Ancient Greek Rituals And War

A warrior is someone who encourages others when war gets hard, someone who is wise and patient and respectable. Throughout the entire war, Athena is found on the battlefield, encouraging the soldiers to continue to fight: “Her shield of lightning dazzling, swirling around her. Headlong, Athena swept through the Argive armies, driving soldiers harder, lashing the fighting-fury in each Achaean’s heart—no stopping them now, mad for war and struggle” (2.533). Athena fights hard for what she believes in, no matter what that means and no matter what may come against her. When times get hard and the soldiers are struggling, Athena acts as the voice of inspiration, cheering on those who feel as if they are too weary to

The following essay will focus on the main features of Spartan religion. Religion in Sparta had the ideas to support a militaristic and superstitious society, which, therefore, influenced the approach to religion to suit The Great Rhetra. To support and uphold the Spartan society which highlights that the Spartan religion had many important features such as, Gods and Goddesses which were a part of the Sparta’s polytheism religion which was believed to play a major role in many aspects of their lives. Myths and legends and how Sparta's devotion to them built their very militaristic and superstitious religion. Festivals which were important customs and major Eunomia throughout Spartan society. Death and the Burial processes which was important to the militaristic society to send its honorable and heroic soldiers to the next stage in life in a respectful and presentable manner. Religious role of the kings who had a leading and significant outcome of religion in Sparta. All of these main features of Spartan religion was to make a system that would produce Spartans that were loyal, skillful and had social coherence.

The article “No women no war” was written by Pasi Loman , a post graduate student from university of Nottingham. Loman discusses about the role of Greek women in defending their cities and communities. The author attempts to clarify the assumptions made by modern scholars or authors that women did not play a part in foreign military campaigns i.e. war. Loman discusses about Greek women and their views, emotion and reaction based on warfare, the impossible existence of amazons.

Athena was the Greek Goddess of many ideas, but she was famous mostly for her superior wisdom, her cunning skills in times of war, and her implausible talent for household tasks, such as weaving and pottery. She was celebrated more than any other God in ancient mythology, was the supposed inventor of countless innovations, and her figure gave reason for Greek woman to gain rights long before others of their time. The goddess of war, the guardian of Athens, and the defender of Heroes; Athena’s impact on the lives of Ancient Greeks is outstanding.

Athena is fierce and brave; She is smart, somewhat ruthless, but she was praised by all. Athena took part in many wars and also fought in the Trojan War. She is “The Goddess of War”, so she is Ares counterpart. She is smart, she invents many things, like the flute, trumpet, the chariot, and much more. She is praised by many because of her “compassion and generosity.” to her followers.

Athena is the Goddess of war and craftsmanship.*footnote*Athena, the Goddess of war, was depicted holding the Goddess of victory, which one could interpret the two Goddesses together as meaning victory in war.*footnote* Also Athena was portrayed in full military attire, which can clearly be seen as another symbol of war. The Goddess Athena was very intelligent and powerful in war, and viewed war as a way to achieve peace, versus just fighting to be violent. *footnote* This very powerful statute was a beacon to greeks, that helped them to achieve victory in war and achieve peace through

The Greeks, Trojans, and Spartans were very resourceful and strategic when in battle. The Spartans were one of the many armies in Greece, and they rose to the top through tactics and strategies. Greek tactics and strategies were very successful due to how many wars they won. However Trojans were out of the “box” thinkers, and were not always an easy fight.

In Greco-Roman Culture, humans imagine the deities of mythology to be and act certain ways, due to the needs they must fill. People invented certain deities for reasons that align with what they needed from them. To examine how a deity has a certain purpose, one must first examine what they are like. Athena and Ares are examples of deities invented for very specific purposes. One must first look at Athena and Ares’ similarities and differences in relation to their characteristics, their sexuality and physical appearances, as well as their different powers and how they are worshipped, to discover why they were created.

War has affected the lives of humans for hundreds of years now and is a major result and contributing factor to the absence of peace. The greek god Ares, who established his power through war, was a major contributor to the physical and emotional toll on the ancient Greeks . His control over wars made impact to the outcome of the wars. It also determined the level of peace during his time. Without Ares, ancient Greece would not have been filled with hatred and would have been more peaceful.

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Athena was loved across the ancient Greek world. The citizens of Athens considered her a protector of their city, and rulers sought guidance from Athena in military matters and governmental issues. Athena's is a strong independent women with an extroverted temperament. “represents the goddess of wisdom and civilization--concerned with career, motivated by the desire for achievement, acquiring knowledge, she possesses a keen intellect, concerned with education, culture, social issues and politics.” While she didn’t have any supernatural powers her "power" was the defense of Athens.

Military in ancient Greece is similar and different to military in modern day America. The Greeks used a variety of tools to protect, train, and employ their ancient military. Military in ancient Greece utilized many of the same elements that we use today, in modern the American military. While there are similarities between the basic element or strategy, there are significant differences related to technology within their military strategy, protection, and weaponry. There is no doubt that military in ancient Greece shared similar ideas, elements, and structure to that of modern day America.

Females, of course, did not go to war but they stayed home and raised the kids and cooked and clean. The men were sent off to military training when they turned six years old. The education that the boys received before the age of six was getting them ready for the army. They didn’t learn to read or write, but they learned war strategies. If you were a male, you had no choice but to obliged and be sent on your way. The males were in the army until they were sixty, that is, if they lived to be sixty. Since the Spartan army had the majority of the young male population, the army was the strongest in Greece at the time. On the other hand, the Athenians worshipped education. Boys were tutored at home till they were seven and then they were sent off to private schooling. The males weren’t sent off to military training till they were eighteen and they only stayed till they were twenty. The private education helped the men to become strategic thinkers but they didn’t have the man power like the Spartans had.

Greek mythology is one of the most interesting topics to come out of ancient Greek culture. The idea of sincerely believing that every move or choice that is made all goes back to the gods and goddesses fascinates me. In ancient Greece, the normal thing was to believe in multiple higher powers instead of today were majority dictates that there is only one higher power. I was aware of some facts about the Greek’s belief in the god and goddesses from previous history classes but I have never at the freedom to choose to write a paper solely on them. The goal of my research was to find out what made the gods and goddesses so special to the Greeks and why a civilization would worship them for centuries.

The decisions the people of ancient Greece made were impacted by the advice of the oracle at Delphi and predictive rituals. Most people living in ancient Greece took their belief in their pantheon of gods very seriously. Almost every aspect of life was "controlled" by one of the gods. As an example, the god of the sea was Poseidon so anyone making a sea journey would make an offering to Poseidon in order to sail safely. If they didn't do this, Poseidon might be offended and make a storm or something like that because they insulted him. Almost every aspect of life was "controlled" by one of the gods. For example, the god of the sea was Poseidon and so anyone making a sea journey would have to make an offering to Poseidon in order to have a safe