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    intro art

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    female figure used as column o. storage jar with and egg shaped body p. sculptor of Hermes and Dionysus q. ornament from Ionic capital resembling a rolled scroll r. painting method using melted wax 1. ______ triglyph 2. ______ Polykleitos 3. ______ Pericles 4. ______ encaustic 5. ______ Myron 6. ______ entasis 7. ______ cella 8. ______ Dionysus 9. ______ Praxiteles 10. _____ amphora 11. _____ abacus 12. _____ volute 13. _____

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    and had nothing to do with the god Dionysus. It made sense to dedicate performances to the God Dionysis because he was a big part in the peoples early lives‚ being the god of agriculture and wine. While Apollo represented qualities that were fundamental to the Greeks‚ Dionysis represented the two sides of humans. For every beautiful song‚ there was a beautiful and unformed song. From then on‚ Athenians began writing hymns‚ called dithyrambs dedicated to Dionysus. The hymns were later adapted for

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    Sheramy D. Bundrick article titled: Athenian Eye Cups in Context is extremely insightful when it comes to terms of Athenian eye cups in the late sixth and early fifth century B.C.E.‚ in addition to how it plays a role in exports and market selling. There are numerous types of Athenian pottery‚ eye cups are a unique and a perplexing topic that still has uncertainties when determining the functions and designs. Some of the main points brought up by Bundrick are: questioning if eye cups are purposed

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    Explore the similarities and differences in the presentation of female characters in A Streetcar Named Desire and ‘The World’s Wife The presentation of female characters plays a very significant role in both A Streetcar Named Desire and The World’s Wife and though these texts express similar ideas about women‚ there is also substantial differences. Tennessee Williams’ ASCND‚ tragic first produced in 1947‚ sets his female characters within the patriarchal society of post Second World War New

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    Ancient Greek Culture

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    transferred into art and drove the movement towards creating the ultimate civilization. A great period in the arts began during the classical period as made evident in the expanding style that was used. A piece of sculpture known as “Hermes with Infant Dionysus by Praxiteles(350BC) touches on the sentiment of Greek interest in mythology and can be used as a piece to measure stylistic changes against. This sculpture addresses that Greek worship of gods as prevalent in the period and represents one of many

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    Tupac as an American Icon

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    Tupac Shakur Tupac was a leading American icon because he crossed cultural‚ racial‚ and economic barriers. From the child in the suburb to the former vice president of the United States‚ everyone recognized Tupac’s iconic status. He had many traits that would make him stand out above the rest‚ and that is what made him the best. His traits are routed in his name because he was named after an Inca Indian revolutionary Tupac Amaru‚ which means "shining serpent"‚ and Shakur is Arabic for "thankful

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    Hades Research Paper

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    essay‚ I will be exploring the greek underworld‚ particularly the ruler‚ Hades‚ through his myths‚ symbols‚ and worship. Hades is the greek king of the underworld. He is the son of Kronos and Rhea‚ and the oldest male sibling to Hesita‚ Hera‚ Demeter‚ Posiden‚ and the mighty Zeus. His story goes that after being freed from Kronos’ stomach‚ the Cyclopes gave him a special helmet‚ allowing him to be invisible‚ effeciently allowing him to sneak past the titans in the war that changed the world.

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    Hephaestus often associated through practical wisdom‚ arts and crafts‚ and the advance of civilization? a. Hera b. Artemis c. Athena d. Aphrodite 5. Which goddess is not one of the three goddesses that Aphrodite was unable to overpower? a. Demeter b. Artemis c. Athena d. Hestia 6. Why did Gaia punish Uranus? a. He killed their children as soon as they were born. b. He refused to lie with Gaia when she came to him. c. He refused to allow their children to leave the womb of earth. d. He wanted

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    symbols of Demeter. The 2nd day the participants submerged themselves in the ocean and dressed in new linen clothing. The third day‚ participants re-enacted Demeter’s search for his missing daughter. The entire ritual and culmination of the mystery took place on Holy night in a subterranean temple where participants waited in darkness. The ritual was symbolic of a “harvested ear of corn”. Through this ritual‚ the cognition of one’s own immortality and divinity were recognized. The myth of Demeter was the

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    There are so many myths told‚ especially ones that have been told for thousands of years. The Midas Touch Myth is about a greedy king who takes his yearn for money too far. The Legend of Prometheus is about the creator of man who sacrificed his own safety for those whom he created. Pandora’s Box is about the first woman. Hercules is about a strong man through a tough life. The Midas Touch is both a Greek and a Roman. There are several different interpretations of this myth. The Midas Touch myth

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