Apollonius of Rhodes (Author) Wrote The Argonautica. The myth of the voyage of Jason and the Argonauts to retrieve the Golden Fleece from remote Colchis Aratus (Author) Wrote Phaenomena. A didactic (teaching something) poem about astronomy. Describes constellations and other celestial phenomena. Aristophanes (Author) wrote The Clouds‚ The Frogs‚ Lysistrata‚ old comedy‚ native Athenian‚ attacks politicians‚ harsh critic of various governments Aristoxenus (Author) music‚ science‚ wrote the Elements
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Antigone Mock Trial Antigone: Charged with treason against The State and contempt What if Antigone had been given a fair trial with a jury of her peers? Would they have condemned her still? You get to be the prosecution & defense in determining a fair fate for Antigone. You must ask yourselves‚ did Antigone act with treasonous intent against The State or were her actions otherwise motivated? Even further‚ was this an act of the gods and beyond her control? During this trial‚ you must
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Answer on your notecards To turn in at the end of class. What legacy did the Greek civilizations leave to be implemented by Future generations? “A” “P” “E” ANCIENT AND CLASSICAL GREECE CIVILIZATION COMES TO EUROPE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY • The Land – Mountains dominate land; cross land travel difficult – Fertile river valleys were center of settlement and the basis of the polis – No place more than a few miles from sea – Outdoor life common due to temperate climate • The Sea – Greece is a series
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Egypt of the Pharaohs –– Notes from Readings Late Predynastic Naqada: one of the cultures in Nile valley One of the largest known in the Nile Valley during Pre-Dynastic Period Naqadization: Ousted‚ engulfed or incorporated other cultures: culminated in political unification and statehood; cultural unification occurred before political unification Gradual conquest and subjection of more and more extensive areas of Nile Valley until whole of Upper Egypt was under Naqada control Hunting and
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CRONUS - in latin Saturn‚ he ruled over the other Titans. Was dethroned by his own son Zues. OCEAN - the river that was supposed to encircle the earth TETHYS - Ocean’s wife HYPERION - the father of the son‚ the moon and the dawn MNEMOSYNE - it means memory‚ THEMIS - usually translated by justice IAPETUS - important because of his sons ATLAS and PROMETHEUS ATLAS - bore the world on his shoulders PROMETHEUS - he was the savior of mankind ZEUS - jupiter‚ he is the supreme ruler of the
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There were two types of Olympic Gods: Celestial Deities and Earth Deities. The Celestial Deities dwelled on Mount Olympus while the Earth Deities resided on‚ or under‚ Earth. There were twelve Olympic Gods; however‚ because the tales of these gods started out orally‚ the gods and goddesses classified as Olympians are not totally clear. Because the Twelve Olympians are not totally clear‚ there are a possible fourteen gods and goddesses that could be classified as Olympians. The gods and goddesses
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"Antigone"‚ written in 1942 by the French playwright Anouilh‚ is based upon the original "Antigone" the third play in the trilogy of "The Theban Plays" written by Sophocles‚ of Ancient Greece‚ in around 450 BC. "Antigone" is based upon the age-old conflict between the requirements of human and divine law. Although Anouilh’s version of "Antigone" is significantly similar to its original by Sophocles‚ there are substantial differences between the two plays. There is the chorus depicted as one person
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Great men have lived on the face of the earth and left marks of their prowess and legacy that men of the present and even the future find it hard to emulate; a good example of such men is Alexander the Great. This paper seeks to explain further Alexander’s military genius and its positive impact on military impact over the past centuries. The paper also gives a well thought analysis why Alexander was so much successful in his wars and conquests. His big empire spread all the way from Gibraltar to
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Freedom in Greece: The rise and Fall of Delphi Delphi was one of the few institutions of the Greek world considered an authority throughout the Greek polis. A temple dedicated to Apollo‚ a god of light‚ truth‚ and divination. Its location was near a Mt. Parnassus and had a female priestess who answered the questions of the petitioner. The Oracle of Delphi being in a unique position was regarded as an arbiter for the Greeks it assisted in decisions such as war‚ colonization‚ and advice. How Delphi
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Personae daughters of Oedipus: ANTIGONE ISMENE CREON‚ King of Thebes EURYDICE‚ his wife HAEMON‚ his son TEIRESIAS‚ the blind prophet GUARD‚ set to watch the corpse of Polyneices FIRST MESSENGER SECOND MESSENGER‚ from the house CHORUS OF THEBAN ELDERS Scene The same as in Oedipus the King‚ an open space before the royal palace‚ once that of Oedipus‚ at Thebes. The backscene represents the front of the palace‚ with three doors‚ of which the central and largest is the principal entrance
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