One of the most important aspects of the family religion was the family cult. Romans believed that offerings to their deceased ancestors were crucial to their happiness inthe afterlife. Furthermore, they feared that if they neglected their duties to their ancestors, the unhappy ancestral spirits wou...
In Greek mythology Leto was one of the female Titans, a bride of Zeus, and the mother of the twin gods Apollo and Artemis. She was the goddess of motherhood and, with her children, a protectress of the young. When Leto was pregant with the twins she was
hero- (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god Golden Age- (classical mythology) the first and best age of the world, a time of ideal happiness, prosperity, and innocence; by extension, any flourishin...
Athena was the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom and good counsel, war, the defence of towns, heroic endeavour, weaving, pottery and various other crafts. She was depicted as a stately woman armed with a shield and spear, and wearing a long robe, crested h
Tell the story of the battle between the Olympian Gods and Titans from a Titan’s point of view. Did they ever have a chance to win? How devastating was their defeat? Write about a fictional missed romantic connection between Hades and Demeter. Perhaps they find brief happiness together durin...
据说能使人不死Greek Mythology Roman Mythology A priest or votary of Bacchus.【希腊神话】 【罗马神话】 酒神的牧师,酒神的信徒Greek Mythology Roman Mythology The first age of the world, an untroubled and prosperous era during which people lived in ideal happiness.【希腊神话】 【罗马神话】 黄金时代...
Roman concept of divinely-granted happiness could often be found in various Goddesses that embodied certain virtues related to good fortune. One of these is Felicitas, or “blessedness,” a Goddess often conflated with Tykhe (Latin: Fortuna) (Prusac 2011, 75). The function of Felicitas reflected...
Rejection of the biblical definition of femininity is a rejection of the way that God has created the world and women in particular. This rejection does not lead to freedom, happiness, equality, or respect but is in fact the way of death and destruction. What most modern feminists call “eq...
the teachings of Jesus in the sermon on the mount on the meaning of and way to true happiness Last Supper the traditional Passover supper of Jesus with his disciples on the eve of his crucifixion Easter a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ ...
xxxi. 2.) As the hearth was looked upon as the sacred centre of domestic life, so Hestia was the goddess of domestic life and the giver of all domestic happiness and blessings, and as such she was believed to dwell in the inner part of every house (Hom. Hymn. in Ven. 30; Callim...