CLASSICS 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Pheidippides, Tyrant, Chariot Racing
2 Nov 2016
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Apollo slew dragon (python) who guarded the omphalos. Priestess of apollo communicated with the god. Small, vault like buildings, built by individual greek city-states. Storage and display trophy cases for both athletic (single, individual) and military (communal, polis. Building is ionic-like, but instead of ionic columns in antis, caryatids stand in antis. Caryatid= support element in the form of a woman. East pediment- dispute between herakles and apollo over delphic tripod, zeus in center. Gigantomachy= battle between gods and giants: olympian gods vs. giants (earlier generation of immortals. Combat as triumph of civilization over harsh rule. Reign of justice, reason, and civility= olympian gods reflect aspirations of greek society. Built after battle at marathon (490 bc; victory over invading persians, battle site is 25 miles from athens) The athenians to apollo from the spoils of the persians at the battle of marathon . Actual spoils from the battle displayed in from of the treasury.
