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Myths are to explain the unexplainable. The Greeks did not have modern-day science to explain the world around them, so they used Myths. A good example of a myth that explains is “Demeter and Persephone”. Young goddess Persephone is kidnapped by Hades and brought to the Underworld to be his bride. Tricking the…

mythology is, oddly enough, a marriage story. Once Demeter had a daughter named Persephone. Persephone was graced with happiness and great beauty. She was so beautiful that she caught the eye of Hades. Hades was so enamored with her he decided to court and marry her. Sadly it was less dating and more Hades splitting the earth riding up in a chariot and kidnapping her to the underworld. Because of the loss of her child Demeter began to weep in mourning. In her mourning Demeter, goddess of the…

strength. In the movie Hercules, he is told by his birth father, Zeus, that if he wants to become a true hero, he will become a god again. Hercules devotes himself to hero training and once finished he takes on every monster and natural disaster Hades can throw his way. Hercules takes it all on just to prove his strength, bravery, gain fame and wealth and become a true hero…only to be told that being famous is not the same as being a true hero. Hercules many heroic deeds, tremendous wealth…

and his uncles are Zeus and Hades.…

Zeus and Jupiter are the king of the gods in Greek mythology and Roman mythology respectively; they protect mankind and help them when called upon. Although they are the king gods, they are also the god of the sky and thunder who uses lightning as their main weapon and used an eagle to retrieve the lightning bolt. Zeus and Jupiter are both married to their sisters Hera and Juno respectively and have many children from different women. Although the names of the gods in Greek mythology differ from…

reason why screenwriters did this is to add a little more jovial and hysteric to the film to lighten the mood and to maintain the children's attention. Unlike the myth, the villain in the film is not Hera but it is actually the god of the underworld Hades. Hades want to overthrow Zeus and take over the kingdom but first he need to get Hercules out of his way so he send his minions to kidnap Hercules, turn him into a mortal and kill him but his plan to kill Hercules failed. Hercules was stuck on…

Ionian sculptor around 190/200 CE. The Sarcophagus Panel Depicting the Abduction of Persephone is a high relief sculpture that shows Hades (god of the underworld) abducting Demeter’s (the harvest goddess) very young daughter Persephone so that he can marry the young girl. This relief sculpture was inspired by the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, which tells the story of Hades kidnapping Persephone. This work of art is a relief sculpture that was created out of marble since marble was a common medium…

The myth of Persephone is an ancient Greek myth used to explain the change of the seasons. Persephone was the sweet daughter of Greek goddess Demeter who was kidnapped by Hades and later became the Queen of the Underworld. When she was with her mother, the land would be fertile and fruitful, the period of spring and summer. When she was away from her mother, the land was not fertile and would not produce crops, the period of autumn and winter. This was the myth that explained the change of…

All Love Comes To An End Romance literature, a genre expressed for centuries has seemed to never go out of style. Over several centuries, the art of romance has been written in the form of myths, sonnets, plays, and novels. Back in the time period of about 500 b.c.e., Greek mythology was very popular and often focused on the theme of love and a heart gripping death that often depicted a hero of a man saving his lover. Orpheus and Eurydice, which has been translated from Latin by various authors,…

hated by Hera. This would explain why he is not a god, rather than the potion that Pain and Panic give to him to make him mortal. Next, in myth, Hera sends two snakes to kill baby Hercules. Instead he strangles them. But in Disney’s version, Hades hates Hercules and the two snakes that…