Mayari, Haik, Poseidon, and Helios: Traitors and Butchers of the Ocean

Mayari, the daughter of Bathala and the Goddess of Combat, War, Revolution, Hunt, Weaponry, Beauty, Strength, Moon and Night who lives in the southern part of the Philippines in Mt. Pinatubo. Mayari is the defender of the moon from Laho, whenever the monster tries to consume it. Also, the moon is her emblem. Helios is the opposite of Mayari, as being the god of sun. Helios has the power to control the sun and was known for pulling it across the sky with his golden chariot. Haik and Poseidon both have the power to control bodies of water and sea creatures. However, Poseidon is one of the supreme gods of Mount Olympus with the weapon and symbol of a powerful trident and being able to control Zeus’s lightning bolt, creates flood, drought, and earthquakes. Making him more powerful than Haik. Haik is a very kind god as compared to Poseidon, he helps voyagers and other travelers pass by those negative elements of the sea such as, stormy weather and powerful waves. Although, he’s not welcome in Kaluwalhatian because of his confrontations with Amanikable, the purveyor of troubled water.

No one would have believed that the world was being watched and ruled keenly by the gods greater than men yet, being immortal. For so it had come about, the hatred and war among gods. Helios, the god of sun flew from the battleground wielding the trident of Poseidon, leaving Mayari, Haik, and Poseidon without the strength to use their power to recover quickly.

Helios started travelling to Atlantis where one of the supreme gods’ lives, Poseidon. He wanted to have him forge an enchanted orb that could create life. But, the god of seas declined as he had feared that he would do the same thing as Prometheus did. Helios prove his worth to possess his craved power by having Poseidon test him with difficult conundrums. Poseidon then designed a task that will tests Helios pure heart. Poseidon transported Helios to where Prometheus chained at. Where every day his liver is being torn apart by birds, only to grow back and repeat it cycle. To Helios observation, Prometheus has an orb that he thought the power to create life. He then rushed to Prometheus to claim the orb. As he almost had the orb, surprisingly it turned into pieces of sand flowing from his fingertips and brought back to the Atlantis. With his actions, Poseidon banished him from the Atlantis with large tides as he had raised his trident.

Being left in a desert filled with hatred and angered, Helios decided to return to his golden palace in the River Okeanos (Oceanus) at the far ends of the Earth. To plot a revenge to what have Poseidon did to him. As he rode his golden chariot, he saw Mayari defending the moon from the moon eating monster Laho. He flew down to hide from Mayari. He watches the two exchanging powerful hits. As Laho fled from the battlefield, Mayari flew back to heal in the mountains of Mt. Pinatubo. Helios came up with a despicable plan to move the moon with his golden chariot just like he did to the sun. As he moved the moon with his golden chariot, it resulted to an imbalance where the oceans and seas started to create powerful tides and aggressive waves enough to destroy the city of Atlantis. With his actions he flew vastly to Atlantis. Hoping he would have Poseidon’s trust by helping him prevent the destruction. Poseidon raised up his trident trying to command the water to be calm. Because of the Mayari, Haik, Poseidon, and Helios Muceros, Equipaje imbalance, Atlantis loosen up its foundation causing it to be sunk down. As Helios approach Poseidon while watching Atlantis despair, Helios told Poseidon that it was Mayari who moved the moon towards the Earth to gained limitless power to defeat the supreme gods and to declare a war. With Poseidon’s anger, he hunted down Mayari to confront her. Poseidon used the water as a glider while Helios used his golden chariot to travel to Mt. Pinatubo where Mayari stays. When they got arrived, Mayari is bathing to the enchanted healing rivers of Mt. Pinatubo, recovering from the fight with Laho. Without hesitations, Poseidon quickly throwed his trident to Mayari causing a powerful blow. However, Mayari deflected his trident. Mayari spoken why they have come to bargain. The god of seas accused Mayari as the destroyer of his beloved City. As Mayari denied his accusations, the god of seas summoned back his trident to send powerful water spikes through Mayari. Mayari fought by throwing enchanted knives at the incoming spikes. As they fight side by side, Helios held Mayari by making an enchanted rope made from the rays of the sunlight. Mayari was forced to suppress her powers because of the enchanted ropes. Poseidon and Helios left Mayari with earthquakes to destroy Mt. Pinatubo and to kill Mayari. Suddenly in a vast distance, large tides approach Poseidon and Helios enough to knocked them down temporarily. A man with a perfect physique surfing to the waters and clearing the falling debris to Mayari. It was Haik, the god of seas of the Tagalogs. Haik break the ropes made of rays from Mayari’s body with his enchanted trident forge from the depths of the Pacific Ocean. He raised up his trident to form sharp spears made from the water and start throwing to the Greek Gods. Mayari and Haik fought Poseidon and Helios side to side. Exchanging large and powerful blows. Because of the power of the supreme god Poseidon, the god of seas and goddess of the moon doesn’t match to his power. Mayari and Haik fell without any strength to make powerful attacks. While Poseidon got tired from the battle, Poseidon witnessed Helios’s betrayal through his confessions and offensive throwed powerful sun rays towards him.

