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    how evil and hope arose on the Earth. Pandora, in Greek mythology was the first woman, who was created by the Greek gods. She was created out of clay by order of Zeus in order to punish Prometheus for stealing fire from the heavens as a gift to humans. On Earth, Pandora married Prometheus’s brother, Epimetheus. After their marriage, Zeus took his plan into action and gave Pandora a wedding gift in the form of an elegant box, and warned her that under no circumstances should she open the box (“Pandora’s

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    Earth with Meg and his wish is granted. Main Characters in both mediums ● Zeus ● Hera ● Hades ● Hercules ● Megara ● Pegasus ● Philoctetes ● The Fates ● Titans ● Hermes Hercules Origins In the movie Hercules is the child of Zeus(The god of the Sky) and Hera(The goddess of Marriage and Birth). In the movie when Hercules is taken by Hades’s minions Hera is devastated and Zeus is incredibly angry and when Hercules asks questions Zeus is there to answer Hercules’s questions. When Hercules meets up with his

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    where dead spirits were controlled and collected. He was also known for being the younger bother of Zeus, king of Mount Olypmus. Hades detested the underworld and his job as it's god. Because of this, he tries to plot a plan to overthrow Zeus to become the ruler of Mount Olypmus himself. Although, to overthrow Zeus, was harder than what Hades had thought considering he was much weaker than Zeus and other god/goddess

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    ROUGH DRAFT GREEK RELIGION AND ITS AFFECT ON THE PEOPLE OF GREECE Daily prayers and Observances Greeks thought about their gods more often than most people do nowadays. Over the course of the day the Greeks would think about the gods often. if they wanted something such as death of an enemy or a good harvest he would give a offering to a temple of the of the gods domain in which he wanted help in. Greeks went to temples to present sacrifices to please the gods or to ask for the judgment

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    Greek Architecture: The Architectures of Greek was produced by the Hellenic group of people who used to speak Greek as a language. Ancient Greek is very well known for its architecture of temples and also the architecture of open air theatres. Ancient Greek architecture is distinguished from other architectural work in terms of its structure and decoration. The temples mainly were constructed on high grounds, so that elegance of its proportion can be visible and the effect of light can be seen

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    Aphrodite Ambiguity

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    The Aphrodite of early Greece is a maelstrom of ambiguity. This ambiguity stems from the fact that the Greek Aphrodite evolved in Eastern religions and entered Greek tradition with an amalgam of characteristics and foreign traditions behind her. She manifests the traits and actions of a plethora of pre-Homeric Eastern deities including the Mesopotamian Ishtar and Astarte, Avestan Mithras, and the Vedic goddess Uṣas. In Homeric epic, although Aphrodite is a singular goddess, she appears to be

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    Equal to Zeus in dignity, though not in power, he was reputed to be a surly and quarrelsome figure. Poseidon at once got busy constructing a magnificent palace beneath the sea, off Aegae in Euboea. Splendid white chariot horses with brazen hooves and golden manes

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    people today have trouble believing. The twelve and most important gods and goddesses, all led by Zeus, were no exception. Zeus was the king of all gods, lightning and thunderstorms, and was born to the titan Cronus and his wife Rhea. He had five siblings and all were eaten by their father for his fear of being overthrown. The five siblings included Poseidon, Hestia, Hera, Hades, and Demeter. Rhea hid Zeus away and continued to raise him until he was able to capture his father and make him heave up the

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    Cronus: The Titan King

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    Cronus was one of the most feared and respected deities of the Greek culture. Cronus was also the youngest of the first-generation of Titans. His power was controlling time. Cronus believed he held the answer to everything. He was cynical, arrogant, not that wise, and very prideful. However, he also had some helpful strengths. Cronus was intellectual, and powerful. He commanded respect, and had control over time. His arrogance and pride were probably his downfall. Cronus would never back

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    Persephone Script

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    can be Zeus) : As things get worse, even Heaven starts worrying

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