... promised to show eternal gratitude to the victor. I devised the horse and Athene created the olive tree. Unfortunately, I missed the game. Athens was named after the contest winner. Although I lost, my gift, which is the horse, literally changed the shape of the ancient Greek world. Wasn't that terrific?! In the days of Cronus and the Titans, the sea was ruled by Nereus, son of Mother Earth and Pontus, the seas. Nereus was an old sea god with ... a long grey beard and a fishtail and was the father of fifty sea nymphs, the lovely Nereids. When I came to take over the kingdom of the seas,...

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• Grade Level: High School

... is the eldest of the three sons of Kronos and Rhea. He and his brothers, Zeus and Poseidon, divided the world into thirds and each took a portion of for their own. Hades chose the Underworld as his dominion over which he would rule, and Zeus and Poseidon chose to rule over the skies and the seas. Hades has and sits upon a throne made from ebony (Hades). Hades also has the title of the ruler of the ... dead. "Since he was one of the sovereigns of the universe, he had the privilege of ascending Olympus. However ... ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... Quest for answers he thought that there was a Greater force or being who controls or looks over the world and everything in it. In this essay we will discuss two different stories comparing differences and similarities of the Christian God and the Greek Gods, and compare stories from each of their literature. " God can be either fair and kind or cruel and unkind to mankind." And ... that generosity Zeus punished Prometheus so that he would freeze in the snow's of winter and the summer sun shall burn him, the gods were also thought to be caring and generous by the people. The gods receiv...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... and in mythology he was the brother of Zeus and Poseidon, and therefore from the first generation of the Olympian gods. According to the myth, the three sons of Kronos and Rhea- Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades -each drew lots to determine which part of the world they would rule. Zeus and Poseidon received the dominion of the sky and the seas respectively, and Hades consequently was with the Underworld. Hades was the ruler of the Greek underworld also being referred ... to as "Hades." He ruled this realm alone along with Persephone, whom he abducted from the upper world. Hades was so overwhelm...

• Word Count: 545
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• Grade Level: High School

... with her. Now, our Mother Earth has began to grieve because we have taken away from her the natural process with all the pollution that technology produces, the misuse of water, the deforestation, the overpopulation, and the waste disposal. Therefore, we just have partial rain seasons, the seas are getting warmer, and because of the water's contamination, people are getting sick. Winter has fallen into lethargy these last few years affecting ... tendencies. They are competitive and love violence. This uncaring nature drives much of the pessimism of the world. Unfortunately, the nature o...

• Word Count: 1249
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School