The god of sun flew away from the battleground to return to his golden palace wielding the trident of Poseidon and leaving the gods and goddess without the strength to use their power to recover quickly.

Roles of Athena, Poseidon, Calypso, and Circe: Analysis of Relationship between Gods and Morals in Homer’s Odyssey

This essay will be answering about the relationship between gods and morals in Homer’s Odyssey and particularly how do the lives of mortals differ from those of the gods and also how similar they are, then drawing a conclusion from this.

In Homer’s Odyssey, the major gods that share significant roles are Athena, Poseidon, Calypso, and Circe with minor gods such as Zeus that has a supporting role in the story. Whilst Odysseus is one of the warriors that fought alongside the Greek heroes and the protagonist of the story, he is also a favorite of Athena but an enemy of Poseidon, which was shown at the start of the story where it said ‘All the gods pitied him [Odysseus], except Poseidon’ and Athena making a statement about Odysseus, ‘But it’s Odysseus I’m worried about.’

. From these two quotes, it can be safely assumed that the references Homer made about gods and humans certainly imply that not only will there be an existing relationship between the gods and mortals, but it will also become more and more prominent as the story progresses. Hence, seeing how they perceive each other to know whether the relationship is merely a mutually beneficial one, a hostile one, or neither of the above would certainly provide an answer.

First and foremost, I believe that the relationship between gods and mortals is a rather complex one that does not fall to either of the side, as some mortals and gods do completely blame each other for things that go wrong. For example, to comfort Ajax, Odysseus told him that his death was caused by Zeus in the quote, ‘Zeus alone is to blame. He persecuted the Greeks.’

Which supports Zeus’s complaint of mortals in page 2. This shows a lack of self-reflection coming from Odysseus himself and also distrust towards the gods, especially Zeus who holds the most power amongst them. Consider how the lack of trust is there to begin with, it is also the reason why gods are rather indifferent to the mortals, believing that mortals is the sole cause of problems as they are the ‘divine beings’ that ended up having to solve the disputes. On the other hand, it is because that gods having powers to control the aspects of life that allow a majority of mortals to held them in high regard and sacrifice food; if not, disaster might bestow upon them. Even though Odysseus sacrifices to Poseidon in fear of knowing that he would punish them as the god of sea on page 161, it does not necessarily mean that gods completely overpower mortals as Odysseus did managed to capture Proteus, also a sea god as a result. Some could say that mortals intend to find and restore balance in their relationship as they belong in a disadvantage due to being the weaker side. Yet, human emotions can be complicated, and especially with revenge being glorified and hence seen as revenge in Greek culture, hostility will always be there. No matter if gods are able to empathize with humans such as the White Goddess Ino taking pity on Odysseus through the line, ‘She pitied Odysseus his wandering, his pain.’

Or also admiring mortals with similar traits like how Athena favors Odysseus due to being a reliable tactician with the knowledge of wisdom and strategy, there is no doubt that negativity prevails over positivity. Therefore, it is clear that the relationship between gods and mortals is constantly varying between a supportive one and one that is harmful.

Second of all, other than judging the relationship between mortals and gods in terms of whether they work out or not and the influence mortal has upon the gods, the purpose of the gods is also something that deserves to be looked upon, as each side has their own role that needs to be fulfilled in a relationship. As divine beings, gods has the power to serve as law and guidance to all mortals equally, no matter if there is trust or not. For example, Menelaus was the one who introduced hospitality to the Greek culture in fear of gods being seen as selfish and cruel and also Zeus himself, which could be seen in the quote, ‘How many times have you and I enjoyed the hospitality of others, hoping that Zeus would someday put an end to our hard travelling?’

  • This proved that gods also have a heavy influence towards the tradition mortals have around that time, benefitting their lives in a long-term basis. Despite both sharing emotions, humans tend to suffer more from them and since gods, especially Athena are also known for their rational way of thinking in The Odyssey, their role of guidance also gives the mortals a positive image of themselves that not all of them thinks they’re a nuisance to all the problems that occur. For example, the relationship between Athena and Telemachus not only shows that some gods do use their power and knowledge for their own good but also telling the readers that the act of kindness from gods does not always come from luxuries such as food that they receive from mortals putting them on a pedestal and also for their own safety; rather, like humans, they have control of their own emotions and does not act from pure hatred like Poseidon does. Other than guidance on a mental aspect, gods also give ideas to guide mortals through the long journey; for example, when Hermes met Odysseus on Circe’s island, he told him ‘I will keep you out of harm’s way. Take this herb with you when you go to Circe.’
  • Therefore, it can be concluded that gods and mortals share different kinds of relationships depending on how they see each other, whether it is negative or positive, as not all treat mortals equally like Athena while not all solely act on the desire to revenge like Poseidon.

