Title: Villa of the Mysteries: The stylistic and religious influence of Hellenistic Civilization Date of Submission: 31/10/12 Word Count: 1262 Artist: Unknown Title: Scenes of Initiation of a Woman into the Mysteries of Dionysus Type of work: Fresco Date: circa 50 B.C. Dimensions: 15 by 25 feet Patron: Unknown Original Location: Pompeii‚ Villa dei misteri Present Location: In situ The Villa
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oppressors win in the end. Although the oppressors in “Damon & Pythias” persist as well‚ it is not quite the same. Dionysus‚ the ruler of Syracuse‚ accused Pythias of plotting to overthrow the king. Thus Dionysus oppresses Pythias by condemning him to death for his “traitorous actions”. However‚ after Dionysus is shown the friendship of Damon & Pythias it ends happily with Dionysus wanting to befriend them both. In this short story the oppressor is triumphed and the oppressed happily live on. Ultimately
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Leonardo’s ’Annunciation’ For the young Florentine painter‚ Leonardo de Vinci was quite emphatic with portraying things as they were seen. This naturalism was quite apparent in many of his early works and carried out throughout his entire ensemble of pieces that are attributed to his name. Leonardo was fascinated with nature. Many of his earliest sketches are of plants‚ flowers‚ and botanicals which are represented with great detail and labor‚ striving to give them the beauty that he experienced
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CRONUS - in latin Saturn‚ he ruled over the other Titans. Was dethroned by his own son Zues. OCEAN - the river that was supposed to encircle the earth TETHYS - Ocean’s wife HYPERION - the father of the son‚ the moon and the dawn MNEMOSYNE - it means memory‚ THEMIS - usually translated by justice IAPETUS - important because of his sons ATLAS and PROMETHEUS ATLAS - bore the world on his shoulders PROMETHEUS - he was the savior of mankind ZEUS - jupiter‚ he is the supreme ruler of the
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Sophocles and Euripides have provoked audiences for centuries to question what constitutes ‘justice’. Watching the various events onstage‚ spectators are led to ask if a definitive form of justice exists in these plays‚ or whether notions of justice in a world such as mankind’s are absurd. Furthermore‚ by presenting cases where ‘justice’ is claimed to be enacted by a character or force (generally the gods)‚ the playwrights encourage speculation as to whether the punishments delivered are reasonable
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Ancient Greek Theatre The Greek theatre history begins with festivals which honor gods. An example of such a festival was ‘City Dionysia’ festival which honored god Dionysus. During this festival‚ which was taking place in Athens men perform songs to welcome god Dionysus. Plays were also presented. Athens was the main city where these festivals and theatrical traditions were presented. At ancient Greek Festivals‚ the actors‚ directors and dramatists were all the same person. Later only three
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horseback. Strangely enough the man has a beard which is unusual for Roman art‚ Augustus was always cleanly shaven. During the Late Imperial Roman period‚ Greco-Roman gods and heroes were used in “traditional religion”. One example is the columnar sarcophagus with Labors of Hercules; Hercules was very popular with the Roman because they believed he was a powerful guy to have on your
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Chapter 6 Visual Sources Considering the evidence: Pompeii as a window on the Roman World August‚ 24‚ 79CE an eruption buried the Roman City Pompeii It was a small and prosperous center for commerce Numerous Wine‚ olive oil‚ and fishing industry Centralized bathing/swimming pool‚ large markets‚ bars‚ small restraunts‚ brothel Terentius Neo Business man and magistrate Owned slaves Terentuius and his wife Visual 6.1: Terentuis Neo and His Wife What do you think the artist is trying
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Dionysus was a vegetation spirit who used to die and reborn each year; he was associated not only with all kinds of rites which were designed to promote fertility but also with teaching about death‚ purgation and rebirth. 14 According to Greek Mythology‚ Dionysus’ parents were the sky god and the earth mother and his name is simply ("Dios –the younger). He was left to his own devices
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remains by the four main sutures‚ coronal suture‚ sagittal suture‚ lambdoid suture‚ and squamous sutures. E. What features of the vertebral column would the larger skeleton in the sarcophagus show to indicate it was female? The features of the vertebral column that would have the larger skeleton in the sarcophagus would show that it’s a female because a females vertebrae is smaller than a man’s. F. What bone in the neck region other than cervical vertebrae maybe damaged during strangulation
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