He is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian dieties in
classical Greek and Roman religion and Greek and Roman mythology.
He has been variously recognized as a god of light and sun, truth and
prophecy, healing, plague, music, poetry, and more
He is the son of Zeus and Leto, and
has a twin sister.
Lyre is a kind of string instrument which is Apollo’s
favorite because of its function as a vocal
accompaniment.
According to ancient Greek mythology, the young god Hermes stole a herd
of scared cows from Apollo. In order not be followed, he made shoes for the
cows which forced them to walk backwards. Apollo, following the trails, could
not follow where the cows were going. Along the way, Hermes slaughtered one of
the cows and offered all but entrails to the gods. From the entrails he created
the Lyre. Apollo, figuring out it was Hermes who had his cows, confronted the
young god. Apollo was furious, but after hearing the sound of lyre. Hence, the
creation of the lyre is attributed to Hermes. Other sources credit to Apollo
himself.
Lyric: is an extended word of lyre
It is a lyric poem. It is relating to a category of poetry that
expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in songlike style orform.
Owl of Athena
Athena
She is the goddess of wisdom, courage,
inspiration, civilization, law and justice, strength, the arts, crafts.
She is portrayed as a shrewd companion heroes and id the patron goddess of
heroic endeavor. She is the virgin patroness of Athens.
In Greek mythology, a little owl
traditionally represents or accompanies Athena, the virgin goddess of wisdom.
It was considered to be a favorable omen if an owl was spotted on the battle
field or at time as crisis.
Greek Tragedy
Oedipus the King
The Cursed House of Atreus
Atreus was a king of Mycenae in the Peloponnese, the son
of Pelops and Hippodamia, and the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus. Arteus and
his twin brother Thyestes were exiled by their father for murdering their half-
brother Chrysippus in their desire for the throne of Olympia. They took refuge
in Mycenae, where they ascended to the throne in the absence of King
Eurystheus. Eurystheus had meant for their stewardship to be temporary, but it
became permanent after his death in battle.
Agamemnon was the song of King Atreus and Queen of Mycenae,
the husband of Clytemnestra. Upon Agamemnon’s return from Troy, he was murdered
by Aegisthus, the lover of his wife, Clytemnestra.
Lyric poetry
Lyric poetry: is a form which expresses personal emotions or
feelings, typically spoken in the first person. The term derives from a form of
Ancient Greek literature. The lyric, which was defined by its musical accompaniment,
usually on a stringed instrument known as a lyre.
Zeus in myth[Birth]-The
wolf and seven lambs
Cronus sired several children by Rhea, Hestia, Demeter, Hera, and
Poseidon, but swallowed them as soon as they were born, since he had learned
from Gaia and Uranus that he was destined to be overthrown by his son as he had
previously overthrown Uranus, his own father, an oracle that Rhea heard and
wished to avert. When Zeus was about to be born, Rhea sought Gaia to devise a
plan to save him, so that Cronus would get his retribution for his acts against
Uranus and his own children. Rhea gave birth to Zeus in Crete, handing Cronus a
rock wrapped in swaddling clothes, which he promptly swallowed.
Planet
Castor and Pollux
In Greek mythology, they were twin brothers. Their mother was Leda, but
Castor was the mortal son of Tyndareus, the king of Sparta, and Pollux the
divine son of Zeus, who raped Leda in the guise of a swan. Though accounts of
their birth are varied, they are sometimes said to have been born from an egg,
along with their twin sisters and half- sisters Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra.
Hermes =Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Pluto
God
Dionysus
He had a strange birth that evokes the difficulty in fitting him into
the Olympian pantheon. His mother was a mortal woman, Semele ,the daughter of
king Cadmus of Thebes, and his father was
Zeus, the king of the gods. Zeus’s wife, He has remained an inspiration to
artists, philosophers and writers into the modern era.
Asclepius--Pythons always relate to medical science because ancient Greek thought that snake venom can cure some illness
He was the son of Apollo and the mortal princess Coronis. The Centaur
Chrion taught him the art of healing. He was a god of
medicine in ancient Greek religion. The rod of Asclepius is a serpent-entwined
rod wielded by the Greek god, Asclepius, a
deity associated with healing and medicine.
Homer, in the Iliad, mentions him
only as a skillful physician.
Poseidon
He is one of the twelve Olympian deities of the pantheon in Greek
mythology. His main domain is the ocean, and he is called the God of the sea. Also, he is called to as
Earth- shaker, due to his role in causing earthquakes. He was a brother of Zeus, the sky god and chief deity of ancient Greece,
and Hades, the god of underworld.
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ferry: a service with terminals and boats for transporting persons across
a river
patron: a person who is a consumer, client Theatre of Dionysus
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Vocabulary
dia: go through
diameter: a straight line from one side of something to the other side that
passes through the center point
dialect: a form of a language that is spoken in a particular area and that uses
some of it own words, grammar
diagnose: to recognize a disease
spect: look
inspect: to look at
something carefully in order to learn more about it
mono: one
monopoly: exclusive ownership through legal privilege, or concerted action
extra: polygamy- the state of being married to more than one person
at the same time
e:out
eliminate: to remove, to get rid of
evacuate: to remove from a dangerous place
ium: a place for
aquarium: a building
people can visit to see water animals and plants
coliseum: a large stadium
or building for sports or entertainments
stadium: a very large
building that has a open area and have many seats
a:no
amoral: showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong
aboriginal: the people or things that have been in an earliest time
