even influenced some of our brands of clothing‚ Nike for example (Nike being the goddess of victory). Speaking of Nike‚ the Olympic games were held in celebration of her‚ and was often seen as the main event. She was held in the hand of the statue of Athena during the games‚ and the olive wreaths were actually
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Pandora was given a box or a jar‚ called “pithos” in Greek. Gods told her that the box contained special gifts from them but she was not allowed to open the box ever. Then Hermes took her to Epimetheus‚ brother of Prometheus‚ to be his wife. Prometheus had advised Epimetheus not to accept anything from the Gods‚ but he saw Pandora and was astonished by her beauty‚ thus he accepted her right away. Pandora was trying to tame her curiosity‚ but at the end she could not hold herself anymore; she opened
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it simply being a means of religion‚ it was a means of culture. The Acropolis: Purpose and Origin The initial and most prominent purpose of the Acropolis in Athens was to give a place for the Greeks to worship the gods‚ specifically the goddess Athena. She was the god of their polis (city state)‚ hence the name of their city‚ Athens. (Roberts 108). Though the Acropolis was first and foremost built for worship‚ other motivations played a factor. Pericles‚ a statesman and general of Athens‚ longed
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in the place of the Temple to Athena and would at one point be used as the treasury for the Delian League. In 437 the Propylaea‚ or the gates to the Acropolois‚ were being built by Mnesicles. These gates had columns made of Pentelic Marble which were built in place of the old gates which somewhat remained. Behind the gates a structure made by the great sculptor Phidias called the Promachos Athena stood at enormous heights. This was a gigantic bronze statue of Athena that was created in the time from
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The original Greek sculpture is made from bronze; furthermore the texture must be smooth and unblemished‚ Polyclitus’s Canon is extremely intellectual work that represents the idea of “symmetria” or commensurability that all the body parts of the statue must have the impeccable measures‚ he was inspired from the human body and it’s ideal measurement; Galen recapitulated Polykleitos idea’s of beauty and ratio in the second century‚ “Beauty consists in the proportions‚ not of the elements‚ but of the
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the Trojans‚ Odysseus was triumphant in battle because of his tricks and his experience in war and most of all‚ Athena’s favour. He was her favourite and she knows him inside out; Odysseus pride and inborn cunningness makes her adore him even more. Athena said that “The gods will not do what man must do for himself”‚ and so Odysseus did his part in the war but his Hubris or excessive pride placed him in great danger because of proclaiming to the sea that he won the war and will not need the help of
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Mythology The word myth on this century is used to identify a story of some sort. Which usually is a fiction story stating it is not real? “It’s a myth” means that it is not a fictional story‚ it is sort of like a rumor no one really knows if it truly happened or not. In contrast‚ the word myth in academic context is used as follows; a myth is a form of story that did or did not happened in ancient times. To me a myth is a story that is told to children to either scare them or make them feel like
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removed the pelt by using the beasts own claws. Heracles wore the lion skin as a cloak‚ which that and the wooden club became his trademarks that would represent the Hero for thousands of years to come. Herakles wrestling the Nemean lion; Iolaos‚ Athena‚ Hermes. Attic black-figure amphora Bateman painter 540-530 BC The Myth of Heracles’ labours inspired many Greek vases as shown in the black figure amphora; here Heracles is depicted battling the Nemean Lion. Heracles’ battle with the Lion
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Wesley Cowman Dusenbery CIV 111 10/3/2013 The Pyramids vs. The Parthenon Ancient civilizations were capable of producing awe inspiring architectural feats. This holds true with the Egyptians and Romans. The Egyptian Pyramids and the Greek Parthenon are architectural marvels today even though they were built over a thousand years ago. These impressive structures were built over many decades with little tools. By looking at the architecture and understanding the purpose of each structure people
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The amazingly innovative and revolutionary culture of the Greeks is a very broad subject to say the least. The Greeks have more than enough to brag about‚ but there is one thing that the Greeks did best in my opinion. This is the field of architecture. Architecture is a way of expression that has been used by many cultures and civilizations over thousands of years. The Greek culture is by far the most beautiful and mathematically advanced culture in the field of architecture in the B
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