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70Purpose of Reference to Neptune in Lycidas
This is an essay I wrote for an English class discussing the purpose of the reference to Neptune, the Roman god of the sea, in Milton's poem "Lycidas." There exist a multitude of mythological references in the poem, but we were assigned to write about only one and its purpose for being in the poem.
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63The Greek God: Poseidon
Poseidon is the mythical Greek god of the sea, earthquakes and horses. Parented by Cronus and Rhea, Poseidon is the brother of Zeus, Hestia, Demeter and Hera. After Cronus had been overthrown, Zeus split the world with his brothers, giving Poseidon the seas, himself the skies and Hades the underworld. Poseidon is second only to Zeus amongst the gods of Mount Olympus (Greek mythology's heaven) and is famous for carrying a trident, with which he would strike the ground and cause earthquakes...
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66Night Owl Poseidon-85
Keeping your family, house and property safe 24/7 is no longer a big problem nowadays that there is already high-end home surveillance systems like Night Owl Poseidon-85 that will keep your place secure, safe from intruder and protect your family...
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79Review; Wrath of the Titans
today I started reviewing for Forge. So I thought I'd also publish them on hub pages. enjoy! Wrath of the Titan is the sequel to the 2010 block buster Clash of the Titans. Wrath of the Titans follows on from the original, but not in any big...
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75Jason and the Argonauts (1963) - Illustrated Reference
A look back at Ray Harryhausen's classic fantasy adventure, with facts, quotes, posters and rare photos.
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76Unusual Designs of Places To Stay Or Live In
Photo of unusual hotels and houses . Would you choose to stay on an underwater hotel? Or on a hotel built up in the trees?
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48First contact
The people here stood with hunched shoulders, walking barely upright just like we had thousands of years ago. Looking at them gave the eerie feeling of stepping into a science book, right into the chapters about our ancient ancestors, like looking...
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78Greek Heroes: Achilles, Heracles, Theseus and Odysseus
The heroes of Greek myth are more than human, yet less than gods. However, using their supernatural powers for protection and war, they are and were praised as religious symbols, giving them a demigod-like status. Many of the prominent Greek heroes such as Achilles and Odysseus were involved in the famous Trojan War, in which the Achaeans (Greeks) waged war on the city of Troy after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, king of Sparta...
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69The Greek God: Zeus
Just like his Norse counterpart Odin, Zeus is father to all men and gods alike, as well as being Greek mythology's most prominent god. Zeus is god of sky and thunder, he is the ruler of Mount Olympus (Greek mythology's heaven) and is famous for carrying a thunderbolt. Parented by Cronus and Rhea, Zeus was the youngest of their children which were Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Demeter and Hera (also his wife)...
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64Classical word of the day: Erechtheus
"Erechtheus" refers either to an early king of Athens who was a son of Poseidon or to a mythological figure who was born from the earth after Hephaustus' attempted rape of Athena failed. In the latter case, the story goes that Athena wiped...
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