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Why Did Antigone Bury Her brother?
Why did Antigone bury her brother? Was it purely out of divine law? Was she right to defy King Creon? In this article, let's discover what led her ...
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Potamoi: The 3000 Male Water Deities in Greek Mythology
The Potamoi were the 3000 sons of Oceanus and Tethys, both of which are Titans born to Uranus and Gaia. They were the brothers of the Oceanids and ...
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Hesiod Theogony Family Tree: Know the Origins of the Greek Deities
The Hesiod Theogony Family Tree describes the origins and families of the major Greek deities. It tells of how the primordial deities gave birth to...
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Arimaspi: The Unusual Tribe of the One-Eyed Men and No Women
Arimaspi was a group of men in Greek mythology that were physically different from all the other men in the way that they looked. These men had onl...
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Damia: The Goddess of Growth in Nature
Damia, in Greek mythology, is a minor goddess of the fertile Earth. She was also considered one of the Horae, the goddesses of the seasons, and the...
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God vs Deity: Synonyms of Supreme Entities of Power
God vs Deity is a comparison of broadly monotheism and polytheism but in reality, the two words go hand in hand and are synonyms of each other. Bot...
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Hesiod vs Homer: A Cursory Look At the Two Great Greek Writers
Hesiod vs Homer compares the two great Greek epic poets of ancient Greek literature. The idea is to establish the similarities and differences betw...
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Hipparete: The Wife of a Blackmailing Husband, Alcibiades
Who Was Hipparete? Hipparete was an Athenian woman who came from a wealthy family. Her most unfortunate, life-turning point was when she was marrie...
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Catharsis in Antigone: How Emotions Moulded Literature
Catharsis in Antigone seems to be absent to the untrained eye, but as Aristotle says, "Catharsis is the aesthetic form of a tragedy," and nothing i...
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Empousa: The Story of the First Vampire in Greek Mythology
Empousa is a demonic creature who is believed to be the foundation of the characteristics of modern-day vampires. She was a descendant of a spirit ...
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Greek Mythology: What is a Muse in the Odyssey?
The Muse in the Odyssey is a deity or goddess whom Homer, the author, made an appeal to as he began writing the epic poem. In Greek mythology, ther...
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Catharsis in Oedipus Rex: How Fear and Pity Are Evoked in the Audience
Catharsis in Oedipus Rex is the events in the tragic story that release emotions of fear and pity – fear of what may befall the tragic hero and pit...
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