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    Persian Empire in the Persian Wars as well as watched over them and the city. Second, it was a branch of the state treasury at the time it was built. Under the supervision of the sculptor Phidias, two architects were given the credit in the design of The Parthenon. The architects were Iktinus and Kallicrates. Phidias was a very distinguished sculptor and architect at the time when the Parthenon was being built, he oversaw all of the art and sculptures that were going in the Parthenon. While Iktinos

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    The Parthenon and Erechtheum on the Acropolis Athens was a city-state in Greece that had the Parthenon and Erechtheum temples built on an acropolis. Both temples played significant roles in Greek history, due to their dedication to Athena, the Goddess of war and wisdom. The historical and architectural aspects of the Parthenon were significant in displaying scenes of Greek history, such as the Birth of the Goddess Athena, and the battle that ensued between her and Poseidon. The Erechtheum was believed

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    The Parthenon is a classical piece of architecture that served as a temple on the Athenian Acropolis in Greece. The main function of the temple was to house a monumental statue created by Phidias out of goal and ivory. The colossal statue was of Athena, a goddess the people of the city considered their patron deity. Today the ruins of the Parthenon attract millions of tourists each year. But Athens isn’t the only place to catch a glimpse of this spectacular piece of ancient history. A full-scale

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    Hippocrates was known as a physician as Phidias and Polyclitus were known for as being sculptors. The writings of “Corpus Hippocraticum” Has a great amount of information on biomedical methodology, many writers wrote what makes up the “Corpus Hippocraticum” it helps present students with a hefty

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    Like other gods, Zeus and Horus both had weaknesses. Zeus’s weaknesses mainly includes his vulnerability to women. Zeus was known to have many mistresses and he let them influence his decisions. He was with both goddesses and mortal women. With Zeus being with so many women he became the father of many children both gods and demi gods which all had special powers. Horus’ weaknesses many include his anger, you see this toward the end of the story when Horus’s mother told him to spare Set’s life so

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    Zeus The man the Myth the Legend

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    His first choice would be the Titaness Mitis who had helped Zeus assume his position. Mitis, just like Zeus, was a shape shifter. She was not ready to give herself to Zeus but he did eventually get his way. Before he had a chance to enjoy his victory Gaia warned him that Mitis would birth a son that would be powerful enough to overthrow him. Panicked, Zeus swallowed Mitis, not knowing she was already pregnant (Stone 55). Zeus himself was not only now pregnant but he gained the wisdom that Mitis had

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    Falling Warrior (Roman, 2nd Century A.D.) represents a wounded warrior collapses to the ground after being struck from behind in the Trojan War (Google Arts & Culture). The relief sculpture is created in Roman Republic by the famous Greek sculptor Phidias, also known as Pheidias. He was a Greek sculpture, painter, Architect, and is often credited as the main creator of the Classical Greek sculptural design. The Relief of a Falling Warrior statue stood inside the Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens

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    This wondrous art work is “The Statue of Zeus at Olympia”, created by the Athenian sculptor Phidias. Phidias crafted this artwork around 435 B.C.E. in Olympia, Greece. It was created to honor the father of the Olympic Games and the greatest and most powerful Greek god, Zeus. This statue is very iconic for this time period because it was very typical for people in this time frame to make things in honor of Zeus. They did this because Zeus was considered king of all other Greek gods. The Greeks looked

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    Parthenon is considered by some the greatest achievement of Greek architecture. Far-reaching innovations in sculpture at this time are evidenced by one of the most celebrated statues of antiquity, the bronze warrior statue believed to be the work of Phidias. Athenian art is notably celebrated for its development of naturalistic and idealized depictions of the human anatomy, which generally served as the focus of innovation. Looking first at architecture, Sparta was distinguished by its early prosperity

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    During the fifth century and Eighth century BCE, The Etruscan Temples and The Parthenon were built and valued by their cultures for many spiritual and cultural reasons. Similar to the Parthenon, The Etruscan Temples are built with influences from Greece. However, Both have different appearances based off of there medium, purpose, and architecture. The Etruscan Temple and the Parthenon both have strong stances within there cultures and provide peace and empowerment for the population of the time

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