Aristophanes’ Lysistrata is an excellent example of satirical drama in a relatively fantastical comedy. He proceeds to show the absurdity of the Peloponnesian War by staging a battle of the sexes in front of the Acropolis‚ worshipping place of Athena. Tied into all of this is the role of sex and reason and is evident in the development of some characters and the lack of development in others. Although the play is centered on Lysistrata‚ the story is truly propelled by the ideas of sex and reason
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Pestume in southern Italy for Medusa sequence. In the Mount Olympus scene the goddess’ are seen wearing a variety of toga styles‚ some featuring a deep v-neck‚ while others wide arms holes with open sleeves with slits such as the one depicted in Athena‚ Herakles‚ and “Atlas with the Apples of the Hesperides” metope from the Temple of Zeus in Olympia‚ Geece (Figure 1). Zesus’ throne room at Mount Olympus has large gold griffins guarding entrance reminiscent of Babylonian works at Lamassu‚ citadel
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Athenian wealth and power and was dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena. After the Persian invasion destroyed these temples in 480 BC‚ it was ordered by the Athenian leader Pericles to construct the current standing temple of Athena. Athena is known for the goddess of wisdom‚ courage‚ inspiration‚ law and justice‚ civilization‚ strength‚ and strategy. It was believed that she helped the Greeks conquer the Persian Empire‚ thus a statue of Athena made of gold and
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been the victim of having her story tainted and twisted to make it seem as if she were the bad guy; in reality Medusa was a victim of betrayal and rape‚ in other words she was misunderstood. Medusa was originally “normal” looking but after offending Athena without even meaning to‚ her whole life fell
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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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The Athenian Acropolis stands as a engineering and design marvel of the Classical Era of Greek civilization‚ constructed between 447 and 432 BCE. Contained within the mount‚ is the complex of temples dedicated to Athena-Nike and Athena-Parthenon‚ the Parthenon‚ as it is typically referred to‚ is the most well known structures in this temple complex. All made of marble‚ the Doric structure is a masterpiece of construction‚ created in the wake of the destruction of the previous structures during the
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Parthenon was built as a sign of gratitude to the gods for the defeat of Persians‚ who earlier destroyed Athenian acropolis. Parthenon was built as a temple for the goddess Athena - a goddess of Athens. Parthenon is built in Doric style with colonnade around the periphery of rectangular floor. It has a main room for the statue and a smaller room for treasure (The Parthenon‚ n.d.) Pantheon in Rome was built during the reign of Augustus‚ in 2nd century AD (Pantheon‚ Rome‚ n.d.). It was later destroyed
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lines about half an inch long. Some of these lines are interrupted by the portraits that are painted on the side. After that we get to the main portion of the amphora and the portraits. On one side is a picture of two soldiers play a game in front of Athena and the other side has an old man with to soldiers as the soldiers as they depart. I will elaborate on these later. In between the two pictures is so line work that fills the space and separates the two pictures. Under the pictures appears three tribal
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Madusas had for later use. Next place they had to go to was Nashville Tennssee. In Nashville they went to the parthenon Where the Statue of Athena was. When they first got there they found the pearl on Athenas crown but they couldnt get it because there were too many people. After waiting til night he used the flying shoes that luke gave him to fly to the top of the statue and get the pearl. Little did he know the janitors working there were actually the Hydra. Percy thought that cutting the heads off
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most acclaimed being the Olympic game. Democracy was designed in Athens. All male residents could vote and take an interest in the administration. The Athenians held a celebration consistently out of appreciation for the birthday of the goddess Athena. Each fourth year‚ well conceived
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