Greek Mythology Myth

There are many myths about Hera, but one very important one is called “The Judgment of Paris”. One day Eris gave Hera, Aphrodite, and Athena a golden apple with words on it that say “to the fairest”. So the three started fighting over which one of them is the fairest. They decided to let a human decide who was the fairest. This human was Paris, the king of Troy’s son. Every goddess tried to bribe Paris. Hera offered him power, Athena offered him wisdom, and Aphrodite offered him the most beautiful woman in the world, which, at that time was the queen of Sparta, Helena. Paris chose Aphrodite as the fairest goddess from the three goddesses. When Paris went to get Helena from the king, the people of Troy were not happy, so, the Trojan War

The Trojan War all began with an apple. The evil goddess, Eris was not invited to a wedding at the banquet hall in Olympus and created a plan to make trouble. She threw a golden apple with the words “For the Fairest” inscribed into it. All the goddesses wanted it but it had to be narrowed down into the three goddesses: Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera. Zeus was asked to decided who was the fairest of the three, and he said he would not do it. He told them of Paris, a young prince of Troy would be perfect for the task. The goddesses appeared before him asking who was the most beautiful of the three and all offered bribes. He chose Aphrodite bearer of the apple because she offered him the fairest woman in the world to be his. The most beautiful woman in the world was Helen, the daughter of Zeus and Leda. Every man wanted Helen for themselves and her father was

A myth is defined as a traditional or legendary story, collection, or study. It is derived from the Greek word mythos, which simply means "story." The Greek myths had many purposes to the Greeks such as teaching a moral lesson, explaining the origins of the world, explaining the origins of the gods and their relationships with humans, and why certain events occurred in nature. The authors of each myth were said to be divinely inspired by the Muses. The Muses were the goddesses of artistic inspiration. These Muses were thought to whisper in the ear of the author the adventures of the gods. Thus, myths held a sacred place in ancient Greece as they were seen to be divinely inspired and were meant to express an important message about life or the gods to the people.

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The contest was for a golden apple awarded to whoever was the most beautiful. The story began at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis. All of the gods where invited . All gods but Eris who is the goddess of discord. When she went to the party they they made her leave. Being angered she put in front of the goddess an golden apple addressed to the fairest. The three goddesses claimed it as theirs and Zeus was asked to mediate. He in then turned to Hermes and asked him to take them to Paris of troy to decide. Each of the goddess offered him a favor in order to be chosen. Of course he chose Aphrodite with her promise to give him Helen of troy. She was the most beautiful of all. The abduction of Helen of course led to the Trojan war. Athena a part in starting the war as you can tell. She also have a part in the destruction of troy. She had told Odysseus to build a large and hallow wood horse. That he should hide some soldiers inside the horse and make the Greeks think that the rest of the soldiers had sailed away. They had left behind one man who would tell the Trojans that the Greeks had left. To tell them that the horse was a peace offering and said that it will protect the city. Then that night they snuck out of the horse and open the gates of the city to let the army’s in to destroy the city and killed its people. Athena was the patron god of Athens. She was in

Iris looked at me with confusion as I held the doorknob of a shabby building, daring myself to twist it. The front wall stood out suspiciously against the almost clinical utopia that surrounded it for miles and miles - you look to the right, there were rolling green hills that in the past would have been called fake, and on the left, a glistening blue sea and tall as can be skyscrapers. Ten years ago, where we just were a few minutes ago, you'd never see any of this - it was a sleepy city with not much going for it, but it's all hustle and bustle now.

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The Trojan War was a war between Greece and Troy, which is now the coast of Anatolia, and lasted for ten years. During the wedding feast of Thetis the sea nymph and King Peleus of Phtia, Eris, a goddess, was angry since she was the only god not invited. She sent an apple to the feast “for the most beautiful.” The goddesses Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite got into an arguement about who the apple was for. Paris was chosen to award the apple. The goddesses tried to bribe Paris, and Paris took Aphrodite’s offer, the love of the most beautiful woman in the world, Helen. Paris found out he was the Prince of Troy, and he went to Sparta to get Helen, who was currently married to King Menelaus of Sparta. Paris took Helen and fled to Troy. Menelaus, along

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The Trojan war began when a Trojan prince, Paris, was given a choice from three goddesses sent to him by Zeus. These goddesses were Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera. Paris judged that Aphrodite, as the "fairest," should receive a great golden apple which was marked for the fairest. In exchange, Aphrodite made Helen, the most fair and beautiful woman of all, fall in love with Paris, and travel to Troy with him. For this insult, Agamemnon besieged Troy, in pursuit of Paris...

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As Christopher Vogler quoted in The Writer’s Journey, “A myth... is a metaphor for a mystery beyond human comprehension. It is a comparison that helps us understand, by analogy, some aspect of our mysterious selves.” Various countries have myths that connect to their personal background culture. When it is compared, each myth has a different perspective of how things were created in the daily life of a person. This includes countries such as Greece and Egypt and how their backgrounds influences their cultures. Cultural backgrounds play an important role in society. One moral lesson that is learned in Greek myths is about mother and daughter relationships. Egyptians also included Ma’at in their myths as a symbol of harmony and peace.

Beautiful architecture, democracy, theatre, and the Olympic games; these are just a few of the many wonders Ancient Greece had to offer. However, one of the most memorable creations of Ancient Greece would have to be Greek mythology. These myths included hundreds of stories and teachings that would have a lasting effect on Greek culture for centuries to come. When taking a deeper look into some of these myths, one may notice gender and sexual behavior to be themes that occur quite frequently. One also cannot help but notice that some social conditions in Ancient Greece, such as the importance of beauty, the treatment of women, and beast-like sexual behavior, revolved around sex and gender. It is because of the use of gender and sexual

The Trojan War was a great battle between the Greek and Trojan army. Many lives were lost due to this tragic event. Some say that the marriage of Peleus and Thetis started, “rolling effect,” of issues that lead to the war. The young couple decided to not invite Eris, the goddess of discord and strife. It was quite rude, for them to not invite my daughter but in their defense she can cause a lot of issues. Eris became outraged, when she was not invited. For her revenge, she crashed the wedding and brought a golden apple. Eris states, “that the fairest goddess shall obtain the golden apple.” I Hera, Queen of the Gods, thought I deserved that golden apple since I indeed am the fairest god. Unfortunately, Athena and Aphrodite though they deserved the apple. To solve this issue, Athena, Aphrodite and I traveled to see Paris, son of Priam and Prince of Troy. We all agreed, that Paris will be the judge of our fairness and the winner shall receive the golden apple. I should have no that this competition of beauty should cause issues but my arrogance got the best of me. To ensure my victory, I promised the Prince immense power, which he somehow declined. Instead of power, he choose Aphrodite’s offer. Prince wanted to marry the most beautiful women in the world, who at the time was already married to Menelaus. Aphrodite received the golden apple and Paris was sent to go woo, Helen. This deal between Aphrodite and Paris was one of the main reasons that

People love to hear and tell stories about Greek mythology, while some look towards them for exciting stories some as the greeks look at them as real stories of the old times. Poseidon is the god of the god of the sea and oceans and controls all of the water. Scylla is a 6 dog headed sea nymph that lives on a island and controls all of the rock of the Island. Mt. Olympus is the home of the gods. Poseidon, Scylla, and Mt. Olympus are important in greek mythology because they give reason to all things in the world and are important in Greek society as they are praised upon and looked upon for guidance as, Homer also wrote the Odyssey in which all of these thing was featured in.