music was extremely popular in those times‚ and frequently used at ceremonies such as weddings and funerals. It was also played a lot because the Greeks saw playing it as a way of worshipping the Gods‚ pipes and pans were played when worshipping Dionysus‚ the god of wine and partying and other instruments played for other gods. The word ‘music’ comes from the muses who were daughters of Zeus and were known to be the goddesses of the inspiration of literature‚ science and the arts. Although no-one
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goddess of corn and grain‚ and Hestia was goddess of architecture. Zeus had many children with many women Aecis‚ Agelos ‚ Aphrodite goddess of beauty ‚ Apollo god of music ‚ Ares god of war ‚ Artemis goddess of the wild‚ Athena goddess of wisdom ‚ Dionysus god of wine ‚ Eileithyia‚ Enyo‚ Eris‚ Ersa‚ Hebe‚ Helen of Troy was part of starting the Trojan War ‚ Hephaestus god of fire he lived in a volcano and made the fire for the gods‚ Heracles was known for his strength ‚ Hermes was the messenger for
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22 sep 2013 ch3 test monday fresco-used for large murals painted directly on walls. -fresco secco paint to dry surface paint chips quickly plaster artist needs to apply color to it. reaction binds color and plaster together last long time -buon fresco true fresco Michaelangelo oil paint has been around since the 15th century oil paint is powdered pigment with oil oil takes longer to dry takes couple of days became choice of medium for rencont fabrics‚ needlework‚ and weaving transitions
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Final Exam Review FIRST POWER POINT • Greek art • Tyrants are usually the ones that commissioned art. • Greek Drama • Battle of Salamis - major battle when the tide turns and is a major blow to the Persian army. Miltiades the father of Kimon won the battle‚ they were from the island of Ajax‚ • Rebuilding Athens • both Miltiades and Kimon were ostracized • Kimon died at Cyrpress Egyptian campaign • • Kimon campaign preceded Alexander’s campaign by over a century • Battle of the Eurmedon
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ANTIGONE PROLOGUE (1-116): Antigone‚ resolute and determined‚ proposes to Ismene that they flout the decree of Creon and bury the body of Ploynices‚ even at the cost of death. Ismene is afraid to join her and tries to disuade Antigone from her purpose‚ urging the weakness of women ant the necessity of obedience to the state. Antigone‚ in a burst of furious anger‚ scorns her advice. PARADOS (117-79): The Chorus of Theban Elders hails the defeat of the Argive army and the lifting of the siege of
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Ancient Romans claimed descent from Greeks‚ in fact the Great Roman poet Virgil wrote an epic poem entitled Aeneid where he tells that Romans come from Aeneas line who escaped from the Trojan fire to save his royal descent. He landed at Italy where married a princess named Lavinia. That means you have to consider Roman literature as an evolution of Greek literature: Romans learn from Greek but progress. Greek and Roman literature is wide and it includes: tragedies‚ comedies‚ poems‚ epics etc
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22 May 2010 Oedipus and his Tragic Character In the play Oedipus the King we identify the classic tragic hero. The character‚ Oedipus Rex plays the role of the tragic hero perfectly. He shows the three main characteristics being talented and of noble birth‚ possessing a tragic flaw that causes the downfall and pain of everyone‚ and the recognition of responsibility. Oedipus’s first characteristic of being a tragic hero is being talented and of noble birth. Oedipus is talented
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understand the theory described in ‘Gesamtkunstwerk’ we must first look into what Wagner’ describes as true art and where it stems from. Wagner appraises Grecian art as being most true. He justifies this by using a metaphor within a religious context : ‘Dionysus‚ the tragic
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one turns to look at the origins of its birth‚ therefore focusing upon the Ancient Greeks. A lot of the theatre in which is established today comes from the activities of Greek Worship. The Greeks worshipped their Gods‚ including ‘the worship of Dionysus; the God of fertility and wine.’ (Gascoinge; History of Theatre‚ 2001 ongoing.) The Greeks worshipped their Gods through the use of sculpting‚ painting‚ music and literature‚ alongside this they incorporated dance‚ music and drama. As many of the
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character within his classic tragedy “Oedipus the King” portray the religious and ethical views of the Classical period of Ancient Greece to such an extent that Knox goes so far as to say that “the audience which watched Oedipus in the theatre of Dionysus was watching itself.” Marlowe uses similar tools of character construction and plot in “Dr Faustus” to reflect the beliefs and moral attitudes held in Elizabethan England. The playwrights both use the conceptions of their protagonists to present
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