Assignment 10

• Grace Bender, Anubis, God of the Dead; God of mummification or embalming                                     I learned that Anubis was the God from Greek Mythology that weighed the dead's hearts. 
• Ethan Buffington, Pan Gu, Creator of  Earth and the Heavens.                                                             I learned from Pangu that he created the earth from a black egg. half of the egg became the heavens and the other half became the Earth. 
• Abrianna Burrows, Lan Caihe. Chinese deity of Poverty.                                                                     Lan Caihe did not have a specific gender but S/he was the chinese deity of poverty, and the money that S/he earned would often be handed out by S/he on the streets. 
• James Ewals, Dionysus, God of Wine.                                                                                                During this presentation from Dionysus I learned that he was the God of wine and partying. I also learned that he can grow grape vines on command, and he can control the affects that alcohol has on him.
• Natalie Gates, Nut, Goddess of the Sky, Egyptian                                                                                 I learned that Nut is responsible for night and day. She is said to have swallowed the sun deity, Ra, and give birth to him every morning.
• James H- Sun Wu Kong, Monkey King, Chinese Mythology

       I learned that The Monkey King didn't learn lessons that quickly, he was also easily manipulated.

• Baily H, Hel,Goddess of the underworld, Norse Mythology

           I learned that Hel is not fond of her father Loki and she the keeper of the underworld.

• Delaney K., Nokomis, Native American figure, "grandmother"

          I learned that Nokomis means grandmother, she is called this because she is the creator of the earth or "grandmother" of it.

• Keely M, ISIS, Goddess of Motherhood.

         I learned that her responsibilities are to be a great mother; the best mother.

• Katie P, Freya

        I learned that Freya is very similar to me, Aphrodite.

• Megan R, Coyote, Native American Mythology

I learned that Coyote is a trickster character but he can also be thanked for the creation of humans, etc.

• Savanna S-Amentet, Egyptian.

I learned that Amentet has the ability to rebirth the souls of the underworld.\

• Maggie S, Xi-Wangmu, Goddess of immortality, Chinese Mythology.

       She was a gardener and Monkey ate one of her magical peaches.

• Jaskrit S, Krishna, Hindu

He has one weakness and it is the soul of his left foot.

• Grant S, Odin, Norse

I learned that Odin is very persistent and stubborn.

• Lexi T, Demeter, Goddess of Agriculture and Nature, Greek

       I learned that Persephone and Demeter had a very strong bond with each other.

• Alicia T- Loki, Norse.

        I learned that no one really likes Loki , and that Loki likes to trick people a lot..

• Danni V, Persephone, greek.

Persephone was the goddess of Spring and the Queen of the underworld. I learned that Haites took her to the underworld, she didn't choose to go down there.

• McKenzie W, Raven, NA mythology

I learned that Raven is usually a trickster character. He was very smart and witty.