In terms of how the lives of mortals differ from those of the gods, it could be seen through delving into the important relationships between gods and mortals, such as Athena and Odysseus, Athena and Telemachus, and also Zeus’s admiration towards Odysseus, as it is a fact that despite sharing a different mind-set, it all worked out in the end. What is it about their way of living that made gods and mortals stand out consecutively? What about the hostility between Poseidon and Odysseus that gives out a different image of gods and mortals to the readers?

Throughout the journey of Telemachus, son of Odysseus and Odysseus himself, Athena the goddess acted as a catalyst to the story and this is where the contrast of the lives of gods and mortals kicks in. As mortals in The Odyssey, there is always an important goal in their mind that needs to be fulfilled, which for Telemachus’s case is searching for ‘the truth about his father who mysteriously disappeared on his return from the battle at Troy’

and reuniting with his wife and family for Odysseus’s case. This proved that other than the usual praying and sacrificing for gods, there are mortals that are practical and realistic, only focusing on what’s in front of them. However, despite the determination, it could be seen that the things mortals can achieve is limited and therefore discloses how they are inferior to gods in first impression. With Athena’s appearance, not only does it reveal the gods’ superiority in this world, but also the way they live; with empathy as their trait, they inspire to bring help upon mortals that share a heart of gold and truly deserve it. This exhibits mortals putting themselves as top priority throughout their lives while gods are willing to put mortals’ will above theirs as there is nothing they do not have or wanting to achieve as gods. Also, it seems that the lives of gods tend to proceed smoothly without a hitch whilst it is the opposite for mortals as they suffer more from both physical and emotional problems in this story; the focus tends to direct more towards the humans such as Odysseus and Telemachus while gods serve as the backbone, guiding them just so they won’t stray from their path. For example, Telemachus has to constantly receive reassurance and support from Athena to continue his journey to find the truth in book 2, such as, ‘Telemachus, you either lack courage nor sense from this day on.’

Additionally, Athena was able to convince Zeus to send Hermes to Calypso by arguing in front of the Olympian court to free Odysseus from prison with little to no problems. Not only does this tell the readers that mortals themselves can’t begin their own story without a mentor, but also emphasizes that gods live perfect lives and the reason why they’re suitable mentors and protectors for mortals is because of the wisdom and knowledge they were born with.

However, when it comes to how similar both of their lives actually are, this is not always the case as Poseidon acts as the antagonist in this story and is known for causing trouble to Odysseus due to his desire for revenge from Odysseus blinding his son the Cyclops Polyphemus. This is clear on page 78 where Poseidon makes it hard of Odysseus to return home in quote, ‘He gathered the clouds and gripping his trident he stirred the sea. And he raised all the blasts of every wind in the world and covered with clouds.’

Similar to humans, gods share emotions and from here, it is evident that gods also act upon their emotions and is not in full control of it. As it was mentioned above, revenge tends to be seen as justice in Greek culture and hence this shows that gods do contain flaws like mortals do; not every one of them is mature or intelligent or kind enough to offer the support that is needed like Athena and the White Goddess Ino.

Conclusion

In conclusion, through understanding that the relationship between gods and mortals is perhaps one that is complex and one that could not exactly be pinpoint on with a single word and the lives of gods very much differ from mortals through the role they bear in The Odyssey and their way of thinking, though sharing similarities such as unable to completely control emotions in their actions, I was able to draw a conclusion that despite there being an imbalance of power between gods and mortals in The Odyssey, I believe that it is trying to express the importance of coordination and how gods and mortals are not exactly different; they also feel and act upon what is right in their own beliefs and are willing to go all out to achieve the goal in front of them, no matter if it’s for their own or someone else.

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Poseidon Cult in Atlantis: The Lost Empire – Film Analysis

Introduction

Atlantis: The Lost Empire has been a movie I loved watching ever since I was little due to Milo, the dorky young scientist, who sets out on an adventure to discover the lost city of Atlantis with a questionable crew looking to capitalize on the mysterious power. The hues of blue throughout the movie and the magic of it all had always captured my attention, making me wonder if the lost island was really like how it was depicted… because Atlantis was after all was real, wasn’t it? Unfortunately, after extensive research the answer to this question is unknown, Atlantis has never been found. However, a real-life Atlantis was found and it is a lost Greek city named Helike.

