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vampireboy56 · 10th Nov 2008, 11:21 AM

I need to have 15 references in media to the 12 Olympians
Zeus, Hephesteaus, Hades, Poseidon, Aphrodite, Hermes, Ares, Hera, Hestia, Apollo, Athena, and I forgot the other one

Here is what I have so far

1. Hephesteaus- Xandau "I'm Alive" They reference Hephesteaus because the main characters are Greek muses and Hephesteaus is a Greek god.

2. Neptune- Spongebob SquarePants- Neptune is another name for the god Poseidon, he is referenced in Spongebob because the show takes place under water and Poseidon is the God of the Sea

3. Poseidon- The DaVinci Code- Poseidon is mentioned because the main character is a college professor who is discussing symbols in a lecture, and an image of a trident appears and he explains that it's Poseidon's trident.

4. Pallas Athena- The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe- On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door" Pallas Athena is referenced because Athena is the goddess of wisdom and the poem is set in a library, also the bust looks like Athena

Ok...I need help....can someone help me this of some more references?

Jeimuzu · 10th Nov 2008, 12:56 PM

There's that film Juno, and Juno is the Roman Hera. That any good? Mind you, I guess it doesn't reference her beyond the name.

There's the game Age of Mythology, too. You might be able to reference that.

Also, this wiki states that Athena is known as Cydonia somewhere. And that might be related to the song Knights of Cydonia? Worth thinking about...

pirateninja · 10th Nov 2008, 01:00 PM

Hermes - Harry Potter - In Harry Potter an owl is called Hermes. Hermes was the Roman messenger god who had winged sandals.

Zeus - South Park "Imaginationland" - Zeus is the king of the gods who can shoot thunderbolts, and in South Park, he was one of the Council of 9 "the most powerful imaginary characters" of Imaginationland.

vampireboy56 · 10th Nov 2008, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pirateninja

Hermes - Harry Potter - In Harry Potter an owl is called Hermes. Hermes was the Roman messenger god who had winged sandals.

Zeus - South Park "Imaginationland" - Zeus is the king of the gods who can shoot thunderbolts, and in South Park, he was one of the Council of 9 "the most powerful imaginary characters" of Imaginationland.

thank you

7/15

Amy · 10th Nov 2008, 01:09 PM

Aphrodite ~ Sandro Botichelli's "The Birth of Venus"; Venus is the Roman version of Aphrodite; Venus is shown at pure beauty in a shell (the sea and it's inhabitants are often used to depict both Venus and Aphrodite, as they are basically the same godess)

Aphrodite ~ "Gimmie, Gimmie", Thurolghy Modern Millie; This is basically a song asking for love, as Aphrodite is the godess of love; "Aphrodite don't forget me"

*is a nerd*

I'll think some more.

Jeimuzu · 10th Nov 2008, 01:21 PM

Maybe the naming of the Apollo program counts? Also, Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV - Coheed and Cambria.

There's a band called Hades Almighty. And one of Wonder Woman's enemies is called Hades, too.

Hestia Jones is a character in Harry Potter. Hestia is also a novel in itself.

Ares is a song by Bloc Party on Intimacy.

10th Nov 2008, 01:24 PM

Aphrodite is also a character in the House of Night novels. Clicky.

InaRut · 10th Nov 2008, 02:26 PM

I think you might want to try a better reference for Hephesteaus. I think there is a level in Bioshock that is called Hephesteaus because it takes place in a forge like eviroment.
Harry Potter: Hades: This might be a stretch but the symbol for Hades is the the invisibility Cap. Kinda like Harry Potter's invisibility Cloak.

Ares is in the video game god of war. As the god of war.

ANYWAYS this could be of MAJOR help to you.
I don't generally watch Cartoons but I remember commericals for this one:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class_Of_The_Titans
This might not work because your teacher might mean symbolic symbols.

Whatelse?
Hmm
Your missing Bachus/Dionysus.

I think I read somewhere that the drunk in Little Prince is suppose to represent Dionysus. But because we haven't studied his Hymn yet in Lecture I couldn't tell you any parralels between Dionysus and the drunk.

