Hellenistic Greek Sculpture (c.323-27 BCE) Venus de Milo (c.130-100 BCE) Louvre‚ Paris. For other forms of sculpture from the wider Aegean area‚ see the Art of Classical Antiquity (c.1000 BCE - 450 CE). Note: among the most famous items of Hellenistic Greek sculpture was the Colossus of Rhodes (292-280 BCE) - one of the Seven Wonders of the World‚ as compiled by the Greek poet Antipater of Sidon. The Hellenistic Styles The era of Hellenistic Art (323-27 BCE) occupied a time-span nearly as long
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The Backstories of Greek Mythology Many characters of the ancient Greek myths became more widely known thanks to the tales of the Odyssey. Odysseus’s journey has entertained generations upon generations of readers‚ and changed the lives of many. But what happened before Odysseus had met these characters? What was their life like? Poseidon‚ Athena‚ and Hades all have stories of their own to tell‚ and adventures that can continue through the minds of readers for lifetimes. Poseidon was part of the
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Atlas In Greek Mythology‚ the Titans were a race of giants. Atlas was the strongest of all the titans. His father was titan Iapetus and his mother was the Sea Nymph Clymene. His brothers were Prometheus and Cronus. Atlas was the father of the Hesperides (Daughters of the Evening‚) the Hyades‚ and the Pleiades. He was also the king of the legendary Atlantis. In etymology Atlas means “bearer” or “endurer.” An image of Atlas is a person with the world on his back
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Hades is the greek god of the underworld‚ and the ruler of death. Greeks saw the underworld differently‚ they didn’t see it as hell. They saw it as a place of darkness hidden from the light of day. Hades was not evil. He was the keeper of the laws of death. His name means the unseen one”. Although‚ he was not evil‚ people still were frightened by him and avoided talking to him with the fear of attracting his attention. His weapon was a pitch fork which he used to create earthquakes. His parents are
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only sown dragon’s teeth. He took action with the intent of doing good but only created more problems for himself in the future. Greek myths were often used to explain religious beliefs‚ a moral lesson‚ or to pass down historical events like the story of Cadmus sowing dragon’s teeth. Cadmus was famous in Greek mythology for his adventurous life and introducing the Greeks to the alphabet. His story began as a brother searching for his sister who had been kidnapped by the
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Berries fell from Donn’s tree‚ and they turned into lazy humans. Finn and Donn fought because Donn thought that the humans should die. Donn killed Finn‚ but got so sad that he burst apart and became the Otherworld‚ a place where humans go to die. The Greek Creation Myth from Greece‚ starts out with two gods‚ Gaia the Earth and Uranus the Sky. They had lots of children including terrible monsters. Gaia wanted to kill Uranus‚ so she gave birth to gods who were led by Kronos. Kronos killed Uranus and
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Tragic Greek dramas featured tragic heroes‚ mortals who suffered incredible losses as a result of an inescapable fate or bad decisions. According to Aristotle‚ a tragic hero is a character‚ usually of high birth‚ which is pre-eminently great‚ meaning they are not perfect‚ and whose downfall is brought about by a tragic weakness or error in judgment. The three Greek heroes Oedipus‚ Medea and Agamemnon‚ who each killed a member of their family‚ carry most of the qualities that make up a tragic hero:
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knowledge in order to help a Greek hero. In the Trojan War‚ Hermes positive‚ compassionate side is revealed. Hermes was matched up against the goddess Leto but he refused to fight her. Out of respect for her‚ he refused to fight and allowed her to tell the gods the she beat him in battle. This image of Hermes contradicts the cunning and tactical side seen in other stories. Hermes. It shows Hermes regards toward others. Hermes depicts different character traits throughout the Greek myths. His scheming and
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The Muses in Greek Mythology and Art The Muses were deities worshipped by the ancient Greeks. They were 9 women‚ sisters‚ whose sole purpose for being was that of the inspiration to mortal man‚ typically in an artistic capacity. The embodiment of the classical idea of the poetical faculty as a divine gift‚ these famous sisters dwelt on Mount Helicon‚ in Greece. The Muses were therefore both the embodiments and sponsors of performed metrical speech: mousike‚ whence "music"‚ was the art of the Muses
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The development of Greek mythology‚ Greece has experienced hundreds of years the long period of primitive society. At the time of the historical stage‚ the low level of productivity‚ people to the understanding of the nature is limited‚ often with the help of imagination to explain natural phenomena and life around‚ and so was born the myth. Start‚ due to the human understanding of nature is very limited‚ don’t understand the real reasons that the forces of nature‚ so he created by god as his incarnation
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