" The answer is simple; mortal eyes cannot bestow upon a god's true form. As soon as Hera saw an opportunity to make her plan a reality and watch it play out, she took it in a heartbeat. Zeus and Semele were taking a romantic walk, alone, in the woods when Hera's voice rang in Zeus's head. ... " As you may know, if a god is asked by another god to reveal their true form to someone or something, they can't refuse. ... Zeus, prepared for what will happen, revealed himself to Semele and both Himself and little Dionysus to watch as she was "burned to a crisp....

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He had Argus, who had a hundred eyes watch over Io. ... After which, Hera put his eyes onto her favorite bird, the Peacock. ... At the same time, Zeus had been way up in the heavens idly watching them. ... Polyphemus, upon seeing the strangers "and being ill tempered as such creatures typically are "demanded who they were and what their business was. ... Odysseus and his men were eventually able to get back to their ships and escape. ...

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Two elaborately painted pairs of eyes set on either side of the cup is the focus of the exterior decoration. These eyes are called "apotropaic" and are supposedly magical. ... In the center of the vase the god Dionysus relaxes on an elaborate ship with a tall mast and a broad sail. ... The terrified sailors, realising they had abducted a god, jumped into the water where they were promptly turned into dolphins. ... Pointed amphorae were often used as undecorated vases for holding oil and wine but their awkward shape and the fact that they need a stand to remain upright means that they were ...

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However, it is only for the eyes to see the 'epicness', to sense and feel an epic storyline, it is the narrative structure that decides. ... Throughout the movie, there is only one starting point that leads to one outcome, no branching plot were created to trick its viewers or to make the movie more complicated. ... Because of that, all the over-arching points were revealed with no surprise and as exactly like how they were expected, not as the consequence of the factors built up previously, making these milestones less stunning and lessen their effects. ... Nonetheless, in Wrath of...

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Finally one clear morning, the wings were finished, and Daedalus fastened the wings that he had made for his son to Icarus's shoulders, and his own wings to himself. He told Icarus to watch the movements of the birds, how they soared and glided overhead. He pointed out the slow, graceful sweep of their wings as they beat the air steadily,without fluttering. ... Daedalus's eyes filled with tears and, turning away, he soared into the sky and called to Icarus to follow. ... Crying bitterly, he buried his small son and called the land Icaria in his memory Daedalus arrived safely in Sicil...

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In the myth the Odyssey, Odysseus and his army had just won the Trojan war and "The Greeks went mad with victory the night they entered the city; they forgot what was due to the gods; and on their voyage home they were terribly punished" (Mythology 211). ... For tricking Persephone he is "punished for chronic deceitfulness by being compelled to roll an immense boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll back down, and to repeat this action forever" (Lindemans). ... All these punishments given for repentant were violent; either mentally or physically, violence was a huge part...

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To one, Achilles may not be a God or mortal who is given the respect that he might deserve. ... When the Greeks were doing horribly in the battle, Agamemnon sends Odysseus, Phoenix, and Ajax to apologize to Achilles on his behalf and ask him to return to the battle. ... It is said that heroes are born into eminence, however they also are watched over by the people through their public actions and especially by courageous performance in combat. ... He saw many of his men dying and their army tumbling. ... He wanted the Greeks to see through his eyes, which Agamemnon truly was. ...

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And yet they bear smaller differences from their dissimilar authors. ... These goddesses had another motivation, however, for favoring these particular men above all the other valorous soldiers: they were the children of gods and men. They were both the offspring of humanity and deity, and thus demanded the special attention of the gods. ... Their goddess-mothers didn't want them harmed, and often they fragmented the rules of war to save their sons' lives or motivate the troops. ... Their paths would be guided not by normal order, and not by the consequences of their actions, but by ...

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