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    intriguing genre of drama that made its official debut in around 500 BC in Athens. According to an article from Grand Valley State University, the origin of Tragedy can be traced back to groups of men singing s choral lyric to honor the Greek god Dionysus. Throughout history many famous authors were made great because of their skillful ability to captivate audiences with the story of a tragedy. Aristotle helped to outline and define what both a tragedy and a true tragic hero should look like.…

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    In the 1960s, a man by the name of Claude Levi-Strauss suggested that humans have a natural notion of “raw and cooked” meaning that humans naturally categorize everything in nature as clean or unclean. The People of Ancient Greece possessed this typical human habit. When looking specifically at the people of Sparta and the people of Athens, this habit is very apparent. Each city-state thought the other was unclean because they were so different despite both being Greek. Although Athens and…

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    self ”, Archytas and Plato shared the same belief that knowledge is gained through the soul before it is reborn into the body. After his trip to Southern Italy, he journeyed to Syracuse and make the acquaintance of Dion and Dionysius I (Plato B). Dionysus I was the ruler of Syracuse and though he adored the philosopher, he was envious of his publicity which sparked their “close friendship”. He eventually tried to unsuccessfully sell Plato into the slavery of a state who was at war with Athens.…

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    Symposium by Plato is a story which discusses the different types of love and how each type of man present in the story views love. Men give speeches, discussing the different types of love, the love of men being of the heavens, and love of women being of the earth. However, when analyzing the pieces, it becomes clear that there is more meaning to the writing than simply the existence of an earthly and a heavenly love. Rather, Plato wishes to convey a deeper, societal message in his writing. The…

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    Witch hunts. Driven by the need to purge their society of evil and sin, merciless government leaders hang supposed evil doers by their necks. The targeting, persecution, and execution of witches has existed for a long time, regardless of whether the victims were actual practitioners of witchcraft or not. The question remains, if these people were not truly mixing concoctions of liquid evil in cauldrons or casting spells on their personal enemies, then why were they chosen to be accused, and…

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    swallowed Metis whole.Athena was Zeus’s favorite child. Athena's siblings included Persephone, the Dioscuri twins, Helen, Dike, Minos, Aphrodite, Artemis, Heracles, the Graces, the Muses, Apollo, Artemis, Daradanus Hephaestus, Hebe, Eileithyia, Ares and Dionysus. Athena is considered a lone child of Zeus because she was born from his head. She was fierce and brave…

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    Music Festival Versus Garbage: How Reusables Can Win This War A set stage, an energetic crowd, and not a care in the world. The moment at Lollapalooza is choked with nervous energy, overwhelming joy, and, most of all, anticipation. There! Entering the stage! What for now is a mere shadow on the still pitch-black platform will become the mob’s hero once the lights go up. Your favorite musician! Could anything in the universe possibly ruin this blissful time of excitement? Regrettably, you take a…

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    The result was Antiochus IV came back and destroyed Jerusalem and made the Jerusalem temple dedicated to the Olympian Zeus. Second Temple also included the invasion of Egypt by Epiphanies IV. Other key differs in Second Temple was they celebrated Dionysus’ festivals and there was a pagan alter in place of the temple and any jews who refused to follow Antiochus orders were killed. A big difference between Second Temple and First Temple is in Second temple everything is kept a secret until the…

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    the result creation of countless Gods. There were twelve main Olympian Gods that ruled the universe. Apollo was beloved and held many powers from being the Greek god of prophecy, music, academic quests, healing, outbreak of diseases and the sun. Dionysus is the Greek god of wine, love making and drunken partying in Greek mythology. He is a benefactor of the theater, drama and an and agricultural. Though Hades is one of the Greek gods of Mt. Olympus, he mostly resides in the underworld with his…

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    Classical and Greek Mythology Allusions Pandora’s Box Who? Zeus, Pandora, Prometheus, Epimetheus, Hephaistos What? Zeus was mad at Prometheus and because people tricked him. Zeus eventually got back at the people by telling Hephaistos to make a beautiful woman whom he names Pandora. Zeus sent Pandora to earth. Zeus thought Epimetheus should marry Pandora. Zeus sent Pandora with a small box with a lock on it. She couldn’t open the box because Epimetheus had the key. Pandora really wanted to…

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