respect. People respected and believed in it. The two major mythologies known are Greek and Roman. What are the similarities and differences between these two famous mythologies? The Roman mythology has two types of creation. Certain people believe it was created around the 12th century BC, after the war between Greece and Asia. The legend says that after the war, Aeneas, a very strong and popular soldier of the Greek royal army, won the battle against Asia but then decided to leave for Carthage
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compelling story to the ancient Greeks. His legend heavily influenced later ideas of heroic characters. In many ways, he was the ideal hero for the Greeks to look upon. sharing many of the same traits and mental patterns as the people, he became a way for people the people of Greece to glorify their own lives. Following Gilgamesh, and followed by the famous Heracles and Jason, the story of Perseus built a template for later stories. Perseus was seen as a hero to ancient Greeks because of how he followed
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had impacts on Greek warfare. This was from people believing that Ares would side with one side in a war, such as in the Trojan war Ares sided with the Trojans. He was also said in myths to be a physical form fighting alongside the humans. Ares was often viewed in a negative way in his representation in stories, often being humiliated. This was because of how he was merciless and cruel with his actions. Ares was viewed badly by the olympians also which led to his worship by the Greek people being
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The roles of women in ancient Greek tragedies . The ancient Greek society was a society dominated by men, even the plays and proses mostly constituted of heroics of men, like Hercules, Achilles and many other. In such societies , women were considered to be frail and were expected to be submissive to men, a prize of war for victors, and their main role was to support their husbands. However, in many tragedies, women were often depicted as major characters, inkling that women may not have been
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Daughter of Zeus, Athena was born fully grown from her father's forehead. This Greek goddess has no mother, but there are tales that say Zeus may have been with Metis around the time Athena arrived. Athena is the goddess of wisdom and warfare. She is known for her strategic skill in warfare and is known as “companion of heroes” and is the patron goddess of heroic strive (“Athena”). The Athenians considered her their “protector” and in honor of this, they named their city after her; Athens (“Myths”)
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Mercury, also known as Hermes in Greek culture, was the son of Jupiter and Maia. Mercury was the Roman god of of trade, thieves, travelers, sports, athletes, border crossings, guide to the Underworld, and messenger of the other gods. Mercury was said to be born in a cave on Mount Cyllene in Arcadia. Where Zeus impregnated Maia, one of seven daughters of the titan Atlas and the sea-nymph Pleione, at the dead of night while all other gods slept. When dawn broke Mercury was born and Maia wrapped him
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What you don’t know won’t hurt. Nike and Ares are both gods, Nike is the god of Victory. Ares is the god of war. They were the bestest of friends, and honestly Nike and Ares kinda go hand in hand because Ares is the god of war, and Nike is the god of victory, and who wouldn't want to win the war. Nike had a weird feeling, kinda like when you're not feeling good. This went on for a couple weeks before he told Ares. Immediately Ares told Nike ‘’You need to go to the doctor. Ares even
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was also god of medicine? Apollo represented various things in Greek mythology along with his family. He was known by many different names in the Greek world, depending on the story, of him, being told. One of Apollo’s greater famous stories was the battle at Delphi. The life of Apollo included various interesting things, including, his adventures, battles, family, and powers. Apollo represented numerous things in the Greek world, was known by several names, and shared a few great stories
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Medusa, the Greek monster who turned whoever looked at her into stone, had serpents for hair, wide eyes, and an open mouth. Recently, her marble head was found in the ruins of a Roman city in Southern Turkey. Discovery states: she was unearthed at Antiochia ad Cragum, which was founded during the first century under the rule of Emperor Nero. The location of her head was found near the foundations of a building, which supposedly was a small temple. Archaeology News Network says that, according to
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goddess of love , beauty and sexual rapture. Although Aphrodite was beautiful she was married to one of the ugliest and least popular gods Hephaestus, she was married to him by her father.(“Aphrodite”) Aphrodite was one of the goddess from ancient greek, she was born in water of Paphos in the island of Cyprus when her father Cronus threw his severed genitals into the ocean which Aphrodite rose from and was carried either from Cyprus or Cythera.Homer calls her daughter of zeus and Dione. After Aphrodite
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