However from what I know of dionysus any character who dies only to come back as immortal could be a symbolism of Dionysus (or Jesus >_>)

Or you could just talk about the statue at Qingdao Beer Museum

And Juno does talk a little bit about the greek orgins of her name in the movie.

davo-man · 10th Nov 2008, 03:11 PM

Are you allowed to use Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, ith Kevin Sorbo? I'm sure there's plenty of relevant mythological references there

Or perhaps Hercules in New York, Arnold Schwarzenegger's first Hollywood film

vampireboy56 · 10th Nov 2008, 03:26 PM

No. We can only use the 12 main gods

xballetxbeautyx · 10th Nov 2008, 03:26 PM

They mention a fountain of Aphrodite or something in Mamma Mia, don't they?

Astaroth · 10th Nov 2008, 06:25 PM

Zeus - There is a web server given the nickname 'Zeus' that has a website.
Poseidon - The movie "The Poseidon Adventure" was about a ship that gets overturned.
Aphrodite - There's a musical artist that has taken on the psuedonym 'Aphrodite'. There's also the catch phrase 'Might might Aphrodite' that was rampant in the past.
Hera - The HERA Foundation raises money for women's cancer causes.
Apollo - The space missions dubbed the Apollo missions would be good here.
Athena - There is a real estate firm known as the Athena Group. They have a website. Also, in Roman culture, Athena was known as Minerva. Wonder Woman's catchphrase was 'Merciful Minerva!'

REMAINING:
Hephesteaus, Hades, Hermes, Ares, Hestia

Amy · 10th Nov 2008, 06:32 PM

^ Exactly what I was thinking. ^

Donna's hotel is also the site of what is supposedly Aphrodite's Fountain, a fountain that is supposed to bring true love. Mamma Mia is based off of the music of ABBA and takes place on a Greecian island.

jazzrawr · 10th Nov 2008, 07:46 PM

Just relate EVERYTHING to Xena. XD
It's what I do XD

Bryan90 · 10th Nov 2008, 07:49 PM

The show Valentine, has Greek gods disguised as Normal Humans... Aphrodite, Ares and Hephesteaus are in it.

squirrel · 10th Nov 2008, 08:36 PM

Hermes: The FTD flower delivery service has a logo that is hermes carrying flowers. This is supposed to represent speedy and accurate deliveries.

Kryz · 10th Nov 2008, 11:24 PM

Zeus: In final Fantasy movie, Zeus was the name of the big gun who launched energy rays to some meteorite
Poseidon: Like Poseidon the huge ship?
Aphrodite: In Charmed, Pheobe became Aprodite. I can't remember what Piper & Paige became.

Maybe you should stick with the Greek versions and not the Roman variants. Since they're not exactly the same; it's not like they just changed they're names

digsy · 11th Nov 2008, 03:24 AM

What about the Disney movie Hercules? Hades, Zeus, Hera and Hermes all feature in it.

11th Nov 2008, 03:55 AM

Apollo, Zeus, Aphrodite, i think thats it... from Battlstar Galactica the TV-Show

awesomeap88 · 11th Nov 2008, 04:01 AM

From memory, I think Athena features rather heavily in The Oddysey (aka The Illyad [sp?]) by Homer. There might also be some others mentioned too, but I can't remember (it's been a very long time since I last had anything to do with The Oddysey).

10th Nov 2008, 11:21 AM	#1
vampireboy56 Banned Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: To some friends Location: SoCalifornia Age: 17 Posts: 267 Join Date: Aug 2008	Mythology homework help I need to have 15 references in media to the 12 Olympians Zeus, Hephesteaus, Hades, Poseidon, Aphrodite, Hermes, Ares, Hera, Hestia, Apollo, Athena, and I forgot the other one Here is what I have so far 1. Hephesteaus- Xandau "I'm Alive" They reference Hephesteaus because the main characters are Greek muses and Hephesteaus is a Greek god. 2. Neptune- Spongebob SquarePants- Neptune is another name for the god Poseidon, he is referenced in Spongebob because the show takes place under water and Poseidon is the God of the Sea 3. Poseidon- The DaVinci Code- Poseidon is mentioned because the main character is a college professor who is discussing symbols in a lecture, and an image of a trident appears and he explains that it's Poseidon's trident. 4. Pallas Athena- The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe- On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door" Pallas Athena is referenced because Athena is the goddess of wisdom and the poem is set in a library, also the bust looks like Athena Ok...I need help....can someone help me this of some more references?

