CLAS 1100X Lecture Notes - Mount Olympus, Fifth-Century Athens, Pediment

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Parthenon: athens started to get great in the arts: tragedy, comedy, philosophy: socrates, etc, arts expanded: sculptures, paintings, pottery etc, athenian golden age! Taking horse in rearing position, not just a standing horse: story of pediment: east pediment: depicting the birth of athena out of zeus" head- Athenians had their moment of leading greeks to victory against greek world against perisans (image of east- barbarism) But, on the frieze they depict the athenians themselves- their stories from every 4 years: peploss= cloak that women wore- about statue of athena given to athena, putting gods and humans beside each other :o strong statement. Handing off of peploss to magistrate who puts cloak on statue of athena. It"s all about humans fighting humans- all recent events- their history: parthenon was filled with messages- need to note the stories and the collection of them, historical, political, mythological.

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