CLST 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Phidias, Chryselephantine Sculpture, Panathenaic Games
31 Jan 2018
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She doesn"t have any negative qualities in greek myth. Daughter of zeus and metis (the personification of cunning/intelligence: metis = cunning intelligence, a lot of the gods have metis ie. they can outsmart people, make things, and determine the best course of action. She remains a virgin: marrying ties her to a domestic stereotype in greek society, loop hole is to not get married, if you don"t get married and you age, you become a spinster. She has a special connection with zeus: they sleep together (?, they always cooperate with each other and never argue. Presides over war (strategy and tactics), arts, crafts, skills, and wisdom: shares this with hephaestus but he has a great technique that"s required to create something, she is good with anything requiring skills or thought. Frequently accompanied by nike, the goddess of victory: nike also deals with athletic competitions.
