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Two of the oldest known civilizations in history are that of ancient Egypt and ancient Greece. Ancient Egyptian civilization is thought to have commenced around 3150 BC and persisted until the end of the Pharaoh rule in 31 BC. The ancient Greek civilization is assumed to have existed from 1100 BC till about 146 BC. The variances between them are plenty but there are several resemblances existing between these two civilizations in culture, religion, architecture, and other life foundations. The…

a church, synagogue, or temple to worship. People reference heaven as if it is a place, but sometimes, they do not believe that their soul will go there when they die. There are certain steps to take in order to reach heaven depending on the religion that an individual worship. Not many people believe in the ideas of a certain religion compared…

in her arms, both of which come from the moment that Moses descends Mount Sinai with the Ten Commandments” (Feiler). The Daily Beast also contends that Moses is actually the inspiration behind Superman, stating that although the creators looked at Greek mythology, Arthurian legend, and science fiction as inspiration, that “many of its principal themes are drawn from the Hebrew Bible, and its backstory was taken almost point by point from Moses.” In 2013, Henry Cavill became the newest face of…

Poseidon and his two brothers are known as the major gods in Greek mythology. Before Poseidon was one of those major gods, there was only one god, Kronos. Kronos was known as the Creator and Destroyer. As time passed on, Rhea, Kronos's wife had three sons: Poseidon, Zeus, and Hades. Kronos didn't like them, and as a result, he ate them. Other legends say that Poseidon was the only son eaten, but not all his brothers and sisters shared the same fate. Rhea had tricked Kronos to eat a bird. While…

Achilles. According to mythology, Achilles was a hero to the Greeks, he was one of the greatest warriors that participated in the Trojan War, and he was the protagonist of Homer’s epic, the Iliad. But because of his “fatal flaw” and his tragic death, it resulted in ending the hero he was. Achilles and his background history, his fights for his honor, and even his death are just three of the many reasons he fulfilled one of the most famous Greeks Heros. To begin with, Achilles was the child of…

Overall, Achilles’ brutality was exceptional and even the gods took pity on Hector which demonstrates the severity of Achilles actions as the Greek gods were amoral and rarely showed sympathy towards mankind. This demonstrates the extent of Achilles’ fury and hatred towards Hector for killing Patroclus. Another important aspect of the Iliad is the involvement of gods in comparison to their almost total absence in Troy. In the Iliad, the gods have a massive influence on the course of war. This…

The power of prophecy emerges in the earliest time in the wilderness through Azazel; inevitably, intertwining his abilities with that of Pan. In the area of Mesopotamia, Azazel/Pan prevails as the leader of the goat creatures known as Seirim and also as the jinn that haunts the wasteland of Semitic tribes. Concurrently, these creatures could take possession of people and also encompasses the ability to prophesy. To this end, the ancients sought these creatures out, (numerous people believing…

regarded as the goddess of strength and speed, and is represented by several symbols that are well known today. In Greek Mythology, Nike was regarded as one that is represented in different ways within our society . Nike was known as ‘’Victoria’’ that means victory to the Romans. Nike flew around battlefields and rewarded the victors with glory. She was one of the city gods and she has a temple of honor on the Acropolis at Athens. Nike was in a war with…

name, derived from the word for procession common to Greek and Latin (pompe/ pompa). Nearby Herculaneum was also reputedly founded by the Greek hero and named after him. The cult of Hercules was one of the earliest known at Pompeii, where he was worshipped along with Athena in the Doric Temple. Both deities are represented on fourth-century BC terracotta antefixes from the so-called ‘Triangular Forum’ (actually a sanctuary), whose Doric Temple may have honoured him alongside Athena (Carafa 2011:…

Fate: Greeks versus Barbarians The concept of fate permeates throughout ancient Greek culture, and Herodotus’s Histories are no exception. However, the exact role that Herodotus portrays fate to play throughout his work is more difficult to determine. On one hand, Herodotus’s work demonstrates a more fatalistic mindset right from the beginning in books one through four– with characters such as Cambyses and Croesus struggling in their attempts to alter the outcome of predetermined prophesies. At…