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    curiosity of regular humans. The people of Attilan are stuck in a caste system that isn’t lenient which angers some of the people of Attilan. The main characters who are a part of the royal family are Black Bolt who is the king, Medusa who is the queen, Gorgon, Karnak, Maximus who is black bolt’s brother, and Crystal who is medusas younger sister. All of the royal family has powers except for Maximus which makes Maximus human unlike the people he grew…

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    Furthermore, she has created countless tools for her people and humanity as a whole. Athena has also befriended, encouraged, and helped many heroes on their quests, while being a fearsome warrior herself. For instance, Athena helped Perseus kill Gorgon Medusa…

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    Aeschylus’ trilogy of plays, the Oresteia, deals with gender roles in ancient Athens, particularly through the chorus in the third play, the Eumenides. The expectation of women in Athenian society included caring for and watching over the home and family, and also listening to the men, as they were of higher status. The Erinyes in the Oresteia, however, are female characters independently willed and portrayed as violent and powerful. They later become the Eumenides, hidden underground and…

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    Why I Am Like Athena

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    head might explode. My favorite bird is the Snow Owl. I can quilt, which is a similar skill to that of weaving. My favorite class is always math. Another reasoning why I’m like Athena is because I hate to be insulted. Athena turned Medusa into a gorgon when she claimed she…

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    Athena’s birth was unusual to say the least. Gaia warned Zeus that if Athena’s mother had a daughter, that child would overthrow Zeus. To prevent this, Zeus swallowed Metis while she was still pregnant with Athena. Around the time when Athena was to be born, Zeus was in great pain. He felt terrible pressure in his head. He ordered Hephaestus to use his axe to relieve the pressure. Hephaestus used his axe on Zeus’s head and out of the opening came a fully grown, armour wearing, Athena. Athena’s…

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    Perseus Archetypes

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    before finding Hermes and Athena. They helped him on his quest, giving him shoes which he could use to fly, a bottomless wallet, a sword which could pierce the Gorgons’ scales, and a shield which could be used as a mirror. They directed him to the Gray Women, who knew where the Gorgons resided. After the long journey, Perseus reached the Gorgons and kills Medusa with the items given to him by Hermes and Athena. “With a single sweep on his sword he cut through her neck and, his eyes still fixed…

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    head and present it as a gift to the new couple Polydektes and Danae. The first obstacle Perseus was able to overcome was the fear of facing the Gorgon Medusa. The Gorgon’s head was made of snakes, with boar tusks, bronze hands, and wings of gold. The second obstacle Perseus overcame was to somehow not look into Medusa’s eyes and exterminate the Gorgon. He was able kill Medusa with the help of Hermes and Athena as he used Athena’s mirror to look at Medusa’s reflection. Also used Hermes’s…

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    Do You Know About Greek Symbol And Meanings? Matthew Barton By Matthew Barton Sep 6, 2011 Ancient Greek geography was in some ways different than the geography of modern Greece Ancient Greece life teaches a lot of things. The excellence of the was reflected in almost every spheres of the ancient life here which included arts, culture, cities, planning, sports, games, inventions and the technologies used Wars occurred often and were not rare tragedy. Games had a great influence on the ancient…

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    Debauchee Monologue

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    “Hello, what are you doing here? Don’t you knock?” I asked jokingly. “Don’t you dare speak to me you lying, cheating, irritating, agitating, maddening, infuriating debauchee. Don’t think that I don’t know what is going on! They told me! They told me everything! You make me sick!” “Who told you what?” He ignored me. “To think after the chance I took with you, you go and have a fling with that guy. The nerve! What a fool I must have been to love you and to think! Oh, to think that you loved me!…

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    actually enjoyed reading it so I thought I would continue the series. The book is difficult at times. The frequent change between characters views each chapter can get confusing at times. 8. The book opens with Percy Jackson being chased by two gorgons, who seek revenge for killing their sister Medusa. Percy has lost all memory of his past. They reveal that they're working for Gaea. While making his escape, Percy runs into an old woman named June, who gives him a choice: do her a favor…

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