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  • Greek Mythology And The Case Of Cassandra
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    THE CURSED PROPHETESS "Oracle, in the Ancient Greek world, was a shrine where people went to seek advice from prophets or prophetesses (individuals who had special powers to speak on behalf of a god or foretell the future). Besides referring to an altar, the word oracle also refers to the prophet or prophetess, and to his / her prophecy" (Cassandra). The Ancient Greeks wholly believed in these sacred persons. When disease would corrupt a city, the people would go to the shrines to ask a prophet ...
  • Outcome Of Apollo's Seduction Of Creusa
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    There is a deep sense of realism that lies in the play Ion. The opening of the play arouses an old wrong, the seduction of Creusa by Apollo, which slowly develops into a tangled plot of deceit. The theme of the play is unique in how it is centered on a human dilemma that many can associate with in some way. From the beginning, one can only imagine the outcome of Apollo's seduction of Creusa. To make matters worse she has a child. There is an uncanny feeling of darkness and silence as she is made...
  • Hermes Into A Stone
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    Hermes is the son of Zeus and Maia. He is Zeus's messenger. He is the fastest of the gods. He wears winged sandals, a winged hat, and carries a magic wand. He is the god of thieves and god of commerce. He is the guide for the dead to go to the underworld. He invented the lyre, the pipes, the musical scale, astronomy, weights and measures, boxing, gymnastics, and the care of olive trees. Maia gave birth to Hermes in a cave in Mount Cyllene in Arcadia. Some say that A cacus, son of the Arcadian ki...
  • Orestes And Agamemnon
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    Vengeance Humanity's Bloody Feud (On Aeschylus's Oresteia) From the beginning of time vengeance or retribution has been part of the human condition. This is especially true in Aeschylus's trilogy the Oresteia. One of the underlying themes in these works is Oculo pro oculo or an eye for an eye. According to the plays introduction by Richmond Lattimore, the history behind this blood feud of vengeance begins with Atreus and Thyestes. Atreus tricks his brother Thyestes into partaking of his own chil...
  • Hermes And Apollo
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    The fleet-footed messenger with wings on his heels and cap symbolizes fast delivery. However, Hermes was neither originally winged nor a messenger - that role was reserved for the rainbow goddess Iris (Medusa's cousin and the daughter of Thaumys and Elektra). Hermes was, instead, clever, tricky, a thief, and, with his awakening or sleep conferring wand (rhabdos), the original sandman whose descendants include a major Greek hero and a noisy, fun-loving god. Before Zeus married Hera, Maia (a daugh...
  • Fifty Cows For Hermes Skill
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    John smith Homeric Hymn Essay In the Homeric Hymn to Hermes, the author give his audience a parable showing that through forgiveness and communication, two people can settle an argument and remain close friends. In the beginning of the story, Hermes plots to steal his half-brother's cattle. He carries out his deed, working carefully to conceal the identity of the thief. When he got home, he climbed into his cradle and acted like a feeble baby. His mother, Maia, saw the young child and let him kn...
  • Symbolism Of The Crow
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    The symbolism of the crow bad bird In the Christian culture, the crow means nothing good, But you " ll be surprised to see what he Symbolizes in other civilizations. The crow is seen as a negative omen only recently and mostly in Europe. The crow was sacred to the Celts and meant "the flesh torn by fighting". As he eats carrion, the Welsh poetry uses the metaphor "the crow pierced you" to say, "you have died". They thought that crows escorted the sun during its nocturnal path, that is to say in ...
  • Python At Delphi When Apollo
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    Table of Apollo 2 Apollo Table of Contents 1. Title Page 2. Table of Content 3. Apollo Report 4. Apollo Report 5. Story of apollo 6. Temple of Apollo (Did yma, Turkey) 7. Palazzo C orsini (Florence, Italy) 8. Ruins at Delphi (Delphi, Greece) Son of: Zeus and Leto, Brother of Artemis. Birth: on Delos. Delos nis a island in Greece, in the southern Aegean sea. It is the smallest of the Cyclades group having an area of about 1 sq. mile. It is now uninhabited, but in ancient times was famous as a shr...

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