Phidias

Myth: Demeter, Hades, and Persephone Persephone was the daughter of the Greek god, Zeus, and goddess, Demeter. She was beautiful and happy. One day, as she was picking flowers in her field, her uncle, Hades, saw her and instantly fell in love with her. Hades decided to kidnap Persephone and took her to the underworld, where he was the god. He locked her in the Hall of Hades, where Persephone wept endlessly. There is a legend that says that if you eat anything in Hades’ lair, you can never leave.

Biography: Phidias is was a Greek sculptor born in 490 BC in Athens, and died in 430 BC in Athens. He was son of Charmides, who was globally considered as one of the greatest of Greek sculptors. No originals of his work exist, yet his acknowledgment as a famous stone carver has been ensured because of the commendation of ancient authors, and also the impact his figures had on the advancement of the art. He gained most of his fame for his two enormous chryselephantine (gold and ivory) sculptures:

The Parthenon is known as the Temple of Athena Parthenos. Phidias and his team (Ictinus and Callicrates) began the process of building the Parthenon in 447 B.C.E. “It is one of the main buildings in the Acropolis and was dedicated to honor Athena. The buildings showed a lot of wealth and power to the Athenian empire

Wonders of the Parthenon Evan Heaslip MPC 103 Iain Cameron October 20, 2014 Spiro Kostof, A History of Architecture Settings and Rituals (New York: Oxford University Press, 1995), 154-157 Philip Wilkinson, Great Buildings The Worlds Architectural Masterpieces Explored and Explained (New York: DK Publishing, 2012), 21-23 Fred S. Kleiner, Art Through the Ages a Western Perspective (United States of America: Wadsworth publishing company, 2014), 105 James A. Evans, Arts and Humanities Through

The Acropolis of Athens Intro Over the years, the Acropolis of Athens, a large rock with a flat top that overlooks the city with an elevation of over 500 feet, served a variety of purposes to the people that lived on or near it. Any city built on an enormous hill can be considered an acropolis, but in today’s world, “The Acropolis” is associated with the ancient Acropolis of Athens. As stated in the New World Encyclopedia, to some, the Acropolis of Athens “was also known as Cecropia, after the legendary

The Parthenon The Parthenon or its full name which is the Periclean Parthenon of Athens is a classical Greek structure ordered by the Athenian General at that time, General Pericles, who was responsible for the construction of many important temples. The Parthenon was considered the best temple built by Pericles. It was built as a replacement for a damaged Athenian temple, which was destroyed by the Persian Empire in 480 BCE. The construction of the Parthenon was in the hands of two architects Iktinos

Both the Dome of the Rock, located in Jerusalem created in 687 AD with no artist, and the Acropolis, located in Athens Greece created in 450BC with no artist but commissioned by Pericles, are demonstrations of Sacred spaces that demonstrate different practices from two different cultures. Religious Islamic architecture is intricately related to Muslim prayer which is an obligation to do every day. The Dome of the Rock was said to be the first great Islamic building. The Muslims had taken the city

Most every great culture in history has something for which they are famous. The Mayan civilization has the calendar, the Romans have the Colosseum, and I would like to suggest that the epitome of Greek culture is the Parthenon. It reflects the ideas and religious beliefs of the Greeks and incorporates the architectural brilliance seen first with the Greek people. The frieze, the religious idea behind the building of the temple, and the attention to detail in the Parthenon shows a genius that can

Phidias reinforced the value of reason over primitive ideas in being the forefather of the classical style, emphasizing idealized perfection in art and culture. He accomplishes this by instigating an aesthetic look, evoking complex thought and overwhelming viewers with a godlike energy. Each of these are aspects of the beauty Phidias initiated and remains widely known for today. Phidias’ statues were representations of the ever-evolving aesthetic look the Greeks valued, following their success in

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