Athena by Jason Stowe Period 2 The god to be the topic of discussion in this report is Athena. Athena was an important member of the Olympic pantheon. She was born fully armed from the forehead of Zeus‚ the chief god. Athena was Zeus’s favorite child. He entrusted her with the Aegis‚ his breastplate‚ and with his thunderbolt. Athena’s role as a goddess varied. She was a major warrior and most images depict her dressed in armor and holding a spear. In Homer’s Iliad‚ she is described as a fierce
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1. This is the Greek word for "city‚" used to designate the independent city-states of ancient Greece. A) polis B) aulos C) ethos D) hubris Points Earned: 4.0/4.0 Correct Answer(s):A 2. This is a type of standing male statue‚ always shown nude. A) kouros B) paean C) kythara D) kore Points Earned: 4.0/4.0 Correct Answer(s):A 3. One of the Greek orders of architecture‚ elaborate and graceful in style‚ it features columns that have capitals decorated with volutes. A) Ionic
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give a plague to a town because they didn’t worship him like the other gods. “I think it should go here‚” said Ares “You just want it to go there bc they don’t worship you munch‚” said Apollo “He has point Ares‚” said Zeus “Who says we don’t plague this town say I‚ Olympic‚” said‚ Zeus All the gods at the table said I excepted Areas. Even all the gods said no Ares gave the plague to the town. Apollo knew this was going to happen. So one day Apollo when down to the to John and gave him the power to
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Theodosius banned them for being a “pagan cult”.1 These games are linked to religious festivals for Zeus. The temple of Zeus‚ located in Olympia‚ is 40 feet tall and made of ivory and gold. It is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. A disagreement between the Eleans and the Pisatans started the tradition of these world-changing games. They disagreed over the sacred olive grove dedicated to Zeus that is located in Olympia. The agreement stated that anyone could use the grove if they came to
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Mr.Connor Arch 1301 3 Dec 2008 Emperor Hadrian Hadrian has been described as the one of most remarkable emperors that ever served Rome. Hadrian was born on January twenty-fourth in the seventy-sixth year in Rome‚ though his family is of Spanish decent. Hadrian’s himself has imperial rights since his father Hadriatus was both cousins with Emperor Trajan and served in the senate himself for a short time. As an adult Hadrian is tall
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sculpture‚ and painting‚ however‚ are immediately recognizable as the ancestors of Western civilization‚ despite their debts to earlier art. A Greek temple reminds us of countless government buildings‚ banks‚ and college campuses; a Greek statue recalls countless statues of our own day; and a Greek coin is a little different from those we use today. This is neither coincidental nor inevitable. Western civilization has carefully constructed itself in the image of the Greek or the Roman worlds. For an art
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most closely identified with? a. the owl b. the dolphin c. the spider d. the lion 8. Aphrodite Pandemos means which of the following? a. Celestial Aphrodite b. Common Aphrodite c. Genital Aphrodite d. Lustful Aphrodite 9. What Trojan youth did Zeus carry off to become cupbearer of the gods? a. Hebe b. Ganymede c. Hector d. Paris 10. What does the word chthonic or cthonian mean? a. pertaining to the sea b. having to do with the earth c. related to the sky d. characteristic of the citadel
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Although the Nashville Parthenon was finished in 1931‚ the statue was not added until 1982 and finished in 2002 by Alan LeQuire. Built according to the most accurate information of the time‚ she faces the east door and stands 42 feet high‚ weighs over 12 tons‚ and holds a 6 foot tall statue of Nike‚ the goddess of victory in her right hand‚ with a massive shield in her other that protects a cobra beside her. She is covered
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mom‚ Leto to give birth to him. Then‚ she became the protector of child birth and labor. Artemis had a mom‚ a dad‚ and a brother. Her brother was Apollo‚ god of the sun. She had a mortal mom and her name was Leto. Artemis’ father was the powerful Zeus‚ King of the gods. Artemis was the first born 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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