Calliope was a muse from the groupe called ¨The Muses¨ the goddesses of music, song, and dance. She was a goddess like all the Muses but she was the leader of The
Muses. In her time she had kids with the chief god of war Ares and 4 kids with him called Mygodones, Edones, Distones and Odomantes. But she had an affairs with Ares with Apollo or the King Oeagrus of thrace. Than had 2 well known sons with one of them called Orpheus and Linus. But then she married Oeagrus close 2 Pimpleia,
Olympus. She was well known for beautiful singing skills when she defeated the daughters of Pierus, king of Thessaly. People thought that her powers were her singing but no one knows for sure. Her parents thought to be Zeus the mythe sky god and
Mnemosyne.
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Also they are important to this life or to the greek people they need to get inspiration because she is the protector of heroic poems and art. What is unique about her is that she is the one people need for to get people going. One moral was learned from the story that if you need the inspiration to do a poem or a art you need to pray for
Calliope.
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The moral idea of this story is that you should pray for calliope because she can change your way of thinking. She is the goddess of music, art and she can inspire people like she did to Homer with the odyssey. People came up with this story because they had a believe that they were not the only ones. That also counts for the people in other nations because of globalization. Were all the people spread their culture to other countries and migration come along were the people mix. And bind culture together that's why they came up with this myths. What i think this story's exist today is because it were they come from it is their belief as well as their culture. And where they come from for them it’s an important piece of history and pop culture. Another thing it could be is that its history and we have to learn it in
In their introduction of their culture they mention that what makes them different which is in point form and pretty clear.
Zeus was the child of the Titans, Cronus and Rhea, and was the youngest of all his siblings. Cronus , Zeus’ father, had been warned that one of his children would overthrow him. Cronus knew the consequences, for he had overthrown his father, Uranus. To prevent this from
When people wonder about Ancient Greece the first thing that comes to their minds is Greek mythology; gods and goddesses that have helped shape many historical events. “In ancient Greece, stories about gods and goddesses and heroes and monsters were an important part of everyday life.” (“Greek Mythology.”) The civilization showed that numerous characters and stories helped shape Greeks. The beliefs the Greeks had with mythologies was they understood the meaning behind all the characters that are known today. However, to the Greeks, they were not just characters, these were their gods and goddesses who gave them meaning and understanding of the world around them. Worshiping the gods and goddesses helped them with their religious rituals and the temperament of the weather. A famous wine-jar that was made during this time period was “Achilles killing the Amazon Queen Penthesilea, 540-530 BCE, black-figured amphora”. (Khan Academy) The civilization that they lived in grew around their worship and achievements.
Zeus was considered to be the leader of the Olympian gods of Mount Olympus. He was the god of the sky and thunder. He had many powers but the most significant was the power to wield lightning bolts. He could hurl lightning bolts at people who defied him or other gods who he was displeased with. He was the youngest child of Cronus and Rhea and was planned to get eaten by Cronus like all of his brothers and sisters before him, but he was hidden from Cronus at Mount Dicte. He then went on to overthrow Cronus and control the gods. He had twenty-four children and some of them were powerful gods. He also had some half god children like Hercules. He lives on the top of Mount Olympus with Hera, his wife.
Hera was the daughter of Cronus and Rhea. She was born on the riverbanks of Imbrasons, under a willow tree. When Hera and her siblings were born Cornos her father, thought one of his children was going to kill him, so he swallowed all of them. Including Hera. Later on when Zeus was born and grew up he killed Cronos, and freed his brothers and sisters.
Aphrodite was known for having many love affairs. She had an arranged marriage, set up by Zeus, with Hephaestus, the ugliest of the gods. Her true love was Ares, the god of war and violence. Hephaestus knew of the affair and to get back at her, he humiliated her in front of all the gods by setting a trap for the lovers. When the two were about to make love, they were scooped up into a net where all the gods could witness her betrayal. Ares and Aphrodite conceived many children: Eros being the most famous. He is also known as Cupid. (“Aphrodite History”)
The first author wrote about how she became known. She wasn’t a big fan of Lincoln because of him favoring having slaves. She raised funds to help the war. She met the Governor of Massachusetts because he had heard about her and he had also hated having slaves around. She also joined the Quaker Volunteers. She became very well known for theses things she did.
The first person to help Odysseus was Telemachus, Telemachus is the son of Odysseus and Penelope. Telemachus is a human and he was born in Ithaca. Telemachus was born the day Odysseus had to leave to fight in the Trojan war. Odysseus never saw him again for more than ten years. Telemachus is best known for him being the prince of Ithaca and son of Odysseus. By the time Odysseus returned Telemachus was already an adult. When Odysseus returned to Ithaca Telemachus couldn’t tell if it was him or not because the goddess Athena disguised him as an old man. When Telemachus figured out it was his dad he helped Odysseus fight off the suitors that were trying to marry Penelope,
She had the courage to show women that they can be more than just a housewife. She went out and helped Lewis and Clark and she took care of her child at the same time. She was sick and kidnapped yet still managed to be a good person and change the world for women.
Usually, when people think of the word ‘hero’, their mind conjures up several images of Superman, Batman, or Spiderman. Most people think of a hero as a steroid-riddled man in a tight suit and a cape, capable of flying, shooting lasers out of their eyes, or using some other kind of superhuman abilities. But a hero in a classic story is a completely different kind of archetype. Archetypal heroes are far from perfect – receiving supernatural help and making fatal flaws. A hero also embarks on an epic journey in which they face many issues, and are often honored after their death.
-Zeus made love with Leto (Latona) and she gave birth to twins: Artemis (Diana) and Apollo.
It is well known that Zeus has many family connections, especially surrounding his numerous offspring. Among those children are the more known ones that include Athena, often thought to be Zeus’ favourite child, Apollo, Artemis, Hermes, Heracles, Perseus, and Dionysus (289-300). Other familial connections include Poseidon and Hades
in hope of gaining a better lifestyle. The goddesses of Greece acted as an important part of
The Greek myth I shall elaborate on is that of Atreus and his twin brother Thyestes. It is a very perverse myth; it contains adultery and very distasteful cannibalism, however unintended it may have been. After Atreus took over the Kingdom of their father Pelops, Atreus also
One of the first mortals known was Demeter, the child of Zeus and Persephone, is known as the goddess of the underworld. After leaving Demeter, Zeus then moved on and mated with Leto with whom he then created the twin gods known as Artemis and Apollo. Apollo was known for many things following his birth. Apollo had a numours things he is remembered for, but a few is being the Olympian God of the Sun, the Light and the Music and the Prophecy. (GREEK-GODS.INFO 4).