Helen&_Eurpheus.pptx

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Observer : Dr Mohamadi

By : Atefeh Shiri

Aida Hoseinzadeh


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WHO WERE THE DEMIGODS?

Demigods were the offspring of a deity and mortal, half-gods, who were

invariably renown for their courage and great strength.

Many of the ancient gods, like Zeus, had children as a result of their

romantic involvement with mortals.

Demigods, being part god and part mortal, had great powers and abilities

and often featured in the mythology of the Ancient Greeks and Romans.

The Demigods were fabulous famous heroes such as Achilles, Hercules,

Theseus and Perseus.


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HELEN

Helen is the daughter ofZeus And Leda,

queen ofSparta, wife ofMeneleus,

and sister of Castor,Polydeuces,

and clytemnestra.

Her abduction by Paris brought

about the trojan war.

HELEN is also said to be the most beautiful

woman in the world.


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ZEUS

Zeus was allotted the dominion of the sky,

having waged war against Cronos and the

TITANS .

This supreme god surpasses all others in

spirit, wisdom, and justice, and prevails

upon good men by persuasion,

intimidating the evil by punishment.

Zeus got the thunderbolt, his ultimate

weapon, from the CYCLOPES, and an

eagle brings back the thunderbolts which

he has flung.


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LEDA

Zeus in the form of a swan

consorted with Leda, and on the

same night Tyndareus, king of

Sparta, also made love to her;

This is why four children were

later born from the same mother

but from different fathers; Leda is

said to have died of shame

because of the deeds committed

by Helen.


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BIRTH OF HELEN

Helen, so unbelievable as it may sound, was born from an egg

laid by Leda, or Nemesis.

Four children were born that day from the same mother but

from different fathers: Castor 1 and Polydeuces, called the

DIOSCURI, and Clytaemnestra and Helen.

Of all four Helen and Polydeuces, being the children ofZeus,

were immortal, but Castor 1 and Clytaemnestra, being those

ofKing Tyndareus of Sparta, were mortal.


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Some say that the egg from which Helen sprang fellfrom the moon; but he has already been refuted by

others, who argue that even though the moon-women

lay eggs, their offspring are fifteen times larger than

ours.

Those who say that Nemesis was Helen's mother tell

that she, trying to escape Zeus, changed into a fish and

other dread creatures.


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Others say that Nemesis changed into a goose, but was

nevertheless conquered by Zeus, who in turn took the

likeness of a swan, and lay with her.

As the fruit of their

love Nemesis laid an

egg that was found by

a shepherd, and givento Leda.

And when Helen was

hatched in due time,

Leda brought her upas her own daughter.


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HELEN WAS THE GODDESS

OF WHAT?

Helen was not a goddess, she

was incredibly beautiful and

was married to King

Menelaus.

Her abduction by Paris

caused the Trojan War.


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What set off the Trojan war ?

When the Athena, HERA and Aphrodite appeared to paris and

asked him to make a decision on who was the most beautiful

goddess.

As paris was unable to decide, the goddess each offered him a

gift in return if he chose them.

Athena offered all the wisdom in the world as well as good

swordsmanship.

Hera offered him power over the nations; APHRODITE offered

to give him the most beautiful woman in the world, Helen.


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After listening to that, paris

immediately chose

Aphrodite; So after an

extencive affair with Paris

she was taken to Troy which

enraged Sparta. This is

what set off the Trojan war.


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AE O L US

In Greek Mythological History, A Son Of Hellen, Who, In The

Division By The Latter Of The Government Of The Hellenes

Or Greeks Between Him And His Brothers Dorus And Xuthus,Received The Throne Of Thessaly And Named His Subjects

Theaeolians.

He Was The Progenitor Of Agreatrace Of Heroes, The Aeolids,

From Whom In Turn Sprang Many Of The Most Famous

Personages Of The Greek Legends.

Other Genealogies Were Also Given By The Greeks To Aeolus,

But The Above, That Of The Hesiodic Catalogue, Is That

Which Grote Believes To Have Been Generally Received.

Does greek god Helen has children?


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AEOLUS


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ORPHEUS, GOD OF MUSIC

Orpheus -The wise and talented god of music- is said to be the

son of a muse- Calliope- and Apollo, a versatile god.

Calliope -the goddess of music, song, dance and also Eloquence-

was the mother ofOrpheus.

In classical times, the portray ofCalliope were drawn on artistic

spheres. In this guise, she was holding a tablet and stylus or a scroll.

But in older art, she holds a lyre.


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APOLLO Apollowas the great Olympian god of prophecy and

oracles, healing, music, song and poetry, archery, and

sometimes the sun.

Apollo is depicted as a handsome, beardless youth with

long hair and various attributes including- a wreath and

branch of laurel; bow and quiver; raven; and lyre.


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Orpheus, the greatest of all musicians, had a wide variety of songs.

His songs were so enchanting that would charm even rocks and rivers

as well as humans and animals.

Once Orpheus was invited to accompany Jason and Argonauts in

search ofGolden Fleece, he proved to be a great help.


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ORPHEUS FALLS IN LOVE WITH

EURYDICE After the Argonauts returned to

Greece, Orpheus fell in love with

Eurydice.

On their wedding day, as Eurydice

was walking through a nearby field, a

poisonous snake bit her and she died.

Orpheus decided to go to Hades to

ask for his lost wife.


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Getting to the king of the underworld, Hades and his queen, Persephone,

Orpheus sang his sad, sweet song and pleaded to have his bride back.

The gods ofHades agreed only on condition that Orpheus must not look at

Eurydice until they got to the world of living.

Eurydice came limping from the wound.

Orpheus began walking up the long steep path leading to the upper world

with Eurydice behind him.

At last Orpheus saw the sunlight and looked back at Eurydice, at this time she

immediately faded away.


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