Cl 100 Art Museum Reflection Introduction As a class assignment, I recently went to the Art Institute of Chicago last Friday. In hindsight, this was a little late to be going, but I found the trip to be enriching nonetheless. I browsed over several sections, like the Indian and Native American, but I spent most of my time in the Ancient Mediterranean area, chiefly the section displaying ancient Greek art. My task was to find several different items, each representing an aspect of Greek civilization
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I have been thinking about the constellations, and take the decision has been so difficult, but finally I chose Cassiopeia, Cassiopeia is not very big, she looks like a m or a w, depends of the side, and she always say where is the North, just like Ursa Major. I chose Cassiopeia because I like her appearance, she's small and nice, and she don't let you to loose in the middle of the night because she show the north, and I choosed her because I love the myth too. Cassiopeia was the beautiful queen
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One of the most interesting aspects of the myths of creation of the three cultures of Ute, Hawaiian, and Greek is how they envision their Gods and the beginning or creation. For instance, the Ute’s believed that Manitou or He-She infused the animals, mountains, trees, and all living things into existence, breathing his spirit into them. This encourages its people to live in harmony with all these things, respecting the spirit of Manitou within them. In contrast, the Greek myth of creation asserts
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Angelica Avalos Mrs. Cox English 14 May 2018 Greek Gods Three important gods that are known in Greek mythology would be Poseidon, Aphrodite, and Hera. The first god I talk about is known to the people who would know about Greek mythology. My second god is probably not considered to be known or thought of when they here about Greek gods. My last god is mostly the same as my second on how she is not really noticed as other more famous gods are noticed. But of course to me these gods are important
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“The mythology of the ancient Greeks included a dazzling array of deities, demigods, monsters, and heroes” (“Greek Mythology”). Greek mythology is a collection of myths, especially belonging to the ancient Greek people, Gods, and Goddesses. These myths are commonly recognized as great tales. Some popular stories in Greek mythology include the Trojan War, Pandora’s Box, Oracle of Apollo, and so many more. Apollo is the God of music, poetry, plague, oracles, sun, and healing. Apollo, also known
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finely wrought gold, and he wove magic into the filigree. When Aphrodite wore the magic girdle, no one could resist her. Aphrodite loved the glamour and was not happy that her husband was the sooty, hard-working Hephaestus. She had many lovers among the gods and among the mortals, and she had many children, too. By looking at Aphrodite's mythology, we can gather that April might be a good month for spells involving beauty, fertility, acceptance, and self control. Other deities associated with April
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The Hydra My favorite myth is about the Hydra a nine headed serpent like creature, with sleek scales covering its whole body, with venom that can kill you in a heartbeat. The Hydra originates from Greek mythology, it lives in lake Lerna, and its middle head is immortal. The Hydra would kill local livestock, when someone dares battle the Hydra they would quickly learn that chopping one of its heads off two more would grow back in its place. It took the power of Hercules and his friend Iolaus to
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The Theme of Ricki-Tikki-Tavi Have you read Ricki-Tikki-Tavi? It is an amazing book with lessons and morals. The theme of Ricki-Tikki-Tavi is courage. You must have courage in this book. Courage doesn’t always come easily, and it comes in all shapes and sizes. In Ricki-Tikki-Tavi you must have courage. The cobras in the story are a lot bigger than Ricki-tikki. This causes him to have great courage to fight them. He knows that a cobras’ bite could kill him. The book says so on page 233
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In both the Odyssey, by Homer, and The Epic of Gilgamesh, created by the Sumerians, both were stories created a long time ago made for folklore or to explain what has happened in a certain time in history. Both stories contain myths, unimaginable acts, and just the idea of immortality is present in both stories. The historic novels both have their own twists to the stories as well as some similarities in the story. In both stories, the Odyssey and The Epic of Gilgamesh, there are similar character
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The largest part of the novel is set in the Agia Olga hospital. Few days after the outbreak of the battle of Athens, Zoi is hurried to the hospital suffering severe injuries to her limbs after the British bomb the school where the young protagonist and her comrades had gathered for an EPON meeting. While the street-fights are taking over the neighborhoods of Athens, the patients of the Agia Olga go on a hunger strike in protest of their poor treatment by the British soldiers who are in control of
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