Classical Studies 2300 Study Guide - Final Guide: Celery, Peribolos, Kleobis And Biton

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2300
• Professor: Charles Stocking

Document Summary

4 panhellenic crown games: (cid:862)period(cid:863): 4 (cid:455)ear (cid:272)(cid:455)(cid:272)le. Olympic games: held in olympia (middle of nowhere in fields) every 4yrs, run by elis (greek word for city, only prize was crown (olive leaves) In honor of zeus: seen in religious terms. M(cid:455)th: (cid:449)he(cid:374) kro(cid:374)os (cid:894))eus" father(cid:895) )eus ki(cid:272)k out/took o(cid:448)er, (cid:271)od(cid:455) fell o(cid:374) earth (cid:894)said (cid:271)od(cid:455) (cid:449)as hill: whole location called sanctuary (means sacred, sanctuary to zeus, in olympia called altis. Festival held in altis, idea to hold footrace during and stuck with festival: behind tz (temple of zeus) assume where alter (where animal killed) is. Found statues, carbon (called black layer-believed from sacrifice) Olympics opened only to men (no adult married women could enter sanctuary) Archaic period: not all figures same, not sure what represented but possibility for religion. Myth: king, wanted to marry daughter off, if can beat him in chariot race get to marry (lose executed).