CLASS102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Maya Ceramics, Olive Oil, Erechtheion

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Classics
• Course: CLASS102
• Professor: Craig Taylor

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Attributes: armour (helmet), aegis (with gorgon medusa"s head), virgin goddess. Coins --> athenian tetradrachma (front = athena, back = owl) Destined to bear a son mightier than father. Hephaestus splits the head of zeus with an axe and releases athena. Doesn"t coincide with the myth that hera gave birth to hephaestus herself to spite zeus for having athena on his own. There is a mighty war cry, and athena springs forth (after zeus has a headache) Athena has close ties with zeus because she is born from him. 3 characteristics: prowess, wisdom, masculinity (all associated with warfare) Carpentry - behind the building of the trojan horse. Born fully armed and with a war cry. Athena was associated with both gender roles in greek society. Creates a statue in her honour - palladion. Becomes associated with the luck of the city (troy) Greeks must remove it in order to take the luck and defeat troy.