...Greek mythology is the body of myths and long life ways of learning from bad that belong to the ancient Greeks, dealing with the gods and heroes. One of the Greek gods/goddess is Hephaestus. He is the Greek God/Goddess of Fire, stone masonry, art of sculpture. His parents are Zeus and Hera. They are the Goddess of King and Queen of the Gods. He & She are from Mount Olympus. One interesting fact about Hephaestus is that he made all the hand help weapons for the gods in Olympus. The Greek God Hephaestus is most important of their time, because he is famous for his artwork he made. He even had his own building on Olympia where he kept all his arts crafts. Hephaestus appearance was known as a hero in the town but an artist in the society. Some...
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...Learning of The Golden Age of Athens is quintessential for understanding their past. In Athens there are many historical structures produced from the Golden Age of 480 BC to 404 BC which attract attention worldwide. Thousands of people travel to learn of Athens’s past through the many edifices that remain standing to this day. In this class we will be studying the historical sites of Athens, Greece such as the Acropolis of Athens, the Theatre of Dionysus, and the Temple of Hephaestus. The first historical site the class will be studying is the Acropolis of Athens. During the Golden Age, Greeks created the Acropolis of Athens which contained at the time revolutionary structural building methods that created many ancient buildings suchlike would last for thousands of years. As Pericles was leading Athens in the 5th century BCE, he insinuated the construction of the Acropolis of Athens that would further strengthen the economy, and advancements of architecture. The Acropolis of Athens is the largest tourist attraction in Greece that also constitutes one of the most distinguishable monuments in the world. Several buildings, and structures remain in the Acropolis that display the prowess of the Greeks during Pericles’s Era of rule....
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...Shepherd-boy, now terrified, shouted: “Please come and help! The Wolf is killing the sheep.” But no one came to help or even paid attention to his cries. The Wolf, having nothing to fear, took his time destroying the whole flock. Hephaestus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search For other uses, see Hephaestus (disambiguation). |Hephaestus | |[pic] | |Hephaestus at the Forge by Guillaume Coustou the Younger (Louvre) | |God of Technology, Blacksmiths, Craftsmen and Volcanoes | |Abode |Mount Olympus | |Symbol |Hammer, Anvil and Tongs | |Consort |Aphrodite, Aglaea | |Parents |Hera and Zeus, or Hera alone | |Siblings |Ares, Eileithyia, Enyo and Hebe | |Children |Thalia, Eucleia, Eupheme, Philophrosyne and Euthenia | |Roman equivalent |Vulcan | Hephaestus (8 spellings; pronounced /həˈfɛstəs/ or /hɨˈfɛstəs/; Ancient Greek Ἥφαιστος Hēphaistos) was a Greek god whose Roman equivalent was Vulcan. He is the son of Zeus and Hera, the King and Queen of the Gods or else (according to...
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...and the Ionic. Greeks effectively applied these architectural styles in constructing buildings, theatres and temples. The Doric style was predominantly applied in mainland Greece with a further spread to the Greek settlements in Italy. The Ionic style was applied in Ionia and the Aegean islands. At that, the Doric style was more austere and formal, whereas the Ionic was more decorative and relaxed. The styles are mostly reflected in the three orders of column capitals, bearing different decoration and design features. The examples of the Doric order are the Temple of Hephaestus and Parthenon Athens. In turn, the Iconic masterpieces include the temple of Athena Nike on the Acropolis and the Erechtheum. The Ionic order gained dominance during the Hellenistic period, however was prone to a great deal of resistance by many Greek States. Compared to Romans, in their architectural constructions and designs the ancient Greeks applied wood for roof beams, plaster for bathtubs, brick for walls, marble and limestone for walls, columns, and upper portions of public buildings and temples, terracotta for ornaments and roof tiles, and metals for decorative details to construct civic, religious, domestic, recreational, and funerary buildings. The commonest form of Greek public architecture was temple, with altar standing under the open sky in the sacred fane before the temple. Temples were closely associated with the cult of the god. Palaestra (gymnasiums) served as the social center for males...
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...Unit 1 Introduction to Humanities Individual Project Tenisha Greene HUMA215-1101B- AIU Online Instructor Marek McKenna, MA August 25, 2012 Differences and Similarities Early Greece Early Rome |The Greeks were responsible for various temples and such sculptures as the Parthenon, the temple at| |The Roman empire built some of the grandest structure amongst all other early civilizations. | |Hephaestus, and the concert hall Odeon. The three architectural styles the Greeks used to build | |The Romans built aqueducts, the amphitheaters, the coliseum, walls, temples, cathedrals, | |structures were Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. These styles were used to create palaces, sculptures,| |tombs, sculptures, pottery, and clay terra cotta statues. The Romans specialized in arched | |art, and jewelry. During the archaic times the Greek culture made grade stride with their | |entrances and columns. The three architectural styles the Romans used to build structures | |sculptures, pottery and clay terra cotta statues. | |were Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. | | | ...