Helike and the idea of Atlantis both share some similarities, such as the fact that the two were rediscovered over time. As well as the similarity in the way that both cities were destroyed, by both an earthquake and tsunami. Many people have argued about the belief of the lost city of Atlantis, always being a large topic for discussion and the inspiration for many stories— much like the movie Atlantis: The Lost Empire for example. Yet if Atlantis was never discovered, where did all the information surrounding the idea of Atlantis come from? Was it simply made up? Details spun together to create a fable? The answer to this question is a little more conclusive, the lost city of Atlantis was in fact very similar to a lost Greek city, Helike. That being said, my analysis will delve more in-depth with the idea that Plato’s Atlantis could’ve been inspired by Helike’s own real tragedy.

Synopsis of Film

Atlantis: The Lost Empire is set in 1914 and tells a story about a linguist and cartographer named Milo whose life work is finding Atlantis. A millionaire named Whitmore who knew Milo’s grandfather Whitmore has found the Shepherd’s Journal that contains the manuscript on how to find Atlantis. They soon set out on an expedition to Atlantis with a team of specialists for whatever they may need. They set out on a huge submarine, but are soon attacked by the huge underwater robotic creature that guards the entrance to Atlantis. The monster destroys their submarine but the crew is able to escape. They make their way to the cavern which is described as the entrance of Atlantis.

On their way to Atlantis Milo and the group meet Kida who is the Princess of Atlantis. Soon after, Kida finds out the Milo is able to understand the Atlantean language. She enlists in his help and they journey under Atlantis and find underwater murals. Milo is able to decipher the writing and finds out what happened to Atlantis. They were also able to uncover the heart and source of Atlantis which supplies the Atlanteans with power through the crystals that they wear. However, they are surprised to see that the heart is not mentioned in the journal.

Kida and Milo come back to the surface to find out that the military leader, Rourke had the missing page. Rourke and the crew have double-crossed Milo. They plan to take the heart of Atlantis back to sell it. Rourke critically wounds the King of Atlantis and steals the crystal. Soon after, the crystal detects a problem and merges with Kida in self-defense. Rourke and his crew lock Kida in a container and get ready to leave the city. However, they soon realize that if they take the crystal out of the city that Atlantis will crumble.

The King tells Milo that the crystal has built up a consciousness and has combined with Kida as a host. Before the King passes away he gives his crystal to Milo and asks him to save Atlantis and Kida. Milo and his group set out to find Rourke and Kida. They soon find them near lava and they take back Kida and the Crystal, saving Atlantis. After they get back to Atlantis, Milo decides he wants to stay in Atlantis and help Kida rebuild the city. Milos group also promises to keep quiet about the discovery of Atlantis.

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The idea of finding a “lost” city with an advanced technology and society has become such a hot topic for generations. With the rise of pop culture and media, the story of Atlantis still remains a popular topic till this day. The people who search for Atlantis, often spend their entire life doing so only to find out that Atlantis may never have existed. History Network describes Plato’s Atlantis as an island bigger than Libya and Asia Minor set up, situated in the Atlantic just past the Pillars of Hercules. The culture of the Atlanteans was advanced. The island was said to be protected by the god Poseidon and he made his son Atlas king. As they grew more powerful the people of Atlanti’s ethics declined. They became more violent and were hungry for more power. It is said that they were punished, the island was hit by earthquakes and tsunamis eventually ending in Atlantis sinking into the sea forever.

The story of Atlantis is one of the most famous to come out of Ancient Greece. However, as time went on a similar ancient city came to light that almost mirrored Atlantis. This was the lost city of Helike which was destroyed in 373 BC by an earthquake and tsunami which had also happened to Atlantis. Plato told the story of Atlantis at around 360 BC. Unlike Atlantis, Helike was located in Achaea, northern Peloponnesos and two kilometers from the Corinthian Gulf. However, according to Tom Gidwitz, Helike was most likely in the center of a Poseidon cult. This is due to the fact that the area in which they found Helike was one of the most active earthquake zones in Europe. Although the two cities weren’t located in the same place there’s still a chance that Plato was talking about Helike when he came up with the story of Atlantis.

In 1988 Dr. Steven Soter and Dr. Dora Katsonpoulou were the archaeologists that searched for Helike. They wrote a research article In Geoarchaeology about their excavation of Helike. Dora grew up learning about Helike and was determined to find it. Dora had a theory that the city was not underwater but buried in an inland lagoon. If that was true that the city that inspired Atlantis might not even be underwater but rather buried. As they studied the geology of the land, earthquake expert, Iain Steward said that a large earthquake could’ve caused an inland lagoon just like what Dora had said. An inland lagoon is when the ground beneath your feed starts to turn into water. Taking that into account, if you take that happening on a larger scale to an entire city it would’ve been sucked down to below sea level. As soon as you add the earthquake to the mix, the large-scale landslides would’ve caused a tsunami as well. Which would then cover the Gulf of Corinth and come racing back to fill in the lagoon.

