GDES-220 Lecture 16: Athens

• School: American University
• Department: Art: Graphic Design
• Course: GDES-220
• Professor: Brandon Thompson

Document Summary

Autochthony born from the earth, no parents. Believed that they sprang directly from the land. Foreigners who came to athens were not thought of for doing this. Cecrops was their first king who was said to be born from the earth. E(cid:396)i(cid:272)htho(cid:374)ius is (cid:271)o(cid:396)(cid:374) f(cid:396)o(cid:373) hephaistos"s se(cid:373)e(cid:374) o(cid:374) athe(cid:374)a"s leg, (cid:449)iped off (cid:449)ith a pie(cid:272)e of (cid:449)ool cloth. Athena puts erichthonius in a basket, gi(cid:448)es to ce(cid:272)(cid:396)ops" daughte(cid:396) i(cid:374) a (cid:271)asket. Athe(cid:374)a tells daughters not to look inside of the basket. Erickthonius and becomes king of athens and makes a wooden statue of athens outside of athens. Gi(cid:396)ls dedi(cid:272)ated to athe(cid:374)a (cid:449)ea(cid:448)e (cid:396)oe fo(cid:396) athe(cid:374)a polias. Ca(cid:396)(cid:396)(cid:455) (cid:271)asket to aph(cid:396)odite"s sa(cid:272)(cid:396)ed a(cid:396)ea, then down side of acropolis, and then another basket back up to akropolis. Pantheon gets help from the tereus but he (cid:449)a(cid:374)ts (cid:373)a(cid:396)(cid:396)iage to pa(cid:374)theo(cid:374)"s daughte(cid:396). Wa(cid:374)ts he(cid:396) sister philomela to come because the hates being in the barbarian area of thrace.