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...Art and CultureArt in ancient GreeceThe Charioteer of Delphi, Delphi Archaeological Museum. One of the greatest surviving works of Greek sculpture, dating from about 470 B.C. Source:WikipediaThe art of ancient Greece has exercised an enormous influence on the culture of many countries from ancient times until the present, particularly in the areas of sculpture and architecture. In the West, the art of the Roman Empire was largely derived from Greek models. In the East, Alexander the Great's conquests initiated several centuries of exchange between Greek, Central Asian and Indian cultures, resulting in Greco-Buddhist art, with ramifications as far as Japan. Following the Renaissance in Europe, the humanist aesthetic and the high technical standards of Greek art inspired generations of European artists. Well into the 19th century, the classical tradition derived from Greece dominated the art of the western world.PeriodsThe art of Ancient Greece is usually divided stylistically into four periods: the Geometric, the Archaic, the Classical and the Hellenistic.As noted above, the Geometric age is usually dated from about 1000 BC, although in reality little is known about art in Greece during the preceding 200 years (traditionally known as the Dark Ages), the period of the 7th century BC witnessed the slow development of the Archaic style as exemplified by the black-figure style of vase painting. The onset of the Persian Wars (480 BC to 448 BC) is usually taken as the dividing line...
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...One day he heard a prophecy that one of his children would take his throne. He promptly swallowed Metis and considered the problem solved. However, Zeus never knew that Metis was pregnant with Athena. She birthed Athena inside of Zeus and made her a helmet, shield, and spear. Soon, Zeus was afflicted with deadly headaches and he ran to Hephaestus, the Greek god of blacksmiths, sculptors, metallurgy, fire, and volcanoes, and begged him to open his head. Hephaestus did as he was told, and out came Athena, dressed in her armor and prepared to fight a battle. Like all the Olympians, Athena was an immortal goddess and could not die. She was the most intelligent, resourceful, and wise of all the Greek gods. She was also...
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...characteristics. Greek architecture is featured by three distinct architectural types, which are the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian, but they hardly use the Corinthian themselves, rather in later years it became the standard order in Roman architecture. In ancient times the heavier Doric order was considered masculine and the Ionic order graceful and feminine (Sayre 2010). Greeks effectively used these architectural styles in constructing buildings, theaters and temples. The Doric style was primarily used in mainland Greece with a further spread to the Greek settlements in Italy. The Ionic style was used in Ionia and the Aegean islands. The Doric style was more rigid and formal, whereas the Ionic was more decorative and calm and the Corinthian is more organic and still (Sayre 2010). The styles are mostly reflected in the three orders of column capitals, bearing different decoration and design features. The examples of the Doric order are the Temple of Hephaestus and Parthenon Athens. Whiles, the Iconic masterpieces include the temple of Athena Nike on the Acropolis and the Erechtheum. The Ionic order gained dominance during the Hellenistic period, on the other hand was prone to a great deal of opposition by many Greek States. As compared...
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...|Topics in cultural studies | |Comparing Early Greece and Rome | |[Differences Between Early Greece and Rome] | | | |Mandy Shoplak | |[3/26/13] | |[You will see that there are many differences between early Greece and Rome but there are also some similarities as well, with their geography, government, societies, economy, trading, architecture, and | |philosophies. ...
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...Poseidon. These gods help him throughout his journey home. Athena, the most powerful god, helps Odysseus make his journey home by providing him with guidance and beauty. Athena is the goddess of wisdom, warfare, crafts, and is one of the most powerful of the 12 olympian gods. Athena created the potter's wheel, vase, horse bridle, the chariot and the ship. Athena is also the inventor of numbers and mathematics. Athenians considered Athena their special protector and named their city after her. Athena is Zeus’ child, and favorite child. One day Zeus had a horrendous headache and didn’t know what was causing it, but Hephaestus knew why. Hephaestus grabbed an ax and sliced open Zeus’ head and out sprang Athena. Athena also played a major role in the Trojan War. Athena is the one who first sent Odysseus on his wanderings for part of punishment for a desecration of her temple. She is a consistent supporter of Odysseus. She is adept to changing the appearance of humans. “ Athena lent him beauty, head to foot. She made him taller, and massive, too, with crisping hair in curls…” (Homer 1540) When Odysseus comes back to Ithaca and needs a disguise to gather information and know what’s going on, without people knowing it is him. Athena makes him look like a beggar. When appropriate she turns him into a strong, handsome, man. Athena encourages Odysseus and helps him throughout his journey. Zeus, the god of the sky and ruler of the olympian gods, helped Odysseus throughout his journey and...
