Attica
... his father lived, and the kingdom of Cecrops fell to Cranaus, the most powerful of the Athenians. They say that Cranaus had daughters, and among them Atthis; and from her they call the country Attica, which before was named Actaea. And Amphictyon, rising up against Cranaus, although he had his daugh ...
... his father lived, and the kingdom of Cecrops fell to Cranaus, the most powerful of the Athenians. They say that Cranaus had daughters, and among them Atthis; and from her they call the country Attica, which before was named Actaea. And Amphictyon, rising up against Cranaus, although he had his daugh ...
“Begging in Style: Supplication in Mind`s Eye and on Stage”
... Hecuba cannot move Agamemnon, but she finally induces him to allow her to punish Polymnestor by appending a very different appeal—through his lust for her only surviving daughter: reminding him of Cassandra, the old queen completes her supplication. A difficult dilemma faces Agamemnon. Hecuba was th ...
... Hecuba cannot move Agamemnon, but she finally induces him to allow her to punish Polymnestor by appending a very different appeal—through his lust for her only surviving daughter: reminding him of Cassandra, the old queen completes her supplication. A difficult dilemma faces Agamemnon. Hecuba was th ...
- The American School of Classical Studies at Athens
... Aristophanesalso preservesa form of the same name.13 Thymaites was also the eponym of the coastal Attic deme, Thymaitadai,14which was reputed to be one of the most ancient settlementsin Attica. The peculiar antiquity of the deme is reflected by its role in the legend of Theseus. Accordingto Kleidemo ...
... Aristophanesalso preservesa form of the same name.13 Thymaites was also the eponym of the coastal Attic deme, Thymaitadai,14which was reputed to be one of the most ancient settlementsin Attica. The peculiar antiquity of the deme is reflected by its role in the legend of Theseus. Accordingto Kleidemo ...
THE POLITICAL EXPERIENCE OF ANCIENT GREEK TRAGEDY
... civilization common to the pre-Socratic philosophers, which is summarized by Havelock, but they generally fail to draw any political connections from this view (Havelock, 104106). Other authors have speculated that the play most likely ends in a reconciliation between Zeus and Prometheus with differ ...
... civilization common to the pre-Socratic philosophers, which is summarized by Havelock, but they generally fail to draw any political connections from this view (Havelock, 104106). Other authors have speculated that the play most likely ends in a reconciliation between Zeus and Prometheus with differ ...
The Francois Vase
... Thetis and Peleus The Myth: Silver-fotted Thetis, the immortal seagoddess, was kindly and beautiful. Zeus and Poseidon both wanted to marry Thetis, but they heard a prophecy. The son of Thetis would be greater than his father. ...
... Thetis and Peleus The Myth: Silver-fotted Thetis, the immortal seagoddess, was kindly and beautiful. Zeus and Poseidon both wanted to marry Thetis, but they heard a prophecy. The son of Thetis would be greater than his father. ...
PART FOUR: The Heroes of the Trojan War The Trojan War
... However, he could not resist Thetis. He had a hard time with Hera, who guessed, as she usually did, what he was about. He was driven finally into telling her that he would lay hands upon her if she did not stop talking. Hera kept silence then, but her thoughts were busy as to how she might help the ...
... However, he could not resist Thetis. He had a hard time with Hera, who guessed, as she usually did, what he was about. He was driven finally into telling her that he would lay hands upon her if she did not stop talking. Hera kept silence then, but her thoughts were busy as to how she might help the ...
Homer`s Iliad, Hesiod`s Works and Days, and Herodotus`Histories
... Greeks and Trojans both, with the hope That this wretched war would soon be over. They pulled their chariots up in rows, Dismounted, and piled up their weapons. There was not much space between the two armies. Hector dispatched two heralds to the city To fetch the lambs and summon Priam. Agamemnon s ...
... Greeks and Trojans both, with the hope That this wretched war would soon be over. They pulled their chariots up in rows, Dismounted, and piled up their weapons. There was not much space between the two armies. Hector dispatched two heralds to the city To fetch the lambs and summon Priam. Agamemnon s ...
the annex to the stoa of zeus in the athenian agora
... course remain in situ. In the line of the median wall, however, three poros blocks of a second course have survived; these are re-used blocks probably taken from the back wall of the Stoa (Pl. 55, b). Supplementaryfoundations to either side of the median wall were probably intended to support stone ...
... course remain in situ. In the line of the median wall, however, three poros blocks of a second course have survived; these are re-used blocks probably taken from the back wall of the Stoa (Pl. 55, b). Supplementaryfoundations to either side of the median wall were probably intended to support stone ...
