The Goddesses : The Gods

Introduction to the Hebrew Bible has provided me with a critical analysis of the Hebrew Bible and introduced a wide variety of interpretive strategies, including African American, anthropological, feminist, historical-critical, Jewish, and literary perspectives. These approaches were presented by our author’s, L. Juliana M. Claassens, Peter Enns, Walter Brueggemann, and John L. Collins. Each author provides a unique interpretation to help us comprehend how the text is an expression of one’s interpretive understanding. Having said that, the biggest influence has been how I will seek to present Old Testament scriptures more effectively while remembering the context and the audience in which I am presenting. For example, I believe the greatest lessons that I have been reminded of are, the Old Testaments Scriptures from my childhood, which have become a big part of my relationship with God and are based on a childlike faith, which must now grow in the richness of the different interpretations, it is this message that I can apply to life.

In my research I have learned an addition of facts and stories about Greek mythology. Like how “the Pegasus and Chrysor came from the blood of Medusa’s head after Perseus cut it off” (Greek Mythology). Or how the “Amazonian group of warriors was all females” (Greek Mythology). The more that I have research about my topic the more fascinating and interesting it becomes. I hope that everyone will further their research and knowledge on this topic whether it’s reading a book, researching on the Internet, or even just watching a movie.

As Hephaestus is notified of Thetis’ arrival, he explores what their relationship has meant to him. Hephaestus recalls that “Thetis saved my life when the mortal pain came on me after my great fall…” (P. 480) After Hephaestus falls out of Zeus’ good graces, Thetis is able to lend her helping hand, displaying the hierarchical dynamic between the gods. The gods are indebted to each other, the likely reason that Hephaestus felt as though he needed to make Thetis the ornate shield. The duty and obligation to each other fuels the mutualistic relationships between the gods. Thetis’ motivation to help Hephaestus was not solely out of kindness; rather Thetis saw the opportunity to make a strategic move and put Hephaestus in her debt, knowing that she very well could use his services in her future. Hephaestus describes the pain that he felt as “mortal pain” signifying a distinction between the discomforts and vulnerability of mortals and gods.

to scatter your enemy, to drive him before you,to see his cities reduced to ashes, to see those who love him shrouded in tears,and to gather into your bosom his wives and daughters." Genghis Khan, much like the Hebrew Bible during certain points, regards women as objects. However, to write the Hebrew Bible off as fully misogynistic would not do the ancient texts justice. From Genesis to Judges 2, the Hebrew Bible objectifies women, uses them as scapegoats, but during certain points rises them to the level of highly admired Prophets and warriors. This essay attempts to explore the various undertones of femininity depicted throughout the Hebrew Bible.

Another important contribution to our modern world is Roman & Greek gods and goddesses because of its impact by helping the world with inventive names, gorgeous religious temples and even the Olympics. Ancient Greece invented the Greek gods to make sense in the world, for example, how was the earth made, why seasons change etc, for example, to explain why Greece only had three seasons summer, winter & spring. People came up with the story of how (the god of the Underworld) Hades created winter by kidnapping Persephone (goddess of springtime and flowers). Many structures, company's & products are named after many Greek & Roman gods like Apollo 69 (rocket ship), statue of liberty (modeled after the goddess Libertas), Nike (shoe brand), Pandora (Jewelry), Amazon (online shopping website), Saturn (car company) & Dionysus Wine & Spirits (wine company) etc. A lot of Roman names were used to be the names of planets, some were used for modern things like cereal (Ceres), volcano (Vulcan), Mars chocolate bar (Mars) etc. Speaking of names, Roman gods were originally the Olympian gods, who had their names changed because the Romans wanted to claim them as their gods. Each Greek god and goddess’s name were changed to fit their roman form, for example, Zeus got changed to Jupiter, Demeter to Ceres, Hera to Juno, Hades to Pluto, Artemis to Diana and many more other ones. Since the Greeks have an abundant amount of deities, it most likely they have a vast amount of temples to worship their gods and goddesses. Some Greek gods and goddesses are considered patrons of city states in the land of Greece, for example Helios (original god of the sun) patrons glorious Corinth, while Ares (god of war) patrons murderous Sparta, & Athena (goddess of wisdom), patrons the great city of Athens. The ancient Olympics were created in honor of Zeus (god of the sky and lightning), where city states compete for laurel wreaths to gain honor for their city states. The ancient Olympics was considered a men only thing (because men competing were nude), a bit like young woman serving at the temple of Vesta (Greek form Hestia), where they had to keep a flame alight or face the consequences and be buried alive, otherwise they brought honor to their

Unlike religious gods today, the Greek gods resembled human being in their form and their emotions, and suffered from the same dilemmas humans throughout time have faced. The Greeks believe in many gods and think they are very much like people. They have both supernatural powers and human weaknesses. The gods would fight, play on each other, gets angry or jealous, and steal from each other. The Olympian Gods live atop Mt. Olympus in Greece behind a gate of clouds. They watch the mortals down on earth which they can visit any time, and are responsible for the success or failure of human life. The Greeks worship their gods, pray, give offerings, and build temples to please the gods so they will not give any punishments.

