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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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72The Lower World of Ancient Mythology
The Infernal Regions were underground places sheltering the dead. They embraced four different regions: Erebus, Hades, Tartarus and Elysium. There were four rivers: The Styx, Acheron, Cocytus and Lethe. ...
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73Complete History Of Greece
Complete History Of Greece - Introduction: Greece has variously been referred to as the “cradle of western civilisation” or “the flame of modern society” We’ve all heard of people such as...
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71Hades - The Greek god of the underworld
Hades was the king of the underworld. He was the elder brother of Zeus the king of the gods. Hades was the oldest son of the titan gods Kronos and Rhea. Kronos was the king of the gods and the god of time. He heard a prophecy that foretold one of...
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71Sex and the River Styx
Sex and the River Styx, by Edward Hoagland, contains a series of essays about Hoagland's life, experiences and loves. Hoagland's themes revolve around nature and the environment and their destruction in the twenty and twenty-first centuries. He discusses at length women, growing old, and man's inhumanity toward each other.
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71What Does Billy Joel, The Eagles and Styx Have In Common? (Lesson 1 of Music Appreciation Lite!)
Most people over the age of twenty-five know at least one of these musical artists. Some might be familiar with all three. But one might say, what DO they all have in common? Well, the obvious is they are all considered artists of the rock genre....
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73Religious Song Hits
Over the years, some religious songs have crossed over and made the pop charts. Other religious songs started out as spiritual pop songs that became hits. There are more than you probably think. And there are many more religious song hits on the pop...
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67Hurricane Katrina: The Unforgettable Storm.
Was "Nero" Fiddling While a City Drowned? These are two dates in the last ten years burned into the minds of Americans and many throughout the world. The first is September, 11, 2001, marking the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre and the...
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69Ten Romantic Songs for Valentine's Day
Okay, this is a collection of romantic songs, not THE collection. I still think one of the best Valentine's Day gifts you can give someone is a compilation of romantic songs. It says a lot about you and how you look at your valentine and the...
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70Poems on Death - River Dancing on the River Styx and I May Be Six Feet Under
Two poems inspired by death. This is about the "afterlife" and a life well-lived.
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