CLST 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ancient Greek Religion, Ancient Greek Temple, Pediment
23 Feb 2016
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Image recognition: who image is and why represent them, red dot may be on test. Depicting birth of athene on parthenon (dedicated to goddess athena, on acropolis) Athene first offspring"s of the gods, nike (victory), hera (wife of zeus), attending event even upset because atehne is not daughter of her, daughter of. Zeus and metis (goddess of wisdom), told by parents that chance offspring. Metis had would be a challenge for him, zeus became king of gods after defeating his father, thought to do to swallow metis. Hephaestus blew axe on zeus head so athene could come out (goddess of wisdom head): attic black-figure vase also represents this. Eileithyai (goddesses of delivery): athene was delivered with shield, helmet, spear, fully armoured, dionysus god of wine and everything that derives from drinking too much wine, athene is a virgin goddess, refuses companion, opposite of. Dionysus: from thigh: zeus was having relationship with a princess from thebe,
