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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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77Greek 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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63Review: Immortals
As of late the films involving Greek mythology have not been up to par. This film is directed by Tarsem Singh who is famous for his work on "The Cell." Singh choose to use a Renaissance time period of art in this film that infused a bit of artistic...
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74Minotauros the Minotaur: Modernization and Immortality
The last part of a three-part series of essays that overview several aspects of Minotauros. This part covers the ways Minotauros has been modernized and made immortal.
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76Minotauros the Minotaur: Iconography
A continued discussion about Minotauros from Greek mythology. The sole focus is the different depictions of Minotauros over time, individually, his battle with Theseus, and in the labyrinth.
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80Minotauros the Minotaur: Overview and Background
An overview of the origins of Minotauros and his myth.
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64Immortals Movie Review
This is a critical review of the movie Immortals with a brief summary, theatrical trailer, and cast information. Additional services by Ebay and Amazon are also provided.
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70'Immortals' Movie Review...
A Review of The Movie, Immortals... Those who read this blog on a fairly regular basis know that I love the movies and often used their respective dialogues when apt to further flesh out the given themes of the blogs; however, I seldom go anymore...
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69Immortals--A Robwrite movie Review
The 'Sword and Sandals' genre isn't as popular as it once was, but it refuses to die. Every year or two, we get another sword-swinging saga of Greco-Roman heroes hacking horrendous bad guys down to size. The latest is Immortals, which is a muddled...
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63HMS Victory: The Ship They Can't Decommission.
HMS Victory now, alongside in Portsmouth docks This great ship of the line in better days... As Britain further dismantles her war-machine, in the vain hope that hiding our head under the soil will give our enemies pause, this small poem tells of...
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