The Gods Of The Ancient World

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.

ed to counter the sinister powers of this winged spirit who preyed on pregnant women and infants. Lilith next migrated to the world of the ancient Hittites, Egyptians, Israelites and Greeks. She makes a solitary appearance in the Bible, as a wilderness demon shunned by the prophet Isaiah. In the

Lilith is not mentioned by name in the Authorized Version of the Bible.  In Isaiah 34:14, she is referenced only as a screech owl who rests among the wild beasts of the island.   In the Revised Version, she is called the night-hag.  She is also assumed to be the Queen of Sheba, Abraham’s concubine Hagar, and one of the two women seeking Solomon’s wisdom over the custody of an infant.  It is also possible that she could be Zipporah, a winged and clawed creature, who was Moses’ first wife.  The Gnostic Mandeans, who have their origin with John the Baptist, believe that Lilith was Zahriel, the daughter of

Everybody knows there was a beginning of the earth as can be said about different aspects of life. The Greeks believe in multiple gods. These are gods of many different things such as gods and goddesses of love, sky, sea, and even war. This brings up Eris, goddess of discord. She saw all of the war and trouble of the world and is said to have haunted battlefields and took pleasure in the sight of fallen soldiers. She has been told about through stories in which she was presented as the goddess of war and was seen as constant trouble by the other gods.

Peacock feather designs came from the eye of Argus, when Hera placed it into the feathers of it.

Women of Ancient Greece had few freedoms and limited rights. Statuses and women’s placement in the hierarchy were dependent on their husbands and number of births. They were kept under the control of their husbands, fathers, and brother and had little power in politics. Women also had few social interactions and were kept in the house to tend to the children as well as spin and weave. Only mistresses and prostitutes were given larger freedom in terms of social interaction, not totally under

Vanity, infidelity, and envy are transgressions that possess grave consequences; perpetrators of such hubris are cast out, spurned by society. Their actions deemed erroneous and caustic to the way of life. Like outcasts, Olympian gods tend to meddle with these forbidden fruits, violating the canons of god-like behavior. However, instead of being isolated, these Olympian gods are put on pedestals. The early people are blinded by their need for explanation that they do not see that; although the Olympians were gods they had very human frailties.

Though violence appears in complex ways in the Covenant Code, this research will study only the violence against women recorded in Exod 21:4, 7-11, 20-21, 26-27. In this chapter,

Hades was the god of the underworld and god of the dead. He was the oldest male child of Cronus and Rhea.Hades and his brothers Zeus and Poseidon defeated their father (Cronus) and the Titans to end their reign, taking control over the world.

The Romans used the Greek system of architecture design and modeled many buildings after Greek structures.

Distinctly, the goddesses designated in this chapter occur in the midst of the earliest pagan deities indicated in numerous ancient writings; particularly, the ones frequently linked to the land of Canaan. In fact, several of the goddesses that promoted idolatry and prostitution exist unequivocally in the King James Version of the Bible, such as Ashtoreth, Diana and Lilith. Although, the word ‘prostitute’ exists merely once (Lev 19:29), still, prostitution happens to become identified with various words; such as “whore(s), whoredom(s), harlot(s), pollute or polluted;” (which can mean prostitute) that encounters being referenced frequently. Intrinsically, the prophets of the Bible caution against whoring after the other gods and goddesses; whereby, the cult prostitutes developed among the numerous idols the Israelites lusted after.

In the Iliad, the gods were portrayed with human qualities. They intervened or refused to intervene based on their emotional attachments and were ultimately the influence of the humans’ actions throughout the poem. The gods and humans’ similar qualities allowed the humans to exercise free will instead of being puppets to the gods. The comparative personalities also allowed Homer to use the gods to explain certain characters behaviors.

The perversion of being involved sexually with some form of “beast” remains a striking factor in the Bible after the exodus, stating,

Why is it that when gods and goddesses have affairs with us mere mortals and nymphs it leads to our tragedies! There are so many stories about a god or goddess falling for a mortal or nymph and then another god or goddess gets jealous or interferes with them and then the poor mortal gets cursed or gets ditched! But out of all these stories none are more tragic then the ones where Zeus cheats on his wife Hera, who then out of jealousy curses the poor women! Hera is known for being revengeful on those who interfere with her marriage to Zeus. But what she doesn’t see is that most of the time the poor girl was just a victim. Unless you’re Echo; she did deserve her punishment, and you will see why.

You may have heard of Greek gods, but have you ever wondered what they are and how they originated? Greek gods are myths and teachings of Ancient Greek people. It originated from ancient Greece mythology, heroes, nature, and ritual practices. Today it is believed that Greek gods are there to make your life better while you are alive, and they would take care of you when you died. Greek gods can be classified in four groups or elements, and then be further explained in their origin and background.