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zeus/jupiter
King of the gods
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zeus symbols
lightning bolt, eagle, throne, sceptre
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Poseidon/Neptune
God of the sea, earthquakes, storms
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poseidon signs
horses, dolphins, trident
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hades/pluto
God of the underworld
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hera/juno
Goddess of marriage, women, childbirth, family
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hera symbols
peacock, diadem, sceptre
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demeter/ceres
goddess of the harvest, grain, summer
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demeter symbols
wheat, grain, flowers, diadem
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hestia/vesta
godess of hearth, fire, vestal virgins
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hestia symbols
veiled head, fire, plant
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Hephaestus/Vulcan
god of metalwork, fire, craftsmen
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hephaestus symbols
hammer, tongs, anvil
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aphrodite/venus
goddess of love and beauty
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aphrodite symbols
usually naked, swan, emerging from sea shell
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hades symbol
cornucopia, scepter
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Athena/Minerva
Goddess of wisdom and war
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athena symbols
owl, olives, helmet, spear, shield
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artemis/diana
goddess of the hunt and the moon
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artemis symbols
bow and arrow, wild animals
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apollo
god of music, the arts, medicine, prophecies
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apollo symbols
lyre, bow and arrow, young
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hermes/mercury
Messenger of the gods
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hermes symbol
winged sandals, caduceus, travellers cap
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ares/mars
God of war
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ares symbol
armour
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Dionysus/Bacchus
God of wine and theatre
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dionysus symbols
vines, wine, grapes, meanads, satyrs
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city dionysia date
took place in spring
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why does the city dionysia happen
the athenians rejected the eleutheraeans gift of a statue of dionysus, a plague then spread which affected mens genitals, so the athenians accepted dionysus into the city through the festival
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city dionysia length
5 days
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city dionysia officials
eponymous archon, choregos
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eponymous archon
elected official who selected the playwrights
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choregos
chorus director who was the financial banker
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dithyramb competition
tribal dance in honour of dionysus
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city dionysia day 1
pompe, dithyrambic contests, komos
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pompe
procession/carnival, statue of dionysus was accompanied from the city gates to the sancturary
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komos
men only party
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city dionysia day 2
opening ceremony, 5 comedies
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themes in greek comedies
war, politics, social life
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cost to enter theatre contests
2 abols, however the state would pay if someones couldnt afford it
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city dionysia day 3/4
3 tragedies, 1 satyr play
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city dionysia day 5
3 tragedies, 1 satyr play, judging, prize giving
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city dionysia prize
a garland of ivy
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city dionysia judging method
judges wrote order of preference, archon drew 5 out of the 10 lists and whoever had the most votes won
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the great panathenaia origins
celebration of athenas birthday
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great panathenaia sacrifice
up to 100 oxen, took place on altar of athena polias, only athenians could attend
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great panathenaia programme
rhapsodic/musical contest, youth atheltics, mens atheltics, equestrian events, tribal contests, all night celebration, procession, sacrifice, apobates and boat race, prize giving
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great panathenaia length
8 days
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great panathenaia prize
amphorae
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amphorae
jug filled with olive oil, decorated with athena and event won
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great panathenaia gift to athena
peplos
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great panathenaia participants
athenians and resident foreigners
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great panthenaia occurs in..
every four years, end of july
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lupercalia honoured
romulus
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lupercalia occurs in
15 february
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lupercalia officials
priests called luperci
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lupercalia programme
sacrifice, race around foot of palatine hill
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lupercalia sacrifice
mola salsa sprinkled, animals bowed head, throat slit,knife dipper in animals blood, dripped onto forehead, wool soaked in milk used to wipe off blood, participants laugh, haruspex examines entrails, animal skins used to make loincloths and strips for race
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saturnalia god
saturn, god of seed
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saturnalia length
5 days, in winter
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saturnalia officials
priests of the temple of saturn
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saturnalia programme
sacrifice, public feast, private feast, gift giving
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saturnalia private feast
slave and masters were seen as equal
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saturnalia participants
everyone in all of society took part
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hiereus
priest
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hieria
priestess
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mantis
prophet
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sancturary
a holy area which contained a temple and altar to a god
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greek temple function
seen as a house for the god, to show of the citys wealth, honour the god
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naos
room which housed the gods statue
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plinth
raised base which the temple is built on
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opisthodomos
treasure room
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ionic frieze
continuous, singular story
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doric frieze
story divided into different metopes
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typical greek sacrifice
participants wear clean clothes, animal dressed in ribbons, procession to altar, fire lit at altar, participants wash hands, victim nod head as sprinkled with water, sacrificer cut hairs from victims head, victim throat cut, women cry, blood collected and stains the altar, victim skinned and butchered
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role of a greek priest
assist upkeep of temple, undertake and oversee rituals
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augur
read flights of birds
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parthenon location
acropolis in athens
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parthenon purpose
keep treasury, honour athena, show off athens wealth
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parthenon east pediment
birth of athena
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parthenon west pediment
battle for patron saint of athens
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parthenon north metopes
trojan war
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parthenon south metopes
Centauromachy
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parthenon east metopes
gigantomachy
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parthenon west metopes
greeks vs athenians
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statue of athena material
chryselephantine (gold and ivory)
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temple of zeus location
Sanctuary of Olympia, Altis
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temple of zeus altar
7m high, was there before the temple
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temple of zeus west pediment
centaurs vs lapiths
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temple of zeus east pediment
Chariot race between Pelops and Oinomaos
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temple of zeus metopes
labours of hercules
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temple of zeus special structure
double collonade
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pontiff
priest
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Pontifex Maximus
chief priest
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vestal virgins
college of priestesses who represent vesta and keep the fire of vesta going
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privileges of a vestal virgin
could vote, best seats at games, could own property, make their own will
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haruspex
priest who saw the future by watching how the animal fell to the ground after being killed, examine the smoke and read its entrails
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roman animal sacrifice kill
animal struck on head by a popa to stun it and then have its throat slit
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temple of portunus location
forum boarium
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