Greek Mythology I INTRODUCTION Temple of Apollo at Didyma The Greeks built the Temple of Apollo at Didyma‚ Turkey (about 300 bc). The temple supposedly housed an oracle who foretold the future to those seeking knowledge. The predictions of the oracles‚ delivered in the form of riddles‚ often brought unexpected results to the seeker. With Ionic columns reaching 19.5 m (64 ft) high‚ these ruins suggest the former grandeur of the ancient temple. Bernard Cox/Bridgeman Art Library‚ London/New York
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thesus Early years Theseus and Aethra‚ by Laurent de La Hyre Aegeus‚ one of the primordial kings of Athens‚ found a bride‚ Aethra who was the daughter of king Pittheus at Troezen‚ a small city southwest of Athens. On their wedding night‚ Aethra waded through the sea to the island of Sphairia that rests close to the coast and lay there with Poseidon (god of the sea and earthquakes). The mix gave Theseus a combination of divine as well as mortal characteristics in his nature;
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The Greek god Apollo was the god of light‚ order‚ reason‚ prophecy‚ arts and muses. He brings life-giving heat and light to Earth. He was the son of Zeus and Leto and the twin brother of Artemis. He is represented as a young and handsome man‚ sometimes in a chariot‚ given to him by his father‚ Zeus. In that chariot‚ he brings the sun back and fourth across the sky once a day. ●●● APOLLO____ The Greek god Apollo was a precocious baby‚ like his sister. He was only four days old
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very large and sloped on two sides‚ allowing for pediments on both the east and west sides. The east pediment depicted the birth of Athena‚ the west pediment showed Athena and Poseidon competing‚ and at least one of the metopes showed a centaur and Lapith theme known as centauromachy. This building was strategically placed on one of the highest points in the city and was utilized as a place of worship‚ made out of limestone and marble. Inside would have been a colossal statue of Aphrodite. This building
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The life of the hero theseus Aegeus‚ king of Athens‚ and the sea god Poseidon both slept with Theseus’s mother‚ Aithra‚ on the same night‚ supplying Theseus with both divine and royal lineage. Theseus was born in Aithra’s home city of Troezen‚ located in the Peloponnese‚ but as an adolescent he traveled around the Saronic Gulf via Epidauros‚ the Isthmus of Corinth‚ Krommyon‚ the Megarian Cliffs‚ and Eleusis before finally reaching Athens. Along the way he encountered and dispatched six legendary
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described the Gigantomachy-the battle between the gods and the giants. The West side described the Amazonomachy-the mythical battle against the Amazons‚ while the North and South included scenes from the Trojan War and the mythical battle between the Lapiths and the Centaurs. The Parthenon frieze‚ which originally comprised of 115 plaques‚ represented the procession of the Great Panathenaic. That was an amazing architecture. One of the most important events of Greece’s history was the ruin of the Parthenon
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THE PARTHENON The Parthenon in Athens is the most important and characteristic monument of ancient Greek civilization‚ it is a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. It shows the finest point of Greek architecture‚ history and ancient Greek religious beliefs. The Parthenon is a temple dedicated to Athens patron goddess‚ Athena (Herbert‚ 2006:3). Athena was the goddess of civilization‚ wisdom‚ weaving‚ crafts and war. She never had a consort or lover‚ and so she was often known as Athena Parthenos
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| Art History MidtermStudy online at quizlet.com/_8m0yq | 1. | A Classical colonnade around a building or courtyard is called a | | peristyle | 2. | A half-column attached to a wall is called a/an | | Engaged column | 3. | A plain or decorated slab on a Doric frieze which alternates with the triglyphs is called the | | Metopes | 4. | A series or row of columns usually spanned by lintels is called a/an: | | Colonnade
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eyes‚ and prominent nose. * * Gigantomachy – the symbolic struggle between the cosmic order of Olympians (lead by Zeus) and the nether forces of Chaos led by the giant Alcyoneus. * Centauromachy – battle of Centaurs and the Lapiths (Parthenon metopes) * Caryatid – sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support replacing a column * Acropolis – high city. * Frieze – the middle eminent of an entablature that includes the triglyphs and metropes‚ below
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The Ancient World was a place where great discoveries were made. A World where great things and extraordinary minds existed. Every group of civilizations had something different they believed in. These heroes of ancient cultures deserve to be acknowledged. These were the people who developed the basic building blocks of architecture‚ furniture and interiors that we use today. They worked hard and strived for perfection. I have decided to look at the Pantheon‚ Parthenon and Temple of Horus as buildings
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