SH+2015-16+P6+Ulysses+Juno,+Jupiter

__Aim (Alina Jones): __ Term: Ulysses, Juno, Jupiter

Visual: //King of the Gods; God of Sky and Lightning//. Digital image. Wikipedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Aug. 2015 <[|__https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/8646_-_St_Petersburg_-_Hermitage_-_Jupiter2.jpg__]>.

Summary: The author’s purpose for writing about these mythological characters was to show an older way of thinking and living, while still telling tales that would influence the ways that people would interact with one another. The Roman characters used in their myths were much like those of the Greeks, “The gods of the Greeks and Romans were anthropomorphic, exhibiting many human qualities such as love, hate, and jealousy, and because of this, the people of Rome and Greece were able to see themselves in these tales and understand their relationship to the rest of the world as well their connection to the gods. The lesson often to be learned was that one must meet one's destiny with strength, determination, and nobility. These myths enabled an individual to stand against the ills and hardships of an unforgiving universe” (Wasson). These stories including the Roman gods of Juno (Greek= Hera), Jupiter (Greek= Zeus), and King Ulysses (Greek= Odysseus) told tales of their adventures while also giving morals.

Works Cited: "Ulysses." //Ulysses//. Encyclopedia Mythica, 26 Sept. 2002. Web. 18 Sept. 2015. . Wasson, Donald L. "Roman Mythology." //Ancient History Encyclopedia//. N.p., 10 Dec. 2014. Web. 18 Sept. 2015. . __Audience (Emma Spendlove): __ Term: Ulysses, Juno, Jupiter 

Visual: //Juno//. Digital image. //Pantheon.org//. N.p., n.d. Web. .

Summary: The intended audience of the characters Ulysses, Juno, and Jupiter is ancient Romans. These characters are a part of Roman mythology, although they have similar counterparts in Greek mythology. According to Donald L. Wasson, “Although her exact origin is unknown, Juno was one of the oldest of the Roman deities, that is, one of the three original gods -- Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva -- honored on the Quirinal (later on the Capitoline)”(Wasson). “Windows to the Universe” says, “The legendary Greek hero, Odysseus was the king of Ithaca, a small island in the Ionian sea, where he lived with his wife Penelope. He was known to Romans as Ulysses” ( Windows to the Universe Team ). For the audience to understand who Ulysses, Juno, and Jupiter are, they have to know about the Roman god Jupiter, Roman goddess Juno, and epic hero Ulysses. Therefore, the primary audience is the ancient Romans, who would automatically know about the mythology behind the characters because they were part of their culture.

Works Cited: Wasson, Donald L. "//Juno//." Ancient History Encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Aug. 2015. . <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Windows to the Universe Team. "//Ulysses//." Greek Myth about. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Aug. 2015. <http://www.windows2universe.org/mythology/ulysses.html>.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">__Cultural (Benjamin Dorathy):__ Term: Ulysses, Juno, Jupiter

Visual: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">//Ulysses (novel)//. Digital image. //Wikipedia//. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Sept. 2015. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses_(novel)>.

Summary: These are ancient names for the two Roman names of the Greek gods Hera (Juno) and Zeus (Jupiter) and Ulysses is the Latin name for Odysseus, a hero in one of the oldest Epics written by Homer. These are tied to ancient beliefs in gods that are all powerful over certain aspects in nature. Although people seldom belief in this multi-god religion anymore, it impacted how people thought and acted that helped form our world today. It impacted the Romans and Greeks and basically all the nations in ancient days. from these religions sprung others that were created by those who went outside of the Roman Empire’s influence.

Juno was an important character in mythology. “ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hera (Roman equivalent is Juno) is one of the most interesting figures of the ancient Greek Pantheon of Gods. She is daughter of Cronus and Rhea, the only lawful wife of Zeus, Olympian goddess, protector of marriage and especially married women and personification of conjugal faith. Hera embodies the virtues and defects of the married woman” (Hera (Juno) - Greek Goddess - Queen of the Gods). Juno (or Hera, as known in Greek Mythology) is a great influence to Zeus, who is one of the biggest characters in these myths.

