Mount Olympus

Centuries before wonders rose in Rome, Greece was the the center of the Mediterranean, with mighty city states ruling under the shadow of Mount Olympus. The people of Greece worshipped the mighty Gods, who ruled down from the summit of Mount Olympus in the north ever since they had defeated their fathers, the Titans. There were also many great heroes who roamed Greece, and one of the mightiest heroes began his journey with a foot race on the Western Island of Ithaca. It was a warm spring afternoon on Ithaca, as half a dozen youths darted down the long dirt path parallel to the Island’s main port. They had been racing for 4 miles, and the finish line was in sight. The competitors, eyes half blinded by sweat, could just see a massive group of…

Plíris There was once a god named Plíris. The mere mention of his name brought upon thoughts of who? and I’ve never heard of them before. He wasn’t a very well known god. In fact, I doubt that anyone reading this has heard of him. Even though few know of him, he did something that effects us to this day. When Ouranos was was castrated by his son was and thrown into the ocean. Out of the sea foam the goddess Aphrodite was born. Nearby nymphs who saw this rushed to her immediately. They were so…

“We are going to Mount Olympus!” dad said My dad brings me to Mt. Olympus every summer. We always go when Adidas has their Big Tent sale. We always go because my brothers need shoes for soccer. This time my older brother Korbin didn't go with us. He was at a soccer game up in Racine. Korbin is on a travel team for The Lakers. So you could say he is picky about his shoes. The first day we arrived was a day when could we put our stuff away and just relaxed. I was putting my clothing away and…

Young Heracles When the young Heracles was born, he was named Hunter Hercules Hoffman. He was born in New York City in 2001 and is now 15. He is in football, basketball, baseball, is in track, plays hockey, and also lacrosse At the end of the month Hunter is going to go to Greece. He gets to go to see Mt. Olympus, and something he doesn't expect. By this time he is in Greece he just stopped at what is supposed to be the start of Mt. Olympus. Then something drops in his hands. It was a knot…

The House of the Vettii offers the world a view into an intriguing period of life in ancient Pompeii. By analyzing themes such as punishment and divine dominion over mortals, within six Greek mythology based panel paintings in the House of the Vettii’s better insights into relations between the sexes is gained. Even in the male dominated society of the first century BC punishment is more about power than gender because it was imposed by both male and female. Pompeii is a small to medium-sized…

danger to others. The main people that get injured would be their guides, which most of the time would be Sherpas. Sherpas put themselves in danger each day to earn money to feed themselves or their family. In most cases, they risk too much and end up dead just to help other live their dream. That then leaves their family members with a loss and moring feelings. Sherpas dying is just one reason to why they should ban expeditions if the climbers are not experienced. Other reasons would be that,…

cheerily carrying three enormous photo albums, “I can’t believe you have so many pictures of you and Dad. There must be so many memories you two shared.” “Oh, thank you dear,” I said smiling. “Would you like to go through them with me?” I asked. Amelia eagerly agreed, and she sat at the foot of my bed flipping through the frail pages of the oldest photo album from around the late 1940s early 1950s. Amelia asked, “How did you meet Dad? Was it love at first sight?” I started telling her how I…

South Dakota. Delegate Peter Norbeck of South Dakota grasped the proposal, and government financing helped the try. Robinson asked to outline and stone carver Gutzon Borglum to shape and mastermind the notable point. Borglum utilized Mount Rushmore for the model since it was with everything taken into account the most simple and stable of the pretends to oversee. Mount Rushmore is one of our most infamous national critical points, portraying the attributes of past U.S. presidents George…

Introduction Postulated to be the result of either a long-runout landslide, or a structural pop-up, the Poverty Hills present a unique problem in the geologic community. Located on the western-most edge of the Basin and Range Province in eastern California (Fig.1), and within the Owens Valley basin, flanked by the Sierra Nevada and Inyo/White mountain ranges to the west and east, respectively. The hills are of particular interest as they represent an unusual combination of lithologies,…

was a notorious writer that influenced and gave light to many events, life subjects, and even other writings. Byron was known for writing poems that could be viewed In many different ways. A perfect example of his art can be the short poem titled “Darkness”. According to an article, “7 Real Natural Events that Inspired Works of Science Fiction” written by Lauren Davis, Byron was in a small group that included other writers such as: Mother of Frankenstein, Mary Shelly and author of the poem The…