For the most part, Dora’s theory made sense, but they were unable to find a lagoon in that region today. However, there were some clues as to what might’ve happened. Many years went by the lagoon would’ve silted up and the city would then be beneath solid ground. Dr. Soter used remote-sensing technology to survey the buried terrain to see where the city might be. The surveys helped locate ancient ceramics and evidence of human occupation. Digging around the villages they dug 10 feet deep to find even more remains of the ancient city. In their research, Dr. Soter and Dr. Katsonpoulou concluded that the pavement and walls in their excavation were from the time of Helike’s collapse. The scientists suspected a large earthquake might’ve set off a submarine landslide which would’ve produced the tsunami. With a tsunami that might’ve been over 35 feet tall, it could’ve swept away a majority of the remains. Ancient writers would argue that it was caused by the wrath of Poseidon who also punished Atlantis for their violent nature.

Who are we to judge that these archaeological sites or remains are not of supernatural meaning? Jeb Card, he talks about how we shouldn’t be surprised that archaeologists may participate in occult practices and have occult beliefs. If we think like this and apply some out-of-the-norm thinking, we might be able to see Atlantis as not a myth, but as a real story that wasn’t made up. Maybe there are forces out there that don’t want us to find the lost city. And if it’s anything like the movie Atlantis: The Lost Empire then it might just be good to leave the story as a story. According to the stories of Helike, Poseidon was enraged that the people of Helike refused to give their statue of Poseidon to the Ionian people. Both Helike and Atlantis were centered around Poseidon and their worship of him. So who are we to say that Poseidon didn’t cause the tragedy, because there might be supernatural forces that we aren’t ever going to be able to understand.

Conclusion

Although, I was unable to find concrete evidence that Atlantis and Helike might’ve been the same city that Plato was referring to. I was able to find quite a lot of similarities between the two lost cities. The first being that Atlantis and Helike were both islands that were related to Poseidon. Furthermore, they both experienced horrible tragedies like earthquakes and tsunamis that destroyed their cities. They were also both written to have faced Poseidon’s wrath and that’s the cause of their destruction. However, Helike was positioned in one of the most active earthquake sites in Europe that it could also just be a coincidence and unrelated to Poseidon. Unlike Atlantis, Helike was never truly lost and people from many countries came to look for it for years to come. Although Helike was re-discovered, there are still excavations being carried out, and who’s to say we won’t find even more connections to Atlantis as the years go on. Perhaps not within our lifetimes, but as we continue our research and new technological developments become available, who knows what we could discover about these amazing societies of ages past.

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Fate of Poseidon: Descriptive Essay

Everything started with ‘Master Erebus’ the lord of Trenches when he trespassed against his siblings by entering the god’s chamber without the ruler of the god’s assent so far as that is concerned and intentionally taking the cutting edge of Olympus without considering the results because of a demonstration of his disloyalty, he left Mount Olympus on the blocks of franticness, Zeus was crushed when he entered the chamber and found that the sharp edge was gone and he could hardly imagine how it occurred. Zeus held a gathering with all the Olympian divine beings worried that issue and Erebus simply act like he knew nothing at all and delighted in what he had created upon Greece. The reality stays unsolved as the divine force of the channel’s stayed silent by not spilling out anything. Gehenna thinks that it’s bizarre why somebody would simply take the weapon that finished the extraordinary war between the divine beings and the titans, something that had neither rhyme nor reason. Poseidon moved toward Ares and asked him for what valid reason Athena looked so stressed and the war god reacted that the two are associating the god with the channel. Poseidon had no clue about what was going in by any means, he got dubious also cause he asked why Erebus would submit such a transgression, something was not including, the primary night, the cutting edge vanishes, the following day, an Olympian god acts abnormally after accepting the news, Ares and Athena declining to step down on their words Zeus despite everything making some hard memories finding who the genuine backstabber behind everything is, uninformed that the deceiver is Erebus ‘directly in front of him.

