Classical Studies 2200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Panathenaic Games, Trojan War, Phidias

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2200
• Professor: Asuki

Document Summary

Parthenos (the virgin) dedicated to athena, statue of her by phidias. Hephaestus was the midwife of zeus to help athena get out of his head. The (cid:271)i(cid:396)th of athe(cid:374)a out of )eus"s head is a sy(cid:373)(cid:271)ol fo(cid:396) the usu(cid:396)patio(cid:374) of the fe(cid:373)ale reproductive function. Dionysus represents the nonrational forces of both physical nature and human emotion. Apollo is also a contrast to dionysus: god of light , health, prophecy and creative arts. Greek religion and the nature of de divine. No established organized religion or sacred texts. G(cid:396)eeks a(cid:272)ted out thei(cid:396) se(cid:374)se of the (cid:862)(cid:374)u(cid:373)i(cid:374)ous(cid:863): the pe(cid:396)(cid:272)ei(cid:448)ed existence of divine or sacred forces present in the world (cid:271)y ho(cid:374)o(cid:396)i(cid:374)g (cid:862)ta hie(cid:396)a(cid:863) (cid:894)holy thi(cid:374)gs(cid:895). Religion formed an integral part of the state and its public institutions. The gods are immortal but not eternal. They ca(cid:374) (cid:271)e hu(cid:396)t a(cid:374)d (cid:271)leed a li(cid:395)uid (cid:272)alled (cid:862)i(cid:272)ho(cid:396)(cid:863) Athe(cid:374)a a(cid:374)d poseido(cid:374) had a (cid:272)o(cid:374)test fo(cid:396) the (cid:272)ity"s allegia(cid:374)(cid:272)e. Athena won by the vote of one woman.