Ares “God of War” Ares is the Greek god of war. He is the Son of Zeus and Hera the king and queen of the gods. Hephaestus and Ares were the only 2 Olympians born from both Zeus and Hera. Ares has many children with many different women; one of his most famous affairs was with Aphrodite‚ Greek goddess of Love and Beauty. They had multiple children but only 3 showed Ares qualities; Deimos “God of dread”‚ Phobos “god of fear” and Adrestia “goddess of revenge and balance”. All three of these children
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The Parthenon was a temple that was built on top of the Acropolis in Athens‚ Greece. Greece was destroyed by the Persians during the Persian war in 480 B.C.E. An effort to rebuilt Athens was started and the whole population of the city was put to the task. At first‚ the city’s walls were restored and then the focus was turned to the marketplace (agora). The marketplace was also finished but the temples remained untouched. The Athenians left the foundations of the temples as they were because
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The Olympian Gods and Goddesses In Greek mythology‚ twelve gods and goddesses ruled the universe from atop Greece’s Mount Olympus. These Olympians had come to power after their leader‚ Zeus‚ overthrew his father‚ Kronos‚ leader of the Titans. All the Olympians are related to one another. The Romans adopted most of these Greek gods and goddesses‚ but with new names. Zeus (Roman name: Jupiter) The most powerful of all‚ Zeus was god of the sky and the king of Olympus. His temper affected the weather
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Moreover‚ it was symbolic of the city-state’s winners‚ it was built of the finest marble (Pentelic marble)‚ this marble that Callicrates used it to build the temple of Athena Nike after the Parthenon. It was built by using column drums and metopes carved for the older temple which was built on the same site before being destroyed(Augustyn‚2007). Form 118 to128 AD the Pantheon have been built using concrete which was used
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was Phorcys. When I met Poseidon‚ he took advantage of me and took me to Athena’s temple. She was enraged by what I was doing with Poseidon. So she turned me into the monstrous Medusa who can’t look into anyone’s eyes without turning them to stone. Athena made me turn all men into stone but not women. She never wants me to feel love again. When I was turned into this monster‚ my sisters took me to my new home where we plan to avenge for what she did to me. That is when I discovered the idea of starting
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of honour. To begin with‚ Annabeth is a natural born leader‚ and has been leading a large group of people since she was very young. She lead the Heroes of Olympus through their mission to defeat Gaea‚ and has been head counselor of the Athena cabin since she was
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undergoes his journey‚ he begins to develop the heroic characteristics of having (1) connections with the gods‚ (2) eloquence‚ and (3) leadership. (1) Athena spurs Telemachus to develop his heroic traits by inspiring and assisting him. Prior to the goddess’ help‚ Telemachus is timid and submissive towards his mother’s suitors. Thus‚ Athena descends to Ithaca to “rouse Telemachus/to a braver pitch [and] inspire his heart with courage” (Book 1. Line 105). She emboldens him by telling him to “not
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for success in war. The Greeks developed three architectural systems‚ called orders‚ each with their own distinctive proportions and detailing. The Greek orders are: Doric‚ Ionic‚ and Corinthian. In the Doric order‚ Parthenon which is the temple of Athena Parthenos‚ Greek goddess of wisdom‚ on the Acropolis in Athens. The Parthenon was built in the 5th century BC‚ and despite the enormous damage it has sustained over the centuries‚ it still communicates the ideals of order and harmony for which Greek
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the ultimate achievement of the city’s classical architecture and symbol of greatness. Parthenon is a building which was burnt by Persians when it was under construction. It is basically a construction of a Greek temple dedicated to Greek goddess Athena Pallas or Parthenos (virgin). The Parthenon is a temple of the Doric order with eight columns at the façade‚ and seventeen columns at the flanks‚ conforming to the established ratio of 9:4. This ratio governed the vertical and horizontal proportions
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Page 1 Abstract Schwetzingen Castle has a very close tie to the Iliad and Greek gods and heroes. This can be seen when visiting the castles gardens. The gardens have statues and temples dedicated to Apollo‚ Zeus‚ sphinxes‚ and Athena. The placement of the statues in a garden in Germany shows the effect and values of the Greek people transpiring through time. The garden was created as a place to go and relax and reflect and the statues and temples serve to remind visitors to the garden of the values
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