The divine force of the channels chuckled and grasped on what he achieved, the giggling of prevailing in his conspiring plan and getting the consideration of Zeus, appreciating the enduring he had created he said to himself ‘everything has worked out in a good way as per my arrangements’ with a grin all over. Zeus infuriated got up and defamed the God of channels and requested that he take the sharp edge back to his ownership, Erbus with a grin all over answered ‘ My cousin, Tick tock…tick tock…Life is checking down on your endless clock’ and snickered. This goaded Zeus significantly further, along these lines prompting Zeus to request that Poseidon exile Erebus from the channels. A few centuries passed and Erebus was getting eager and needed to deliver his retribution on his cousins individually. He had intended to initially look for his vengeance on Poseidon as Poseidon was exceptionally near him as of now. During the hundreds of years Erbus spent in expulsion he picked up prominence among the animals down beneath so much that he had made a military, a military that in his brain was going to assume control over the 3 domains of the world, behind this plot was his consultant a channel sorceress named Vida. Vida had persuaded Erbus to develop this disdain inside himself to abhor every one of his cousins and the inclination to manage all domains. One day Erbus called upon his Commander Herluin to exhort an assault on Poseidon to pick up his consideration regarding the call upon a war, a war was the main thing confining Erebus to be liberated from his expulsion. Herluin got together his military of mermen mermaids and channel beasts to assault in little bunches. The God of the channel’s goal was to chafe Poseidon to where he would need to fight back taking into consideration Erebus to be discharged from his expulsion. Erebus told his counsel Vida ‘My cousin Poseidon is the most effortless objective for us, he has a short personality meaning he will fight back faster than any of my different cousins’ exploiting Poseidon’s shortcoming.

Erebus’ point was legitimized and after a few assaults, Poseidon his military were en route to guard against Erebus’ malignant activities, Erbus after hearing this news prepared to fight and revealed to Vida the magician to provide a reason to feel ambiguous about vortexes Poseidon’s way to disorientate him. Erebus himself called upon the channel evil spirit, Halvaka, Half snake, and Half Hydra. Both Erebus and Poseidon’s armed forces met and an extraordinary fight came in progress The channel beasts, and Erebus armed force debilitated Poseidon and his military beyond what he could deal with, numerous lives were lost before Poseidon decide to give up, and as a trophy, Erebus affixed and took Poseidon’s trident, ridiculed Poseidon on his destruction and let him know ‘Every single beneficial thing reach a conclusion, Even the blessings that God sends’ Erebus sent his triumph to the divine forces of Olympus as a message signifying ‘the torment and enduring is just the start of what’s despite everything traveled their direction’ Erebus and Vida had started to talk about their second arrangement of assault upon Greece however they didn’t see from the outset that somebody had caught each expression of what their arrangements are until Set detected somebody’s quality inside the lord of death’s burial chamber and he figured out how to get the interloper, it was the goddess Athena and Thanatos wasn’t anticipating such an amazement by any means, the goddess realizes that she was correct the whole including the lord of war and the divine force of death comprehends what’s going to occur on the off chance that he let Lebuin walk free thus he had no real option except to kill Lebuin, he needed to escape and illuminate Zeus God regarding all Gods of Erebus’ misleading upon Greece and the agony he had fashioned up Mount Olympus because of his joke of Poseidon.

To maneuver down the circumstance, Zeus called upon the chambers of divine beings and mentioned them to help him

‘ My dear siblings and sisters, the opportunity has arrived, to put our disparities and inclination aside and stop this before more disarray is the reason, I request that all of you go along with me to haggle for our sibling’, Ares, the divine force of war said ‘WE SHOULD KILL HIM AND TEAR HIM INTO PIECES FOR HIS BETRAYAL, WE SHOULD NOT BE DOING NEGOTIATIONS,’ Zeus said ‘ Ares my sibling if we pick to deliver retribution it would not be beneficial for us or anybody, at present mollusk down and we have to sit for exchanges’ Zeus continued to call for dealings with Erebus permitting him to visit Mount Olympus alongside just his magician Vida, however, Zeus had different plans in his psyche for how to manage Erebus. Zeus and the chamber of divine beings haggled with Erebus and his magician Vida on terms to discharge Poseidon from being a hostage. Erebus needed to administer every one of the 3 domains to take the position of a Titan, Zeus plan comprised him from the outset concurred on his terms and afterward catching him later on, so Zeus concurred with Erebus. After the arrival of Poseidon, Zeus requested for both Erebus and Vida to be caught and introduced in front of the considerable number of divine forces of Olympus, while the divine forces of Olympus anticipated him, the ruler of the dead ‘Hades’ anticipated to take his spirit to damnation and consume it including all the transgressions it holds. Zeus made a guarantee that he and his siblings will be prepared and arranged for whatever Erebus will attempt to toss at them later on ahead.

