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Q: Why does the text imply it was necessary for the Spartans to terrorize the helots?
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When was echo the nymph born?

To ask for a date would imply that she really existed. But she did not. You can't attribute a date to the "birth" of a mythological creature.


Why do some scholars say the blibical Jacob story is a myth?

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What was the Roman god Janus' personality like?

In ancient Roman mythology Janus is the god of beginnings and transitions, thence also of gates, doors, doorways, endings and time. He is usually a two-faced god since he looks to the future and the past. Although there is really no mention of his personality traits, if you where to call somebody Janus-faced today it would imply that they are duplicitous.


Did Hades have Zeus' permission to abduct Persephone?

Greek myth does imply so: Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca : "Plouton [Haides] fell in love with Persephone, and with Zeus' help secretly kidnapped her. " Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter: "[Demeter's] trim-ankled daughter whom Aidoneus [Haides] rapt away, given to him by all-seeing Zeus the loud-thunderer. "


Was Charlemagne emperor of Rome?

yes ----- The question of whether Charlemagne was Emperor of Rome was raised as soon as he was crowned emperor. Personally, I would say he was not, but others could disagree, and with some reason. The West Roman Empire was long gone, so clearly he was not emperor of that. The East Roman Empire still existed at the time he was crowned, under the name Empire of the Roman People. Today we call it the Byzantine Empire. Empress Irene, who was its monarch at the time Charlemagne was crowned, was quite upset that Charlemagne was crowned emperor of a country with the same name as her own, especially because it seemed to imply that he was the rightful ruler of her empire. Today, we use the term Carolingian Empire for Charlemagne's empire, and the term Byzantine Empire for Irene's, to avoid confusion. Neither term was used at the time. The Carolingian Empire dissolved, but was reestablished as what we call the Holy Roman Empire, a term used while it existed, though originally, it, too, was called the Roman Empire. The City of Rome, by the way, was not part of either the Carolingian Empire or the Byzantine Empire, but was part of the Papal States.