10th Nov 2008, 12:56 PM	#2
Jeimuzu Wreck Cognition Full Member Gender: Heterogametic Orientation: Rawr. Out Status: 99% out. Location: Middlesbrough Age: 23 Posts: 1,744 Join Date: Aug 2007	Re: Mythology homework help There's that film Juno, and Juno is the Roman Hera. That any good? Mind you, I guess it doesn't reference her beyond the name. There's the game Age of Mythology, too. You might be able to reference that. Also, this wiki states that Athena is known as Cydonia somewhere. And that might be related to the song Knights of Cydonia? Worth thinking about... __________________ Last edited by Jeimuzu; 10th Nov 2008 at 01:04 PM..

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pirateninja EC's Sailor Uranus Full Member Gender: Biologically Female Orientation: Heterosexually Challenged Out Status: Most people Location: Bath, England Age: 21 Posts: 5,853 Join Date: Sep 2007	Re: Mythology homework help Hermes - Harry Potter - In Harry Potter an owl is called Hermes. Hermes was the Roman messenger god who had winged sandals. Zeus - South Park "Imaginationland" - Zeus is the king of the gods who can shoot thunderbolts, and in South Park, he was one of the Council of 9 "the most powerful imaginary characters" of Imaginationland. __________________ Holly the Pirateninja Ars Longa, Vita Brevis.

10th Nov 2008, 01:09 PM	#5
Amy DFTBA Full Member Gender: Somewhere between female and I don't know Out Status: Open, not out. Location: Northern California, United States Age: 18 Posts: 2,380 Join Date: Jul 2008	Re: Mythology homework help Aphrodite ~ Sandro Botichelli's "The Birth of Venus"; Venus is the Roman version of Aphrodite; Venus is shown at pure beauty in a shell (the sea and it's inhabitants are often used to depict both Venus and Aphrodite, as they are basically the same godess) Aphrodite ~ "Gimmie, Gimmie", Thurolghy Modern Millie; This is basically a song asking for love, as Aphrodite is the godess of love; "Aphrodite don't forget me" is a nerd I'll think some more. __________________ "The opposite of love is not hate, but fear" Forrest Church

10th Nov 2008, 01:21 PM	#6
Jeimuzu Wreck Cognition Full Member Gender: Heterogametic Orientation: Rawr. Out Status: 99% out. Location: Middlesbrough Age: 23 Posts: 1,744 Join Date: Aug 2007	Re: Mythology homework help Maybe the naming of the Apollo program counts? Also, Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV - Coheed and Cambria. There's a band called Hades Almighty. And one of Wonder Woman's enemies is called Hades, too. Hestia Jones is a character in Harry Potter. Hestia is also a novel in itself. Ares is a song by Bloc Party on Intimacy. __________________ Last edited by Jeimuzu; 10th Nov 2008 at 01:30 PM..

10th Nov 2008, 01:24 PM	#7
Drizzt DoUrden Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Mythology homework help Aphrodite is also a character in the House of Night novels. Clicky.

