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    to take revenge on the humans Prometheus had created. He called on Hephaestus to help him by creating misery for humans. Hephaestus, along with the other gods created the first female human to live on the earth. Each god gave the woman a gift and she was given the name Pandora, which means “She who has given all gifts.” Pandora received silver clothing and learned weaving from Athena. She was crowned with a gold crown by Hephaestus and given grace and emotions by Aphrodite. Hermes gave her gifts…

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    In Greek mythology, Pandora was originally a gift of great beauty. The myth used by the jewelry store was of Pandora, as stated by Atsma, the first woman on earth which was created by Hephaestus with water and earth. According to Dhwty Pandora’s name means “all gifted ” because once Pandora was created, Hephaestus let the gods contribute with gifts so that Pandora can easily be tempted to the mortal, the gods supplied her with unparalleled beauty, grace and desire, voice and strength, Poseidon…

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    Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Athena, Apollo. Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Hermes, and Dionysus are the Twelve Olympians. They're the main Gods and Goddesses of Greek mythology. The ancient Greeks fancied the Twelve Olympians. There are hundreds of gods, some are minor, and some are major. The Olympians are the major gods; they get the most praise and recognition from mortals. The minor gods are powerful but not as strong as the Olympians. Zeus was the youngest son of Kronos and Rhea,…

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    godess by a trojan prince. she also saved paris from his battle with menelaus. (theoi) The sparrow, dove, swan, swallow, and a iynx served as her messengers. She represented the attraction that binds people together (aphro). She was married to Hephaestus, the olympian god of iron. But her heart was devoted to Ares, the god of war. She was having a secret love affair with Ares. she was the goddess of Mount Olympus. according to the poem illiad by homer.…

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    Based on polytheistic religion, the ancient greeks believed in 13 gods. Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter, Aphrodite, Apollo, Artemis, Dionysus, Ares, Athena, Hermes, and Hephaestus. I’m going to describe the gods/goddesses, their powers, symbols, one myth about them, and their relationship with other greek gods/goddesses. Let’s hop into it. First and foremost, i’m going to talk about Zeus. Zeus is the king of the gods or ruler of mount olympus and the most powerful of the gods. His power is…

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    the sister and companion of murderous Ares" (Homer 446). One of Aphrodite's other more famous children is Harmonia. Harmonia is the goddess of harmony and concord, meaning harmony and agreement between other people. After her birth, the furious Hephaestus gave Aphrodite a necklace which little did she know would curse her child for an eternity. The curse was forever set upon her to ruin her and her next generations. Her last set of famous kids were Eros and Himeros. They were being carried in…

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    Tyra Banks Research Paper

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    "Woman should understand that there is no such thing as standard beauty." 41 year old, Tyra Banks has lead the modeling industry internationally. Banks has significantly broken the barrier of size and ethnicity in the modeling world. Starting at a very young age she was able to portray her beauty while being her true self. She does/ has done many things in her career including; a talk show host, producer, actress, television personnel, and of course an American Model. Aphrodite, the goddess…

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    Erebus The King

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    Erebus was the ruler of the demons and the god of darkness. When Apollo touched it, he was turned to ashes. Erebus had ambushed Apollo from his own city, killed his wife and now killed him. Apollo’s son, Hephaestus, god of fire was devastated to find this out. Something bad happened. Hephaestus had no choice but to crown Erebus as king. Poseidon, god of water, Svarog, god of the sun, and Zeus, god of thunder all stared in horror at their new King Erebus. Zeus walked up.…

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    Demi Gods: A Short Story

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    cried quietly, and everyone watched as tears streamed down her face and hit the ground. “Why? He got this far without getting hurt, why does he have to die now?” “We cannot change fate,” One of the Fates rasped, “We only aid it.” “Leo, my son.” Hephaestus looked truly pained as he walked over to his son and kneeled over him. Then he looked up at the other demi-gods, “We can’t burn him like the other fallen heroes.” “We’ll put him on a boat and set him out to sea along with Festus.” Reyna said…

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    Attica, Athena made an olive tree to grow in the Acropolis while Poseidon caused a saltwater stream to gush from the Acropolis." (Baker) Athena in her early days was born out of her fathers head because she was trapped inside when he swallowed Metis. Hephaestus freed Athena from the head of Zeus. After Athena was freed, one of her obligations was to find land to protect, so she decided she wanted Attica. Poseidon also wanted that land, so he challenged her. Athens judged Athena ti be the…

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