Zeus was the king of gods and was highly worshipped in ancient Greek and Roman (They called him Jupiter) culture and religion. “ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Zeus, the father of gods and men, is symbolizing the ancient Greeks' omnipotence and absolute power. He had the governance of the entire universe. Zeus could control everything, after all the other gods who held some area of responsibility, were just his assistants,” (Zeus (Jupiter) - Greek God - King of the Gods and Men). He was the oldest of the three brothers, Poseidon, Hades, and himself. He freed all of the gods and goddesses from the stomach of their Titan father Cronus. Through this feat he was elected king and the most powerful of all the gods. He took to wife Hera, the goddess of marriage. He controlled lightening and the sky, mostly, but was able to use other skills of the other gods. This belief influenced the people, how they did things, what they did and didn’t do. They believed in the powers of prophecy from an ‘Oracle’ who claimed to have magic powers and could see into the future. People came to her and got advice and summonings to actions.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Works Cited: "Zeus (Jupiter) - Greek God - King of the Gods and Men. | Greek Mythology Pantheon." //Greek Mythology Pantheon//. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Aug. 2015. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;"><[|__http://www.greek-mythology-pantheon.com/zeus-jupiter-greek-god-king-of-the-gods-and-men/__]>. "Hera (Juno) - Greek Goddess - Queen of the Gods. | Greek Mythology Pantheon." Greek Mythology Pantheon. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Aug. 2015. <[|__http://www.greek-mythology-pantheon.com/hera-juno-greek-goddess-queen-of-the-gods/__]>. "Ulysses (Novel)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 27 Aug. 2015. <[|__https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses_(novel)__]>.

__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Historical (Kelsey Haley): __ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Term: Ulysses, Juno, and Jupiter <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;"> Visual: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Religious sacrifice of a bull. Digital image. //History Travels with Nancy//. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Sept. 2015. <http://www.historytravelswithnancy.com/EarlyRome/EarlyRomeImages/Sacrifice-Marcus-Aurelius-Capitoline-Wiki.jpg>.

Summary: Juno, Jupiter, and Ulysses originated from ancient Roman names. However, they based it off of Greek mythology with Hera as Juno, Zeus as Jupiter, and Ulysses as Odysseus. Wasson stated, “ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">The gods of the Greeks and Romans were anthropomorphic, exhibiting many human qualities such as love, hate, and jealousy, and because of this, the people of Rome and Greece were able to see themselves in these tales and understand their relationship to the rest of the world as well their connection to the gods...Myths, whether Greek, Roman, any other culture's, at the end of the day were concerned with the relationship between the gods and humans, differing in this regard from fairytales and folktales” (Wasson). Jupiter was the King of Heaven and Earth. He granted one brother, Neptune, the power over the sea and the other, Pluto, the power over the underworld. Juno was the protector of women and marriage. Juno and Jupiter were both the king and queen of the gods and also were also siblings, brother and sister. They were two of the three original gods. Ulysses was the king of Ithaca and overcame many obstacles after the Trojan War to get back to his family. Minerva, also known as Athena, helped him thro ugh his hardships by giving him advice. Ulysses went had many adventures such as tricking the cyclops, escaping from Circe and Scylla, and overcoming the sirens. Ulysses, Jupiter, and Juno were are all myths, however they were considered royalty. Even in the story of Odysseus, all visitors were treated with the utmost respect and kindness, for they might have been a god in disguise. Roman mythology came from Greek myths with the Romans basing their lifestyle off of them. It was believed if people gave sacrifices to the gods, they would provide security. Tales such as these became part of prehistoric history.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Works Cited: <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">Ellingson, Leif. “Ulysses.” //Encyclopedia Mythica//. 26 September 2002. Web. 26 August 2015. [] <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">“Jupiter.” //Windows to the Universe//. 2010. Web. 26 August 2015. [] <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">Wasson, Donald. “Roman Mythology.” //Ancient History Encyclopedia//. 10 December 2014. Web. 26 August 2015. [] <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">Wasson, Donald. “Juno.” //Ancient History Encyclopedia//. 08 April 2015. Web. 26 August 2015. [] <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">Wasson, Donald. “Jupiter.” //Ancient History Encyclopedia//. 06 May 2014. Web. 26 August 2015. []