him for themselves‚ but unlike Gilgamesh‚ Odysseus was clever and a "dear friend (4.177)." The Odyssey states that "No man could match Odysseus for cunning... master of all strategies (3.132)." However‚ Odysseus has a wife and son and the goddess Athena watching over him‚ while Gilgamesh had only his mother watching over him. The heroes battle uncivilized monsters‚ lose people close to their hearts‚ have influential women in their lives‚ and journey to the end of the world for advice. Through
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The gods really did show great love to some of the mortals even though they needed not to and could have just associated with those of their own kind. “‘Could I forget that kingly man Odysseus?’” (Book I‚ 87) He confessed his love for Odysseus when Athena tested it and said he could never forget him which usually a man of extreme power would not speak of someone who sits so much lower than himself on the totem pole. Thus‚ gods‚ even in all their power and glory‚ still associate with humans and do not
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The Elgin Marble is a collection of ancient Greek stone sculpture and architecture. Lord Elgin was the first person who acquired in Athens in between 1801 to 1805. The temple was built for dedication to goddess Athena and it also represents the beginning of democracy. Lord Elgin carried out the work by acquiring 21 figures depicting battles and decoration of the Parthenon. He also acquired the treasures‚ architectural features and objects from other buildings. However‚ the Elgin Marble was illegally
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First‚ river rocks were used to depict flowers‚ but when luxuries like glass tiles were introduced‚ the flower scenes morphed into intricate battle scenes. (Biers) Phidias‚ an Athenian sculptor was commissioned to create an elaborate shrine of Athena inside the Parthenon. “The technique of construction… included face‚ arms‚ and other skin areas pieced together in ivory‚ while the drapery‚ of very thin gold.” (“Phidias”) This quote reinforces the fact that not only
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makes Odysseus heroic because a goddess wants a mortal being for eternity. Also the goddess of cleverness‚ Athena‚ likes Odysseus. She likes him because he is smart and clever just like her. Also‚ Athena tells Zeus‚ her father‚ to tell Calypso to give up Odysseus so he could go back home‚ instead of sitting on a rock all day‚ sobbing that he can never see his wife and son again. “ Now [Athena] begs her father‚ Zeus‚ to help her favorite‚ and Zeus agrees” (Homer 652). So by being clever and being a
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lean to the side of the humans when the subject arises. Zeus is sympathetic to the mortals below him and‚ since he is the almighty leader of the gods‚ he makes it so the humans have the edge. He lets the other gods help the humans‚ such as letting Athena help Odysseus in his journey. Hermes also has a very neutral approach to the humans‚ but he helps them when he can. He orders Calypso to let Odysseus go‚ or fear the wrath of Zeus. His warning here‚ in addition with his advice to eat the Moly so he
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her‚ and build the city where she lay down to rest. Near the site of the new city Cadmus and his companions found a sacred grove guarded by a dragon. After the beast killed his companions‚ Cadmus slew the dragon and‚ on the advice of the goddess Athena‚ planted its teeth in the ground. Armed men sprang from the teeth and fought each other until all but five were killed. Cadmus enlisted the help of the victors in founding the citadel of the new city of Thebes‚ and they became the heads of its noble
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temple dedicated to Athena‚ Greek goddess of wisdom and war; she
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Cultural Context: CW02 – Illustrated Essay The Atrium The term atrium in architecture‚ according to the Oxford Dictionary‚ is “an open-roofed entrance hall or central court in an ancient Roman house.” The term can also be used to describe‚ in a modern building‚ the central hall which is enclosed by a glazed roof and frequently has been risen several stories high; and in a large church built on the basilica plan‚ the forecourt is known as the atrium. This essay will explore and demonstrate how
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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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