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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. EDIT! I dunno the name of the tablet and persephones mother! 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.