Thomas Allan Brady's Serapis: The Greek God

There was a myth that at the beginning of the existence of the city of Athens both gods offered gifts to the people of Athens, in order to sway them in deciding their patron god. Athena offered peace and prosperity while Poseidon offered naval power. The Athenians accepted Athena’s gift. Athens overall culture continued to reflect this decision, the city, in addition to being a center for architecture and mathematics, also played an important role in the progress of government, theology and philosophy. This myth could also give an explanation of why Athenian people may have felt superiority to other city states such as Sparta. The mythological significance it had was much greater than with another city-state such as Thebes, although it was related to the story of Hercules, and

American novelist and author of The Natural Bernard Malamud once said, “Without heroes, we are all plain people and don't know how far we can go” (Brainy Quote). The Natural features a young baseball phenom named Roy Hobbs as the story’s hero. His journey to become an aspiring baseball player for the Chicago Cubs is cut short as he meets multiple enemies that bring his dream to a halt. Later in his career, Roy returns to baseball as a player for the New York Knights where he encounters even more obstacles. On top of all his struggles, Roy has a bad tendency to fall in love with women who will hurt him and distract him from becoming the hero he is supposed to live up to. In the end, he fails to amount to anything great and loses his chance

Ptolemy I. Serapis was the god whose association with Osiris, the god of the dead, formed the name Asar-Hapi. Asar is the Egyptian name of Osiris and Hapi was the name given to the Apis Bull which was the object of worship at Memphis. The Greeks combined the two together to form Zaparrus. Even though it is not quite clear, it is certain that Serapis is the shape Apis took after death. “Apis is called the “life of Osiris, the lord of heaven, tem (with) his horns (in) his head .”He is said to give life, strength, and health to thy nostrils forever.” At the beginning of the new Empire Osiris and Apis are united by priests of Memphis to

The Macedonians, who had won so many battles in Europe and set off to invade Asia ... got encouragement from him - he reminded them of their permanent values. They were the world's liberators and one day they would pass the frontiers set by Hercules and Father Liber. They would subdue all races on Earth. Bactria and India would become Macedonian provinces. Getting closer to the Greeks, he reminded them that those were the people (the Persians on the other side) who provoked war with Greece, ... those were the people that burned their temples and cities ... As the Illyrians and Thracians lived mainly from plunder, he told them to look at the enemy line glittering in gold ..." (Q. Curtius Rufus 3.10.4-10)

Ptah was also a creator god who built the boats that carried the souls of the dead into the Underworld. Osiris was the ruler of the Underworld and husband to Isis, the goddess of fertility and the ideal wife. Isis’ song, Horus, was the god of the sky and depicted with a hawk-like head often portrayed with a double crown. These deities were worshipped daily by the Egyptians in temples built by the ruling pharaoh and his priests. The pharaoh was viewed as the intermediary between the deities and his people. Through his kingship and divine power, he was expected to maintain universal peace and order. Egyptians also underwent extensive and excessive processes to preserve their souls after death through tombs, mummification, and offerings to the gods for preservation of the deceased bodies (“Ancient Egyptian Religion”). The concept of life after death is rooted in ancient Egyptian religion where funerary processes and burial rituals were fundamental and crucial to an afterlife.

Something we all know about the Greek Gods is that there are a lot of them. From the God of Wine, to the Goddess of childbirth, there is a God or Goddess for everything. The main ones are the twelve with thrones made in Mount Olympus. And whom could be a better story teller of these then Percy Jackson? Percy takes the tales of how the world began, to each god and their personal battles, whether it was in war or love. With some side jests, and remarks for the readers, Percy takes each tale and gives it its own unique twist, keeping you captured till the end.

Cerberus is one of the most fascinating characters in Roman mythology. He is described as a large, menacing, three-headed dog who guards the underworld. He is the offspring of two other horrific mythical monsters, Typhon and Echidna.

Osiris (shown above) the god of the afterlife, or underworld, Osiris was the King of Egypt, murdered by his brother Seth and then resurrected by his sister/ wife Isis as the king of the dead, a king from which every Egyptian hoped to join in the afterlife. Osiris was a god originally connected with fertility, he is known primarily through the story of his death, murdered by his brother Seth over the jealousy of his throne, and

The Greeks personified abstract things, such as natural law, so Themis was also the personification of diving order, natural law, law, and custom. The goddess Themis’s ability to see into the future allowed her to become one of the Oracles at Delphi. After this she became the goddess of divine justice. Classically, Themis is represented as blindfolded with a sword. The sword represented her ability to split the fact from the fiction. Themis built the Oracle of Delphi in one legend, but in another legend she receives

The Middle Ages were a time of great despair here are somes examples of how. The Jews weren't welcomed and they were beat by the Christians “The common people, with scornful eye and insatiable heart, rushed upon the Jews and stripped them, and then scouring them, cast them forth out of the king’s hall.” The King didn’t care about the Jews, but cared for the city. “On the day after the coronation, the king … caused those offenders to be arrested who had set fire to the city; not for the sake of the Jews but on account of the houses and property of the Christians which they had burnt and plundered. The plague was a very deadly disease that occurred during the middle ages. The population dwindled during that time from 16 billion to 14 billion.

Some Greek deities can also be identified with Egyptian ones, in particular the Greek Dionysus and the Egyptian Osiris. They both preside over fertility, in addition to their other duties. Another similarity is that they are both twice-born. Dionysus was born first from Semele’s womb and then later from Zeus's thigh. Osiris was the son of Geb and Nut and was resurrected by Isis after being murdered by Set. (Livingston, Greek and Egyptian Religious Parallels) Other Gods and Goddesses that are similar include Horus and Apollo, Isis and Demeter, Hathor and Aphrodite, Neith and Athena and Bast and Artemis. (FOOTNOTE GREEK AND EGYPTIAN RELIGIOUS PARALLELS) There appears to be an overlap between many deities in Greek and Egyptian mythologies.

To understand why El Greco ( which means "the Greek" since he came from Crete ) found his

Along with the furthering of physical growth to the city of Alexandria, there was also growth politically and religiously. Ptolemy wished to fuse ancient thinking with the modern thinking of the Greeks, so he devised a plan and created a cult through a fusion of two gods: the god of the dead and the living bull. And this Greco-Egyptian cult was created and called Serapis. Through this newly founded religion and the constant furthering of the city’s buildings and technology, Alexandria began to rise.

While the humans treatment of animals varies from owner to owner the personal traits of each correspond with the incidents that occur and overall develop a theme. In The Call of the Wild, the author Jack London teaches us that one of the themes of the novel is humans believe that the animals are there to service their needs. Companionship, work, and profit all benefit the owners needs and show the great love, hard work, and financial benefit that they receive. Bucks great companionship and loyalty towards many of his owners reveals a central theme and an overall idea. Buck complied only with Thornton and this made their relationship trustworthy and loyal.

The god that I chose was Hades, which is the god of the underworld. He is known as the oldest son of Cronus and Rhea. His siblings are Poseidon, Demeter, Hestia, Hera, and Zeus. He is often portrayed as his three headed guard dog Cerberus. He also becomes Pluton after merging with Pluto. He was married to Persephone. His father swallowed him and his siblings except Zeus, which he wasn’t able too in fear that they would try to overthrow him, which they did do, when Zeus freed them. Hades also had a chariot drawn by four horses to travel around. An animal to symbol him is a black sheep, his plant Narcissus and Cypress, his city was the underworld.