AHCL 2105H Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Orientalizing Period, Theogony, Dialectic

• School: Trent University
• Department: Ancient Greek & Roman Studies
• Course: AHCL 2105H
• Professor: Lockwood Sean

Document Summary

Dipylon krater: kerameikos cemetery athens, 750 bc, features an ekphora: procession of the body from the house to the cemetery, below is a line of horses and chariots. Producion was largely centred in athens and the area around athens: aica piece. Protocorinthian olpe: corinth: important port, trade with egypt had increased, 720 bc, orientalising, animals. Sphinxes and lions: very diferent from aica style (even though the date is close) By the end of 8th century all the greek gods (pantheon) had been set, existed. Hesiod, poet author of theogony: wrote early about the gods. Gods were anthropomorphized: human like, made mistakes, there were immortal, and could manipulate the humans. Scary, greeks needed to make sacriices to the gods. Saw the rise of panhellenic buildings and ceremonies: open to all the greeks. Olympia (most famous sanctuary) and the olympics (most famous fesival)- to honour zeus and hera: first held in 776 bc and held every 4 years.