Architecture With Greece in all its glory and beauty one must imagine how it was all done. From the ruins of ancient Greece civilizations have learned so much and archaeologists are fascinated by the glory that Greece must have once been‚ between the natural landscape that still stands today‚ and the massive temples and structures‚ and the beautiful pieces of art that had been preserved underground for so long. As we continue learning about these people we are more and more astounded by their
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The life of the hero theseus Aegeus‚ king of Athens‚ and the sea god Poseidon both slept with Theseus’s mother‚ Aithra‚ on the same night‚ supplying Theseus with both divine and royal lineage. Theseus was born in Aithra’s home city of Troezen‚ located in the Peloponnese‚ but as an adolescent he traveled around the Saronic Gulf via Epidauros‚ the Isthmus of Corinth‚ Krommyon‚ the Megarian Cliffs‚ and Eleusis before finally reaching Athens. Along the way he encountered and dispatched six legendary
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gods‚ the ruler of Mount Olympus‚ where all the gods lived. b) Hera: goddess of marriage c) Aphrodite: goddess of love They create the Olympics games Arquitecture: They built great temples for their gods. Example: the Parthenon‚ crated for Athena (goddess of wisdom) Literature: Homer Example: Iliad and Odyssey Science: Pythagoras was example of math studies. Example: Euclid‚ father of the geometry. Philosophers: Plato‚ Socrates‚ Aristotle. Ancient Rome 2000 B.C--450 The Roman
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ZEUS is the great King of the Gods‚ ruler of Olympus and the Heavens‚ and leader of the Twelve. He was the god of the sky‚ weather‚ kings‚ fate‚ law and order. APHRODITE is the great Olympian goddess of beauty‚ love‚ pleasure and and procreation. ATHENA is a goddess of wisdom and crafts‚ war and strategy‚ and inventions in science‚ industry‚ art‚ and agriculture. She is best known as the olive-giving patron of her namesake Athens. ARTEMIS is a goddess of the hunt‚
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One of the most popular Greek myths is the story of Theseus and the Minotaur‚ it centres around an early civilisation on the island of Crete‚ it is a myth told long before Athens became the ruling capital. It is the legend of the Minotaur. The legend of the Minotaur and the Labyrinth of Knossos in Crete has enthralled many historians‚ archaeologists over‚ anthropologists and so on over years‚ even centuries. However‚ one archaeologist was captivated by the entrancing and beauty of the myth of The
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mythology. He sided with the gods and created humans out of clay without Zeus’ approval. After Zeus discovered that Prometheus was creating humans‚ he decided to punish Prometheus by prohibiting him from teaching the ways of civilization to man. This made Athena chose to convince her father Zeus to teach Prometheus so that he would teach man. Zeus became furious with the actions of man and Prometheus. This made Zeus conclude that it was forbidden for the gods to give fire to man. Prometheus was upset from
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origin of the concept of hospitality. Hospitality is a requirement of the God Zeus. Odysseus’s actions basically force him away from society‚ reducing him to the level of Polyphemus. Because of this extreme breach of hospitality‚ the gray-eyed Goddess Athena had to come down and restore his status in the community. Hospitality was of paramount importance to ancient Greek society. This was so because the level of hospitality was
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architectural masterpieces was the Parthenon‚ built in 447-438 B.C.E.; it was located in Acropolis‚ Athens‚ Greece and served as the Temple of Athena Parthenos in honor of the goddess (Kleiner‚ p. 68).The frieze of the Parthenon had sculptures integrated with the architect depicting different mythological allegories that all had references to the goddess Athena. In Connelly’s she states that the east frieze of the Parthenon had no sources that confirmed the event that was taking place on this side of
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Athena was a Greek Goddess of Warfare‚ Wisdom‚ art‚ and craft. She was also the Patron Goddess of Athens. Her parents are Zeus and Metis‚ Zeus is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion‚ who rules as king of the gods of Mount Olympus. Metis is the Goddess of Wisdom like her daughter. Thanks for Zeus and Metis Athena was born a goddess. Athena represented strategic war planning rather than the raw violence of war. Athena carries a shield‚ aegis and a spear‚ Athena is also a chase goddess
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The Temple of Athena Nike Greek Architecture is the most important and influential in Western history reaching a peak between 400 and 300 BC. Some examples of Ancient Greek architecture and sculptures were built primarily for religious purposes‚ to represent deities or to serve as temples‚ such as the Acropolis‚ the Parthenon‚ Erechtheum‚ Apollo Didyma‚ and the Temple of Athena Nike. The decision to build Athena Nike was an expression of Athens’ ambitions to defeat Sparta and become a world
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