CLASSIC 45A Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Pyrrhichios, Odysseus, Phidias
15 Nov 2017
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Parthenon: temple build on the south side of the acropolis between 447-438 bce. Greek victory over the persians: gold and ivory status of athena built by phidias**[know his name] (lost but reconstructed) It"s winged because victory doesn"t stay with any person forever: victory and defeat pass hands, can have it in all various areas of your life. Isn"t worshipped for her wisdom, but because she"s a virgin. It"s emphasized by naming her temple after that quality of hers. Picture: athena promachus, bronze statue, west side of the acropolis entrance, means front fighting, pro means prior, first, front, machus has to do with fighting, war-like athena. Athena: a summary: athena"s virginity means that she is herself, she has no agenda other than the exercise of her practical intelligence and martial skills. She is also both mother and virgin (statue of. She inspired marianna and liberte, symbols of the 3 ideals of the french revolution (1789-1799): liberty, equality, fraternity (tricolor.