Traitors and Butchers of the Ocean: Mayari, Haik, Poseidon, and Helios

God’s influence and contribution to the daily lives of the people of Earth realm. Each god possesses a set of unique talents and abilities that they’ve had ever since they were born. Gods like Mayari, have the ability to control the moon, Helios was blessed with the ability to control the sun, and Gods like Poseidon and Haik were blessed with the ability to control the tides of the oceans and the seas. Mayari, the daughter of Bathala and the Goddess of Combat, War, Revolution, Hunt, Weaponry, Beauty, Strength, Moon, and Night lives in the southern part of the Philippines, in Mt. Pinatubo. She is the defender of the moon, and the moon serves as her emblem. She defends the moon from Laho (the moon eater). She would confront Laho whenever the monster tries to eat the moon. Helios is the opposite of Mayari for he is considered to be the god of the sun. Helios is known for pulling the sun across the sky with his golden chariot. Unfortunately, with the disappearance of the sun god Ra, the Sun weakened, and subsequently, he was weakened as well. Haik and Poseidon both have the power to control bodies of water and communicate with the sea creatures. However, Poseidon is one of the supreme gods of Mount Olympus. He wields a powerful trident, he’s able to control Zeus’s lightning bolts, he can create a flood, start droughts, and unleash tsunamis making him significantly more powerful than Haik. Haik is a very kind god compared to Poseidon, he helps voyagers and other travelers pass by the evil elements that roam the seas such as stormy weather and powerful waves. Even with his natural kindness, he’s not welcome in Kaluwalhatian, the resting place of the Filipino gods. This is because of his rivalry with Amanikable, the purveyor of troubled water.

Mayari, Haik, and Poseidon didn’t really care for the council; they would much rather stay in their realms and fulfill their parts. Poseidon always distrusted the Filipino gods, but he never attempted to attack them, even after the disappearance of the Higher Council of gods, Poseidon was still very passive with them. Although he never really liked them, he respected them, and always kept himself inside his realm, never crossing theirs without permission. Unfortunately for them, this peaceful but tense relationship crumbled when Helios started a war between the two sides.

Helios started traveling to Atlantis where the supreme Greek god, Poseidon, resides. He wanted to have him forge an enchanted orb that could create life, but Poseidon declined as he had feared that he would do the same thing as Prometheus did. Helios wanted to prove himself worthy of the power to Poseidon, so Poseidon designed a series of tasks that will tests Helios’ pure heart. Poseidon transported Helios to where Prometheus was chained; where every day his liver is being torn apart by birds, only to grow back and be torn again. Helios saw that Prometheus held an orb that he believed had the power to create life. He then rushed to Prometheus to claim the orb, but as soon as he got the orb, it turned into sand. Poseidon declared that Helios had failed his test and took him back to Atlantis. Poseidon banished Helios from Atlantis, carrying him out with large tides spawned from his trident. Helios found himself wandering the Sahara Desert. Filled with hatred and anger, Helios decided to return to his golden palace in the River Okeanos (Oceanus) on the far ends of the Earth to plot revenge for what Poseidon has done to him. As he rode his golden chariot, he saw Mayari defending the moon from Laho. He flew down to hide from Mayari. He watched the two exchange powerful hits. With one swift strike to its head, Laho fled from the battlefield. Mayari flew back to heal in the mountains of Mt. Pinatubo. Helios came up with a despicable plan to move the moon with his golden chariot just like he does to the sun. As Helios moved the moon with his golden chariot, an imbalance occurred in the ocean, huge aggressive waves formed, waves large enough to destroy the city of Atlantis. After moving the moon, Helios hurried back to the gates of Atlantis. Helios hoped that he would gain Poseidon’s trust by helping him prevent the destruction of Atlantis. Poseidon raised his trident up trying to command the water to be calm. Though their efforts were all for naught; even with their combined efforts, the waves were to big, and Atlantis was heavily damaged. As Poseidon sulked over the loss Atlantis took, Helios came over and put the blame on Mayari, saying that it was Mayari who moved the moon towards the Earth that caused the tides to grow exponentially stronger. With his wish to avenge Atlantis, Poseidon declared war on Mayari

