ART 101 Lecture 7: Greek architecture
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Characteristic architectural type is the temple: not tombs. Purpose was to house the statue of the deity to whom the temple was dedicated. Worship took place outside the temple: involved a burnt offering of an animal (a lamb, goat, etc. , alters were outside surrounded by a re wall made of stone. Temples were accompanied by other buildings including treasuries: small square rectangular buildings where people would make offerings of silver or gold. Worship of god and goddess involved other rituals and in particular many different arts: theater, poetry, dancing & singing. Theaters were built into the hillside and were part of temple complexes: people would sit very close together, cathartic performances, performed in cycles of 48 hours. Thriving centers of culture that attracted people at all different times. Females served as priestesses of temples dedicated to female deities and male priests for male deities.