is an example of divine deception, and the fact that she is the goddess of

In the world of Ancient Greece, a large array of deities were worshipped. Each god had their own forms of identification in which they used to express themselves. This includes things such as personality, style, sexuality, and many other things. One of these forms of expression was gender. The Greeks seemed to focus more on the two typical genders, which are male and female. Some Greek gods seemed to play into certain gender roles, but others portrayed traits of the opposite sex. In this paper, I will be analysing the possibility that the Greeks believed the female and male genders were closely connected and that is why many of the gods are described with blended aspects of gender.

“The Titans are an immensely powerful race called the Pantheon”(Knaak). They have been around since the beginning of the Warcraft Universe. No one knows how the Universe was created all they know is that it exists. They believe in all different ways like a magical being of supernatural powers created this universe and himself just cause he can. Others think the universe was created in an explosion of tiny particles and was formed over millions of years.

In The Odyssey, both the human characters and the Greek gods and goddesses are responsible for what happened. Odysseus starts his feud with Poseidon when he blinds Polyphemus. Poseidon then vows to make sure Odysseus and his crew’s journey back to Ithaca miserable. After visiting the dead, Odysseus and his crew end up on the island where the Sun-god’s cattle roam. Odysseus warns his crew that if they kill cattle, they will die. The crew disobeyed Odysseus and killed the Sun-god’s cattle. Zeus sent a lightning bolt that killed everyone but Odysseus. Eventually, Odysseus ends up on Calypso’s island, prolonging his journey home. Athena takes pity on him and the gods decide it is time for Odysseus to leave Ogygia. Poseidon finds out and is enraged.

In the Odyssey by Homer, the gods and goddesses throughout held a very heavy influence in determining the fates of the main characters and serve as their helpers and guides, however some gods are cruel and bent on destruction of the heroes, like Poseidon. Following eighteen days at sea, travelling back home from being held prisoner by the sea-nymph Calypso at Ogygia for seven years, Odysseus is spotted by Poseidon from the distant mountains of the Solymi and he realises what the other gods have done in his absence from visiting the Ethiopians. Poseidon stirred up the sea and roused a storm, which nearly drags Odysseus under the sea. The gods are very similar to the human characters whose lives they manipulate and influence as they all have

The sin of Ham recorded in Genesis 9:20-24 has different views including voyeurism, castration, and paternal incest. Scholars Bergsma and Hahn have come up with the maternal-incest view from their study of specific words related to the account. The first part of this paper will focus on Bergsma and Hahn’s word study to indicate that their maternal-incest view is a viable option. The second part of the paper will focus on the word “bara” (to create) in the Hebrew Bible. This word will be examined to articulate the different usages and meanings of the word. Therefore, this paper will focus on the importance of word study to show that words are of critical importance in understanding the meaning of the Hebrew Bible in specific contexts.

During the time of Greek Gods and Goddesses, there lived a man named Joshua. He was by far, faster at running than any human. After he had finished his last race with humans, he looked to his opponents and said, “All you guys are slower than a group of slugs, I could beat anyone at a race even the God of Speed.” All the humans warned him. “Zeus is very fast”, “Don’t you think Zeus will be offended”, “Aren’t you scared of making him angry” the people would say, but Joshua would smirk at the sweaty men and walk away. The next day Zeus heard about Joshua’s remark and immediately found him, then said, “If you continue to go through with the race and lose, you’ll regret it for the rest of your long, miserable life.” Joshua chuckled at him and said,

The film The Goddess, by Wu Yonggang, portrays a woman, played by Ruan Lingyu, who works as a prostitute in order to support her and her son Shuiping(Zhizhi Zhang). Although Ruan lives under the social oppression of being shamed by who she is as a women, she wants the best for her son. The scene where Ruan attends Shuping school’s talent shows(This can be found between the elapsed time of 43:00 - 46:31.), demonstrates the division and construction of class inequalities that limited social mobility and opportunity. The filmmakers cinematographic use of cutting techniques in this scene shows the discomfort and sense of isolation that people like Ruan experienced in China. The talent show scene provides a paradox between the opression that Ruan

In Greek Mythology, perhaps one of the most rudimental yet one of the most important elements are the Greek Gods and Goddesses. The ancient Greeks created the stories about the lives and journeys of the Greek Gods, known as myths, simply as an endeavor to elucidate nature and all phenomena which were difficult to explain using modern science and logic. These myths about the Gods were spread around the world by explorers and storytellers, and later merged with Greek religion. To this day, numerous myths survived through many writings and through much art. Each of these myths is very unique, and moreover, tells us much about the Greek Gods. The Greek myths in particular convey to us that Greek Gods and Goddesses looked and acted like humans,