Goddess

flock from each and every town around to gaze at my luxurious charcoal black hair. Men tend to instantly fall in love with yours truly once they take a long solemn stare into my icy indigo blue eyes. Many think that my beauty compares to that of a goddess but I am not as such. In all honestly I am not very fond of all the attention I get from all of the pathetic, deplorable men. I am in search of what may seem rather ridiculous to most; I desire to meet a real man, one whom I could love with…

There once was a very beautiful goddess named Psamathe, so beautiful that she attracted the very powerful god of the sea Poseidon. However Poseidon was already married to the ever so beautiful Amphitrite. One day while Psamathe was checking every single grain of sand to make sure it was the perfect shape, Poseidon came to her with a very special gift, a gift that the goddess of sand had never seen before. The gift was a small piece of the ocean. The small piece of ocean was so beautiful that it…

What would you do if you were the god of all of the sea and freshwater? Also married to a woman who is the goddess of the salt water. “Neptune was the Roman god of the sea and freshwater. He is a piece of Poseidon the greek version of this god and was married to the goddess of salt water, Salacia and the child of Ops and Saturn. Neptune was the god of the sea and was a very powerful man. “ (“Neptune Early Beginnings”,1) Neptune was an important god because he first had only control of salt…

order. In art he is drawn as a handsome young man, usually naked. He lived in Delphi, a major site where he gained control of the known oracle, by slaying the giant python that roamed near. Apollo’s sister, Artemis, was his twin. She was a virgin goddess, specifically of the hunt, and a guardian to the young; humans’ and animals’. There is a story dealing with Artemis bathing naked in the wild, and a young Actaeon (Theban hero), comes across her. She is furious by his invasion of her privacy.…

The building was a gesture for showing thanks to the goddess Athena for her salvation of Athens and Greece during the Persian wars. The layout of the columns were to swell out about one-third of the way up, through a device called “entasis,” which was to counter the human eye tendency to see the uninterrupted parallel columns narrowing as they rise to give a sense of “breath” or liveliness to the stone (p.61). The statue of the goddess Athena Parthenos, which originally stood in the midst of…

respected these mortal heroes, and rained down on them with accolades. Other than having a liking for humans, the gods and goddesses mated with them. Their children were called semi-gods or a demigod. One parent was mortal and the other was a god or a goddess. Semi-gods are born with godlike qualities, but have the appearance of a human. An example of a demigod is Perseus, who is the son of Zeus/Jupiter, and a mortal woman. He was the demigod who helped kill Medusa. That is different from Roman…

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…

the calf guarded to make sure her husband didn’t cheat on her again. The worst thing she did was have a fly attack the girl who ultimately betrayed Hera and deserved much worse. Readers should see that this act doesn’t make Hera a mean, vengeful Goddess, it makes her relatable, it showcases the fact that even though she is Queen of the Heavens she still has feelings and acts on…

Ancient Greece Reading Challenge: 5.2 Required Reading: Ancient Greece: 1. Explain the importance and development of the Greek city-state and the difference between a citizen and a non-citizen: A city-state have city or town that is surrounded by villages and farmland. The city-states in Greek were very independent and they often quarreled. The citizens were strongly patriotic. Many of them participated in public affairs. Only citizens could own land and participated in the government.…

In Mars and Venus, An allegory of Peace, by Louis-Jean-Francois Lagrenee, it shows the Roman God Mars and the Roman Goddess Venus. It shows Mars’ sword and armor telling us that he is the God of War. The doves represent love, which tells us that this is indeed the Goddess of love. The story conveys the themes of seduction and innocence. The curtain helps it become a theatrical moment. Mars and Venus are the actors in the painting. Mars invites…