Puerto Rico-
Artists-
Fransico Oller (1751-1809)- He was influenced by european art, artisits like Pablo Picasso and Paul Cezanne. Oller was the first Latin American artist to birng the impressionist's intrest in light and color to Puerto Rico's tropical skies. The island's scenes fascinated him.

El velorio

Jose Campeche (1751-1809)- He was the first major Puerto Rican artist. Campeche was known as the 18th century "Sanjuanero". Campeche was the son of a freed slave and an immigrant from the Canary Islands. He was influenced by a Spanish painter who was bamished to San Juan, Puerto Rico. Campeche was fascinated by religious paintings and many of his four hundred paintings were for the chruch.
La dama a caballo

Musicians-

Juan F. Acosta (1890-1968)- Acosta was a music teacher, composer and a musician. He wrote over eight hundred forty four musical pieces, including one hundred twenty seven hymns.

Rafael Hernandez (1892-1965)- Hernandez was an important composer in Puerto Rico in the 20th century. His songs were thought to express Puerto Rico's soul.

Important Figures-

Rafael Cordero (1790-1868)- His love and interest for reading gave Cordero his skills to bacome a primary teacher. He dedicated himself to teaching in his own house with no pay. He taught his students how to read, calligraphy, arithmetic and chrisitian (catholic) instruction.

Maria Bibiana Benitez (1783-1873)- Benitez was known as the first woman poet in Puerto Rico. her first poem was published in 1832, called "La ninfa de Puerto Rico". She was also tghe first woman to write a dramatic play "La CRuz del Morro".

Gods and Goddesses-

Aizan- A goddess who does herbal healing. She protects the temple.

Mait-Carrefour- A nasty god who is weakend by sunlight and strengthened by moonlight.

Baron-Cimetire- A god that is known as the BAron of Cemeteries. Spirit of the dead, he is associated with mortal remains and resting places.

Maya- A voodou Rain goddess.

Greek-
Aphrodite- The goddess of fertility, love, beauty and protectress of sailors. Hesoid, a poet, said that she was born from sea foam, and Homer says she is the daughter of Zeus and Dione. When Paris, a Trojan Prince was Asked to judge a which Olympian goddess was most beautiful he choose Aphrodite over Hera and Athena. She promised him love, Helen of Sparta. In the Trojan war Hera and Athena were enemies of Paris, but Aphrodite stayed loyal to Paris and the Trojans.

Ares- God of war. He was handsome and cruel. He was the son of Zeus. Ares Olympian Throne was said to be covered in human skin. He was bested in battle by Hercales, almost killed when he was stuffed into a jar by two giants, and wounded by another hero during the Trojan war he recieved scant sympathy from his father.

Egypt-

Aken- The god of the Dead. he was a ferryman at night and took the newly dead to the great beyond.He steered the oar and took care of the last and most improtant journey to the Egyptians. He let those who had died pass along to their next life. He was from Letopoli, capital of province number two in lower Egypt.

Bat- An old goddess of fertility. She was depicted as a cow, woman or a human face with horns and cow ears. She is sometimes seen in the stars. In the Middle Kingdom she was superseded by Hathor. Hathor then took over her characters and personal regalia. She is seen in art and in amulets for protection.

Hindu-

Kurma- The second turtoise- incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Mount Manadara was used as a churning stick, it began to sink into the ocean bed. This is what mahe Lord Vishnu assume the form of the turtoise. Kurma represents the development of life, when you can breathe and walk out of the water developed.

Brahma- Known as the Creator. He alters light and dark. In order to create the world and produce the human race, Brahma made himself half woman and half man. His woman side was known as Gayatri. Brahama used to have five heads, but now only has four. Gayatri was ashamed of Brahma's love for her and she tried to escape from his gaze. The tapas that he had practiced for the creation of the world was annihilated because of his desire to be with his daughter, Gayatri. His fith head was lost when he lied to Vishnu, which made Shiva very angry.

