Tartarus

I just got done with my shift to protect Camp Half-Blood feeling very tired and stressed. With the camp’s protection being down and most of the campers going back to their families for the summer, this meant that there were very few of us to guard our safe haven. Not to mention I was still recovering from my broken ankle. I decided to take a walk down to the beach near the camp. Lately, I’ve found the sound of crashing waves, wind brushing through my hair, and the slight smell of salt hitting my…

Chapter 1: The Puppeteer She shouldn't be here; she didn't belong here. Yet Dear Mater insisted she attend church because it was a duty, an obligation. They needed to keep up the pretense of spirituality in this ancient town, which harbored several rituals and deep religious devotion to God. It started as far back as the medieval ages, where religion was the accepted worldview of the time. So Victorique clasped her hands together in prayer, bowing her head so aureoles of golden wisps veiled her…

Jayden king Billington Greek mythology 29 march, 2016 Greek Mythology one base of our religion Religion has always been a center point of hope, strength, and love in our history. Religion has given us hope over the centuries always something to turn to when our lives get too hard for us to handle. People being who they are, and human nature being what it is, we will find a way to misuse it. What can be used to be a focus for strength and hope now we’ll turn it to hatred and fear. For…

Is there life after death? Some people never considered what it would happen to them after life. For many people, death is a threatening event because they do not know what to expect after death. But, it is obvious that everyone experiences death and it is an unavoidable part of human life. Many people are aware of what to expect after their death because of their beliefs. The idea of death and afterlife is connected directly with religion, and its concepts have been with religious notions…

Percy Jackson is the the main character and the narrator of the novel. He is the demigod the son of Poseidon, the ruler of the sea an done of the big three gods. He is diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Dyslexia.
While he lacks his friend's intelligence, he has the loyalty and bravery. He has never been normal in his life. He attended 6 different schools in 6 years. He is a trouble magnet, no matter how hard he tries to avoid it. Growing up, he never knew his real father…

Many people through out history have achieved the impossible which is to be remembered thousands of years later after their death. In history, one could see a trend; famous people die young, the people who have made a difference in the world are always taken to early. Some people who have influence the world include, Freddie Mercury from the British Band Queen; he died from HIV and AIDS. His musical talents and voice is still remembered by people young and old. Anne Frank who died during the…

Unlimited that reinforces the concept of feminism is the island from which Aresia and Wonder Woman, a major character, is from. Their island called Themyscira, is entirely female populated. No male can enter the island and those that do are exiled to Tartarus, or hell. The presentation of feminism in Justice League Unlimited mirrors certain aspects of society such as backlash toward the disadvantages women face in society. An article by UKFeminista mentions “Women are under-represented in the…

and become an heir to his adopted fathers thrown. According to Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus, Oedipus was infuriated with his son Polynices behavior for helping to ban him from the kingdom. Pelops disowns him and curses him with the dark abyss of Tartarus, the goddesses of the Eumenides, and Ares. His authority was recovered over his son, and proves that Pelops had not done a hubris thing among the…

Ugh, will this day ever end? Sweetie Belle thought, laying her head on her desk. It had been a usual day at school for her. She didn't like going to school, she would rather go out crusading with Scootaloo and Applebloom. But she needed her education to graduate school, so she sighed and tried to pay attention. Cheerilee was talking about something from the Gryffindor war in 1849 against Ponyville. As Cheerilee was going on and on about the subject, Sweetie Belle couldn’t help but stare at a…

there forever, they would get judged on their actions. If one did great deeds then they went to the Fields of Elysium. If a person was just ordinary then they went to the Plain of Asphodel, but if a person committed a crime they were tortured by Tartarus. To help their family members have a good life in the underworld, there would have to a proper burial so that their members won’t be stuck in…