reflected natural beauty through lifelike poses‚ people‚ and movement. The Parthenon‚ a huge temple built for the goddess Athena by the citystate of Athens‚ was one of the Greeks’ most notable architectural achievements. The Parthenon was extremely extravagant and was built to bring pride to Athens‚ was meant to be seen for miles‚ and contained detailed paintings‚ designs‚ and rich statues. Nevertheless‚ the Parthenon was built in the simplest possible type of architectural design‚ the Doric order‚ proving
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three famous column designs known as the Doric‚ Ionic and Corinthian‚ which consist of decorated pediments with a focus on symmetry. The most perfect example of a Doric structure would be the Parthenon (Figure 1)‚ which is a temple dedicated to Athena located on the acropolis in Athens made 2400 years ago. The Doric order was the first style used and can be best described as being simple and structured. The columns consist of no base and have indentations on them. The capitals are composed of two
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The Odyssey‚ written by Homer‚ Athena particularly favors Odysseus‚ great kind of Ithaka‚ and his family. Throughout Odysseus’ struggles and times of need‚ the goddess acts like a guardian angel and takes an essential and irreplaceable part in the story. Athena moves the story of The Odyssey along. At the opening of the book‚ Athena begs her father Zeus to allow her to aid Odysseus‚ so he can return to his family‚ after being trapped on Ogygia for a decade. Athena appeals to the god’s better
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it with a leather strap for extra support. In ancient Greece kids learned how to play the Aulos at school so they can perform in plays. The Aulos was paled a lot in Classical Greece then people found Aristotle’s politics and read it. It said the Athena found an Aulos but threw it out because it disfigured her face. After people read that Classical Greece said that the Aulos should be excluded from education. Plato’s republic also said the same thing but in different context. Many people mistaken
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Tammy Vien February 11‚ 2013 Period 6 Miss Sare Goddess of Fashion Endymata is the Greek goddess of fashion. Endymata was the daughter of Athena. Young Endymata was first found by emerging from Athena’s blue and gold toga which Athena was sleeping in Endymata came to be as a very young adult. Athena did not know she had had a daughter‚ since Endymata just ran off after sprouting about her mother’s outfit. Endymata was walking about Athena’s palace‚ and then some of Athena’s guards spotted
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widely known thanks to the tales of the Odyssey. Odysseus’s journey has entertained generations upon generations of readers‚ and changed the lives of many. But what happened before Odysseus had met these characters? What was their life like? Poseidon‚ Athena‚ and Hades all have stories of their own to tell‚ and adventures that can continue through the minds of readers for lifetimes. Poseidon was part of the first generation of Greek gods‚ and ruler of the seas. He was the son of Cronus and Rhea‚ and many
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This is an important step to getting Odysseus home because without Athena giving him freedom‚ he never would have escaped and been able to resume his journey home. It is clear that if Zeus had not sent Hermes to deliver the message of Odysseus’ new freedom to Calypso‚ she never would have let Odysseus vacate her island
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Odysseus’s hero cycle was progressed by trials and completed when he came home. Athena was the guiding force to help him not only come home‚ but be mentally ready for the challenges he would face. To achieve respect by his people‚ he needed to kill the suitors who so dishonorably were courting his wife. Odysseus was stranded on Calypso’s island and the lovely nymph held him captive. Seemingly no hope‚ and no way to get home. Athena summoned a God’s meeting and “began‚ recalling Odysseus to their thoughts…”
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wisdom goddess‚ Athena. Today’s fuss is that Athena thinks prisoners should stay imprisoned for a fair time‚ corresponding to the crime they have committed. However‚ Khione thinks that with her powers all of the prisoners should either die of frostbite or be frozen as icicles for eternity. With all of the gods watching this could get pretty intense.
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1. formal and iconographic characteristics are seen in high renaissanace‚ venetian and mannerist paintings. to begin with‚ in high renaissance michaelangelos Moses is shown holding the 10 commandments. You can clearly see the anger that is dipicted through the facial expression on moses. Michaelangelo wonderfully portrays the psychological states in moses‚ through the iconographic characteristics of his puffed lower lip‚ arched toes and the bulging of his veins. the formal characteristics are seen
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