The earth gladly offers up her gifts, and the ferocious creatures of the cliffs peacefully draw near."At the opposite end of this spectrum stood Apollo the God of moderation and knowledge, also the God of representational arts who we find " as an ethical deity, demands moderation from his followers and in order to maintain it, self knowledge". The Apollonian dictates; "know thyself" and "nothing to excess", in other words to experience oneself as a complete and self contained independent entity of
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It was a dark and rainy morning in Rome, Italy. The gravel streets formed rain puddles the size of Sicily and canaries sung melancholy songs due to the inclement weather. Not too far away from the city lived a man of the name Galen of Pergamum (originally from Greece) whom the neighbors feared and rejected for his strange living habits. While everyone was inside their homes with their loved ones, for Greek physician, Galen of Pergamum, this type of day meant he had all day to conduct various vivisections
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When I looked at you I had thought about the Greek gods that were displayed in art museums. Every detail and every crease was chipped onto their Cold Stone bodies. Like the gladiators that fought in battles, I remembered how long and strong your legs were. Your veins glowing underneath your porcelain skin, the purple hues that appeared around your honey brown eyes. I was in love with those same colors; your bruises. I remembered you and I was driven - addicted to art museums because that’s where
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One day Poseidon the King of the sea with his trident and long white beard asked Helios the raiser of the sun with his golden hair and shiny chariot if he could raise the sun a little closer to Earth so the ice would melt and he could have a kingdom. Helios agreed but with a catch Poseidon would have to give Helios something in return. Poseidon did not like this but agreed only because he had something in store for Helios. Poseidon was going to let him raise the sun but, all the gods and goddess
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Peyton: Hermes, a young God was born on Mount Cyllene in Arcadia, located in the south of Greece. Within hours of birth, he was already seeking adventure and quickly escaped the cave. Cece: His first achievement was killing a tortoise and using the guts of a sheep to build the first lyre. He taught himself to play the instrument quite quickly, and immediately started off on another adventure. Peyton: Hermes found his way into the pasture of the gods and on a whim, stole 50 of Apollo’s finest cattle
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There were many Roman gods who all had a purpose. One important god was Ceres the goddess of harvest, she was significant because Rome relied heavily on their farmers for produce and trade. She was prayed to all of the time for abundance of crops and successful trade and sales. Another crucial god was the god of war, Mars. Since Rome fought many battles and wars like the three punic wars and Caesar's civil war. Mars was prayed to heavily during these times and was always feared during this time
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Don’t Mess With Hera The goddess of strategic, wisdom, and honor of centered war, Athena. She rode through Mt. Olympus on her Rainbow Unicorn and would look for anyone nearby. She hated most of the Gods for they never wanted her nearby. Everyone feared her, especially woman. Everyone thought she was so different than everyone else that they banned her from ever coming near woman. You see, Athena hated woman. She thought that instead of woman being so nice and neat that they should honor war just
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Over the course of many years mermaids and sirens have been combined into one character. Originally mermaids were half human half fish creature and sirens were half human half bird who sing to lure sailors to their death. In many movies, such as Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, mermaids and sirens are combined into one creature. In Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, characters refer to mermaids as a half human half fish creature that sing to lure sailors to their death. I am
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The powerful animal the mongoose kills snakes including the all powerful cobra. Both the movie and the book of Rikki Tikki Tavi are very similar but have some differences. Rikki Tikki Tavi was washed into Teddy’s backyard in India after a big rain storm. Teddy and his parent keep him and take care of him. After a little bit of time he meet two Cobras Nag and Nagaina. The two cobras plotted to kill Teddy and his parents to try and get Rikki Tikki out of their garden so they can be queen and king once
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Eunjin(Jaime) Jo Professor Davies CF-1 7, October 2015 Statue of a Kouros(Youth) There was a significant change in the world of Greek Art in the beginning of the Archaic Era as a more naturalistic style of art was born during the seventh century B.C. (The Metropolitan Museum of Art). Life-sized, marble figures of nude men firmly facing forward are known to be the most extraordinary artworks of that period. Unfortunately, the sculptor
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