Poseidon gave the town their first horse. The townspeople agreed that Athena would make a better god that is how the city got the name Athens. Their city built a beautiful temple and statue in her honor of her on top of the hill Acropolis‚ known as the Parthenon. Athena is a virgin goddess‚ but has a son. She is part mother of Erichthonius through an attempted rape by Hephaestus‚ whose seed spilled on her leg. Athena wiped the seed and
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A scientist in a broad sense is one engaging in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge. In a more restricted sense‚ a scientist is an individual who uses the scientific method.[1] The person may be an expert in one or more areas of science.[2] This article focuses on the more restricted use of the word. Scientists perform research toward a more comprehensive understanding of nature‚ including physical‚ mathematical and social realms. This is distinct from philosophers‚ those who use logic toward
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assignment is worth a total of 60 points. Please make sure you have answered all questions prior to submitting. Once you click the submit button‚ you will not be able to return to this section. Question 1 of 60 What type of columns does the Parthenon have? | Alsacian | | Ionic | | Corinthian | | Doric | Question 2 of 60 In 490 B.C.E. the Athenians defeated the Persians at the Battle of | Plataea. | | Miltiades. | | Marathon. | | Miletus. | Question 3 of 60 Which
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He visits the Parthenon a shrine to his grandmother Athena where he sees the statue of Athena crumbled into pieces from the war of the last ten years. Seeing this Giannis is enraged‚ and at this moment a patrol army passes by and sees Giannis. The army attacks Giannis and
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Classical Nashville: Athens of the South provides readers who are classically defunct in the areas of classical architecture‚ and also those knowledgeable on the subject of classical architecture‚ a vigorous and enlightening journey into the origins of classical architecture in Nashville. Classical Nashville does not merely offer an insight into the architectural makeup of the city. Far from it‚ Classical Nashville stems back to the earliest beginnings of Nashville‚ before it was a wild frontier
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things like the type of material and the type of tools that they used. The Greeks liked marble‚ while the Romans preferred cement and concrete. As for styles‚ the Greeks preferred Doric and Ionic architecture‚ while the Romans liked Corinthian. The Parthenon is the most famous Greek temple‚ which is dedicated to Athena‚ and it is Ionic and Doric style. The Pantheon is the most famous Roman
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Pericles In the history of the ancient Greek civilization‚ there were many powerful and contributing men and women. Only one could be called the “Greatest Greek” and that man’s name is Pericles. Pericles was a wise and powerful leader of the city of Athens. He was a great supporter of the concept of democracy. Pericles guided Athens almost through the entire Peloponnesian War. Pericles promoted the arts and literature. This was a main reason Athens held the reputation of being the educational and
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Throughout history‚ humankind has frequently searched for answers to the mystery of life and faith. The philosophers or lovers of wisdom used their knowledge to form our belief system and rational thinking to our understanding of the world. Without these vital ways of life‚ we would not have some of the most valuable things that make Greece today. Therefore‚ Religion and Philosophy were essential for Ancient Greece because it affected western thought and supported Hellenistic age. The Ancient Greeks
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was accomplished Athens wouldn’t allow city states to back out‚ and made an example of the city states of Naxos and Thebes when they tried to reble. They spent Delian money on building up their city‚ and they used state funds to build the famous Parthenon. Private funded buildings included; stoas‚ gymnasiums‚ stadiums‚ and gardens. philosophers Socrates and Plato were at work at this time‚ and Athens was thriving. Aeschylus at this time wrote a popular tragedy called Orestria (458)‚ along with many
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that has affected the Western civilization was architecture. The Greeks were skilled architects who made beautiful public buildings‚ these buildings could be found mostly on top of the Acropolis‚ the hill towering the city. The most famous was the Parthenon‚ built by Pericles‚ to honor the goddess Athena. The use of marble‚ limestone‚ and columns were used in Greek architecture and still today. The column design can still be seen today in the United States. Government buildings such as the Capital Building
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