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300 is a 2007 American epic historical action film [4] [5] directed by Zack Snyder, who co-wrote the screenplay with Kurt Johnstad and Michael B. Gordon, based on the 1998 comic book limited series of the same name by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley.
Writer Kieron Gillen's series Three is a riposte to Miller's 300, while Gillen is explicit that he admires 300, his work is an attempt to restore the presence of the helots a slave tribe/caste absent from Miller's telling to the story of Sparta, and so question the heroism of the Spartans and their ownership of their victories, as well as ...
In the film adaptations, Hermes is portrayed by Dylan Neal in the first film and by Nathan Fillion in the second. In the TV series, he is portrayed by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Unlike the book series, Hermes is found at the Lotus Hotel and Casino where Percy and Annabeth try to get him to help them get into the Greek underworld.
Libertas (Latin for 'liberty' or 'freedom', pronounced [liːˈbɛrt̪aːs̠]) is the Roman goddess and personification of liberty. She became a politicised figure in the late republic. She sometimes also appeared on coins from the imperial period, such as Galba's "Freedom of the People" coins during his short reign after the death of Nero. [1]
The goddess was frequently portrayed on Cretan coinage, either as herself or as Diktynna, the goddess of Mount Dikte, Zeus' birthplace. As Diktynna, she was depicted as a winged goddess with a human face, standing atop her ancient mountain, grasping an animal in each hand, in the guise of Potnia Theron, the mistress of animals.
Artemis Eleutheria, from a coin minted in Myra of Lycia in honour of Empress Tranquillina.. The Greek word "ἐλευθερία" (capitalized Ἐλευθερία; Attic Greek pronunciation: [eleu̯tʰeˈria]), transliterated as eleutheria, is a Greek term for, and personification of, liberty.
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Fragment of a Hellenistic relief (1st century BC–1st century AD) depicting the twelve Olympians carrying their attributes in procession; from left to right: Hestia (scepter), Hermes (winged cap and staff), Aphrodite (veiled), Ares (helmet and spear), Demeter (scepter and wheat sheaf), Hephaestus (staff), Hera (scepter), Poseidon (trident), Athena (owl and helmet), Zeus (thunderbolt and staff ...