Blog 4: "Hephaestus" & "Aphrodite"

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

Hera was disappointed because Hephaestus was a shriveled, ugly and had an irritating bleating wail. Since she did not want Zeus to see him she took Hephaestus off to Olympus.

2. Who saved Hephaestus?

Thetis saved Hephaestus, she thought he was a tadpole. 

3. What made Hera change her mind about her son? What did Hephaestus become the god of?
 Hera changed her mind because she found out her son could make beautiful jewels, and he became the smith god, the great artificer or lord of mechanics. 

4. Compare Hephaestus and Apollo. How do their appearances differ?
Apollo was a beautiful god while Hephaestus was ugly and crippled. 

5. How was Aphrodite "created"? How is this birth similar to Athene's?
Aphrodite was created when her father was butchered, from the foam she rose tall and beautiful. This is similar to Athene's birth because she also came out of her father and rose "tall and beauitful".

6. What gifts was Aphrodite promised by her suitors?

She is offered "riches that the earth does not know".  Such as a throne, a crown made of the hottest sun-gold,  chariot drawn by white swans and the Muses or her handmaids. 

7. Which husband did Aphrodite choose? Do you think she chose wisely? Why/why not?
Aphrodite chose to marry Hephaestus. She did not chose wisely because she only married him because he "works late". 

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

Aphrodite is the most powerful god because everyone worships her and she is talked about the most.  This means that everyone will listen to her no matter what.

Blog 3, Mythes: Apollo and Hermes Readings

I believe Hermes is a good god.He also kept a workshop and invented the alphabet, astronomy, and the scales. He helps the other gods in many ways by delivering their messages. Also he is very sly and tries to help people and gods by being sly.

Blog 2: Hubris

I have been guilty of hubris in a couple different situations. One time, I got a good grade on a test and said i was the smartest man on the face of the Earth. I committed hubris because other people are a lot smarter than me, like people who go to Harvard and Princeton. Also, I have not even graduated from high school, so my intelligence has not even got to the highest it could be. I was being very arrogant with my comment, so I was guilty of hubris.

Blog 1: Myth Athene

1.  Metis was a titaness. Zeus' attraction to her was unusual beacuse she was a daughter of one of Zeus' old enemies.

2. The symbolism of the serpents in the story was that they are in love when they are serpents. When they are both serpents Metis doesn't run away from Zeus anymore.

3. Zeus had a headache and he went to try to fix it. Athene was in Zeus' head poking him with a sphere, so his head got cut open, and Athene came out.

4) The mythological moral of the story is that even though you are really good at something you should not brag about it. Be modest.