Tartarus

world from being overrun by monsters and the Giants will come with a sacrifice. When the main heroes in the story, Percy and Annabeth, fall into Tartarus, the pit that contains all evil in the world like monsters and Titans, Percy sacrifices himself by jumping in after Annabeth in an attempt to save her from the fall. As both demigods find themselves in Tartarus, they quickly come to realize they must embark on a quest to close the Doors of Death and keep all monsters from returning to the…

The Greeks worshiped the gods of Mount Olympus. There were many stories that were found in the Poems of Homer and other writers. The gods weren't like people, but they acted like it sometimes. Often the gods of Mount Olympus would have arguments but they would make up for it. When there were thunder and lightning storms, they believed that it was Zeus showing his anger (George, 398) Zeus was the god of the heavens, sky, and the Earth. His symbol was a lightning bolt and an Eagle. When…

tricks Orpheus and gets him to turn around before they leave the underworld, causing his wife to vanish. The story of Sisyphus is about a man who goes awol to avenge his death. One version of the myth is that Zeus ordered Hades to chain Sisyphus in Tartarus. Sisyphus was called one of the craftiest men alive, and asked Hades to show him how the chains worked. While he was doing this, Sisyphus traps him. Hades is eventually released, and decides that his punishment will be to push a massive…

underworld. Also near the entrance to the Underworld, is an area where the judges of the Underworld decide where to send each soul. The judges included Minos, Rhadamanthus, and Aeacus and they decided that a soul could be sent to Tartarus, the Asphodel Meadows, and Elysium. Tartarus is the place where wicked souls receive punishment for their crimes they committed while alive. The Asphodel Meadows was a place for ordinary souls who did not commit any significant crimes, but who also did not…

all the children they have already produced. Then, Uranus promised the fall of the Titans and harsh punishments for the crimes they committed against him. These would be enforced by Zeus who deposed the five brothers and cast them into the pit of Tartarus. The blood that fell to the Earth from the cut ironically produced more creatures. It produced the Giants, the Ash Tree Nymphs, and the Erinnyes (Heisod 1). The blood that fell to the ocean, caused an uprising of foam from the sea. Out of this…

alone gave birth to Doom, Fate, Nemesis, Sleep, and Death. Gaia alone gave birth to Uranus and is also her husband. Together they made the Cyclops, the hecatoncheires and twelve Titans. Uranus imprisoned the Cyclopes and the hecatoncheires deep in Tartarus. Gaia was furious and plotted against him having one of her children kill him and Cronus was the only brave one to do it. Uranus either died or withdrew from the earth, but the bloodshed…

their quest and we follow Hazel’s perspective throughout the book. This essay will discuss her character’s development throughout the story. The story begins with Hazel feeling homesick and unsafe. Before Percy Jackson had plummeted to the pits of Tartarus, he had warned Hazel of an upcoming threat that she would have to face at the House of Hades. He hadn’t had the chance to get into specifics, leaving Hazel feeling uneasy about only knowing a glimpse of her future. Nico, her brother and son…

Though, Uranus was a cruel father and husband. So, Cronus the youngest titan, castrated him with a sickle. It is unclear as to what happened to Uranus afterwards. Cronus became the next ruler, he imprisoned the Cyclopes and the Hecatoncheires in Tartarus. Rhea became his wife, and they had many children. Cronus swallowed all of his children as they were born, because it was said that one of his children would overthrow him. Rhea was angry about the treatment of her children. She decided when it…

Hades, Pluto, Dis Pater, Orcus, Plouton or any other name you wish to call him is the god of riches, souls, and the underworld as well as the eldest of the three main brothers in mythology. Hades also has many symbols which consist of Cerberus, a drinking horn, a scepter, Cypress, Narcissus, and a key. His brothers Zeus, god of the sky, and Poseidon, god of the ocean, are also sons of Cronus. Hades was not considered to be death itself, or an Olympian, however was thought to cause death and so…

Giants, the Ash Tree Nymphs and the Erinnyes were created. From the sea foam that was produced, when his flesh hit the ocean, came Aphrodite. Cronus then became he ruler, and with that position he imprisoned the Cyclopes and the Hecatoncheires in Tartarus. Cronus then married his sister, Rhea, who he had…