Athena/Minerva is the Greek virgin goddess of reason, intelligent activity, arts and literature. I had never heard of this Greek goddess before but what interested me about her was not only what she was a goddess of but her name Minerva. Minerva is the name of a professor in the Harry Potter book series (Minerva McGonagall) after reading all of the books it was clear that professor McGonagall is a very wise witch. After learning that Athena/Minerva is the goddess of wisdom I understood the reason behind professor McGonagall’s name, and not only her name but after further research finding out Athena is the goddess who turned a girl into a spider and professor McGonagall is the professor of transfiguration. I would like to learn more of what Athena did in war being the goddess of wisdom.
Ancient History Assessment: Agrippina the Younger 1. Describe the representations of Agrippina the younger in the ancient sources Agrippina the Younger was the only woman to be a sister, a wife and a mother to three of the four emperors. Due to this, her role in the workings of the Roman government was significant, emphasising her power within her family and her ability to manipulate those around her. Representations of her can been seen in an assortment of places in both literary and archaeological sources, depicting the many ways she was interpreted during her time. Statues and sculptures of Agrippina were designed to show her brilliance and power she held in society, especially the sculpture from the Sebasteion in Aphrodisias.
Why do you think that pregnancy of these warrior women figures so prominently in mythology and folklore, as well as historical stories?5. Spartan women benefited a great deal from the story of the warrior woman in mythology, folklore, and history. In fact, unlike women in Athens, Spartan women were taught
Helen was the sister of the Dioscuri and Clytemnestra. It is said she was born from an egg. Helen was known to be the most beautiful woman in the world. She was also the Goddess of beauty. Helen had superhuman strength such as superhuman strength, longevity, vitality and resistance to harm and eternal life.
Ancient #Hatshepsut was a female pharaoh who ruled ancient Egypt during the 14th century BC for approximately 22 years. She was the 5th pharaoh of 18th Dynasty Egypt, and is widely considered one of Egypt's most successful pharaohs and the longest reigning female pharaoh. She served as queen alongside her husband Thutmose II but after his death claimed the role as pharaoh while acting as regent of her nephew Thutmose III. Hatshepsut was quite a significant and influential pharaoh, and this is evident through her numerous additions and involvement with Egypt. Her success was made through the maintenance of Egypt's prosperity, the promotion of herself and the god, Amun Re, waging successful military campaigns, numerous building programs, and ensuring her own succession.
Agrippina the Younger Agrippina was one of the most influential women of her time. She had achieved powers and honours, previously unachievable by Roman women. Even Livia, wife of the great Augustus Caesar, did not hold the range of powers bestowed on Agrippina herself. The reason behind her power is her use of her incredible linage to impose herself upon the political scene. Part of the reason behind Agrippina’s power was her close proximity to some of the most powerful men in the ancient world, she was the great-granddaughter of the great Augustus: who also had achieved a deified status, daughter of Germanicus: said to be the reincarnation of Apollo himself, sister of an emperor (Caligula), wife of an emperor (Claudius), and mother of an emperor (Nero).
Arnaldo Rodriguez Classical Mythology Athena and Martha Stewart Although Martha Stewart isn’t in her 20’s, she’s actually in her late 60’s, how could you not compare her to the Greek goddess Athena? This comparison of two individuals couldn’t be more perfect. Athena is known as the goddess of wisdom, warfare, and weaving which in many ways makes her extremely versatile. This is where Martha Stewart comes in, she is also extremely versatile and is very multitalented, and in some ways is also our modern day goddess of wisdom, warfare, and weaving. All of Martha Stewart’s abilities are as a homemaker and all three W’s fit appropriately.
The Parthenon is a beautiful marble temple that served as a model for the architecture of the Lincoln Memorial. The Lincoln Memorial shares these same qualities with the Parthenon but instead, a statue honoring Abraham Lincoln is inside. The ancient Greeks very much enjoyed storytelling especially about heroes. Hercules is a very famous hero of the ancient Greek time who displays many of the same characteristics as America’s own hero, Superman. Hercules and Superman both are not real but Hercules left the impact of showing what an ideal hero looks like.
<BR> Anne Bradstreet, recognized as one of the earliest and greatest female writers in America, wrote poetry that expressed the different aspects of the Puritan religion she followed and the hardships of colony life. However, Bradstreet was not your average, unspoken Puritan woman. While she did take her devotion to God very seriously, she was also poet, a woman with an education, and one of the first people to people to get published in the New World (Encarta CD-Rom). <br> Anne Bradstreet was born sometime around 1612 in Northamptonshire, England. She was the daughter of Thomas Dudley and Dorothy Yorke.
Introduction – - Name of the play, playwright - Why it is powerful - Topics I will discuss - One of the most well known dramatic scenes ever written. Language – -Refers to nature a lot -Romeo is always talking about astrology and describing Juliet to the sun and stars. -hyperbolic language (exaggerating something to emphasize a point) Staging – -It is set in an orchard like the first Adam and eve – innocent, pure - enclosed like a tomb – highlights danger - hard to get in so it will be hard to get out - levels – julliet is up on a balcony because she is closer to the stars, like an angel, romeo is below her balcony like a courtly lover - set at night because stars shine brighter at night Danger – The nurse highlights and reminds us of the danger