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Nike Nike, the winged goddess of victory, was the daughter of the giant Pallas and the river Styx, and Greek soldiers prayed to her so that they could achieve victory. http://www.businessinsider.com/history-of-nike-facts-about-its-50th-anniversary-2014-11 Pegasus Pegasus was born when Perseus decapitated Medusa’s heads. The blood created Pegasus. He was a winged stallion. He was used by Bellephorn to go to Mount Olympus but Zeus didn’t like that. Bellephorn fell to Earth and Pegasus went

The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus: World Wonder The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, also known as the Artemision, was once a remarkable sight that was considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The temple itself was a rather mysterious as not much is known about the rituals that may have taken place there. It is known that the Ephesian held Artemis is the highest honor. It was believed by some that Artemis herself was born at the location of the temple (Iosa, pg. 3). The temple

What makes a woman a woman? Many people believe that gender has nothing more to it than just the anatomy that you were born with and the gender you were assigned at birth. For others, it’s based on appearance, experiences and femininity. For many though gender is a spectrum of self- expression and identity. When it comes to the Feminist movement, the movement encouraging equality for all genders. The definition of womanhood varies from person to person. However, when it comes to transgender women

Androgyny and the third gender are present in many cultures and each combination of masculine and feminine qualities make it a unique phenomenon that is on an individual basis. Since ancient times to present day, the idea of the third gender has been discussed by many scholars, as well as what gender truly can be defined as. It is undeniable that androgyny has become more mainstream as of recent, especially with help from the fashion industry in the early 2000s when they began to employ androgynous

In the early 1970s oil tycoon J. Paul Getty began a reconstruction of the Villa dei Papiri which is located in Herculaneum, Italy. He had been collecting artifacts and had housed a majority in the Getty museum, located in Malibu, California. However, as the number of items in his collection grew he decided to create a museum specifically for the Greek and Roman artifacts. Working with historical consultant Norman Neuerburg, Getty commissioned the recreation of the Villa dei Papiri to be located

Italy A long time ago, I went hiking in a mysterious forest. I found a lamp in a cave, yes and actual lamp, like the ones you buy at Ikea and put in your living room. Anyway, I took the lamp, because it looked brand new, and brought it with me on the rest of my hike. Once I got home, I put the lamp on a shelf in my living room, and plugged it in. The next day, I invited my friend over to brag about the stylish lamp, and she was very pleased with it. We talked over Chick-Fil-a for a very long time

Circus Maximus It is nearly impossible to look at the field that holds the remains of the Circus Maximus and understand what it once held without the aid of a vivid reconstruction. The remains of Circus Maximus lie in the Valley between the Aventine and Palentine hill. Traditionally, the history of the Circus Maximus began with chariot races held in honor of the God Consus in a less permanent structure in the area near Consus’s altar. In later years, this lead to the construction of a circus under

J. Sosa D. Rosselli English 125 19 December 2013 The Cost of Your Future At one point you may have asked yourself whether or not college is worth the cost. By cost I mean the financial cost, the personal sacrifice and the time it takes to actually garnish a degree. College students weigh out these factors every day; but at the end will it all be worth it? As a college student

Debates on the theological concept of the Divine Mother The 20th century feminist criticism of the systems of “re-presentation” have attempted to expose “the system of power that authorises certain representations while blocking, prohibiting, or invalidating others”.83 Corrington further evaluates that “if this is true for modes of expressing concepts in general, it is even more true for modes of expressing religious concepts”.84 Moreover, summarising Ochshorn 's argument for the expression of such

Intervention and Theoretical Paper Kindergarten Age Kindergarten Aged Children Normal Development The average development of kindergarten aged children, according to John W. Santrock (2015), occurs in every area; the physical level is characterized, biologically and physically by the growth and expansion of the brain. The brain of five years-old children is three quarters of its adult size; the gray matter increases, as well as the front lobe areas giving the child ability to better plan and organize