Demeter

In the center of Athens, the temple of their patron goddess Athena stands proudly on the acropolis, its massive marble form imposing awe upon all who behold it. Doric columns over 30ft high surround the rectangular base and support a ceiling that protects a statue almost as beautiful as it’s likeness. At one time, the Parthenon would have been described precisely this way. Even though time has long since done away with its wooden roof and the exquisite statue of Athena, its looming columns still…

changed to fall, but they didn’t know why. We as humans create reason for something to exist and fables were how they were expressed. Texts were written under those rules to describe everything from why seasons change to why greed should be avoided. Demeter gave the Greeks their…

experience the joy of being a child. Although his birth was a rough start, but he eventually climbs to be the king of all gods. Even the prophecies say “Zeus was fated to dethrone Cronus” (Taft, 120). Zeus had many siblings, including Poseidon, Hades, Demeter, Hestia, and Hera, who were all swallowed by Cronus. Zeus had many sons and daughters such as Perseus, Hermes, Heracles, and Aphrodite. Even though some were gods and some were demigods, many of his children have heroic or godly…

The Titans may be one of the most powerful group of Greek hero’s, not only coming from the Golden Age, but any time period. That is exactly what the name means, “They were immortal giants of incredible strength and knowledge of old religion rituals and magic”. They were also known as the Elder Gods and came from Mount Othrys (“The Titans”, 2016). So why not name a football team the Titans? Whether it is a professional, college, high school or any level of competition having an intimidating name…

Richards reports experiments in which he himself administered high doses of LSD to a poverty-stricken research volunteer that saw images of a Hindu God with many spiraling arms during his psychedelic experience. He found out because the young man, who was in his mid-twenties, pointed it out in a magazine he was looking through some time after the experiment at Richards office and it was exactly that, a Hindu rendition of the God Shiva. “Psychedelic research, however, does suggest that there are…

• Sponsorships – In this example, an athlete would enter an agreement with a company to pay their expenses, at an inflated rate, in return for the athlete displaying the company logo or name on their uniform or practice shirt • Scholarships – colleges would offer the athlete an opportunity to train full time but require them to do very little academic pursuits • Trust Funds – the amateur athlete would compete on a professional scale but any prize money or compensation would go to a trust fund,…

Symbols of Mabon include balance and mysteries. The Goddess at Mabon is the Mother Goddess who turns into the Crone. Demeter, who was very generous with her gifts, and Persephone, who visits the underworld and then comes back, are ancient Greece's Goddesses of Mabon. In Greek Mythology, Persephone returns to the Underworld to be with Hades, her husband. This is believed…

In Ancient Greece, gender and social status effected the level participation in Greek religion. Depending on gender and a number of details affecting social status meant for different levels on involvement with religious activities such as rituals, festivals, competitions, etc. This essay will describe how these two elements would affect a person’s participation in Greek religion, specifically for sacrifices, festivals, priests and sanctuaries, and lastly, cults. By looking at these elements of…

There is one issue that all ancient Greek art historians and archeologist agree on. That issue is that the reason why the Parthenon frieze cannot be correctly solved is that there is no ancient literature or sources that appropriately archives the context of the frieze. Without contextual evidence, the intertextuality of the subject matter corresponding to the Parthenon frieze becomes ambiguous to the modern viewer. Modern academics can only conceptualize and speculate about what the images of…

Chronos, the god of time, was the father of the most famous Greek god Zeus. Chronos is one of the most powerful gods in Greek mythology. Chronos was a titan and he was one of the original gods( Atsma). Chronos was a very interesting god who I think people don't really even know about. Chronos also had a lot of cool powers that I think people should know about. I will tell you a lot about the character I think is now my favorite Greek god. Chronos is a very cool god who should really have a movie…