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... Augustus Germanicus (by) his chief priest Tibenus Claudius Atticus Herodes, ofMarathon.’ ...
... Augustus Germanicus (by) his chief priest Tibenus Claudius Atticus Herodes, ofMarathon.’ ...
Περίληψη : Χρονολόγηση Γεωγραφικός εντοπισμός Kore / Persephone
... the daughter of Demeter, were not the same person.7 Persephone plays a leading role in the Orphic religion as mother of ZagreusDionysus by Zeus.8 The god was reported to have mated with Persephone in the form of a snake.9 Persephone’s name is also found in texts inscribed on the gold leaves that wer ...
... the daughter of Demeter, were not the same person.7 Persephone plays a leading role in the Orphic religion as mother of ZagreusDionysus by Zeus.8 The god was reported to have mated with Persephone in the form of a snake.9 Persephone’s name is also found in texts inscribed on the gold leaves that wer ...
1 Running Head: POSEIDON Poseidon: The Greek Lord of the Sea
... Greece. The Greeks believed that a god was responsible for this, and that god was Poseidon. Poseidon was one of the most influential gods in all of Greek mythology. He is one of the main twelve gods on Mount Olympus. This Olympian god reigned over the sea, as well as storms, earthquakes, and horses, ...
... Greece. The Greeks believed that a god was responsible for this, and that god was Poseidon. Poseidon was one of the most influential gods in all of Greek mythology. He is one of the main twelve gods on Mount Olympus. This Olympian god reigned over the sea, as well as storms, earthquakes, and horses, ...
this PDF file - Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies
... (against the Macedonians) for liberation of the Greeks. This goal is voiced specifically in the letter's conclusion (§16). Eleutheria in external relations is claimed in both the beginning and end of the letter as the result of the reconciliation proposed. The suitability of the homonoia of the Athe ...
... (against the Macedonians) for liberation of the Greeks. This goal is voiced specifically in the letter's conclusion (§16). Eleutheria in external relations is claimed in both the beginning and end of the letter as the result of the reconciliation proposed. The suitability of the homonoia of the Athe ...
the lightning thief - Disney Publishing Worldwide
... and Luke, a son of Hermes. He also makes a new enemy in Clarisse, a daughter of Ares. Percy’s own parentage remains undetermined until a swirling trident appears above him during a Greek-battle–style game of capture the flag. To the astonishment of the other campers, Percy is recognized as a son of ...
... and Luke, a son of Hermes. He also makes a new enemy in Clarisse, a daughter of Ares. Percy’s own parentage remains undetermined until a swirling trident appears above him during a Greek-battle–style game of capture the flag. To the astonishment of the other campers, Percy is recognized as a son of ...
The Parthenon: Pericles, Athena and Civic Identity
... East Pediment, Crowning (Birth) of Athena 3 Goddesses or Fates Theseus, or Dionysus, or Hercules, East ped. Horse of Selene, East Ped. Dionysus, Iris, Athena, Zeus, Fates (?) Selene, Horse of Selene ...
... East Pediment, Crowning (Birth) of Athena 3 Goddesses or Fates Theseus, or Dionysus, or Hercules, East ped. Horse of Selene, East Ped. Dionysus, Iris, Athena, Zeus, Fates (?) Selene, Horse of Selene ...
Year-End Festivals of the Athenian Acropolis Anita
... assumption is the presence of a sanctuary to Aphrodite in this location. Following the path the girls would have taken down the Acropolis, the two girls would be required to make something of a u-turn in order to get to this sanctuary of Aphrodite. To reach the cave sanctuary, however, the path simp ...
... assumption is the presence of a sanctuary to Aphrodite in this location. Following the path the girls would have taken down the Acropolis, the two girls would be required to make something of a u-turn in order to get to this sanctuary of Aphrodite. To reach the cave sanctuary, however, the path simp ...
Thwarted Expectations of Divine Reciprocity - ORBi
... conduct in especially these types of relationships were often evaluated by means of religious terminology, such as the antonymic pairs ὅσιος - ἀνόσιος and εὐσεβής – ἀσεβής.9 Desirable religious behaviour, or ‘piety’ often meant ‘acting in an ethically right way towards other humans’: to please the ...
... conduct in especially these types of relationships were often evaluated by means of religious terminology, such as the antonymic pairs ὅσιος - ἀνόσιος and εὐσεβής – ἀσεβής.9 Desirable religious behaviour, or ‘piety’ often meant ‘acting in an ethically right way towards other humans’: to please the ...
