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    Ancient Greek Education

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    and good behavior in word‚ thought‚ and daily actions. In Athens‚ education was largely a private matter. There were‚ of course‚ exceptions. For example‚ certain large gymnasiums were built and maintained for public use. Not much is known about Greek education other than the subjects taught. We do know that only boys were generally educated‚ not girls‚ and that the sons of wealthy Athenians began school earlier and stayed longer than the sons of not-quite-so-wealthy parents. These latter boys usually

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    civilized civilizations. This time brought writing‚ roots for religion and what would be later the greek land. To what is known today they were a pacific civilization‚ not like their successors‚ the Mycenaean. A constant conflict civilization who are called‚ the early greeks. With that a new way of defense was shown in the form of fortress. This were the first few steps of Greece‚ as time passed greeks started to colonized to become an empire. Polis/city-states were

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    Archaic Greek Sculpture

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    Classics 102 G15W1964 Friday 8:40 Kristen Walker Due: 09 September 2016 Tom Dichmont A significant difference between the Archaic Greek sculptures and the Classical Greek sculptures is the poses held by the statues. The Archaic sculptures poses were strictly frontal; their one leg was usually advanced whilst the other leg was drawn behind. Both sides of the body were symmetrical. They also wore the Archaic smile which‚ one may assume was used as a way of making the statuses

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    Role Of Pandora In Greek

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    Pandora is a mythical character who played a very important role in Greek society because she is said to have released all of the world’s badness with only a small consolation in return.  She is what the Greeks believed to be the beginning of badness and evil in the world‚ two things not easily explained. Pandora is widely recognized in Greek culture to be the first woman created: a parallel to the christian Eve.  Her story is that of the innocent-but-curious woman who released everything bad

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    Ancient Greek Women

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    Then‚ as societies gradually became more focused on military prowess‚ women’s social (and political) status began to decline (Cantarella). In traditional Greek culture women were expected to be beautiful‚ good homemakers‚ and obedient (Cantarella). A woman was supposed to listen and obey her father‚ husband‚ and adult sons. Even the ‘best’ women‚ who followed societal expectations faultlessly‚ were regarded

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    Greek Drinking Bowls

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    bowls from ancient Greece in the Eastern Mediterranean from 175-75 B.C. These conical drinking bowls are a significant part of the Greek’s society because they were used by many‚ including aristocrats but they also are being an essential part of the Greeks everyday life. The bowls conveyed many important aspects of society such as; class differences‚ gender‚ and the material worlds of Greece. The design of the silver conical drinking bowls had a very luxurious look to them. One of the conical bowls

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    Greek And Roman Mythology

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    ancient greeks Nyx (Night): the abstract concept of night given to a few human characteristics. Union of Nyx and Erebus (Darkness) produced their opposites‚ aether ”Radiance” and herma “day” Legends (Sagas) Latin word is Legenda “something that must be read”. Originated referred to Christian Stories of the saints. Stories of great deeds from humans. (Semi-divine)‚ usually narrates the events of the human past Stories of the Trojan war and the exploits of Achilles and the other Greek heroes fit

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    Ancient Greek Oracles

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    Fortune tellers can tell exactly how the future will go‚ or can they? The fact is‚ no‚ they cannot tell how the future will go. In ancient Greece there was a sort of fortune teller called an oracle. Ancient Greek plays and stories are filled with oracles that were either ridiculously right‚ or terribly wrong. One of these plays is Oedipus Rex‚ and in this story an oracle gives an outrageous prophecy that comes to pass (Sophocles). The stories show crazy predictions‚ and are far from the more common

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    Greek Birth Control

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    Ancient Greek mythology tells the tale of Minos and Pasiphae‚ where Minos wore a goat bladder sheath to protect Pasiphae from his serpent-bearing semen14. Male barrier contraceptives did not become commonplace until after the 15th century‚ but it is believed that

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    Greek Mythology: Artemis

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    The Tales and Life of the Goddess Artemis Greek mythology is a religion filled with myths and legends used to tell stories that explain how some things came to be or to teach lessons. In Greek mythology‚ Artemis is a very popular goddess with many traits and attitudes therefore there are many myths regarding her in particular. Artemis is the goddess of the hunt‚ wilderness‚ wild animals‚ female fertility‚ childbirth‚ and the moon (“Artemis (Diana)”). Daughter of Zeus and Leto‚ Artemis is very strong

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