Artemis

// Artemis //

=Hi my name is Artemis and I am the goddess of hunt and the moon. I am also a virgin goddess and i am the protector of wilderness places and animals. I can heal any injuries of other living beings and i can cast a spell on anyone i desire. I can transform into another person, an animal, or an object. My parents are Zeus and Leto and my twin brother is Apollo. My father Zeus is god of the sky and my mother Leto is goddess of motherhood. My brother Apollo and I together are bringer's of sudden death and disease. Our friendship is stronger than any other of the known superhuman powers. I am usually compared to Selene because we are both goddesses of the moon and we have the same symbols but we are two different godesses with different jobs. Some of my biggest accomplishments are once i aided the trojans in the trogan war, Rescued Madens, I striked down those who practiced Misuse of power, and i looked after all the animals and kept myself a virgin.=







Hercule's Essay Hercules was one of the most popular hero’s of Greek mythology. He was worshiped all over Greece and his stories are still told today. Hercules accomplished many difficult tasks including the twelve labors and upon these tasks he developed great strength. Hercules is a demigod who became a Hero by showing how strong and fearless he was and would do whatever it took to accomplish his goals. A demigod is when one parent is mortal and the other is a God. Hercules is also a great male role model to look up to most of all for his heroic feats. According to myths he was the founder of Olympic Games while he trained to become stronger. Hercules was also said to be the bringer of justice. “Hercules’s was the most powerful man on earth.”

“Hercules’s stepmother was Hera who was not so nice to Hercules after all she put a spell on Hercules which made him Slaughter his whole family and after all she did come up with the twelve labors. The first labor is the Nemean Lion; Hercules strangled the Lion with his bear hands. The second labor is the Hydra; Hercules came up with the idea of burning the giant snakes head with a torch which would stop the snakes head from growing back again. The third labor is the Cerynitian Hind; Hercules’s job was to capture the deer not kill the deer because it was sacred to Artemis. Artemis was very displeased when Hercules fired an arrow between the tendons and bones of the two forelegs. The fourth labor is the Erymanthian Boar, Hercules chased the Boar until the boar got tired and died. The Fifth labor is the Augean Stables, The stable was filthy dirty and Hercules job was to clean the stable. Hercules diverted two rivers through the stable yard and cleaned the stable squeaky clean. The sixth labor is the Stymphalian Birds, These birds were man- eaters and Hercules had to get rid of these birds by shooting the birds with bow and arrows until. They all fell from the sky. The seventh labor is the Cretan Bull, Hercules shipped this dangerous bull back to its mainland. The eighth labor is the Mares of Diomedes, Hercules feed them their own master and then Hercules captured them and then he released them onto Mt. Olympus were they were eaten by Wild animals. The ninth labor is the hippolyte’s Belt, The Amazon queen gave the belt up willingly but Hera wasn’t going to let Hercules’s get off so easily. Hera ended up saying that Hercules captured the Queen and everyone went crazy. The tenth labor is the Cattle of Geryon, Hercules killed this monster my hitting him with a wooden club. The eleventh labor is the Apples of the Hesperides, Hercules fist had to kill the dragon guarding the apples then while a titan held up the pillar, Hercules would retrieve the fruit. The twelve labor is the Capture of Cerberus, Hercules ended up choking Cerberus and dragging it back to Tiryns. Those twelve labors weren’t easy at all to accomplish but Hercules showed us how strong he was and that is why he is a true hero. “Hercules’s risked his life doing these 12 labor’s but Hercules knew he had to be punished.” Heroes have characteristics which are usually have an immortal parent and have a mortal because they can not live forever unlike Gods which are immortal meaning they live forever. They are born into royalty which makes them marry a princess and end up unhappy. Heroes usually have unusual births and are abandoned at birth because parents listen to prediction about their future which makes them scared of their future so they abandon their children. All Heroes travel to the Underworld to confront death and come back stronger. Heroes are favored by the Gods because they are usually the offspring of Zeus. Performing amazing feat while young which Hercules did by choking the two snakes. Hero’s families always end up in danger when you become a Hero because when evil people think about what means the most to a hero it always ends up being your family. “These characteristics Hercules did or have but some on the list Hercules did not have.” Heroes (Hercules) wanted their names to live forever since they could not because all Heroes were humans just like us. This is why Hercules showed his amazing feats while he was young to not waste any time during his lifetime. When Herculeus was young Hera was very jealous of Hercules she would do anything to kill little Herculeus so one night Hera sent two snakes to kill him in his crib. Hercules unexpectedly strangled both of the snakes with his bear hands. When Hercules became the age to prove himself, Hercules became unerring marksman with a bow and arrow, a champion wrestler and the possessor of superhuman strength. Hercules ended up proving himself and making the world a safer place. Hercules was a strong independent infant who had a great bubbly personality.” My conclusion throughout this whole essay is to tell people more about Herculeus because many people think he just is a very strong man but through literature and notes I have took that I have learned that he is not just any man. He is Hero then and today and his stories will live on and be told and he is also an individual that showed off his talents to prove he could be anything he wanted and Hercules chose to be heroes to make the world a better place for everyone to live on and have no fears. Hercules was loved by mostly by everyone but Hercules worst enemy was his stepmother Hera.”

These are some characteristics on what a hero should be and act like or have throughout Heroes journeys. Strength Demi-god Battle Tactics Awareness Speed Courage Endurance Self- Control Handsome Quests Intellect Savior Hide identity Costumes Good Rival “These characteristic about what a hero should be are exactly right, if you have similarities to this list you diffidently know what a hero should be!”

Works Cited

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