The Parthenon 1. What is the agora? Agora is 2. Who is the Parthenon dedicated to? The Parthenon was dedicated to the goddess Athena. 3. What is Poseidon's gift? What is Athena's gift? Poseidon the god of the sea and his gift sea salt( naval superiority).Athens the goddess of wisdom, war and creating . Her gift was an olive tree ( idea of prosperity and peace for the land). 4. What are the doric features of the Parthenon? The doric features of the Parthenon is massive columns with shallow broad flutes and vertical lines. 5. What is the subject matter of the metopes? The subject matter of the Metopes is having craving on each block of greek battling various enemies. The battle were Greeks vs.trojans, Gods vs. Titian , Lapiths vs. Centaurs, and Greeks vs. Amazons. 6. How did Pericles fund building projects like the Parthenon? Pericles fund building projects like the Parthenon by the Atheneans were leaders of the Delian League. The Delian league an association of Greek City states that paid taxes to help protect Greece against Persia. That is how Pericles funded the building . The Parthenon Sculpture 1. The Classical Period begins after Athens defeated which group of people? The Classical Period begins after Athens defeated the persian empire in 479 BCE. 2. Who was the sculptor? The sculptor was called Phidias. 3. Which three areas on the Parthenon had sculpture? The three areas on the Parthenon had sculpture was pediment( triangular area at the very top of the temple).Metopes are spaces in between triglyphs. The frieze is a band of continuous sculptures. 4. What is the subject of the West Pediment of the Parthenon? The subject of the West Pediment of the Parthenon is Poseiden and Athena to be the patron deity of the city of Athens . 5. What is the subject of the East Pediment of the Parthenon? The subject of the East Pediment of the Parthenon is the story of Athhen’s birth. 6. On the metopes, the Greeks are shown fighting mythological enemies. What real-life event do these stories relate to? On the metopes is shown mythological enemies that symbolize the real life event of the persian battle. 7. Although no one knows for sure, what is the general idea about the subject-matter of the Parthenon frieze? The general idea of the Parthenon frieze represents the Panathenaic procession that honor the goddess Athena.

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