Aztec-

Tonatiuh- The sun god. Was seen as the primary source of life. Warriors were his special devotees, they gave the sun sacrifical victims. It was said that the light the sun gave was a gift. In order to get light from the sun, warriors gave the sun human sacrifices.

Chantico- The Domestic goddess of homes and the Domestic hearth fires. She protects everything precious and very protective of her own treasures. Her accessories are red serprents and she has a crown that is made of poisin cactus spikes. She symbolizes a combination of pleasure and pain. During a fast there was a ban on paprika, Chantico ate it and was then turned into a dog. She was turned into a dog by Tonacatechutli, the god of food.

Japan-

God Izanagi and Goddess Izanami- Izanagi and Izanami were married. Izanami gave birth to anything, one day she gave birth to Japan. Izanami died during her labor to the god of fire. Izanagi was lost without his wife Izanami. He went to look for her in the underworld. Wehn he got into the underworld they found eachother. Izanami told Izanagi not to look at her, but he did. Izanami was in an appaling condition which scared Izanagi. He then ran out and blocked the entrance so that his wife could not enter.

Seiobo- "The mother of the west". Seiobo cultivates peach trees that grow every one thousand years. If one was to eat one of the peaches they would recieve eternal life.

China-

Kwan Yin- The goddess of compassion and mercy. She was murdered by her own father. When she arrived to the under world she recited the holy books. The ruler of the under world could not make any of the souls suffer because of this. She was then sent back up to the land of the living by the god. She attained great spritual insight and was awarded with immortality by Buddha.

Ch'Eng - Huang- The god of walls and moats. In everytown there is a Ch'Eng-Huang. A Ch'Eng-Huang is an important person who died in the town is then promoted to godhood. He protects the city from attacks and makes sure that the Death God does not take any of the souls from the city. He also exposes the evil-doers in the city.

Citation-

"Ares." Greek Mythology. 28 Dec 2006 http://web.uncg.edu/dcl/demo/unit3/ares.asp.

"Aztec gods and goddesses." AAANativeArts.com. 28 Dec 2006 .

Brahma." spritual age. 28 Dec 2006 .

"Carribean Gods." Carribean Mythology. 28 Dec 2006 .

"Chantico." 28 Dec 2006 http://www.aztecempire.com/empire/Chantico.html.

"Chantico." Aztec Mythology. 28 Dec 2006 .

"Family Tree." 144 Egyptian Gods. 28 Dec 2006 .

Gill, N.S.. "Introduction to Greek Mythology." About. 15 Dec 2006 http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/grecoromanmyth1/a/whatismyth.htm.

Gods, Heros and Myth. 15 Dec 2006 .

"Gods." Myth Web. 28 Dec 2006 http://www.mythweb.com/index.html

"Hindu Gods and Goddesses." Sanatansociety.org. 28 Dec 2006 http://www.sanatansociety.org/hindu_gods_and_goddesses.htm.

"Izanagi and Izanami." Kojiki. 28 Dec 2006 http://www.bifrost.it/Sintesi/Kojiki.html.

"Japanese gods and goddesses." artelino. 28 Dec 2006 http://www.artelino.com/articles/japanese_gods_and_goddesses.asp.

"Kwan Yin." 28 Dec 2006 .

"les hymnes homriques." Litteratures du monde. 28 Dec 2006 .

Magoulick, Mary. "What is Myth?." Folklore Connections. 15 Dec 2006 .

"Mythological gods." Ancient Chinese mythology. 28 Dec 2006 .

"Mythology." Encyclopedia Mythica. 2006. Encyclopedia Mythica Online.15 Dec. 2006 <http://www.pantheon.org/articles/m/mythology.html>.

Rivera, Magaly. "Arts and Crafts." Welcome to Puerto Rico. 28 Dec 2006 .

"Word net 2.1;mythology." word net.15 Dec 2006 http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=mythology.