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InaRut EC's Nu-Disco Walrus Full Member Gender: IRL Yaoi Character Orientation: (｡◕‿◕。) Out Status: ㅎ_ㅎ Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Age: 22 Posts: 7,111 Join Date: Oct 2007	Re: Mythology homework help I think you might want to try a better reference for Hephesteaus. I think there is a level in Bioshock that is called Hephesteaus because it takes place in a forge like eviroment. Harry Potter: Hades: This might be a stretch but the symbol for Hades is the the invisibility Cap. Kinda like Harry Potter's invisibility Cloak. Ares is in the video game god of war. As the god of war. ANYWAYS this could be of MAJOR help to you. I don't generally watch Cartoons but I remember commericals for this one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class_Of_The_Titans This might not work because your teacher might mean symbolic symbols. Whatelse? Hmm Your missing Bachus/Dionysus. I think I read somewhere that the drunk in Little Prince is suppose to represent Dionysus. But because we haven't studied his Hymn yet in Lecture I couldn't tell you any parralels between Dionysus and the drunk. However from what I know of dionysus any character who dies only to come back as immortal could be a symbolism of Dionysus (or Jesus >_>) Or you could just talk about the statue at Qingdao Beer Museum And Juno does talk a little bit about the greek orgins of her name in the movie. __________________ "The first duty of every Starfleet Officer is to the truth. Whether it's scientific truth, historical truth, or personal truth. It is the guiding principle to which Starfleet is based. If you can't find it within yourself, to tell the truth about what happened, then you don't deserve to where that uniform." Last edited by InaRut; 10th Nov 2008 at 02:33 PM..

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davo-man Aspiring RENThead Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Completely Out (YAY) Location: Australia Age: 22 Posts: 3,709 Join Date: Nov 2006	Re: Mythology homework help Are you allowed to use Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, ith Kevin Sorbo? I'm sure there's plenty of relevant mythological references there Or perhaps Hercules in New York, Arnold Schwarzenegger's first Hollywood film __________________ The Joker Rules all.... TwoFace comes a close second! My Friends are the best people in the world Ross: Wow, you guys sure have a lot of books about being a lesbian. Susan: Well, you know, you have to take a course. Otherwise they don't let you do it.

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vampireboy56 Banned Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: To some friends Location: SoCalifornia Age: 17 Posts: 267 Join Date: Aug 2008	Re: Mythology homework help No. We can only use the 12 main gods

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Astaroth ❀ Byakuren Hijiri ❀ Full Member Gender: Genderqueer Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Federal Way, WA Age: 30 Posts: 1,299 Join Date: Nov 2007	Re: Mythology homework help Zeus - There is a web server given the nickname 'Zeus' that has a website. Poseidon - The movie "The Poseidon Adventure" was about a ship that gets overturned. Aphrodite - There's a musical artist that has taken on the psuedonym 'Aphrodite'. There's also the catch phrase 'Might might Aphrodite' that was rampant in the past. Hera - The HERA Foundation raises money for women's cancer causes. Apollo - The space missions dubbed the Apollo missions would be good here. Athena - There is a real estate firm known as the Athena Group. They have a website. Also, in Roman culture, Athena was known as Minerva. Wonder Woman's catchphrase was 'Merciful Minerva!' REMAINING: Hephesteaus, Hades, Hermes, Ares, Hestia __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~

10th Nov 2008, 06:32 PM	#13
Amy DFTBA Full Member Gender: Somewhere between female and I don't know Out Status: Open, not out. Location: Northern California, United States Age: 18 Posts: 2,380 Join Date: Jul 2008	Re: Mythology homework help ^ Exactly what I was thinking. ^ Donna's hotel is also the site of what is supposedly Aphrodite's Fountain, a fountain that is supposed to bring true love. Mamma Mia is based off of the music of ABBA and takes place on a Greecian island. __________________ "The opposite of love is not hate, but fear" Forrest Church

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tomahto72 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Mythology homework help Apollo, Zeus, Aphrodite, i think thats it... from Battlstar Galactica the TV-Show

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awesomeap88 EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Disoriented Out Status: Out to new gay friends and four old acquaintances Location: City of Churches, Festival State, Down Under Age: 24 Posts: 1,576 Join Date: Mar 2008	Re: Mythology homework help From memory, I think Athena features rather heavily in The Oddysey (aka The Illyad [sp?]) by Homer. There might also be some others mentioned too, but I can't remember (it's been a very long time since I last had anything to do with The Oddysey).