Artemis

In the article Acropolis written by Norbert Brockman, it say that the acropolis was a hill where all the temples were and where important building that were for the city of Athena were located. Then the temple were destroyed when the Persian invaded Athena. It took a lot of money, that came from the people of other city-states, to rebuild theses monuments and temples. The Acropolis is located on a plateau.There is a statue of Athena at the top. To the Athenian Athena was their protector.

The Temple of Apollo is found in Greece; it is viewed as one of the most important structure in the Apollo sanctuary in Delphi. The Temple has been rebuilt four times with the first one built of laurel tree branches by Trophonios and Agamedes the two legendary architectures in the 7th c. B.C. It was rebuilt around 6th c.B.C after it was consumed by fire. In 330 B.C after an earthquake destroyed it in 373 B.C was rebuilt for the third time by architectures from Corinth. Today only the Temple ruins stand.

She is also the goddess of pot making and wool working. She is associated with the city, and almost every town in Greece had a sanctuary dedicated to Athena.

The Temple of Athena is a sacred place where in time or war and hardship people could go and worship the goddess of victory. (Sacred Destinations) The temple was built as an expression of Athens ambitions to defeat the Sparta and become a world power. (Sacred Destinations) It provided strength and courage for the people and allowed them to help overcome fear and be courageous. The temple was created for strength in time of need or despaired like wars. It gave the citizens of the cities hope. That as long as they had a place to worship and call upon the goddess of war and Victory. Then they had a fighting chance; anytime there is hope in mankind it is worth more than anything. For all as long as mankind has hope they have a reason to keep going and

Artemis, goddess of fertility and twin sister of Apollo. It had the largest temple of ancient times. It was built of marble. It had 127 columns that fly 62 feet up to the tiled wooden roof. Carefully, cutted bases decorate 36 of these columns. The four bronze statues of Amazons were housed inside. The structure measured by 380 feet by 180 feet wide.

There was an established set of believers in the city prior to Paul’s third and most influential journey of ministry. However, Ephesus had its share of philosophical pagan ideas (1 Corinthians 15:32), worshipped the pagan goddess Diana (Act 19:27), and was a very wealthy city whose focus was on desires of the flesh. Ephesus was a metropolis which was easily accessible by land and sea. This made it idea for the numerous visitors who were drawn to see the impressive Temple of Artemis. The Temple Artemis was dedicated to honor the goddess Diana and because of

The Temple of Apollo at Didyma was designed by two Greek architects, Paionios of Ephesos, and Dafhnis of Miletos. Construction was started in 313 B.C. and was worked on sporadically over the next 500 years. The temple was never completed, mostly because of size and cost. The original Plan

One must understand that behind Greek art lies a history sometimes called Greek mythology, but the main focus is how religion influenced Greek art. Greeks honored their gods for the powers they possessed along with respect and not love (Mikalson 23). Phidias created the statue of Athena Parthenos out of

My wonder, The Temple Of Artemis, was created to honor and worship the greek goddess Artemis. The construction was funded by King Croesus of Lydia. The temple was designed and built by an architect from Crete named Chersiphron, and his son Metagenes. It was built in Ephesus at a commercial crossroads. The Temple of Artemis was the first building to be made of marble.

In discussing the two goddesses I find that is important to look back their conception and how they were brought into being comes to affect our understanding from a theological standpoint. As with most gods in ancient myth, the birth of the two is unusual but for two very different reasons. Starting with Artemis it should be noted that she actually does have parents, in this case, Zeus and Leto. Her birth on the island of Delos where she was able to act as midwife for her brother Apollo. Now, what’s interesting here is that besides for Leto’s prolonged pregnancy that was brought forth by Hera is that Artemis’s birth is very human. It’s the act of acting as a midwife that allows her to be the virgin goddess that helps in

At the beginning of the Greek Religion, certain sacred sites were made up of a single altar which was built in a certain area, however through time huge temples were created to honor a specific greek god. One example that comes to mind is the giant statue of Athena in the Parthenon of Athens. Over the course of time many smaller temples were built to honor the many other lesser gods of the Greek Religion, usually surrounding one of the main temples. These systems of temples were usually built upon what was called an “acropolis” which looked over one of the main cities of Greece. However it should be noted that Greek religion could be practiced anywhere, at any time, by individuals privately. Along with their ancient temples, a religious alter in a Greek’s home was seen as a sacred site as well.

The Temple of Athena Nike was built where it is for various strategic and religious reasons. Pericles rebuilt it as part of an effort to increase morale and renew culture during wartime. It was built over a previous temple to Athena, which was used for similar things. Utilized continuously by Bronze Age Greeks, the temple also served as a military base. References to Nike, the goddess of victory, also strengthened the luck associated with this structure and, therefore, its appeal as a fort. It also was arranged to face an altar to the east. Furthermore, the location affected the use of stone, as the natural shapes and quality of local marble inspired the Doric and Ionic orders. Thus, the Ancient Greeks had reasons for placing the Temple of Athena Nike where it still stands today. (Ancient-Greece.org)(Reidel, Brown.edu)

The Temple of Athena Nike, which protrudes Southwest towards the ramp of the Propylaia would have been the second building a visitor would notice form the path. It's the smallest building on the Acropolis, but also one of the most important. It is dedicated to the goddess of victory, and gets its name from it, Athena Nike. The Nike gods go back to the Bronze Age and likely fused with the cult of Athena later. The site where it stands used to have a open pit for libations. The temple we see today was finished in 420 BCE, and housed a wooden statue of Athena Nike in the cella. The statue would have been holding a helmet in the left hand and a pomegrade in the right hand, but unlike other Nike statues it would have been wingless, so it would

The Wonder, Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, was built in 550 B.C, and was composed by Chersiphron, a Greek architect. The temple was a religious building dedicated to Zeus’ daughter Artemis, goddess of hunting and wild nature; however, when it was not being used in a time of worship, it was converted into a marketplace. The Temple was constructed from marble and stretched to a height of 425 feet, as well as being 225 feet wide. The delicately designed Wonder had 127 columns all around the structure which were each 60 feet tall. Yet, in 356 B.C, the Temple was burned to the

Cherisiphron commissioned the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus and also known as the temple of Diana, along with his son Metagenes who were from Crete (Curlee). There is an extensive history behind the temple of Artemis at Ephesus. It was built three times before the temple was destroyed for good and never to be rebuilt in 401 A.D. By St John Chrysostom, now a swamp sits in