CLA 2323 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Metalworking, Elgin Marbles, Ancient Greek Religion
3 Apr 2020
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Hephaestus: hephaestus (; eight spellings; greek: h phaistos) greek god of blacksmiths, metalworking, carpenters, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metallurgy, fire (compare, however, with hestia), and volcanoes, hephaestus" roman equivalent vulcan. In ancient greek religion, hestia (; greek: , "hearth" or "fireside") virgin goddess of hearth, right ordering of domesticity, family, home, and state. In greek mythology, she daughter and firstborn child of titans, kronos and rhea: customarily, in greek culture, hestia received first offering at every sacrifice in household. Parthenon: parnon (; ancient greek: ; greek: , parn nas) a former temple on anian acropolis, greece, dedicated to goddess ana, whom people of. Ans considered ir patron: construction began in 447 bc when anian empire was at peak of its power. It was completed in 438 bc, although decoration of building continued until 432 bc. It most important surviving building of classical greece, generally considered zenith of.
