Heracles

Heracles and the Twelve Labors Imagine that you're a happy married man and have children, then the next thing you know you are drenched in the blood of that wife and those children that you loved dearly. That’s what happened to Hercules, and the beginning of his heroic story. Heracles were known as the strongest man due to his father being Zeus and his incredible strength, he was also courageous and wanted to restore his honor for his wrong doings that he did not even do. Heracles were loved…

Myth in Culture and the Arts Herakles the Son of Zeus in the Modern World 1288 BC - Present In Greek mythology, Herakles is considered the most popular figure. Hercules is the Roman name for Herakles, who was a Greek hero. He was the son of the king of gods, known as Zeus, and Alcmene “the mortal woman”. Zeus was also after other women and he took on the form of Amplitron, Alcmene 's husband. When he visited Alcmene one night in her bed, they lay together and Herakles was born. He had great…

This piece is titled Vishnu as Varaha, The Cosmic Boar. It tells the story of the the Hindu god, Vishnu and how he took the form of a boar to rescue the world from a demon who imprisoned the earth beneath the cosmic ocean. This piece depicts Vishnu as having an entirely human body with a boar’s head, not unlike the shape of a minotaur. Though the color and texture of this sculpture would have me to believe it has nothing to do with an ocean. This piece is entirely a sand like color and has a…

Hades was the Greek god of the underworld and the dead. He was one of the oldest and most powerful gods, being first born male of Cronus and Rhea. He was very complicated and would rarely ever show himself, but when he did it could be very interesting. Hades was the fourth child of Cronus and Rhea and was swallowed by his father, Cronus, as all the others before him had. This happened because it was prophesied Cronus would be overthrown by his children just as he did father, Uranus. This is…

Herodotus shows himself as a dedicated and meticulous historian throughout this entire book. His respect to detail is what sets this aspect of himself apart from that of the political theorist, anthropologist, or spinner of tales. He provides such in-depth characteristics and features of these recounts of history that it seems as if he was standing there taking notes as it transpired. This attention to detail is thoroughly described in the recounting of Croesus’ gathering of gifts to give to the…

Athena was one of Zeus’s many daughters, but she was often called the lone child because of the way she was born. Instead of coming out of her mother, Athena was born from Zeus’s forehead after he ate her mother, Metis. There’s three stories about how she was birthed from his forehead. One of the three being that Zeus envied Metis for her wisdom so he devoured her. Zeus eventually got this enormous headache and Hermes cleaved Zeus’s head open with a double headed Minoan Axe, and Athena shot out…

As Hercules once said, a true hero isn't measured by the size or strength, but by the strength of his heart. Johnny had a big heart in The outsiders, by S.E. Hinton. He may not have been strong or big but he has a giant heart. I think Cherry is a hero because she changed her side for the greater good. She also stood up for what she believed in by stopping Bob and his friends from hurting Ponyboy and Johnny. She was nice to them at the movie drive in and was being nice to them. Dallas is a…

Culminating Writing I think rikki should be proud of himself because of his bravery, his wit, and his strength. He battled two Cobra’s, he distracted Nagaina, and he battled 3 snakes and never lost. I think he was brave because he single handedly fought two Cobra’s and destroyed the eggs. That is really hard for a young Mongoose like Rikki. Now that is real bravery. For an example in the story it says,”Rikki was plunged into the rat hole where Nag and her used to live.” on page 27.…

Pangaea was one of the most strongest gods, next to Zeus. Pangaea in actually Zeus’s brother, but Zeus doesn’t like to talk about him. Pangaea was the oldest out of the four brothers. When Zeus became the god of gods, Pangaea had to bow down to his little brother. Nobody likes to talk about Pangaea because he died many centuries ago. Pangaea was the God Of War and was very muscular. Many people feared Pangaea. Even the great and powerful Zeus used to fear him. When Zeus became the lord of the…

Like many myths, the story of Hades does more than account for a natural phenomenon such as the seasons. This story shows the emotional complexity of Demeter; she is a god who suffers. Persephone too suffers, for every year she must return to the Underworld. The story of Hades reveals a trend in Greek mythology in which different gods represent different aspects of the natural world. Persephone comes to represent spring, and Demeter represents summer. Zeus permitted Hades, who was in love…