Chapter 14 QuizQuestion 110 out of 10 pointsUnder which epithet is Apollo evoked as Healer? (Chapter 11)AnswerSelected Answer:PaeanCorrect Answer:PaeanQuestion 210 out of 10 pointsWho was the youth, loved by Apollo, who wasted away in grief for having killed a beloved stag? (Chapter 11)AnswerSelected Answer: …

a. the gods. Which best describes an etiological interpretation of myth? It attempts to understand myth in terms of an underlying ritual.

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Although Hades was a major ancient Greek god and was the brother of the first generation of Olympians (Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter, and Hestia), his realm was the underworld, far from Olympus, and thus was not usually considered to be one of the Olympians.

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• 1) Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, 75th Anniversary Illustrated Edition, by Edith Hamilton.
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• 3) D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths, by Ingri d’Aulaire.

Zeus’ adultery was the sole reason for Hera’s unending wrath against the unfortunate Heracles. Hera did everything she could to stop Heracles and his brother from even existing. So Alcmene exposed her half god child, who was taken up by Athena to see Hera.

Herakles had attributes of the gods, but had the interests of man in mind. He used his strength in the best interest of humans. Herakles behavior was not always appropriate for a hero/role model. He was often portrayed as a dull-witted, ill-tempered brute who performed evil deeds.

He fell into madness and went insane with rage. Under Hera’s dark influence, he gruesomely murdered his beloved wife and children. It doesn’t get any more real than that. Even worse, Hercules had no idea that he had murdered his wife and children because of Hera’s trickery.

Because he was a son of Zeus, and she was jealous that another woman got Zeus’ attention. Hera inflicted Heracles with madness to kill Megara (His wife) and their children. This led into his famous 12 Labours that were his punishment and method of atonement.

In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures….

Ares would eventually instigate the War of the Gods, successfully killing almost all other Old Gods and wounding Zeus, but was ultimately defeated and grievously wounded by the King of the Gods and was unable to stop his father from fathering Wonder Woman and creating Themyscira, leaving him temporarily incapacitated …

The primary reason for Zeus and Hera to dislike Ares was that of all the 12 gods of Olympus, Ares was the most arrogant, outspoken, brash, disrespectful, quarrelsome, psychopathic, unhinged, rude, harsh, lusty, thirsty for war, war-loving, peace-hating, intolerant to wisdom and intelligence, averse to thinking and …