AR201 Study Guide - Final Guide: Minyades, Tutelary Deity, Thyrsus
11 Apr 2018
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Athena won the contest to become the patron deity of athens by planting an olive tree. Defender of athens and protector of greek city states: dionysus vs apollo. Dionysus is sensitive to those who resisted him as a god and his cult. Myth of lykourgas- driven mad and eaten/torn apart by horses. Minyads refused to participate in worship, threads of the loom turned into vines, and ate a child turning her into a winged monster. Apollo"s poetry and music are elevated and orderly. He is sober, elegant and is never ecstatic. Epitome of classical greek restraint and reason "know thyself" and. Hephaestus: god of metallurgy fire, blacksmiths and artisans, created pandora, married to aphrodite (beauty and beast motif) Ares: depicted using weapons of man: sword, spear and shield, dog and vulture are his symbols, children. Alkippe- tried for murder on rock at athens. Affair with aphrodite produced demios, phobos and harmonia (embodies union of opposites)