Goddesses-
The goddess of rain is named Lluvia. Lluvia is the daughter of the Cloud God. Lluvia was a very happy child growing up, giving Earth just little showers so that all of Mother nature's children can grow. When it was Lluvia's Sweet Sixteen party she met Bolter, God of Thunder. She fell madly in love with him from the first moment their eyes met. He to fell in love with Lluvia. The only problem was Bolter was engaged to be married to one of King Neptune's daughter. Bolter never told Lluvia this because he loved spending time with her. One afternoon Bolter did not show up to meet Lluvia, he then did not show up to meet her for the next week. One day when she was walking through the park thinking of Bolter, Lluvia saw Bolter, her love, getting married. She was so upset she could not stop crying. She was so in love with Bolter and she believed that he loved her to. She could not believe that he was marrying someone else. Her heart was deeply broken, and till this day it still is. Bolter is the only love Lluvia knows. On days that Lluvia is deeply upset by her loss she can not control her powers. This is what causes major rain storms. So when it rains so much and for such a long time that is when Lluvia can not control her powers.
The goddess of the waterfall is named Aqua. Aqua is one of the daughters of King Neptune. Aqua is the oldest daughter, she knew from a very early age that she would have specific responsibilites she needed to complete when she got older. She fell in love with a fisherman named Jacob, she knew her father would disapprove because Jacob was human. What Aqua did not know was that Jacob was half human and half god. Jacob's Father is a god and his mother is a human. He was raised by his mother and other humans. King Neptune wanted Aqua to marry Bolter, God of Thunder, and Aqua did not want to want to lose her love Jacob. Aqua wanted to be with Jacob, but she knew she had to obey ger father and stand up to her duties. Aqua did not and still does not love Bolter. Her love will always be Jacob. After her marriage to Bolter she needed to escape to see Jacob from time to time. Since know she lives in the sky with Bolter this was not going to be easy. She went down to Earth and made special passage ways from high land to the ocean to see Jacob while he was fishing. Know all of Aqua's passage ways to Jacob are known as waterfalls.

Gods-
The God of Thunder is named Bolter. Bolter is a son of the Sky God. Bolter knew he would never find true love for himself. Like all his brothers before him he would have an arranged marriage. Bolter was not accepting Lluvia, Goddess of Rain, to walk into his life. He met Lluvia at her Sweet Sixteen party, she fell madly in love with her the moment he saw her. They secretly had a love affair, both knowing that they could never be married to each other. Bolter feared the day that he would have to tell Lluvia that he could never see her again. Bolter dreaded it so much that he did not tell her at all. He would not see or speak to Lluvia for a week before his marriage. Bolter believed that this would be easier to let go of eachother, but it wasn't it was harder. The day came for Bolter to marry Aqua, King Neptune's daughter, the day he dreaded. He knew he could never be with the one he truly loved, Lluvia. Bolter who was once a very happy young man was now very angry and upset. Bolter is so upset for losing Lluvia, he loses control over his powers. He could hear Lluvia's cries for him, which makes him even more upset. Once he hears her cries he thunders. Occassionally lighting bolts as well. Whenever there is a rainstorm with thunder and some lightning, it is the twoo young lovers calling out for them.
Jacob is half human, by his mother, and half god, by his father. He was raised by his mother and other humans. Jacob was a god because his father was a god. He was God of the Trees. To help his mother with money he became a fisherman. He caght and sold fish to give the money to his mother. One day Jacob met Aqua, Goddess of waterfalls. The could never be together because Aqua's father, King Neptune, would disapprove and disown her. Not to mention she was arranged to be married to Bolter, God of Thunder. They secretly met everyday to be with eachother, secretly. The day came when Aqua was to be married. Jacob felt so alone, just at the thought of never seeing Aqua again. Jacob would make sure thatg the trees grew so high that they almost touched the sky, so that he could be closer and could see Aqua. He would wait to see if she would come back to the water, so that they could meet. Aqua secretly escaped from Bolter, to come see Jacob. They made secret passage ways to meet eachother. This made them so happy, that they could atleast see and be with one another for awhile.

Mythology are stories that are gathered together to exlpain things that have no real explanation. Mythology explains the marvelous things on earth that have no scientific explanation.