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...The first is that she belongs in the timeline with the Gods before Zeus. While the second theory is that she was simply placed underneath the authority of Zeus himself.(pirenne-Delforge407) Aphrodite had many lovers in her life but her spouse was Hephaestus or the god of metal working.(Wickersham) But had proven to be unfaithful various time with Ares, Hermes, Dionysos and Adonis.During her marriage Aphrodite had loved Ares so when Hephaestus discovered this he came up with a scheme. He had caught the pair in bed he then embarrassed the guilty pair by showing and inviting the other gods to see. While having these affairs she had some children as well from the others Gods. Ares had two children from Aphrodite they were Deimos which was terror and Phobos which was fear. Her other child was Eryx who was the son of Poseidon. Aphrodite also had another child named...
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...Myth The apricot colored sun lifted itself atop the horizon, and allowed a bright ray of light into the dark valley. Blue jays flitted across the red-orange sky, and smoke started to rise out of the many ramshackle mud-brick houses. A myriad of rough, oak doors creaked open, and a flood of muscular young men wandered into the valley, preparing for a day’s work. At the end of a valley, a gigantic gray mountain with a rounded snow white cap rose out of the moist earth, and reached out to the heavens. Atop the mountain, in a marble temple, resided the Gods. They sat upon their opulent thrones circling each other, and watched the morning unfold before them as they always had. In the center of the temple, circled by the Olympians’ elegant thrones, there lay an ornate mahogany table fashioned by Hephaestus. The sides of the table was studded with exquisite gems, and on the top there lay silver platters holding steaming hot breads, wines, and pastries; whose aromas were as seductive as the most beautiful women in the world. Zeus lazily extended his arm toward the table and picked up a bread bun, popped it in his mouth and slowly chewed it, allowing an explosion of flavor to take place in his mouth. Afterward, he took a swig of red wine and belched. After eating his breakfast and organizing his thoughts, Zeus raised his fist and rapped the armrest of his throne several times until all chatter subsided. As order was restored in the hall, Zeus began to discuss a problem about...
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...Olympians overthrew them. The 12 Olympians were: Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Hera, Ares, Athena, Apollo, Aphrodite, Hermes, Artemis, and Hephaestus. The other gods were: Asclepius, Demeter, Persephone, Dionysus, Eros, Hebe, Eris, Helius, Thanatos, Pan, Nemesis, The Graces, The Muses, The Erinyes, and The Fates. The Greek religion spans a period from Minoan and Mycenean periods to the days of Hellenistic Greece and its ultimate conquest by the Roman Empire. The religious ideas developed and evolved over the course of history. By the time of the earliest major monument of Greek literature, the lliad attributed to Homer, a consensus had developed with respect to the major Olympian gods. The lliad seems to have been unaware of Dionysus, a god whose worship spread after it was written and who later became important enough to be named one of the 12 chief Olympian gods. The Olympian gods, also known as Heroes, were demigods. They were deified humans who were part of local legendary history; they also had local hero-cults, and often served as oracles for purposes of divination. The most widespread public act of worship in ancient Greece was sacrifice, especially the blood sacrifice of animals. The temples of the Greek religion generally were not public gathering places where people gathered socially for collective indoor prayer. The temples were part slaughterhouse and part barbecue; oxen, sheep, horses, swine, dogs, various...
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...1. Introduction: Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece and are part of religion in modern Greece and around the world as Hellenisms. Greek mythology is known and learned everywhere around the world. A lot of people refer to everything that is happening in the world such as fire, light, water to the Greek mythology. The Greek mythology not only includes myths, but it also includes a lot of details of the lives and adventures of a wide variety of gods, goddesses, heroes, heroines, demigods, monsters and other mythological creatures. Greek mythology has exerted an extensive influence on the culture, the arts, and the literature of more than one civilization. Poets and artists from ancient times to the present have derived inspiration from Greek mythology and have discovered contemporary significance and relevance in these mythological themes. Also, beside gods and myths there are the two world-known epic poems The Iliad and Odyssey, that focus on events surrounding the Trojan War. Before entering upon the many strange beliefs of the ancient Greeks and the extraordinary number of gods they worshipped, first I would like to show what kind of beings these divinities were. Then I will tell the stories of some of the most famous gods that have left a mark...
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