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Travis J

The Myth of Pandora's Box: The First Woman Unleashes Evil on the World | Suite101.com - 1 views

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  • The First Woman Unleashes Evil on the World
  • According to ancient Greek mythology, Pandora was the first woman, created on Zeus’ orders as a punishment for mankind. Her “box” (actually a sort of jar) contained many evil things, such as toil, illness and despair, but it also contained Hope.
  • Zeus was furious. He decided to punish both Prometheus and Man for the theft of fire.
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  • Epimetheus not to accept any “gift” from the Gods, as it would be a trick.
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    This appears to be a good use of the highlighting feature in Diigo
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    i agree
Mary S

The Ancient Greeks - the Athenians of Ancient Greece. - 1 views

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  • The ancient Greeks (mainly the Athenians) were a unique people.
  • These accomplishments astound us to this day.
  • They also believed in the balance of mind and body.
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  • Its walls were built on a layer of limestone rock overlooking the city.
  • They consisted of either three tragedies or three comedies followed by a short satyr farce.
  • The army consisted of horsemen and hoplites, footsoldiers.
  • Democracy, philosophy, astrology, biology, mathematics, physics, and the theatre are only a few of its contributions to us. Words and thoughts from great men such as Plato, Socrates, Pythagoras, and Aristotle are still taught in universities to this day.
  • Mary S on 04 Dec 09
     
    Talks about how some of the art in Greece is some of the most unique art in the world
Seth A

Greco-Roman Cults, Sects and Schools - ReligionFacts - 0 views

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  • Many, perhaps most, ancient Greeks and Romans did not belong to any particular sect. The average person in the ancient world would likely worship the local city god, participate in the Roman imperial cult, honor the patron god of a profession, and pay special devotion to whichever deity seems most appealing or likely to help with a particular concern. But there were also a number of special religious or philosophical groups in the ancient world to which one could belong. For example, an upper-class person might be drawn to a philosophy like Stoicism or Epicureanism, a Roman soldier might be initiated into Mithraism, and a person of any rank might be a special devotee of Dionysus. These specific cults, sects and schools are explored in this section.
David P

Greek mythology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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  • Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece. Modern scholars refer to the myths and study them in an attempt to throw light on the religious and political institutions of Ancient Greece, its civilization, and to gain understanding of the nature of myth-making itself.[1]
  • Greek mythology is embodied explicitly in a large collection of narratives and implicitly in representational arts, such as vase-paintings and votive gifts. Greek myth explains the origins of the world and details the lives and adventures of a wide variety of gods, goddesses, heroes, heroines, and other mythological creatures. These accounts initially were disseminated in an oral-poetic tradition; today the Greek myths are known primarily from Greek literature.
  • Greek mythology has changed over time to accommodate the evolution of their culture, of which mythology, both overtly and in its unspoken assumptions, is an index of the changes. In Greek mythology's surviving literary forms, as found mostly at the end of the progressive changes, is inherently political, as Gilbert Cuthbertson has urged
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    wikipedia
Travis J

Greek and Roman World Mythology: The Titan God Cronus - 0 views

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  • Cronus was known as the ruler of the Titans.
  • Cronus was later himself dethroned by his own son Zeus.
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Travis J

Zeus's Lovers - 0 views

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  • As the sky god Zeus had easy access to the women of the world and took full advantage of it. Also, his power as a supreme god made him difficult to resist. Prior to his marriage to Hera he was married first to Metis, then Themis. He was interested in Demeter but she resisted him. His third wife was Mnemosyne. He was involved with Leto shortly before his marriage to Hera.
Nicholas S

Ancient Greece - History, mythology, art, war, culture, society, and architecture. - 3 views

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  • Loren Smith on 02 Dec 09
     
    Seth! This is not a description you pain in the head!!!
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  • Nicholas S on 04 Dec 09
     
    This gives you a thorough insight into the ancient world of Greece
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