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- 101: Hades
- The ancient Greeks portrayed the underworld as a place for all the dead and clearly visualized it in their myths and legends. The underworld in Greek mythology was not a lively place, for it was where all the dead souls went. When a person died, the soul would be sent to Hades, a more formal name for the underworld. "The dead would go to Hades because there was no annihilation in the Greek mythology. The dead are dead because they have a flavorless and unhappy existence". The primary ruling god of the underworld is Hades whose brother is Zeus, king of the gods, and ...
- 102: The Symbolism Of The Crow
- ... The crow is also seen at Saint Benoît's feet and in Saint Oswald's hands. Here, he symbolizes divine providence. The crow also has a role in the Asiatic mythology; in China and in Japan, he shows love and gratitude. According to Chinese legends, ten red crows with three paws flew away from the East Blackberry Tree to bring light ... Santeria’s people to Cyrena, And two crows showed Alexander the great the road to Amon's sanctuary. Hugi and Munnin (Thought and Memory), are Odin's companions. In Scandinavian mythology, they travel all over the world and come back to tell Odin all the events that happen on earth. In the mithraic cult, Sol(the Sun God) entrusts the crow ...
- 103: Heros
- ... action movies and read romance novels we all have been introduced to many heroes. We all know the type that saves the girl or kills the bad guy. But within mythology there are many more different types of heroes. First there is the hero that wants to help their community and to remember. In the story “Chi Li Slays the Serpent ... of their family or their own. According to Persian values, Esfandyar was the perfect hero than. He did exactly what his king asked of him without a doubt. In Greek mythology, there are many stories that have heroes in them. These heroes display many different traits of courage, determination, and loyalty. In the story of Hercules, his courage is shown right ...
- 104: Ancient Egyptian
- ... dress the statue and offer it meals before the worshipping ceremonies took place. Ra Ra means "creator." He is or was for a time, in nearly all accounts of Egyptian mythology, the supreme god. He was "the father of the gods, the fashioner of men, the creator of cattle, the lord of all being". He is the god of the sun ... EGYPT. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1981. Microsoft MICROSOFT ENCARTA '95. Electronic media. Redmond: Microsoft Corporation, 1994. Roberts, David. "Age of Pyramids." National Geographic Jan. 1995: 6-41 BULFINCH'S MYTHOLOGY. New York: Crown Publishers Incorporated, 1979. Breasted, J.H. DEVELOPMENT OF RELIGION AND THOUGHT IN ANCIENT EGYPT. New York: Harper & Row Publishers Incorporated, 1959. THE WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA. Chicago: World ...
- 105: Oedipus Rex 2
- Oedipus Rex a Greek tragedy written by Sophocles in the early days of antiquity is based upon an even more ancient story in Greek mythology. Sophocles, however, knowing that his audience is aware of the outcome of the play utilizes that foreknowledge to create various situations in which dramatic and verbal irony play key roles ... his field. The plays that he penned, that survived through the eons are revered as much now as they were during his day. He often wrote scripts for events in mythology that had already occurred and were common knowledge to the populace that viewed his productions. In order to keep these audiences returning for more, Sophocles made liberal use of irony ...
- 106: Karl Marx
- ... longing for self-sacrifice on behalf of humanity." In October of 1835, he started attendance at the University of Bonn, enrolling in non-socialistic-related classes like Greek and Roman mythology and the history of art. During this time, he spent a day in jail for being "drunk and disorderly-the only imprisonment he suffered" in the course of his life ... got in, and finally received his degree in 1841. His thesis "analyzed in a Hegelian fashion the difference between the natural philosophies of Democritus and Epicurus" using his knowledge of mythology and the myth of Prometheus in his chains. In October of 1842, Marx became the editor of the paper Rheinische Zeitung, and, as the editor, wrote editorials on socio-economic ...
- 107: Latin Literature In History
- ... His writings also set a standard for writing at that time, and Virgil became Rome’s chief poet following Virgil’s death. Last, the love poetry and retellings of Roman Mythology from Ovid served as a huge influence on renaissance writers and painters, and was its prime source for Mythology. Writers continued to write following Augustus’s death, amongst those was Seneca, a stoic philosopher. He wrote dialogues and letters about morality and generosity, published works examining natural phenomena such ...
- 108: Fantasy Author Charles De Lint
- ... almost all his work. Along with his love for music, de Lint also "developed a large affinity to reading books" at a very young age. "He particularly enjoyed books on mythology and folk tales, which included Celtic folklore"(Somerton). It is no wonder that when he did begin to write that his work was highly influenced by all three types of ... recent novels is titled Someplace to be Flying. It takes place in modern times and in de Lint's city of Newford. This book has many elements of Native American mythology within it. It is based on the idea that the world, and everything within it, was created by "animal people", also called the "first people". These animal people are the ...
- 109: The Trickster
- ... would come up with some elaborate schemes, but in the end the result was always the same. The long fall from the cliff to the ground. The Trickster of Greek mythology was a God by the name of Hermes. Once again we see a sort of bridge between the average man and the gods. Hermes is the only God in Greek mythology that is born to a nymph (a mortal) . Also with Hermes we see the recurring theme of flight. Hermes is said to have wings on either side of his head ...
- 110: The Witching Hour
- ... really is, is the power of creation, the power of knowledge, understanding the barrier between the most abstract ideas and science. Perhaps there is a thin barrier between the abstract mythology and science. Lasher, a ghost, one would assume that this book would deal with archaic atheism, good and evil. But it's not focused on that, the focus is the ... enlightenment and the possibility that he may become flesh and learn of himself. The 20th century, things imaginable centuries ago would be seen as magical, just as how we see mythology and atheism as magical—it's unexplained. This book is about the very thin line between the abstract and science, that science is the true reliance. As a prime example ...
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