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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Iliad The Iliad (sometimes referred to as the Song of Ilion or Song of Ilium) is an epic poem in dactylic hexameters‚ traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War‚ the ten-year siege of the city of Troy (Ilium) by a coalition of Greek states‚ it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles. Although the story covers only a few weeks in the final year of the war‚ the Iliad mentions or alludes to many of the Greek legends
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Current Section Figures from Hartt: Figure- 8.2 Artist- Gentile da Fabriano Title- Strozzi Altarpiece‚ Adoration of the Magi Date- 1423 Medium- tempera on panel Location- Sacristy of Sta. Trinita‚ Florence. Now: Uffizi Gallery‚ Florence. Physical concerns‚ iconography‚ patronage (context and function)‚ perspective‚ etc- This was commissioned by Palla Strozzi for his family burial chapel. The Adoration of the Magi marks the moment when the infant Christ was first shown to the Gentiles.
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Zeus had seven immortal wives‚ whose names were Metis‚ Themis‚ Eurynome‚ Demeter‚ Mnemosyne‚ Leto‚ and Hera. 1. METIS‚ his first wife‚ was one of the Oceanides or sea-nymphs. She was the personification of prudence and wisdom‚ a convincing proof of which she displayed in her successful administration of the potion which caused Cronus to yield up his children. She was endowed with the gift of prophecy‚ and foretold to Zeus that one of their children would gain ascendency over him. In order‚ therefore
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The Parthenon Marbles‚ known also as the Elgin Marbles (pronounced /ˈɛlɡən/‚ with a hard “g”)‚ are a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures (mostly by Phidias and his pupils)‚ inscriptions and architectural members that originally were part of the Parthenon and other buildings on the Acropolis of Athens. Thomas Bruce‚ 7th Earl of Elgin‚ the British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1799–1803‚ had obtained a controversial permission from the Ottoman authorities to remove pieces from the
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Apollo (Attic‚ Ionic‚ and Homeric Greek: Ἀπόλλων‚ Apollōn (gen.: Ἀπόλλωνος); Doric: Ἀπέλλων‚ Apellōn; Arcadocypriot: Ἀπείλων‚ Apeilōn; Aeolic: Ἄπλουν‚ Aploun; Latin: Apollō) is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion and Greek and Roman mythology. The ideal of the kouros (a beardless‚ athletic youth)‚ Apollo has been variously recognized as a god of light and the sun‚ truth and prophecy‚ healing‚ plague‚ music‚ poetry‚ and more. Apollo is
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Honors 101 Final Exam Study Guide Overarching Themes Pietas (vs. intense anger) Oikos Polis Furor (vengeance) and Justice Deception Wisdom Love Heroism Will of God(s) Evil/Sin Ascent Suffering is necessity Sacrifice for beliefs Relationships with followers (Socrates vs. Jesus)/discipleship Misunderstandings lead to consequences Father/son relationships Oral Society Hospitality Fate/Omens Unpredictability of life/Inevitability Devolution (golden age has passed)/decline/inferiority
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Divine Myth; “True myths” or “myth proper”. Stories in which the main characters are super natural beings. Generally explain some aspect of the world Example would be Zeus over throwing his father and the related stories; creation of myths and of the ancient greeks Nyx (Night): the abstract concept of night given to a few human characteristics. Union of Nyx and Erebus (Darkness) produced their opposites‚ aether ”Radiance” and herma “day” Legends (Sagas) Latin word is Legenda “something that
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* 2. The Land Located in Europe in the A egean Sea * The first great civilization in Greece and Crete3. Brief History of Greece Around 1400It lasted roughly from 2000 BCE until 1400 BCE. was the Minoan. BCE‚ the Mycenaean civilization supplanted the Minoan‚ and dominated Greece until about 1100 BCE‚ when barbarians known as Durians invaded. * 4. EXTEND EARLY BEGINING OF POLIS * 490 750-550 Age of Colonization c. 700 Homer 5. Greek Polis Time Line 479 Spartans 480 Xerxes invades
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T.C. Grand Tour Journal Mr. ------- July 12‚ 2013 Day 1. Sunday‚ 5 May 2013. Baltimore‚ Philadelphia. Thus it begins. The shirts Yo’el organized getting for everyone‚ which had “Uncle Mike’s Crazy European Road Trip 2013” on the front and picture of Greece and Italy as well as “ Carpe Diem #YOLO on the back‚ were a big hit. Security and boarding were uneventful. This was Jake’s first flight. We stayed relatively low the whole time—we never got too high to see cars. For mankind as a whole‚
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