REVIEW - Monroe Community College
... us the gifts that are due to strangers” (Homer 9.258-260). Odysseus then addresses Polyphemus invoking Zeus’ protection of the stranger and guest in the following lines. When Polyphemus instead begins to eat Odysseus’ men, he adds “How do you expect any other man/ Ever to visit you after acting like ...
... us the gifts that are due to strangers” (Homer 9.258-260). Odysseus then addresses Polyphemus invoking Zeus’ protection of the stranger and guest in the following lines. When Polyphemus instead begins to eat Odysseus’ men, he adds “How do you expect any other man/ Ever to visit you after acting like ...
classplan_Jan18_Aeneid_Session1
... the text asks why Juno (Hera) is so angered. answers? o judgment of Paris, support of Greeks, ambitions for Carthage, contrary nature? o CARTHAGE: founded by Phoenician settlers from Tyre 814 BC. By the 5th century BC (Greek tragedy time), Carthage was the commercial center of the region (a positi ...
... the text asks why Juno (Hera) is so angered. answers? o judgment of Paris, support of Greeks, ambitions for Carthage, contrary nature? o CARTHAGE: founded by Phoenician settlers from Tyre 814 BC. By the 5th century BC (Greek tragedy time), Carthage was the commercial center of the region (a positi ...
No Slide Title
... In ancient Greece there were many things in nature that no one could explain. So as time went on there started to be explanations. For example, gods like Zeus who made it thunder and lightning. The Greeks were not the only ones who had myths. The Romans had the same gods but different names. ...
... In ancient Greece there were many things in nature that no one could explain. So as time went on there started to be explanations. For example, gods like Zeus who made it thunder and lightning. The Greeks were not the only ones who had myths. The Romans had the same gods but different names. ...
Commentaar slides pwp Bouw
... for the pedimental statues of the Parthenon were not brought to Athens until 434 BC, which was probably after the death of Pheidias. And there is a marked contrast in style between these statues and the certain works of Pheidias. It is therefore probable that most if not all of the sculptural decora ...
... for the pedimental statues of the Parthenon were not brought to Athens until 434 BC, which was probably after the death of Pheidias. And there is a marked contrast in style between these statues and the certain works of Pheidias. It is therefore probable that most if not all of the sculptural decora ...
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... Homer was a blind poet and storyteller who lived around the time of 720 B.C. Homer is considered the inventor of the long or extended simile. He specialized in using flashback, cliffhangers and fully developed characters. Aristotle called The Iliad the first great tragedy. ...
... Homer was a blind poet and storyteller who lived around the time of 720 B.C. Homer is considered the inventor of the long or extended simile. He specialized in using flashback, cliffhangers and fully developed characters. Aristotle called The Iliad the first great tragedy. ...
Apollo`s Oracle at Delphi - Mrs. Sontag
... Meanwhile, back on earth, Demeter was miserable. She missed her daughter. She was not able to care for the crops. She was not able to do anything much except cry. Zeus, king of all the gods, was worried about the crops. The people would die if the crops failed. If that happened, who would worship Ze ...
... Meanwhile, back on earth, Demeter was miserable. She missed her daughter. She was not able to care for the crops. She was not able to do anything much except cry. Zeus, king of all the gods, was worried about the crops. The people would die if the crops failed. If that happened, who would worship Ze ...
Athena (Minerva)
... She is the daughter of Zeus the ruler of Greek Gods. Therefore has no mother because she sprang from her fathers forehead. ...
... She is the daughter of Zeus the ruler of Greek Gods. Therefore has no mother because she sprang from her fathers forehead. ...
the trojan war
... horse, hollow and big enough to hold a whole squad of men inside, including himself. The plan was for the other Greeks to dismantle the camp, take to the ships, and pretend to be sailing off for home. Instead, they would hide behind the nearest islands and headlands. A single Greek would be left beh ...
... horse, hollow and big enough to hold a whole squad of men inside, including himself. The plan was for the other Greeks to dismantle the camp, take to the ships, and pretend to be sailing off for home. Instead, they would hide behind the nearest islands and headlands. A single Greek would be left beh ...
“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something
... year, or even in a hundred years time. The younger was called Epimetheus (which means Afterthought). Epimetheus was always so busy thinking of yesterday, or last year, or a hundred years ago, that he never worried at all about what might come to pass in the future. Prometheus did not want to live am ...
... year, or even in a hundred years time. The younger was called Epimetheus (which means Afterthought). Epimetheus was always so busy thinking of yesterday, or last year, or a hundred years ago, that he never worried at all about what might come to pass in the future. Prometheus did not want to live am ...