2001 The restoration of Nashville’s Parthenon is complete and the official unveiling celebration is held on December 31‚ 2001. 2002 June 3 - the Athena statue is placed back in scaffolding as the gilding process begins. The statue is being gilded in gold to more closely resemble the original Athena Pantheons The only full-size replica of the Parthenon is in Nashville‚ Tennessee‚ which seems pretty unusual! It was interesting to see the size of the building and to watch
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from the diggings at nearby Mt. Pentelicon. The sculptures consisted of elaborate religious and historical events of importance to the Athenian self-image. The East pediment told the story of the birth of Athena from the head of Zeus. The west pediment told the story of the competition between Athena and Poseidon for the lands of Attica. Finally inside‚ I studied the pictures of The Centennial Exposition of 1897. By the time Tennessee was ready to celebrate one hundred years of statehood‚ the city
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in honour of Athena and it lasted 8 days. The Great Panathenaia was a social and political as well as a religious festival. The Great Panathenaia was mainly a religious festival as the whole point of it was to honour the goddess Athena who was the patron goddess of Athens. The reason for holding the festival was to celebrate Athena’s birthday which was roughly sometime in mid-June. Athena was honoured in many ways‚ one of which is the presentation of the peplos to the statue of Athena. The peplos
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The Greek people of the 5th century BC created a culture that was deeply rooted in philosophy and the arts. Their endless search for their place in the grand scheme of the universe and in nature around them influenced everything in their lives especially their love of the arts. Their drama‚ sculpture‚ and even architecture are all shining examples of the ideas that were so dominant in the minds of the Greek people. What could be considered the crown jewel of Greek architecture‚ the Parthenon‚ is
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Essay #1 The Palace of Knossos‚ a Minoan mud brick and timber structure on a shallow stone foundation‚ featuring a central courtyard‚ was constructed on an acropolis. It was a place for rulers to reside‚ shrines for religious ceremonies to be worshipped‚ the industrial production of objects‚ and administrative duties. Ample hallways‚ stairways‚ chambers‚ and light wells supplemented the ambitiously built structure. There were plenty of columns to mark he four awe inspiring entrance passages
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the suitors take advantage of her. Telemachus has Athena‚ Zeus’ daughter‚ there to help him through his journey. “What’s this banqueting‚ this crowd carousing here? And what part do you play yourself? Some wedding-feast‚ some festival? Hardly a potluck supper‚ I would say. How obscenely they lounge and swagger here‚ look‚ gorging in your house. Why‚ any man of sense who chanced among them would be outraged‚ seeing such behavior‚” (I: 260-66). Athena may not directly telling Telemachus to grow up
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because Odysseus protects his wife and home from those who betrayed him. Although subtly hinted‚ Homer justifies Odysseus’ rage as Athena is sent in the form of Mentor to keep Odysseus on his path of rage‚ reminding him of his battle with the Trojans and his combat strength‚ which allowed him to proceed with his slaughter (Od. 22.214-215). Although necessary for Athena to appear to build the confidence of the suitors to attack Telemachus and Odysseus‚ the goddess’ rage against Odysseus as he asks
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The Parthenon is a former temple dedicated to the goddess Athena who was the patron to the people of Athens. The Parthenon was built in the mid-5th century BCE. The Parthenon was built by the architects Ictinus and Callicrates and was supervised by Phidias (the sculptor who built the Athena statue). The Parthenon was made out of white marble‚ the colonnade of grooves‚ there was baseless columns with square capitals stands on a three-stepped base and supporting the roof structure. The roof consisted
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The Parthenon in Nashville‚ Tennessee is a full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens‚ Greece. The Parthenon was dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena‚ the goddess of war and wisdom‚ by the people of Greece. The replica was made to represent the Athens of the South which is Nashville because at the time it was one of the few places in the south with significant growth of culture and education. While the completion of the original was in 432 B.C.‚ Nashville’s replica was completed in 1897
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the art and the sculpting aspects of the project. “Phidias is famous for three monuments to Athena on the Athenian Acropolis (the Athena Promachos‚ the Lemnian Athena‚ and the colossal Athena Parthenos for the Parthenon) and the colossal seated Zeus for the Temple of Zeus at Olympia” (Britannica). His last major project‚ the statue of Zeus‚ is considered one of his greatest masterpieces‚ along with the Athena Parthenos. After completing the statue of Zeus‚ Phidias died less than a year later in 430
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