...In Ancient Greece they worshipped gods and goddesses. Each god and goddesses represent something in nature. For example; Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades(the Big Three) each represented something very significant. Zeus represented the sky, thunder/lightning and thunderstorms. He was also the King of Gods and King of the Sky. Roman form: Jupiter. Poseidon represented the sea, storms, earthquakes, and horses. He’s considered one of the most bad-tempered, moody, and greedy gods. He’s also known to be very vengeful when insulted. Roman form: Neptune. Hades represents the Underworld, dead, and all the riches of the earth. He’s married to goddess Persephone, daughter of Demeter. He’s often described as stern and unyielding, unmoved by prayer and sacrifice....
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...the mother of her three sons, was a very kind lady to her family and so to her neighbors. Cronus, the husband of Rhea, who was also the protector of the family, was a very greedy miner in an ancient mines four mountains across their house. Among the brothers, the youngest and the most cheerful is Zeus. He is also hot tempered when someone is against his decision. Before he came to this world, his brothers didn’t expect that they will soon be three. Poseidon, the elder, was the most generous and responsible who is also Zeus’ companion. While Sedah, the eldest, the very compassionate and simplest but the most impatient and the least favorite of their father among the three, maybe because he is skinny for his age and a little bit weird. He is always having a dream about a man suited in a black wrinkly hood who calls his name inversely which becomes “Hades”. One day, a typhoon hit their house. Zeus, who was outside by that time, ran home as fast as he can. Rhea welcomed him home with a warm embrace but when her skin touched her son’s skin, she knew he was sick. He is also sneezing and coughing which alarmed everyone in the family except Sedah, who was working on a new statue which was ordered by an old man. He’s focused on carving because he needs to finish it for the weekend. Rhea did everything to make her son calm but nothing worked but his father’s hot soup. It made him a little better. “Sedah!” Called Rhea “Go to the forest and get your brother a medicine.” She...
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...had to obey, which overrode all. The number of the deities would expand as the culture’s belief system developed. The Greek Gods/Goddesses directly took on human activities. The divine entities would also take on human form and personality. Man learned to accept or fear the powers of nature, such as the deities. Humans tended to see the divine entities as storms, seasons, the sun, and the moon as personal beings. However the earliest humans believed the main deities were An, Enlil, Enki, and Ninhursaga. In ancient Greece there were twelve deities that sat on top of Mount Olympus: Hermes, Poseidon, Apollo, Artemis, Hephaestus, Ares, Athena, Demeter, Aphrodite, Hestia, Hera, and Zeus, king of the gods. Under them sat Zeus' brother Hades, king of the underworld. Since its miraculous beginning in mainland Greece around 1800-1500 BCE, when Poseidon was the chief God and not Zeus, the deities were worshiped wherever Greeks lived or had a concept of influence. An was the deity of the sky. He was known as the most import force in the universe. The second most important deity was Enlil. Enlil was known as the God of the wind. He could control just about anything with the wind. Enki was God of the earth, and the God of water. Ninhursaga, worshiped as a mother Goddess. She was...
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...Daughter of Zeus the mightiest God of all and Metis the Goddess of Prudence which also one out of seven Zeus’s wives. Athena's birth "is a desperate theological expedient to rid her of matriarchal conditions" says J. E. Harrison. However, no matter what the legend is, she never has a ‘real’ mother as Metis, her mom, was cursed by her dad Zeus and turned Metis onto a fly and swallowed her when she was pregnant. Although Athena’s nascency sound unreal for todays society, the legend stated that after Zeus swallowed his own wife, he was extremely plagued by a painful headache and run to Hephaestus (Smith God) and begged him to open his head. Hephaestus did as he was told and out popped Athena, full grown, ready for battle. Athena’s extravagant ability in battling was presumed came from her parent’s myth that ‘if Zeus had a son by Metis this child would be mightier than him’....
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...The north frieze closes with the god of the sea, Poseidon, who rises up out of the ocean with seahorses. Lastly, the Telephus frieze (Fig.20) narrates in chronological order the life of Telephus, one of the heroes of Greek mythology. Since there was only a limited amount of space available in the upper inner courtyard, the Telephus reliefs were created on shallower slabs that those used for the Gigantomachy around the base. Even though the Telephus frieze was sculpted on a smaller scale, its quality was in no way inferior. In fact, it contained a number of technical innovation in the way that images were organized on the relief panel, which exerted a strong influence on later Hellenistic-Roman art. For example, the figures were created in depth, background landscapes were more detailed and scenic, and architectural elements were used to show indoor activities. Unfortunately, only about 47 panels survived out of the original 74 panels. The Altar of Zeus includes many friezes and other Greek works of art is recognized as having served as models. For example, Apollo with his idealized stance from the east frieze recalls a classical statue called The Belvedere Apollo (Fig.21) by the sculptor Leochares. Also, Zeus and Athena moving in opposite directions from the east frieze (Fig.7) recall the scene showing the struggle between Athena and Poseidon on the western pediment of the Parthenon (Fig.22). Moreover, the frieze on its part influenced later works of classical antiquity. Laocoön...