Assignment 9

Thetis was marrying Peleus, and everybody who was anybody was invited, including me. Everyone except for Eris. She was the dangerously annoying sidekick of Ares. It was no mistake that she was not put on the guest list... We all knew that his mischievous ways would completely ruin the wedding, and the reception.  But not caring that she didn't get an invitation, she showed up anyways. She was extremely mad that she wasn't initially invited. She brought to the wedding one of her golden apples, and trust me, this was not a gift to the bride or groom. Eris then threw the apple into the middle of Athena, Hera, and I. We could all see that on the beautiful apple the words "to the fairest". After seeing this all three of us ended up wanting the apple. None of us could figure out who was worthy of the apple which led to a dispute, so we went to Zeus to have him decide who was worthy. It must have been to hard for him to decide because he delegated the question to someone else. He gave the question to someone else because he knew that the two people he didn't choose would seek revenge. The person who ended up having to make the decision was the young mortal Paris. He was on Mount Ida, shepherding. It had been prophesied that he would be the cause of the Trojan War and Troy's downfall. So Zeus explained the situation to Paris, and then Athena, Hera, and I went down to Paris, and each of us demanded the apple. Paris started crying in front of us, but how could he not? He had to choose out of the three most beautiful people he would ever see was the most gorgeous. Hard decision right? And of course, he couldn't decide. But he knew that he would have to eventually. So we pretty much decided for him by bribing him. Hera, who was the queen of the Gods, offered him power, and she pretty much filled his mind with the image of thrones, riches, and all of Asia begging at his feet. Now, this sounded great to Paris, but he decided to listen to Athena and I's offers before making a decision. Athena then offered him wisdom, almost equaling her own. She also promised him great luck in battle. Paris was all about the idea, but he wanted to hear what I had to say. I offered him two things 1.) that he would have the best body ever 2.) That he would have the most beautiful women in the world... He was a normal guy with hormones so he decided to ditch the other two gifts and choose me. So I got the apple! This decision affected him in more than one way... Helen of Troy was the most beautiful mortal in the world, but she was already MARRIED to an important king. It was also prophesy that Paris would die a gruesome death if he took Helen. He had also angered the goddess of war and wisdom and the queen of the gods. He had no idea what he had gotten himself into. He eventually did take Helen away, but not without great cost. The theft/kidnapping/rape is what began the Trojan War. Just as the prophesy of his birth had proclaimed. Hera and Athena were against Troy and so Troy fell, and Paris was horribly wounded. Paris's wife Oenone could have saved him,but she was so mad and bitter from Paris's betrayal that she refused to help. Within a few days Oenone changed her mind, but it was too late and when she saw Paris dead she hung herself. So I guess the moral of this myth was never EVER mess with Eris.

assignment 8

After waiting and figuring out who should get the apple, Paris chooses me.  After he decided he got the gift that I had promised him if he chose me (to marry the most beautiful mortal women)… This created major trouble for Paris which leads to the Trojan war, and this is the reason I am said to have started the war.

Assignment 7

In my story the climax would be after Paris chooses which one of us would be worthy of the golden apple.
After Paris chooses me, he faces the consequences and finds out that he has gotten himself into major trouble.

Assignment 6

Conflict:

The conflict is that Paris must decide who is worthy of the golden apple, Hera, Athena, or myself. Me, along with Hera and Athena all bribe Paris to try and get him to choose us. This creates tensions between the three of us.

Assignment 5

There are many different characters in The Judgement of Paris. Starting with Eris.

Eris- Is the goddess of strife, discord, contention and rivalry. She was known as the daimon of the strife of war, and haunted the battlefield and delighted in human bloodshed. Because of  her human nature she was the only person who was not invited to the wedding between Peleus and Thetis.

Hera- She is the Olympian queen of the Gods, and she is also the goddess of heaven and marriage. She is depicted as a beautiful woman wearing a crown.

Athena- She is the goddess of war and she is very intelligent. She wears a crown and holds a shield and a spear.

Paris- The son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy. Paris was supposedly destined for disaster since he was born, and his mother even had dreams about how bad it could be. So his parents abandoned him, but Agelaus came back several days later to find the infant still alive. He took Paris home and raised him as his own. When he grew older, the young trojan prince, was forced to make a life changing decision

These were the characters other than me in The Judgement of Paris.

Assignment 4

One of the myths that I am involved in is the Judgement of Paris.. The setting takes place at Thetis’s wedding rehearsal. Everyone who was anyone was there and it was very elegant. Eris, Ares annoying sidekick, was not invited, but showed up anyways. Many people, including me, were very upset, and this is where the myth really falls into place.

Assignment 3

My name or a symbol of me is something very commonly referenced in modern day media. I am the symbol for many different products. Some of these products are Dove Beauty, Venus shaving products, and Aphrodite cosmetics. Dove Beauty refers to me because the dove is my symbol. Venus shaving refers to me because Venus is my Roman name, and Aphrodite Cosmetics specifically mentions my name in their brand. The products mentioned were all beauty products used to make oneself look better. These products were named after me to persuade the consumer that if they use them that they will look as beautiful as me.