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Greek and Roman Mythology; Aeneas
Topic Started: Mar 18 2007, 03:21 PM (265 Views)
Isis	Mar 18 2007, 03:21 PM Post #1
The Goddess of Darkness & Desire Posts: 9,649 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: May 21 2006 Gender Female Age Group 40's Country - USA Quotation - A weak body leads to a weak mind and a weak mind leads to a weak soul!!!!	Aeneas (inē'us) [key], in Greek mythology, a Trojan, son of Anchises and Aphrodite. After the fall of Troy he escaped, bearing his aged father on his back. He stayed at Carthage with Queen Dido, then went to Italy, where his descendants founded Rome. The deeds of Aeneas are the substance of the great Roman epic, the Aeneid of Vergil.
	Isis, The Goddess of Desire & Darkness. In The Darkness, We Find The Light. This is a Drama Free Zone..!


StrmySummer	Jan 16 2009, 05:42 AM Post #2
Storm Goddess Posts: 5,542 Group: Forum Reporter Member #43 Joined: Jul 10 2006 Gender Female	Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece. Modern scholars refer to the myths and study them in an attempt to throw light on the religious and political institutions of Ancient Greece and on the Ancient Greek civilization, and to gain understanding of the nature of myth-making itself.[1] Greek mythology is embodied explicitly in a large collection of narratives and implicitly in representational arts, such as vase-paintings and votive gifts. Greek myth explains the origins of the world and details the lives and adventures of a wide variety of gods, goddesses, heroes, heroines, and other mythological creatures. These accounts were initially disseminated in an oral-poetic tradition; the Greek myths are known today primarily from Greek literature. The oldest known Greek literary sources, the epic poems Iliad and Odyssey, focus on events surrounding the Trojan War. Two poems by Homer's near contemporary Hesiod, the Theogony and the Works and Days, contain accounts of the genesis of the world, the succession of divine rulers, the succession of human ages, the origin of human woes, and the origin of sacrificial practices. Myths are also preserved in the Homeric Hymns, in fragments of epic poems of the Epic Cycle, in lyric poems, in the works of the tragedians of the 5th century BC, in writings of scholars and poets of the Hellenistic Age and in texts from the time of the Roman Empire by writers such as Plutarch and Pausanias. Archaeological evidence is a principal source of detail about Greek mythology, with gods and heroes featuring prominently in the decoration of many artifacts. Geometric designs on pottery of the 8th century BCE depict scenes from the Trojan cycle as well as the adventures of Heracles. In the succeeding Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic periods, Homeric and various other mythological scenes appear, supplementing the existing literary evidence.[2] Greek mythology has had extensive influence on the culture, the arts and the literature of Western civilization and remains part of Western heritage and language. Poets and artists from ancient times to the present have derived inspiration from Greek mythology and have discovered contemporary significance and relevance in classical mythological themes.[3]
	"Beginning now, let's play more, kiss more, love more, let's be so close that when one of us cries, the other tastes salt." "Finish, good lady; the bright day is done, and we are for the dark." - Shakespeare


LarryOldtimer	Jan 16 2009, 06:12 PM Post #3
The man!! Posts: 1,228 Group: Members Member #16 Joined: Jun 5 2006 Gender Male	Keep in mind that Hope was the only evil in the box of evils that Pandora opened that didn't get loose . . . and therefore was an evil that was not loosed upon the entire world . . . but kept back for mankind.



StrmySummer	Jan 18 2009, 08:44 AM Post #4
Storm Goddess Posts: 5,542 Group: Forum Reporter Member #43 Joined: Jul 10 2006 Gender Female	i can't seem to think of "hope" as an evil though
	"Beginning now, let's play more, kiss more, love more, let's be so close that when one of us cries, the other tastes salt." "Finish, good lady; the bright day is done, and we are for the dark." - Shakespeare


Mystical	Jan 21 2009, 06:53 AM Post #5
Posts: 14 Group: BANNED Member #416 Joined: Jun 25 2007 Gender Female	No Strmy I can't either. Hope is more a positive thing. As Larry said though it was the only evil that was not released so it was kept from mankind. No hope = failure IMO



StrmySummer	Jan 21 2009, 02:59 PM Post #6
Storm Goddess Posts: 5,542 Group: Forum Reporter Member #43 Joined: Jul 10 2006 Gender Female	yeah
	"Beginning now, let's play more, kiss more, love more, let's be so close that when one of us cries, the other tastes salt." "Finish, good lady; the bright day is done, and we are for the dark." - Shakespeare


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