He hunted Mayari down to confront her. Poseidon, swiftly gliding on the water, and Helios, riding his chariot, they went to Mt. Pinatubo. When they arrived, Mayari was bathing in the enchanted healing rivers of Mt. Pinatubo, still recovering from her fight with Laho. Without hesitation, Poseidon quickly threw his trident at Mayari. However, Mayari deflected his trident. Poseidon accused Mayari, saying it was her who destroyed his beloved City. Mayari denied this accusation, claiming she has no idea of what has happened. Poseidon called back his trident and sent powerful water spikes to Mayari. Mayari countered by throwing enchanted knives at the incoming spikes. As Poseidon held Mayari in a stalemate, Helios cuffed Mayari with enchanted ropes made from the rays of the sun. Mayari was suppressed and unable to use her powers because of the enchanted ropes. With one tap of Poseidon’s trident, a huge tsunami started to appear behind them. To the Greek gods’ surprise, the Tsunami dissipated before even making it to shore. Suddenly, the Greek gods were pinned down by a blast of water out of nowhere. A man with a perfect physique surfing the waters cut the chains that held Mayari. It was Haik, the god of seas of the Tagalogs. He points his enchanted trident, forged from the depths of the Pacific Ocean, toward Helios and Poseidon. Haik began launching water projectiles from his trident. Helios put up a shield of light around them, and the projectiles turned into steam before even reaching them. Poseidon retaliated by charging toward Haik. The two exchanged blows with their tridents, landing hit after hit on each other. Although Haik fought valiantly, he was no match to Poseidon, who had him pinned down at the throat with his trident. Haik and Mayari yielded and Poseidon stabbed them both in the gut, badly wounding them. The two were forced to hand over their realm to Poseidon and reside at the gates of Tartarus where they can heal. With Poseidon’s guard down, Helios stole his and Haik’s trident. Without his trident, Poseidon became powerless, and Helios flew back to his palace.

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Greek Art: Sculpture of Poseidon and Statue of Dionysus

There are two distinct periods in the history of ancient Greece, which also have a direct relation to the essence of artistic principles that were being utilized by artists during the course of these periods – Classical and Hellenistic. The Classical period, which lasted from the 6th to 4th century B.C., is being commonly referred to as the peak of Greek aesthetical thought. The artistic masterpieces that are being created during the course of this period promote the concept of existential harmony because, in them, the ideals of physical beauty are organically combined with the ideals of intellectual excellence.

This is especially noticeable in Greek sculptures from this period. The surviving sculptures of Greek philosophers and Gods leave no doubt as to the fact that the ideal of human forms’ physical perfection served as the driving motif behind their creation. The Hellenistic period of Greek art can be characterized by artists’ “realistic” approach within the context of depicting human bodies. Late Hellenistic sculptures do not exploit the motif of physical harmony as their most distinctive feature.

Many of these sculptures depict individuals that are being clearly marked with physical inadequacy – overdeveloped lower jaws, disproportionably large heads, and weak bodily physique. This is because this historical period is associated with the influx of Asiatic aesthesis into European mentality, which was made possible by Alexander’s Great geopolitical policies.

In this paper, we will compare the bronze sculpture of Poseidon, created circa 460 B.C, and the bronze statue of Dionysus, which was created around 150 B.C. The sculpture of Poseidon depicts a harmonically developed nude male, which was originally holding a trident above his head. Poseidon’s facial expression suggests that he is not being affected by any existential weaknesses. He is fully focused on crushing his enemies; however, he also appears as retaining a completely unemotional posture.

Anthropologically speaking, Poseidon clearly belongs to a White race – there is absolutely no evidence that he is being affected by racial mixing. We can say that the sculpture of Poseidon is the physical expression of ancient Greek life philosophy, which emphasizes the fact that physical, intellectual, and aesthetical finesses cannot exist independently of each other. It is clear that the sculpture’s author was using a real individual as a model during the course of producing his masterpiece.

Therefore, Poseidon cannot be thought of as simply an idealized projection of the sculptor’s ideas of what the concept of physical perfection stands for. In fact, the analyzed sculpture is very realistic in its essence. It is hard for us to believe, but the fact is – during the Classical period of ancient Greek history, the majority of citizens in cities-polises were athletes, warriors, and philosophers at the same time. Therefore, even though that sculptures from this historical period appear to us as being unengaged with objective reality, the truth is actually quite the opposite.

The bronze statue of Dionysus from the late Hellenistic period appears as such that promote entirely different existential values. First of all, the physical proportions of Dionysus strike us as not being quite normal – he has a very large head that sits on a long and narrow neck, with his shoulders being almost non-existent. Dionysus seems to be the person who had never held anything heavier than a glass of vine in his hands since he has an utterly weak physical constitution. Despite his young age, Dionysus appears as having developed a bit of “beer belly,” his posture does not emanate any ideas whatsoever.

We cannot explain such dissonance simply by the fact that Dionysus is the God of drinking, which is why overindulgence is a normal type of behavior for him. Apparently, the very essence of esthetic ideals had undergone a transformation during the course of the Hellenistic period. Therefore, it is quite inappropriate to refer to Hellenistic art and being more realistic than Classical art. Just as Classic artists, Hellenistic sculptors continued to strive to depict individuals in a realistic manner. However, since bellyful idleness and indulgence in racial mixing, on the part of many Greeks in that time, had turned them into people affected by physical inadequateness, it comes as no surprise that many late Hellenistic sculptures are being clearly touched by existential degeneracy, as it is the case with a statue of Dionysus.

Poseidon

Dionysus

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