CLA 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Pythian Games, Opheltes, Celery
13 Feb 2017
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Reading: c/f 68-69; 154-159, 162 (oracle of apollo) Definition: all (hellenes, sense of greekness, celebrated religion with festivals (reinforced, competitions that were athletic, dramatic, musical, and artistic, unified geography. Origin: achilles holds games or patroklos, chariot racing, pan hellenic, phoenician custom, all greeks participated in funeral games, phoenician influence, foot races, boxing, wrestling, archery, javelin. Chariot racing: prizes: women, gold (most common), silver, 776 bce 391 ce (then got banned by roman emperor) Original temple for the both her and zeus. Pediments (triangular front of roof: depictions of greeks against non-greeks and the chariot race, sculptures. Metopes: interior, depicted labors of heracles. Chryselephantine statue: statue of zeus, 1 of 7 wonders of the world, very realistic. Altar: alter of zeus, stone platform with a head of ashes (all the sacrifices) Dedicated to the cities that built them. Opportunity to brag about wealth and success. Palaistra: venue for wrestling and contact events.
