In Atala the Native Americans worshiped more than one god, and they are very closely related to the Greek gods. They believed that these gods could take on any form and any gender. The Greeks did this to test their hospitality. They both have myths that explain how everything came to be like the gods, and how humans came, and fire, and all things imaginable. For years these myths were passed down orally until somebody decided to write them.
The first ancient Greek Olympics record keeping started in 776 B.C. But there are many conclusions that the Olympics were held even sooner. Even though there were many sporting events, the Olympic Games were the most famous sporting events in ancient Greece, honoring the Greek gods. The event was held every four years in Olympia, Greece. The ancient Greeks believed that keeping their citizens strong and healthy would help strengthen the city-states.
The Ancient Greeks continue to influence our lives today in three prominent ways: architecture, politics, and medicine. In present day, Western architecture owes a heavy debt to the classical styles of Ancient Greece. Ancient Greeks started building temples of worship to their gods at about 600 B.C. One defining feature in these temples was the distinctive column styles known as Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. These can be most easily defined and identified by each column’s capital.
“The Greek God’s and Goddesses, though immortal, behaved in very human ways” (Davies, 82)2. Some major God’s and Goddesses of Greek culture were “Zeus, the God of sky and weather; Hera, Zeus’ sister and wife; Poseidon, the God of the sea; Hades, the God of the underworld; and Persephone, Hade’s queen” (Davies, 82)3. The Greek God’s and Goddesses were incorporated into Greek art forms to create idealized human being’s to symbolize the strength of the God’s. These God’s represented power, authority, strength and greatness. Through the six period’s of Greek Art, the art work progressively becomes less Archaic, “rigidly frontal and conceived as four distinct sides, reflecting the form of the block from which they were carved” (Davies, 85)4; to a contrapposto stance, “a balanced asymmetry of this reflected stance…to represent movement with a new naturalism”
That figures from Greek mythology were still being represented artistically in Homer’s time shows that the people still respected the tales after centuries had gone by. Homer also described great palaces belonging to kings and heroes, enormous structures the like of which was unknown in Greece in the eighth century BC. Such opulence and extravagance had not been seen in Greece since the twelfth century BC, not long after Troy was said to have fallen and Homer is describing a world of which his audience would have no experience (BHAG, p. 41 – 42). From archaeological remains of eighth century settlements, homes were much smaller
Name Instructor Course Date Module 3: Egyptian Civilization, Mythology and Culture Ancient Egyptian civilization began almost 5000 years ago along the banks of river Nile. Ancient Egyptian civilization is one of the most spectacular and fascinating civilization of time, even after it grew into the Greek and Roman civilizations. Ancient Egypt has left traces and preserved themselves more than any other civilization in the world; through the pyramids, Mummies, Papyri, Tomb paintings and death masks that have been preserved by the desert climate to date. [ (Moscovitch) ] The ancient Egyptian history is broken down to Culture, Civilization and Methodology. The Culture of ancient Egypt was born 5000 years ago, and for many centuries powerful rulers called pharaohs ruled the land.
Plutarch, a respected author of the 1st century, wrote “the noble lover of beauty engages in love wherever he sees excellence and splendid natural endowment without regard for any difference in physiological detail” (Plutarch 146). On this, ancient Greece had a particular artistic interest in ta aphrodisia, or a sphrere of sexuality derived from the Greek goddess Aphrodite (Ogden 311). There is not a defined conception of the realities of the times, moreso throughout time, artistic conventions evolved to establish the dyamics of Greek life. Though many societies influenced modern-day ideas of ancient culture, the artistic expression valued so greatly in Greece distinguished itself from any other culture of the time. Particularly in the late seventh and sixth centuries B.C., romantic love was presented as something directed primarily at members of ones' own sex.
One of the oldest structures discovered was the Heraeum at Olympia, demonstrating the earlier techniques of the Grecian culture. As time progressed they focused on presenting their temples to the gods; therefore they paid attention to minute details and designs. Rather than their temples being a place of worship, it was instead a place for the gods to visit. Dating back from as early as 900 B.C., the Ancient Greek architecture, for the most part, used the “post and lintel” method which was, essentially, vertical columns supporting a horizontal beam. The Greek embellished their structures depending on its importance, for instance, if it were temple, it then would have many more decorations than a casual gathering place.
Carlos Sambrano Greek Architecture Greek architecture changed and influenced a lot of the architecture of today. The ancient Classical eras of Greece were undoubtedly one of the most beautiful, having left behind ideas, concepts, and art that created the foundation of what we call “western civilization”. However, the two previous millennia that lead to these ancient eras, as well as the other two millennia that succeeded them are all part of the history of Greece and have left just as rich a cultural footprint. Doric The Doric style is sturdy and its top is plain. This style was mostly used in mainland Greece and in southern Italy and Sicily.
As distant as 800 B.C., when the Olympics were first played in Greece, the athletes all paid homage to the Greek God Zeus. Sports were started as a religious ritual and the athlete was considered a demi-god, representing both the fans and the gods. In Roman times 2,000 years ago, athletes represented the state during the gladiator games and chariot races. They were seen as soldiers who reassured the citizen that the nation was strong. Today, athletes are not considered to be religious figures but possess great material wealth, privilege, and fame.