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moment the gods saw cloud born, they knew that he could be a threat to them, because he was born with an unusually large amount of fire in his brain, that would give him the power to bend many realities to his will. As Zeus looked upon this small…

They are important prophecies. Omen birds play a much stronger part in Ithaca and in Telemachus's story than in the Odyssey. In The Odyssey, omen birds foretell the killing of the suitors, Odysseus's homecoming, and reassure Telemachus that his house…

some reason, sitting in class on the day that the class turned in their I-Search, I heard something that made me think of Lilith. Researching Lilith was not too hard, but finding any interesting details was. Lilith has become tied into many stories,…

light. Then there was consciousness. Then there were questions and then there was religion. Religions sprouted up all over the world as a response to some of humanity's most troubling questions and fears. Why are we here? Where do we come from?…

of Jupiter. She was said to have leaped forth from his brain, mature, and in complete armour. She presided over the useful and ornamental arts, both those of men - such as agriculture and navigation - and those of women, - spinning, weaving, and…

into a vampire. His lover and also his master teaches him the way of the vampire. He is told not to associate with the living, their identity must be kept in secret. Lestat ignores this warning and decides to play a violin with a peasant girl…

Romans adapted her to "Latona". Although she kept her general characterization, some personifications are different in her Roman equivalent. Through myth, the duties and purposes she was responsible for, the symbols that represented her, etymology,…

that broke our bondage to the vile Enchantress. With no foreknowledge or hint that we could give, But, as we truly believe, with the help of God, You gave us back our life. Now, Oedipus great and glorious, we seek your help again.' King Oedipus,…

xenia, or zenophilia, the great ethical imperative, the obligation to entertain outsiders. It is the sacred Greek custom of hospitality. Mortals as well as gods have to adhere to it. Zeus, the most powerful of the Olympian gods, is the patron of this…

serves as a blueprint for their relationships with males. Athene is a parthenogenetic creation, emerging full-grown and fully-armoured from her father Zeus's head. She is of the mind, action that follows careful reflection of cause and effect. Aphrodite…