Blog 4: "Hephaestus" & "Aphrodite"

"Hephaestus"

1. Why was Hera disappointed when Hephaestus was born? What did she do with him?

He wasn't beautiful, like she wanted him to be. She ran olympus and threw him off Mt. Olympus.

2. Who saved Hephaestus?

Thetis saved Hephaestus.

3. What made Hera change her mind about her son? What did Hephaestus become the god of?

The fact that he can make wonderful jews while being crippled. Hes the smith god.

4. Compare Hephaestus and Apollo. How do their appearances differ?

Apollo was beautiful  with stormy blue eyes and Hephaestus was ugly and shriveled. 

"Aphrodite"

5. How was Aphrodite "created"? How is this birth similar to Athene's?

She was born from a dead body. She was taken out of Zeus and Aphrodite was taken out of a dead body.

6. What gifts was Aphrodite promised by her suitors?

Poseidon offered her grottoes, riddles, gems, fair surfaces, dark surroundings. He offers her variety of men and sunsets. He also offers her riches. Apollo offered her a throne and a crown made of the hottest sun gold, a golden chariot drawn by white swans, and the muses for her handmaids. hermes offered to make her queen of the crossways where all must come, she would hear every story, see every traveler and know each deed, a rich pageant of adventure and gossip so she would never grow bored.

7. Which husband did Aphrodite choose? Do you think she chose wisely? Why/why not?

Hephaestus, and i think hes a good husband becasue he didnt try to impress her and he said one thing and it worked,

8. Which goddess is most powerful: Demeter, Artemis, or Aphrodite? Explain the reasoning behind your choice. 

I think Demeter is because she grows plants and if she doesn't grow plants then people wont have food.

Blog 3: Myths: Apollo and Hermes Readings

Is Hermes a good god or a bad god? 

Explain using support from the text.

Hermes is a bad god. He is the messenger god. He tells Zeus everyone's secret and he wasn't a liar.

Blog 2 Hubris meaning

Everyone has been guilty at one time or another of "hubris." What was one time in your life where you were guilty of this? Explain the situation.

One time i was eating cookies. I kept on eating them and i didn't stop. I had about 50 cookies with milk. I kept filling the cup up with milk when it got empty. Then after like half an hour I got a really bad stomach ache i regretted ever eating that many cookies.

Look at your class notes from yesterday for the definition of this word. Make sure this entry is four to five sentences in length. 

The definition of hubris is not being aware of ones limitations. It means like when your doing something say drinking and you don't know when to stop. Then something will happen thats not that good. Or like eating to many cookies and then you get a bad stomach ache cause you didn't know when to stop. Then you figure out how many cookies you can handle or how much you can drink without a problem.

Blog 1 Myth Athene

1. Who was Metis and why was Zeus' attraction to her unusual?

Metis was a beautiful Titaness who was the daughter of one of Zeus's enemies. Zeus did not care because the war was long ago and it didn't matter now. When Zeus for her she ran and changed into many different animals but, he changed to until they finally met with each-other.

2. What was the symbolism behind the description of the "two serpents" in the story?
They turned into animals and mated with each-other. When they said two beautiful loops showed that they were going to mate.

3. Explain how Athene was born.

Zeus got a headache and had to call for Hephaestus. She came with a hammer and a wedge and hit Zeus's skull with it and out came Athene.

4. What is the overall moral of the mythological story of "Athene"?

The moral is that don't talk behind someone's back because people can find out and you'll have to suffer with the consequences.