Download The Charioteer of Delphi- the Charioteer of Delphi is an important

The Charioteer of Delphi- the Charioteer of Delphi is an important sculpture as it
portrays the "Classical ideals" and beliefs, as compared to the "Archaic conventions"
of Greece. The sculpture depicts the moment where the chariot driver "presents his
chariot and horses to the spectators in recognition to his victory". Despite the
simplicity of the sculpture, it encapsulates a lot of the ideals of the Classical Period of
Greece. Despite the glory of the moment, the youth's demeanor is severe yet gentle,
"encapsulating the glory and the recognition of his athletic stature with abundant
humility". Unlike most male sculptures, the loose chiton drapes over the young man's
musculature instead of showing it off, which is common in Greek male sculptures,
which is probably due to their respect and pride in their belief of perfection:
Perfection in the mind, body and skills like sports and music. Thus, perfect
musculature and anatomy are always displayed in the sculptures of males. The
purposeful draping of the young man's musculature displays an extremely "rare
harmony between idealism and realism" in the whole Classical concept of Greek
thought. The young man in the sculpture would have been considered perfect due to
his resemblance to Apollo, which was a considered, the perfection of a man's looks.
Again, the thought of realism is expressed again through the sculpture's posture: He is
standing straight ahead with his feet together, and not in a special pose whatsoever.
These show that "he faces the spectators with total control of his emotions even in the
most challenging of situations". This self-control and self-discipline "came to define
the entire Classical era of Greek thought", of Greek ideals: the civilized man, evolved
from barbarians, idealism with realism, victory with modesty, a perfect balance.
(Thomas Soukulas, 2003-2011)
Kore and Kourous- the kore sculptures are always clothed, while the kourous
sculptures are always naked. Kourous sculptures are always naked as the Ancient
Greeks had great pride and respect in perfection, especially Athenians: Perfection in
the mind, body and skills, like sport and music. This also explains the reason of the
Olympic Games and the many gymnasiums throughout Greece. Thus, perfect
musculature and anatomy of the male human body are proudly displayed in the
Kourous. The kore sculptures can be clothed, according to my observation, for two
reasons:
1. The Ancient Greeks, like the Priory of Sion, respected the feminine side of
human life and their ability to give birth to new life. Thus, they are sacred and
should not be shown in public, but instead, "caressed and protected" in a
shroud of beautiful cloth to honour the holy flesh. Just like sacred temples of
worship that must be protected, the Greek women must not be crudely shown.
2. The Ancient Greeks thought that women always belong and are inferior to
men, whether to their fathers or husbands. Thus, they should be kept obscured
and rarely seen or heard. Any interaction, most of the time sexual ones, due to
the Greek's thought of sexual freedom, are kept solely to the husbands.
With my expertise, I can quite accurately believe that it was due to the second
reason that the Kore sculptures are clothed, due to its abundance in other ancient
civilizations.
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name of the tablet
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Persephone tablet and Sarpedon vase- This pair of artifacts, apart from other
minute signs of Greek culture and mythology, display stunningly important
indications of Greek culture. They send a message that defines the entire concept
of basic Greek mythology: their view of gods. In the Persephone tablet,
Persephone and her mother -------- are sending ---------- to teach the Ancient
Greek world agriculture, while in the Sarpedon vase, Hermes, the messenger god,
is telling Hypnos, the god of sleeping, and Thanatos , the god of death, to carry the
dead Sarpedon, the son of Zeus, the thunder, lightning, sky god and the ruler of
the other gods, and Laodamia, to Sarpedon's home land, away from the Trojan
war. These two artefacts combine to display the concept of the gods in Greek
mythology: unlike other great civilisations' mythology, the Ancient Greeks
believed that the gods ruled over the greeks, influenced them and taught them.
The gods had power, and most of them helped Man. However, the special thing
about the Greek gods is that they do not control the Greek's lives, and that they
can be killed. So, the power of the gods shown in the tablet and the weakness of
death of gods shown in the vase forms the basis of Greek mythology.