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...presented inside. The Exhibit is shown in Chronological order of when each piece was created. Each room will be designated to a specific time period. After the 2nd time period a summary of the transition will be discussed. This will continue after every 2 2 Ages of art in order to understand how art has transitioned within a specific time. 3. There are all kinds of mediums used to portray art in this Exhibit. a. Some media used include: 3D art form: Bronze Statue of Zeus or Poseidon (Greek Age) 2D art form: Cave drawings (Stone Age) Performing art or written art form: The Code of Hammurabi (Mesopotamian Age) b. As the exhibit goes on there will be references to 3 philosophical thinkers. 1) Arthur Danto is mentioned on the Marcel Duchamp “Fountain” piece. This piece gets Danto thinking what defines art. So he comes up with a categorical definition in which pieces have to have an artistic...
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...Review of Four of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World There have been many lists assembled from ancient times to present day noting the spectacular natural wonders and manmade structures in the World. The first known list of remarkable structures is referred to as the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Ancient Greek and Roman scholars wrote about these wonders of architecture beauty. Located around the Mediterranean and Middle East, the seven wonders were: Great Pyramid of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria. This paper will review four of these wonders. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are thought to be series huge and magnificent gardens, towering over the city of Babylon. According to legend, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon were created by King Nebuchadnezzar II around 600 B.C. ("12 Key Facts”). The king built these beautiful gardens to cheer up his wife, Amytis who was homesick for her homeland. There is no physical evidence these gardens actually existed, only the descriptions provided through ancient writings. The Greek geographer Strabo, who described the gardens in first century B.C., wrote, “It consists of vaulted terraces raised one above another, and resting upon cube-shaped pillars. These are hollow and filled with earth to allow trees of the largest size to be planted. The pillars, the vaults, and terraces are constructed...
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...reason for nature and helped guide their lives. The Greeks also thought that the gods were just as imperfect as humans but wielded great power and control. Here are some of the most well-known gods and what people believed they do. ⚡ Zeus. (n.d.). Retrieved March 04, 2018, from https://www.greekmythology.com/Olympians/Zeus/zeus.html Zeus, the ruler of the Olympian gods, is the god of the sky. The Greeks thought that he was the god who He dethroned his father and drew a lot with his siblings, Poseidon and Hades, to figure out who would win and sit on the honourable throne, as a mighty, powerful ruler. Zeus was the son who became the ruler of the gods,...
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...The Olympians Zeus - Roman name: Jupiter or Jove. The sky-god Zeus rules Mount Olympus. His weapon is the thunderbolt, and his bird is the eagle. The central figure of the myths, Zeus epitomizes their complexity. At times he is divine and represents a pure, eternal sense of justice; at other times, he is capricious and cruel. Hera - Roman name: Juno. Zeus’s wife and sister, Hera is a very powerful goddess known mostly for her jealousy. She is often vicious and spiteful, and it is usually Zeus’s infidelity that incites her. Many unfortunate mortals endure hardships by provoking Hera’s wrath. Poseidon - Roman name: Neptune. The god of the sea, Poseidon is Zeus’s brother and second only to him in power. Poseidon holds a decade-long grudge against Odysseus. The often cruel and unpredictable violence of the seas is assumed to be a result of his anger. Hades - Roman name: Pluto. The brother of Zeus and Poseidon, Hades rules the underworld, the realm of the dead, with his wife, Persephone. Pallas Athena - Roman name: Minerva. Usually just called Athena, this goddess emerges from Zeus’s head fully-grown and armed. Associated with war, cleverness, and wit, it is no surprise that she favors Odysseus. Athena is the goddess of Wisdom, Reason, and Purity and is chaste, like Artemis and Hestia. Phoebus Apollo - Usually just called Apollo. A son of Zeus and Leto and Artemis’s twin, he is the god of Light and Truth, the master of Poetry and Music, and the god of Archery. His Oracle...
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...October 2015 Humanism “Man is the measure of all things” said Protagoras. During the classical period, the confidence of the Greeks grew. The Greeks thought that Humans are able to maintain their own faith rather than a divine power. The humanism was based on the human knowledge been far superior to other beings, they exalted mortal excellence and expectation. For example, in one of my favorite movie “clash of titans” where the humans stop praying the gods for protection and health, thinking that the gods are the ones that need them, not the other way around. So they started to destroy the god’s statues and stop praying to them. Hades (brother of Zeus and Poseidon) got tired of the Humans thinking they run the world, he recommends that Zeus release the kraken on the human so that they would be scare again and start praying the gods for mercy, so Zeus agreed. Sophocles (the tragic poet) made a play call “Antigone” which gave voice to the Greek concept of Humanism. “Terrible wonders walk the world but none the match for man….speech, thought, quick as the wind…all those he has taught himself…ready, resourceful man.” Most people think that the period of humanism means that they don’t believe in God, but to me it simply means that we can think and provide for ourselves, we can make or destroy thing if we decide that’s what we want to do. Humanism to me is simply saying that we as Humans are the center of the universe, not that they don’t believe in a higher...
