The Venus de Milo, also known as Aphrodite from Melos, is a famous ancient Greek statue that represents Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty. Her name, Venus, comes from the Roman name for Aphrodite, and Milos is the Greek island where she was discovered in the 1800’s. She is one of the best-known sculptures from ancient Greece having been created during the Hellenistic period, ca.150–50 BCE. During the Classical period, the art and culture from 480 and 323 BCE, there was a drastic advancement
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Sexuality, was the Daughter of Zeus and Dione. It was stated that Zeus gave his daughter to Hephaistos, God of Fire, in gratitude for service he had rendered in fording thunderbolts (Holme, B. & Campbell, J., 1979). Hephaistos was the son of Zeus and Hera. The God of Fire was born deformed and was the most un-liked by the gods. As a black smith, he was well-known for his forging abilities. In the afternoons while Hephaistos was hard at work, Ares would show up at his house. Aphrodite would leave the
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Orestes and husband of Clytemnestra is seen as the true defense of the society of Athens. His concern for order is clearly expressed in his speech to the Erinyes: ‘Then you dishonor and annul the marriage- bond Of Zeus and Hera, that confirms all marriage- bonds; And by your argument the sweetest source of joy To mortals, Aphrodite, falls into contempt. Marriage, that joins two persons in Fate’s ordinance,
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HESTIA Hestia, or Vesta in Roman mythology. The eldest daughter of Zeus and the oldest of Rhea and Kronos. She was a virgin goddess. She, along with Artemis and Athena, were maiden divinities (unmarried goddess’s). She was wooed by Poseidon and Apollo, but she swore by the head of Zeus to remain a virgin. She is the Goddess of hearth, fire, and home. Hestia represented personal security, happiness and the sacred duty of hospitality. She presided over domestic life. Her symbols are the
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Zeus lives in the sky, and he is a god. He is incharge of all of the sky and thunder. Poseidon is also a god, and he lives down on land. He is the god of sea, and he lives right by one and lays in it all day long. Aphrodite is a god too, and she is very beautiful, She is also the god of beauty. Artemis lives in the woods, and he hunts and loves nature. He is the god of hunting and animals. The woods that Artemis lives in are right next to the sea that Poseidon lives by. One day Zeus was bored and
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Zeus The Bear One hot day, like today Mr. Cody left work early. But not knowing what was waiting for him at his house. When Mr. Cody was at work a man name Zeus broke into his house. Knowing that Mr. Cody is a rich Bear and knows a lot of bears in the town. So when Mr. Cody got home Zeus was already in the house looking for his treasure, but he was having a hard time. Once Mr. Cody went into his house he was tired and just wanted to take a quick shower then go to sleep. However zeus heard Mr. Cody
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Apollo Apollo is the god of music, light, and reason. Artemis was his older twin sister of whom he was very protective over. He set Artemis’s friend for death when he believed they were getting too close. He was given arrows of sun and fire from his father, Zeus, while his sister was given peaceful arrows. A chariot with white swans was given to him by Zeus to win the oracle of Delphi. Artemis Artemis is a strong hunter and an independent woman. Apollo
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In the case of the man called Tiresias, Tiresias accidentally fell upon a lake where he saw a woman bathing. In most cases he would’ve been thanking the gods and goddesses for his bountiful luck, however in this case he found extremely bad luck, because the woman he found bathing was the Goddess Athena! Most goddesses would have instinctively cast death upon the individual, for such an offense the punishment was death. However Athena was compassionate and spared him from death. Rather she blinded
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Ares, the God of warfare and battle, 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
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