The Poseidon Adventure

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    Hades was one of the original six Olympian gods Hades was the eldest son of the Titans, Cronus and Rhea Born on the island of Crete Poseidon, Demeter, Hestia, Hera, Zeus, Chiron were his siblings He was known as the god of death and the King of the Underworld He was also known as the god of the secret wealth of the earth because of all the wealth that came with cultivating the fertile soil and mining gold, silver and other valuable metals. The word “hades” means invisible in Greek language and…

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    succumb to the desire. When Odysseus walks upon the cave of Circe, he is tempted to stay there instead of travel home, and find his true love. If he had not overcome this strife, he would have had less hardships, but he also would have had less adventure and love in his story. When Circe turned all the men into animals, Odysseus found a way to save everyone and get off the island. Hermes gave him moly, which would protect him against her spells. In the end Odysseus killed Circe and they had a…

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    I am going to show you how the Odyssey and the Epic of Gilgamesh similar. Both of the stories possess multiple similarities like the character's conflict, goal, consequences of their actions, and their relationship with their family and city. They share a common theme which is temptation. Odysseus never gave up on his family and land. He was just so tempted to go home and be his family so he continued to fight, but doing so will have multiple consequences. If he continued to fight to make it…

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    and his men row off he taunts and as he is hubris he shouts at Polyphemus saying “It was the great Odysseus king of Ithaca that has blinded you”. Polyphemus responds by throwing a large boulder near Odysseus’ boat. Polyphemus then States “Hear me, Poseidon, who circle the earth, dark-haired. If truly I am your son, and you acknowledge yourself as my father, grant that Odysseus, sacker of cities, son of Laertes, who makes his home in Ithaka, may never reach that home; but if it is decided that he…

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    Throughout his Journey, Odysseus faces danger and it takes him a long time to get back home. The epic, The Odyssey, contains multiple graphic and violent scenes. Some of these scenes are done in anger and other scenes are not. One example of an angered scene is when the cyclops tries to kill Odysseus and his men. When Odysseus ventures into the cyclops, Polyphemus, cave, he sees some pretty disturbing stuff. Polyphemus eats one of his men, and threatens to eat him as well. Odysseus then creates…

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    Heracles Research Paper

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    first wife. This crime caused him to be sentenced to do “Labors” for his cousin Eurystheus who was the king of Mycenae. Several of these Labors included slaying Hydra, getting the golden apples of Hesperides and at ten more. During one of his many adventures, he fought the River God, Acheloos, over Deanira because of her beauty. Deanira means “destroyer of the husband” as she was. She created a potion with centaur blood which is toxic. The potion is said to keep a husband faithful so Deanira…

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    Medusa Research Paper

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    is the only mortal one. Medusa and her sisters are known as Gorgons because of their head of venomous snakes and wings. Most sources claim Medusa’s parents are Phorcys and Ceto but author Hyginus makes her parents Gorgon and Ceto. She was raped by Poseidon and together they have two children Pegasus, the winged horse and Chrysaor, the hero of the golden sword. According to Hesiod and Aeschylus, she lived and died on an island named Sarpedon, somewhere near Cisthene. Even though Medusa is most…

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    Day Of Gombita Book Report

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    Days of Pirates The island of Gombita is an island full of monstrous pirates that will tear your flesh up if you thought about talking to them disrespectfully. In this island you will find the master of all pirates captain Olly "Cutlass Rattler" Spoons, "The Pirate of Flying Fish" .This pirate be boarding your boat afore ye can say 'ship ahoy'! He is extremely quick and smart and his ship “Flying Fish” is known for traveling the 7 sees. His crew is the toughest in the whole island and his…

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    Brimstone's Lair

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    Laini Taylor’s Daughter of Smoke and Bone “Once upon a time, an angel and devil fall in love. It didn’t end well.” ~Laini Taylor By Liannah Mauldin 28th March, 2016 The Setting Brimstone’s Lair In Eretz or the ‘otherworld’, this tower is where Karou was raised for as long as she can remember with Brimstone (her fatherly Chimera), Issa (the Naja Chimera), Yasari (Parrot Chimera), and Twiga (Giraffe Chimera). With having no recollection of her parents or how she got here, she has assisted…

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    The Dark Sea Long ago under the sea, the King Poseidon lost his wife and one of his daughters to a fishing boat… or so he thought. The King’s sister Ursula saw the wife and child the day of the incident the wife called out for help but Ursula went to the net they were trapped in. Ursula laughed while she stole the child; she left the wife to die. The King was depressed for many years; in those years his sister Ursula was training Ariel to be her evil apprentice. Her mission is to make Prince…

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