Pantheon

Hera is the daughter of Kronus and Rhea, sister and also wife of Zeus. She was the reigning queen of Heaven and Olympus in the Greek pantheon. Despite her turbulent marriage to Zeus and attempted murder of her own son, she was the protector of marriage and childbirth. The symbols associated with Hera are the scepter, the cuckoo, and the pomegranate. Other common Hellenic images portraying Hera a beautiful woman, wearing a crown, in a chariot, pulled by two peacocks. The Ancient Greeks…

Robert Eason Professor Warner Greek & Roman Humanities October 8, 2015 Odyssey Quotes Paper Theme: Greek Customs in the Odyssey Quote #1: “Pausing beside her there, he clasped her right hand and relieving her at once of her long bronze spear, met her with winged words: “Greetings, stranger! Here in our house you’ll find a royal welcome. Have supper first, then tell us what you need”” Opinion #1: This quote of Telemachus greeting Athena disguised as a complete, albeit noble looking, stranger,…

Marcus Ulpius Trajanus, also known as Trajan, was born on 18 September in Italica, Spain in the year AD 52. His Spanish origin made him the first emperor of Rome to not to be born in Italy. Trajan was the son of a well-respected general and senator also named Marcus Ulpius Trajanus. In his young adult years, he became a soldier. He was elected head of the senate in 98 A.D. Shortly after, he married a woman named Pompeia Plotina. Trajan became the emperor of Rome while his was inspecting the…

1.) Consider the advantages and disadvantages of trade along the Silk Roads. How does trade bring societies together, and how does it create tensions? How does long-distance trade contribute to both the expansion of empires and the "fall" of empires? The advantages of the Silk Roads are that the Silk Roads is that it connected the world. The trade route connected Central Asia, the Mediterranean, China, and Japan. This allowed for the exchange of ideas and technologies. Another advantage is…

THESIS STATEMENT: Ideas, institutions, and arts are the building blocks of the ancient civilizations that have impacted the development of the world. The classical time period was an epoch of change and a transition from isolated societies, composed mostly of hunting and gathering, into vast empires. This classical time of ever changing religious and philosophies ideas will greatly impact the growth and development of the world for years to come. Greece and Rome are two of the five most…

Raphael was one of the greatest artists of all Renaissance time. Raphael was best known for his Madonna's and for his large figure compositions in the Vatican in Rome]. Raphael was one of the best at using depth perception in his work. Raphael had some amazing talents but they were often over looked by people because they were more interested Michelangelo and DaVinci works of art. Even though Raphael is often in the shadow of other artists, he was still one of the great artists of the…

The nature of authority went through a gradual transformation from the beginnings of Western civilization to the early modern period. These changes occurred through many centuries of European history in how authority was exercised, its centralization, and the way that people would not tolerate tyrannical authority, and these are manifested through several specific instances. History is often said to repeat itself, and as members of society it’s important to reflect on the plasticity of authority…

Hugo lived for a few more years after. He died May 22, 1885 in Paris, France (St. Martin). Hugo was “given a national funeral” when he died (“Victor (Marie) Hugo”). It is said that he “lay in state beneath the Arc de Triomphe and was buried in the Panthéon among France’s greatest men” (Hugo [Page VII]). He is known as a national hero throughout France. Victor Hugo is remembered as a national hero and as a great influence in the romantic movement. He was influenced by war and personal loss to…

The same deity may be male in one village and female in another. The pantheon of deities is called the Orisha. Olorun/Olodumare is the supreme deity who is “regarded as the creator of everything – he created all the other gods, and the earth was created on his initiative, though not by him personally” (Larsen 21). Olorun breathes…

took a trip to Europe. We went by a bus and visited many European Countries: Latvia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Italy and Greece. We were riding condoles in Venice and climbed the hills in San Marino, visited Vatican City, saw the Pantheon in Athens, Greece and tried to climb the Colosseum ruins in Rome, until we were stopped by the guards, because that was not allowed. During that two week trip we covered a lot of land and visited many different countries and learned lot about…