Sparta‚ which caused great destruction (Text 127). As well as many wars with Persia that destroyed the Akropolis multiple times (Text 128-129). The Akropolis‚ meaning “city on top of a hill”‚ was the religious center of Athens‚ devoted to the goddess Athena‚ Athens patron deity and protector (Text 128). The Akropolis was attack and destroyed in 480 BCE by Persian troops‚ and rebuild to honor the gods (Text 128). The leader of Athens at the time was a great patron of the arts named Perikles‚ he brought
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earthquakes The sky. Dio Crysostomos (97 A.D) declared the image of Zeus so powerful that‚ "If a man‚ with a heavy heart from grief and sorrow in life‚ will stand in front of the statue‚ he will forget all these." Athena (Patron goddess of Athens and daughter of Zeus) Heaven War‚ wisdom and crafts. Evidence of Athena being the patron goddess is the Athenian silver tetradrachm from 454-404 BC. Like on the coin‚ she’s generally depicted wearing a helmet and shown with an owl or olive tree as they
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final paper‚ because it shows Greek’s first nude youth male during Archaic period on ca. 600 BCE. My piece of art is Marble statue of Kouros (male youth) which is characteristically depicted nude with the left leg striding forward and hands clenched at the side. This noble figure of a youth is one of the earliest freestanding marble statues from Archaic Greek‚ Attic. This statue was made with Naxian marble in ca. 590–580 b.c. Around 600 BCE the first monumental figure sculptures appear in Greece
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The House of Atreus The Background The House of Atreus‚ a tragic story of many generations passed down‚ is focused around on the royal family of Mycenae which is said to be one of the most important families in literature. This story is created from a curse‚ put on the whole family line. When It First Begins Tantalus‚ the son of Zeus had a foolish idea. He wanted to prove that he was better than the gods‚ so he cut up his son Pelops and fed him to the gods thinking that
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My Greek Goddess is Athena. Her Roman name is Minerva. She is the goddess of wisdom and war. Athena’s personality shows concern for the well-being of humans. Athena’s father‚ Zeus‚ is the only one who trusts her with his lightning bolts. In most stories‚ and myths‚ Athena is found in Athens. Athena had a pretty small family. Since Athena was born from Zeus forehead‚ her mother wasn’t even Hera. Her brothers and sisters were not blood related but were considered family. Technically she had half brothers
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Chapter 5-Art of Ancient Greece The ancient Greeks are known as a self aware people. No other culture in western civilization history was quite as introspective as the Greeks. They prided themselves as the most civilized society in the world. In fact the term “barbarian” basically meant non Greek. The development of Greek civilization rises from the ashes of the ancient Mycenaean and Minion cultures. From After the decline and eventual fall of the Mycenaean culture in 1100 BCE‚ the Aegean
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entire building. (Zucker & Harris‚ n.d.). The stroll around the building is an important element of the Parthenon visual experience‚ because the majority of the incredible art was on the outside of the temple. The inside of the temple is where Athena and the treasures were stored and it is unlikely citizens had the same access to the interior. In contrast‚ the exterior of the Pantheon is unassuming. Although the front porch is an excellent example of the Corinthian order‚ the entrance suggests
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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 she is‚ perhaps one day people will build an even grander temple to my beauty.” Athena then punished her for speaking out against her by turning her hair
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EXAM I VOCABULARY Paleolithic and Neolithic Vocabulary to Know: * Paleolithic – 40‚000-8‚000 BC Old Stone Age‚ mankind produced * Neolithic – New Stone Age 1. Comes about at different times at different locations due to ice age ending unevenly 1. Development of organized system of agriculture (replacing hunting gathering community) 1. Domestication of animals 1. Permanent architecture (year round settlements) * Iconography – pictoral representations * sculpture
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the Parthenon and then finish with the Pantheon. So let’s begin! The Parthenon is a temple that towers above the city of Athens‚ symbolizing the Athenians’ wealth and power. The temple is dedicated to Athena‚ a Greek goddess and the city-symbol of Athens. This temple served as a monument to Athena because they believed that she helped the Greeks conquer the Persian Empire in the Persian Wars. The Parthenon had a style new to that era and it was impressive to the eye. The Greeks had to the work diligently
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