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Bitter over his loss to become Athens' patron god, Poseidon takes advantage of Athena's secret to rape Medusa and mock his niece for her hypocrisy. In this version, Athena transforms Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa into the Gorgons to prevent them from telling humans about her secret love affairs. The plot then progresses to describe the sisters ...
The Acropolis at Athens (1846) by Leo von Klenze.Athena's name probably comes from the name of the city of Athens. [4] [5]Athena is associated with the city of Athens. [4] [6] The name of the city in ancient Greek is Ἀθῆναι (Athȇnai), a plural toponym, designating the place where—according to myth—she presided over the Athenai, a sisterhood devoted to her worship. [5]
A coin featuring the profile of Hera on one face and Zeus on the other, c. 210 AC. Roman conquerors of the Hellenic East allowed the incorporation of existing Greek mythological figures such as Zeus into their coinage in places like Phrygia, in order to "augment the fame" of the locality, while "creating a stronger civil identity" without "advertising" the imposition of Roman culture.
Ηistoria (Allegory of History) by Nikolaos Gyzis (1892). Georgios Jakobides, Children's Concert.. Modern Greek art began to be developed around the time of Romanticism.Greek artists absorbed many elements from their European colleagues, resulting in the culmination of the distinctive style of Greek Romantic art, inspired by revolutionary ideals as well as the country's geography and history.
Arachne: In Greek mythology, a woman who challenged Athena to a contest of skill in weaving. Athena destroyed her work and converted the woman into a spider. Depicted on the pavement in Purgatory as an example of arrogance. Purg. XII, 43. Arcolano of Siena: A member of the Maconi family, he was a member of the notorious Sienese Spendthrift Club.
The genesis of modern understanding of Greek mythology is regarded by some scholars as a double reaction at the end of the 18th century against "the traditional attitude of Christian animosity mixed with disdain, which had prevailed for centuries", in which the Christian reinterpretation of myth as a "lie" or fable had been retained. [1]
The aegis on the so-called Athena Lemnia, a Roman statue type often identified as a copy of a work by the Classical Greek sculptor Pheidias (Dresden Skulpturensammlung). The aegis (/ ˈ iː dʒ ɪ s / EE-jis; [1] Ancient Greek: αἰγίς aigís), as stated in the Iliad, is a device carried by Athena and Zeus, variously interpreted as an animal skin or a shield and sometimes featuring the ...
Kallynteria was where Athenians cleans the shrine of Athena and making sure the eternal flame of Athena is re-lighted. [1] While the Plynteria involved taking the robes and jewelry from the cult statue of Athena where they would cleanse all removed from the statue and taken to the coast. [ 1 ]