In Greek mythology, Actaeon was a renowned hunter of amazing talent and agility. He was son of Autonoe, the daughter of Cadmus. Autonoe was a minor Greek god, but of royal decent no less. She raised her son with all the concepts and beliefs that Greek gods bestowed upon their young.[1] Just as Achilles Actaeon ...
Greek Mythology is a topic which almost everyone studies in school, and which oddly enough, can be found influencing us in our daily modern lives. Everyone knows that Greece was the birthplace of democracy; basically it is where the American idea of government comes from, and has even influenced our ideas of heroes and villains. ...
Achilles, son of King Peleus of Thessaly and nymph by the name of Thetis, procured himself to be one of the greatest Greek combatants in history. His legend echoes into modern times, earning the name placement of the legendary tendon, The Achilles Tendon. This paper will attempt to recreate the legend that is Achilles and ...
In most ancient cultures the people were bowing down to stone idols while the Greeks told imaginative stories about handsome gods with great powers who behaved like men. In his Percy Jackson and the Olympians series Rick Riordan capitalizes on western tradition by bringing the Greek gods alive again. What follows is intended to be ...
Old Wives Tales have been around for as long as humans have walked the earth. They are even mentioned in the Bible. I Timothy 4:7a says, “But refuse profane and old wives’ fables… (King James Bible) The term wives as used here refers to women as opposed to a married woman. The usage comes from ...
In my never ending quest to learn new things about the body, I’ve run across a few humorous health cures involving human urine. Some people will have you believe that urine really is worth its weight in gold when it comes to curing what ails you. I’ve seen it touted as a cure for jellyfish ...
Alright, so while poking around OccultForums, I found a thread that focused on the question of whether Sutekh and Satan are the same. I had a bit to say, and I read everyone else’s posts about it, and have now decided to write a blog entry about the role Sutekh had in Egyptian mythology and ...
Trying to decide what electives to take in college can be difficult. And whenever you try to ask someone their opinion, the usual response is to take what you like. That advice may work for some classes, but not for all of them. If you haven’t already taken, for instance, a sociology class, how are ...
I want to explain to you in very simple and straight forward terms, just how to get those rock hard washboard abs without a whole lot of so called miracle pills and expensive diets. When you start your journey to get 6 pack abs, it is important to remember that, everybody has a six pack. ...
Somewhere in the back of our brain sits the desire for conquest. We long to hold dominion over huge tracts of land and thousands of people, bending them to our will. We want to drive them forth onto the field of battle, to see them victorious, claiming new conquered lands, and returning the heads of ...
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