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...translated to Saturn. He ruled of the other 11 Titans until his son Zeus dethroned him and seized all the power for himself. The Romans said that when Jupiter, their name for Zeus, ascended the throne, Saturn fled to Italy and brought in the Golden Age, a time of perfect peace and happiness, which lasted as long as he reigned. The other notable Titans were Ocean, the river that was supposed to encircle the earth; Hyperion, the father of the sun, the moon and the dawn; translated by Justice; and Iapetus, important because of his sons, Atlas, who bore the world on his shoulders and Prometheus, who was the savior of mankind. These alone among the older gods were not banished with the coming of Zeus, but they took a lower place. The twelve great Olympians were supreme among the gods who succeeded to the Titans. They were called The Olympians because Olympus was their home. What Olympus was, however, is not easy to say. There is no doubt that at first it was held to be a mountain top, and generally defined as Greece’s highest mountain. The Twelve Olympians: The 12 Olympians with no doubt made up a divine family. 1st: was Zeus he was Lord of the Sky, the Rain-god and the Cloud-gatherer in which he wielded the awful thunderbolt. 2nd: on the list is Hera also known as Juno, she was Zeus’s wife and sister. She was the protector of marriage, and married women were her peculiar care. 3rd: on the family list is Poseidon also known as Neptune. He was the ruler of the sea, also Zeus’s brother...
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...What was the son of Poseidon’s quest? How this all happened was Percy’s mother and the god of the sea had a child aka Percy, but now as he is knowing more greek mythology he is starting to be haunted by many greek monsters like Mrs. Dodds and the minotaur. But since the magical trident appeared over his head everyone has been talking about him and then his instructor Mr. Chiron told him to go and see the oracle and that's when he got his prophecy. ( you will go west and face the god who has turned)The oracle started with you shall go west and fight the god who turned. When percy went west he was told to go to the underworld and tell Hades to give back the master bolt. But it turned out that Hades didn’t have the master bolt and something of...
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...The temple of Hera, also called the Haraion, is one of the first monumental temples in Greece. It is located in the north-west corner of the blessed area of the Altis, on the south slopes of Kronios hill, secured by a powerful terrace wall. It was devoted to the Olympian sanctuary by the people of Skillous, which is an ancient city of Eleia. It has been said that the temple was built approximately eight years after Oxylos rose to the throne of Elis, which was c. 1096 BC, but in reality it is much later. Around 650 BC, the first Heraion was built, it was a small Doric temple with merely a cella and pronaos. Later in 600 BC, the opisthodomos and ptero were added. However, the theory that the entire temple was built around 600 BC prevails today. The temple was renovated a few times, and the Romans decided to convert it into a kind of museum. The museum was for sanctuary’s choicest treasures, such as the famous Hermes by Praxiteles. The temple, which has a typical squat appearance owing to its great length in proportion to itsextent and its low height, is orientated east-west. It was a Doric peripteral hexastyle with sixteen columns at the sides. The original wooden columns were slowly replaced by stone ones. In which they belong to every period from the Archaic to Roman times, and it demonstrates the full development of the Doric style. Even when Pausanias visited the temple in the second century AD, a wooden column was still in place at the opisthodomos. The columns had shallow...
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...Special episodeOn April 5, 2007, Fuji Television aired a three hour special of the series set five years after Aya's death and focuses on Haruto Asō, who has now become a doctor at the same hospital Aya was treated in and Ako Ikeuchi, Aya's younger sister who is a nurse in training. Haruto is caring for a 14-year-old female patient, Mizuki, who was bullied in school because of her disease, the same one that Aya had. Because of the bullying at school, Mizuki-chan decides not to receive therapy of any sort that would make her better, because she has lost her will to live. Haruto remembers how Aya fought her illness and lived her life with her disease; therefore, he offers support to his patient. Aya reappears in the episode using a number of flashbacks from the series and in new scenes.[1] [edit]Main cast Erika Sawajiri - Aya Ikeuchi Ryō Nishikido - Haruto Asō (Aya's later love interest) [edit]Other cast Naohito Fujiki - Hiroshi Mizuno (Doctor) Hiroko Yakushimaru - Ikeuchi Shioka Takanori Jinnai - Ikeuchi Mizuo Riko Narumi - Ikeuchi Ako Yuma Sanada - Ikeuchi Hiroki Ai Miyoshi - Ikeuchi Rika Saori Koide - Mari Sugiura (One of Aya's best friends) Kenichi Matsuyama - Yuji Kawamoto (Aya's first love interest) Yuya Endo - Takeda Makoto (Yuji's friend in the Basketball club) Kana Matsumoto - Saki Matsumura Momosuke Mizutani - Kohei Onda Ryo Hashidume - Keita Nakahara Hiroshi Katsuno - Yoshifumi Asō (Haruto's father) Asae Onishi (大西麻恵...
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