P5+Ulysses+Juno,+Jupiter

Cultural-Sydney Miller Ulysses, Juno, and Jupiter affected the culture they were a part of by giving the people role models to look up to. It gave them examples of how to live, how to be a decent person, and so on. These mythological people did not actually exist and the people knew this, however it still gave them hope that they too could be great. In order to remember these fictional role models they were drawn and sculpted and put into the community. Also, the people would talk like these characters and hold up to their standards; in other words they would try to act and talk like them. In the book The Odyssey, Odysseus introduces himself as at thus “I am Odysseus son of Laertes, known before all men for the study of crafty designs, and my fame goes up to the heavens"(Homer 19). His heroic nature and resourcefulness inspires the people who read about him to be more like him. These characters gave the people courage to try ideas that might not have been accepted. It would have shown them what they needed to do to be great like these three people. This is why the Greeks and the Romans were renowned for their brilliant ideas and ingenuity.

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**Aim- Meagan Poarch **  Ulysses, Juno, and Jupiter were all gods, goddesses, or heroes of ancient Roman mythology. Each god/goddess served their own purpose in Rome. Jupiter was the supreme god over all, he was the god of all gods. Jupiter, who is equivalent to Zeus, was mainly the god of the sky. Jupiter was brother and husband to the goddess Juno; the goddess of the women. Juno was like the female version of Jupiter. Ulysses, a hero of the story The Odyssey, was one of the soldiers of the Trojan War. Each of these people were of high importance to Roman society and changed the way they functioned. The god/kept all of their people in line. Ben Johnson said, “[|She is Venus when she smiles; But she's Juno when she walks, And Minerva when she talks.]” Johnson says that this woman is like Juno when she walks. He speaks of how Juno walked with purpose and with power. She did not put up with any nonsense, she was a goddess and she had it her way. Juno would not let anyone come between her and her ruling. Since she was the goddess of all woman, all woman had to do as she said no matter what. Juno took care of her business and was always cruel with her punishments. These gods, goddesses, and heroes served a large role in Rome and without themRome would not have been what it was. Works Cited Ellingson, Leif. "Ulysses." //Ulysses//. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Sept. 2012. http://www.pantheon.org/articles/u/ulysses.html.

Johnson, Ben. "Juno Quotes." //Think Exist//. N.p., n.d. Web. http://thinkexist.com/quotes/with/keyword/juno/.

Historical- Ulysses- Katie Smead Way back in the day, as in 509 B.C., Roman Mythology began with a tale about about two sons of the God Mars, and a mortal woman, named Romulous and Remus. " These two brothers lived with their uncle. When their parents died the uncle decided to kill the two brothers so he could receive the power of their father, the God Mars. In the conflict, Remus died but Romulus escaped to a new city named Rome, where he became its first king, " (Delgado 1). In Roman Mythology, it is based off of Greek Mythology which was made up of 21 gods who were once looked up to and highly important to the Greeks/Romans. One of the "famous" people in roman mythology was Ulysses, also known as Odysseus in Greek Mythology. Ulysses was important because every Roman god or goddess had their own specific purpose in the world. Ulysses' purpose was to be given near impossible tasks to overcome to be put back in power and hold the throne all for himself. He sailed seas, killed many, injured a cyclops, and finally made it back home to his wife and power. Work Cited: Delgado, Jose. "Roman Mythology vs. Greek Mythology." N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Sept. 2012. .

Ellingson, Leif. "Ulysses." // Ulysses //. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Sept. 2012. http://www.pantheon.org/articles/u/ulysses.html.