Medusa

Have you ever imagined not being able to go to your hometown? Chernobyl is what that's like. About a couple months after the accident the elephant's foot was found. The foot has many life-threatening effects. The effects were way worse back then, then they are now. The elephant's foot is a very scary thing. After the tragedy of Chernobyl, a toxic lump of radiation was found. Even though it happened over 30 years ago the elephant's foot is still lethal and it will be for 50,000 more…

Have you ever really liked a book and watched the movie, only to find out that the book is way better? In the book, "Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief" the book has a lot more details and backstory. There are a lot of things that can be confusing in the movie, if you haven't read the book. It is important that you read this essay because it will inspire you to read the book before watching the movie. Comparing the movie to the book, you will find some minor and major similarities and…

My favorite hero story is Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief. The hero of this story is a twelve-year-old named Perseus Jackson. While on a field trip, Percy encounters an ancient monster called a Fury who accuses Percy of stealing Zeus’s lightning bolt. This is Percy’s call to adventure. At the end of the school year, Percy is escorted home by Grover, who, as a satyr, represents Percy’s supernatural aid. Later, on a beach vacation, Percy’s mother, Sally, encounters Grover and decides that…

contained a different location or era of artworks to observe and study. Furthermore, a large quantity of paintings were displayed many depicting an arrangement of biblical and mythological scenes. A few artworks containing scenes such as the slaying of Medusa, images of cupid, and images of various angels. Personally, the various sculpture pieces and fiberworks…

The main characters were Percy, Grover, and Annabeth. The movie took place at Percy’s apartment, Camp Half Blood, Medusa 's Garden, 2 different Museums, the woods, the land of the Dead, Empire State Building, at school, the pool, Mount Olympus and the Lotus Casino. In the movie somebody steals Zeus’ lightning bolt, everyone thinks Percy stole it. Percy’s class has a…

a result of Zeus having relations with one of the citizens. Initially the citizens of Corinth started praying to Poseidon the god of the sea in hopes that he would bring rain to their city; however, Poseidon refused because he was still upset that Medusa had been killed. Therefore they started praying to Zeus, the god of the sky, asking that he bring rain to stop the drought. Zeus knew that if he brought rain Hera would make conditions worse for the people of Corinth. The king finally urged them…

LEE--- known as a writer and aerosol artist in NYC from 1974--1982, explored themes, which included his fears of nuclear war, the catholic church and his own love life. He was a whole car specialist in the " wild style" of subway car graffiti and part of the Fabulous 5, one of the most respected writing crews, along with DOC, MONO, Dirty Slug and SLAVE. Together they painted the first whole train to ever run in traffic. Hi first work that was both legal and aboveground, "The Lion's Den", was…

corners of the square asterism. In Greek mythology, the horse played numerous roles. Poseidon, god of the sea, first created horses out of the waves of the ocean. However, Pegasus was not merely just a horse. Poseidon was his father and the Gordon Medusa his dame. He was a mighty horse, the first horse to have wings and later the sire of a race of mythical creatures known as pegasi. During his stint in mythology, Pegasus created a spring by digging out a mountain…

mortal and the other was a god or a goddess. Semi-gods are born with godlike qualities, but have the appearance of a human. An example of a demigod is Perseus, who is the son of Zeus/Jupiter, and a mortal woman. He was the demigod who helped kill Medusa. That is different from Roman mythology. In Roman mythology, it is believed that humans are non-important. Their actions have no control over the myths of Ancient Rome. Once they die, their souls just move…

of the world of the gods. He showed Percy the ways of a true hero. 4. Herald – The Minotaur killing Sally Jackson brought the call of adventure to Percy. 5. Threshold Guardians – The forces that stood in the way of our heroes were the three Furies, Medusa, Echidna, Procrustes, Cerberus, and Hades. 6. Shape shifters – Luke and Ares demonstrated a shift in loyalty by the end of the story. 7. Tricksters – Grover Underwood provided the comic relief during the quest lightening the dramatic tension of…