human scale; no huge overpowering deity was ever portrayed in their art. The Greeks appreciated themselves in their art as much as they appreciated the gods. Even on the most famous temple of all time‚ the Parthenon‚ humans were portrayed. The frieze that adorned the upper face of the Parthenon depicted the human procession in honour of the god Athena. It was not just sculptures and architecture that showed Greek pride in the individual. Greek drama showed a huge appreciation for humans in all
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The Greek Civilization lasted from 1900 – 133 BC‚ but the affect it had on the Western world is still here today. As Greeks conquered other empires and build more and more territory for them‚ they spread and received their ideas from other cultures. During these times‚ the Greeks made many long lasting contributions in the areas of art‚ architecture‚ philosophy‚ math‚ drama‚ government‚ medicine‚ and science. This is why many of the foundations of Western civilization can be traced back to the ancient
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often looked into the mirror and boasted about herself. She compared herself to everyone else in Athens and told them that she looks better than they do. One day‚ Medusa and her friends went to a Greek temple‚ the Parthenon. Athena‚ the goddess of wisdom‚ lived there. All around the Parthenon were statues of Greek gods and goddesses that Medusa thought would look even better if she was the statue. Later Medusa said‚ “My this is a beautiful temple. It is a shame it is wasted on Athena for I am much prettier
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immobilizes us pushes us out is invisible 9. The Parthenon is an example of x earth-rooted architecture sky-oriented architecture earth-resting architecture earth-dominating architecture 10. The term axis mundi relates to earth-rooted architecture x sky-oriented architecture earth-resting architecture earth-dominating architecture 11. An example of a structure "defying gravity" is x Mont-Saint-Michel the Parthenon the Kaufman House the Pantheon 12. Sky-oriented
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Although Athena appears before Zeus at Knossos —in Linear B‚ as a-ta-na po-ti-ni-ja‚ "Mistress Athena"[16]—in the Classical Olympian pantheon‚ Athena was remade as the favorite daughter of Zeus‚ born fully armed from his forehead.[17] The story of her birth comes in several versions. In the one most commonly cited‚ Zeus lay with Metis‚ the goddess of crafty thought and wisdom‚ but he immediately feared the consequences. It had been prophesied that Metis would bear children more powerful than the
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ancient Greece‚ which is evident from the magnificent focus around Greek temples‚ used predominantly for worship and celebration of the gods. The most infamous Greek building is the Parthenon. The Parthenon’s geometric principles‚ developed techniques used to modify structures in balance‚ proportion and order. The Parthenon‚ which honored Athena‚ contains examples of Greek art styles and customs for future generation’s use. “Its endurance and proportional harmony rendered it effecting
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symptoms of the Plague so people in the future would be able to recognize it‚ was removed and exiled‚ participant in the Peloponnesian war Ictinus (art) Architect of the Temple of Bassae‚ co-architect with Callicrates of the Parthenon‚ Temple of Apollo Callicrates (art) Parthenon (with Ictinus)‚ architect of the "Temple of Nike" in the sanctuary of Athena Nike on the Acropolis Mnesicles (art) The designer of the propylaea‚ or the entrance gateway to the
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by Sophocles‚ and Lysistrata‚ written by Aristophanes. Other examples would be buildings such as the Parthenon‚ as well as various works that took form as pottery and sculptures. These are examples because the art forms produced during this age were usually inspired by both politics and religion and that is obvious due to the themes that can be derived from them; such as the fact that the Parthenon is a representation of the pride that Athenians had in regards to both their government and religion
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Ancient Greek Contributions Many of the roots in the Western civilization can be traced back to ancient Greece. They created long lasting contributions in the making of the Western development with their literature‚ drama‚ mathematics‚ philosophy‚ politics‚ and science. The ancient Greek contributions started from 1900 B.C. to 300 B.C.‚ but still have an impact on Western society today. As the Greeks expanded‚ they spread their ideas to other countries‚ while also receiving ideas from them
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There is absolutely no doubt that society has changed drastically since the dawn of age. Whether it be how hunt for food‚ make weapons‚ or even construct the things around us‚ we are living in a very advanced society. While all these things may be true‚ we still borrow numerous ideas from these so called archaic societies. Statues used for decoration now were used for worship then yet still hold very similar structures. Long ago relief was one of not many techniques to create art and yet is still
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