

The Ancient Greeks were well known for their mythology; these myths played an immense role in their society. Mythology was at the center of their existence, these myths and the Gods within them were used to give purpose and meaning to their lives as well as explain how the world was created. In ancient Greece, stories about gods and goddesses as well as heroes and monsters were an important part of their culture. These stories were used to explained things from religious rituals to the weather,…

Demeter is a Greek goddess that is most widely known as the goddess of crops, but she is also the goddess of marriage, childbirth, and vegetation(grain especially). She is the mother of Persephone. Her parents are Cronus and Rhea. She is the sister of Zeus, Hera, Hades, Hestia, and Poseidon. Demeter is also known by her Roman name, Ceres. Demeter was in charge of growing the crops for everyone. Her myth is to explain the seasons and the pattern of crop growth. There are several different…

In Homer’s Iliad, Achilles’s rage is a major element of the plot, as he withdraws from battle based on spite, essentially, when the Achaeans desperately need his help. Agamemnon therefore sends an embassy consisting of Ajax, Phoenix, and Odysseus to convince him to return. Odysseus in particular is often described by Homer as a “tactician,” or one who is generally calm and logical. His speech does contain fairly methodical rhetorical strategies, such as appeals to emotion and the ancient desire…

different women. Although the names of the gods in Greek mythology differ from the names in Roman mythology, they perform similar tasks. Zeus, the god of gods in Greek mythology is the most famous. He was the ruler of the sky that was born to Rhea and Cronus. He created thunderstorms and lighting bolts and used an eagle to retrieve…

Each one played a monumental role in bringing order to the cosmos. Zeus’s ability to rule and bring the said order came through Cronus’s overthrow of Uranus, and Zeus’s own coup against Cronus, (Ferry. 54-66). Defeating the enemy that was oppressing the challenger was the key factor in each scenario, and that is exactly what Achilles did. After triumphantly killing Hector Achilles goes on to announce “Now that the gods have let me kill…

job of torturing and punishing the damned and wrongdoers in the Underworld--the homes of the Furies.Other myths say that Furies were three sisters, created by the the blood of Uranus that fell on Gaia (the earth), when he was castrated by his son Cronus. Another story is that the Fury siblings were the children of the god Nyx, or night. The names of the three Fury sisters of the myths are Allecto (endless rage), Tisiphone (punishment), and…