The cult of the dead is a common cultural pattern in the area. Why is this cult so persistent? What is death-cult and how does it manifest itself? The article delves into its lasting importance in the Greek part of the cultural area, where the author has conducted several fieldworks. ...
A. death B. rebirth C. cowardice D. greed 相关知识点: 试题来源: 解析 B。解析:在古希腊神话中,凤凰是重生的象征。它可以浴火重生,这是其典型的文化内涵。A选项死亡不符合凤凰的文化意义;C选项懦弱与凤凰的形象毫无关联;D选项贪婪也不是凤凰所代表的意义,所以排除A、C、D,正确答案是B。反馈...
In ancient Greek, the term euthanatos meant "easy death". Today euthanasia (安乐死) generally refers to mercy killing, the voluntary (自愿) ending of the life of someone who is terminally ill. Like abortion, euthanasia has become a legal, medical, and moral issue over which opinion is divid...
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Article History Also spelled: Sobek Greek: Suchos See all related content Sebek, in ancient Egyptian religion, crocodile god whose chief sanctuary in Fayyūm province included a live sacred crocodile, Petsuchos (Greek: “He Who Belongs to Suchos”), in ...
Lucian was an ancient Greek rhetorician, pamphleteer, and satirist. One is entirely dependent on Lucian’s writings for information about his life, but he says little about himself—and not all that he says is to be taken seriously. Moreover, since the c
Ancient Greek GodsBy: Michael Xavier Mark Graham Chris RinettiWHO CAME FIRSTThe gods were not the first rulers of the un
aIn ancient Greek, the term euthanatos meant “easy death” Today euthanasia(安乐死) generally refers to mercy killing,the voluntary(自愿) ending of the life of someone who is terminally ill. Like abortion, euthanasia has become a legal, medical, and moral issue over which opinion is divided....
Homerthe name traditionally assigned to the reputed author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, the two major epics of Greek antiquity. Nothing is known about Homer as an individual. In fact, the question of whether a single person can be said to be responsible for the creation of the two epics...
All of the Greek gods lived in that mountain, except for Hades, the infamous god of death who had his realm. Most of the gods lived happily; drinking nectar and eating ambrosia. Similar to the creation of Mount Olympus, Gabe, BogTools, and Bingus, seeking to find the ...
God of the underworld.Zeus’s brotherRuler of the myriad rivers (river of lamentation, river of hate, etc.)POEIDENGod of the seas.Zeus’s brother.Controlled earthquakes.ARTEMISGoddess of the huntKnown as the “Mistress of Animals”Zeus’s daughterBrought death with her arrowsDEMETERGoddess of ...