Another example of this is when the woman Niobe said she was superior to Leto, because Niobe had 14 children when Leto had only 2. ... (Pontikis) Another of Apollo's attributes is being a skilled warrior, and he also had a large effect on the Trojan War. ... Agamemnon then gave her back, but he still wanted a girlfriend so he took the girlfriend of Achilles, who was also on the Greek side and the most skilled warrior, this enraged Achilles, so he decided not to fight in the war. ... Apollo is the god of archery and was a great warrior. ...

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Another example of this is when the woman Niobe said she was superior to Leto, because Niobe had 14 children when Leto had only two. ... (Pontikis) Another of Apollo's attributes is being a skilled warrior, and he also had a large effect on the Trojan War. ... Agamemnon then gave her back, but he still wanted a girlfriend so he took the girlfriend of Achilles, who was also on the Greek side and the most skilled warrior, this enraged Achilles, so he decided not to fight in the war. ... Apollo is the god of archery and was a great warrior. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

To begin to look at the role the women represent in myth and religion, we must first take a look at what everyday life was like for a woman in the Ancient Greek world. ... There were very different roles for the genders in Ancient Greece, the men were ideally warriors and the women were child bearers. ... Bearing children was the most important function of Spartan women as well as for Athenians, but since the state was constantly at war and the production of warriors was of highest priority this was were the emphasis lay in Sparta. ... In his role as patriarch Zeus shows the Greek man how t...

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Earth- The first being in the universe. Gives birth to Heaven. Heaven- Made from and married to Earth. Creates the titans and other first creatures of the world. Titans- Children of Heaven and Earth. These were the first gods who gave birth to the olympians that overthrew them. Cronus- ...

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The god who created China in mythology was a woman who was as powerful as Zeus; "Nuwa is the goddess who separated the heaven from the earth, creating the Divine Land [China]," (Foster). ... Just like the Chinese, Greek men were known as warriors. ... Some men tried very hard to take a woman's hand in marriage, " Atalanta drove all suitors from her, saying "Unless you beat me in a foot race, I am a wife for no man. ...

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He was an attractive, athletic warrior, but in Homer's tale, he is shown to have a temper and only cares for winning and prizes. ... The Iliad not only teaches Greeks the ideal way of being a warrior but it also gives the modern world a view of ancient warfare. ... The ideal Greek woman had to be secluded and virtuous. ...

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Cupid and Psyche is a tale of an elegant young woman, Psyche, in whom no man would love, only see. ... On his way back he rescues a woman by the name of Andromeda and falls in love with her. ... The Greeks are always known as great warriors from the myths such as the Fall of Troy and Hercules, but as Edith Hamilton writes these myths, it is evident the skills the Greeks had, other than combat skills. ...

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One of the most telling aspects of this interaction is revealed shortly after the confrontation between Achilleus, the great warrior, and Agamemnon the king and leader of Greek forces. ... When Hera is attempting to convince Sleep to help her distract Zeus, she argues as any scheming human would : first, requests a favor; after being denied, she promises Sleep to give him a woman he lusts for. ...

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