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that undoubtedly pin the identity of this woman as Athena. The most blatant clue to her identity is the aegis placed directly in the middle of her garment, which is a trademark symbols worn by both Athena and Zeus and typically characterized by the Gorgon Medusa. Being the goddess of war, it is fitting that she is wearing a helmet topped with a sphinx and griffin because these are symbolic representations of power and knowledge. Standing at an impressive seven feet, which is well above the…

Introduction J. K. Rowling is a British writer, best known for her children novels-Harry Potter’s series. This effort had gainglobal attention and won numerous awards and honors.The writer had created something that is not merely a typical children's book but a truly araremarvel.The clamorhas been overwhelming since their release, debates and discussion are raging universally. The proffered apprehensions and opinions span quite a spectrum, which reinvigorated a genre of aficionados.…

Emily Dickinson was a female author of poetry from Amherst, Massachusetts in born in 1830 and died in 1886. Only a handful of her hundreds of poems were published before her death in 1886. Furthermore, Dickinson has since joined Walt Whitman in the literary canon as one of the two most significant American poets of the nineteenth century. (Bluemle, S. R., 2008) I will discuss about her illness she had in her life, the language of her poetry that reflects on her life of how her works was…

Carol Ann Duffy’s poetry combines myths, fairy tales, historic stories, Bible, legends, horrors - the wide range of cultural and family heritage, mythological tradition and autobiographical transaction. She celebrates them all, discovering the truth which hasn’t been completely unveiled. Her poems demonstrate a female mindset, in a way that personally connects her with myths, history, fairy tales. The World’s Wife collection of poems starts with “Little Red Cap” which is about a…

logo consists of a symbol of Medusa’s head. Versace has one of the most iconic and recognizable logos in the fashion industry and the logo was deliberately chosen in order to represent the company and its products. In Greek mythology, Medusa is a Gorgon known for her absolute beauty and renowned delicacy before she offended the goddess Athena and was transformed into a horrific monster that turned anyone that glances at her into stone. Although it is simple, this general background of Medusa is…

"little sunspot(Hercules, 1997)". This is a very interesting depiction because Disney has combined two different myths into one character. The Three Fates, or Moerae, did in fact cut the threads of life but Disney combined them with the sisters of the Gorgons, or the Graeae. These sisters shared an eye and a tooth and were extremely old and had the gifts of prophesy of past, present and future(Greek Mythology Link). The last character I would like to compare is the Centaur, Nessus. In the movie,…

Famous Greek poets such as Homer once told from memory the adventures of Greek heroes, Ajax battling with Hector, Odysseus’ travels from Troy to Ithaca. These poets relied on their expression and voice to carry out the intensity and awesomeness of the stories. Later in history, writers depended on their use of words to portray the actions, triumphs, or failures in their tales. Modern film and games allows the storytellers to depict exactly how they saw the scene when they heard or read it. Many…

values including bravery, cleverness, and devotion. Heroes such as Perseus indicate that well-intentioned people are met with successful conclusions. Perseus was a kind, courageous young man who risked death to defend his mother. His slaying of the gorgon Medusa…

Macbeth is a tragedy, written by William Shakespeare during the 1500’s, when Elizabethan dramas blossomed. By saying it is a tragedy, it means that it is a play that begins, or contains, a protagonist that starts off high in stature in the beginning, but in the end, winds up a low life, and most of the time dead. This play takes place in England during the eleventh century. Macbeth and his friend, Banquo, run into these three witches that prophesize their future. Macbeth is promised Thane of…

Athena Lemnia, a modern copy of Athena Lemnia’s reconstruction, currently resides in a niche in Carpenter Library of Bryn Mawr College. It used to exhibit in Thomas Great Hall and it was moved to carpenter Library in 1997. and before The statue is made of plaster and slightly over life-size. Its dimension is 228.6 cm x 106.68 cm x 68.58 cm (Height x Width x Depth). The statue was made by August Gerber and was painted black to resemble bronze texture of the original. The original sculpture it…