Dionysus

Cerridwen Keeper of the Cauldron, Goddess of the Moon, magic, agriculture, poetry, music, art, prophecy, fertility and science. Cerridwen's name is derived from the Celtic word "cerru", meaning cauldron. Cerridwen herself and the cauldron are a lot a like in the respect that they both symbolize the transformation powers of magic, rebirth, creative inspiration and wisdom. So because of this Cerridwen is known as the Patron Goddess of wizards and witches. Cerridwen is a shape-shifting, lunar deity…

Ancient Greeks worshiped many gods and goddesses. Myths are like stories that teach lessons or tell how things came to be. The Greeks worshiped gods and goddesses such as Hera. Hera is the goddess of women, marriage, childbirth, and family. Her Roman name is Juno, all gods and goddesses had Roman names and some planets were named after them. She was born, lives, and usually found on Mount Olympus. Hera had a very large family, her parents were Cronus and Rhea. Cronus was the god of time and Rhea…

From reading The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, I would add a piece of technology that would help Jim Smiley win more bets with his frog. I would add a device that would be capable of measuring jumping height, force from takeoff, and the landing force. This way Mr. Smiley could go out and gather frogs and test them until he singled out the best frog for him to use in his bets. Mr. Smiley taught the frog that he caught in the story on how to jump higher, but if someone else were to…

Thoth was to be one of the more important deities of the Egyptian pantheon, Thoth was of writing and of the moon he also was God of magic and the mesurment of time as the moon turned into waned phase. He was associated by the Egyptians with speech, literature, arts, learning thought to be scribe to the gods, who kept a great library of scrolls. to the Egyptians he was of speech,for literature,arts and learning he was thought to be scribed in to gods,that a great library of scrolls was kept.…

One of the most talked about social problems is gender inequality. This is a problem that has had a negative impact on women all around the world. Many people think this is a relatively new problem that has only been around for a few hundred years. But gender inequality has been around for thousands of years, even as far back as the ancient Greeks. In the Odyssey, gender inequality is expressed when Calypso is forced to allow Odysseus to leave her island by Zeus. In her speech to Hermes, Calypso…

Perseus and Heracles are both the sons of Zues but have different mothers Perseus's mother was a princess and was also a human. Heracles's mother abandoned him his mother's name was Alcmene. Heracles tricked Atlas when he went to get apples from a tree. Heracles killed a hydra and also killed two deadly serpents by strangling them when he was just a baby. Heracles had to do 12 labors in order for him to become a "full God," instead of a demigod. Heracles's cousin was the one who made Heracles…

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…

The topic chosen for this discussion post was the religious aspect of Ancient Greece, the Pantheon of Gods. Ancient Greece, as in so many other ancient societies, was polytheistic and each god or goddess corresponded to some natural phenomena. There were twelve “main” gods each representing some element of society that the Greeks deemed important. The King of the gods was Zeus, who ruled over the sky, and controlled the weather. Next there was Poseidon, who ruled over the seas, and then there…

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…

Why is there so much rape in Ancient Greek Mythology? The answer is complex, but not beyond understanding. The gods in particular are primarily responsible for committing this crime in a variety of these stories. There are a plethora of reasons as to why rape in Ancient Greek Mythology is portrayed as common and even acceptable. To begin with, the nature of rape in these stories is likely a consequence of Greek rape culture, which includes a focus on masculinity, power, passion, and the…