Ancient Greek

sculpture in Ancient Greek, displaying a moment of throwing the discus. Observing the exterior of the Discobolus, some features can be discovered. Discobolus’s lifting his arm, ducking down and bending knees form an “S” shape. The athlete shifts his weight to the right foot and uses left toe as the auxiliary supporting point. Man’s body has a trend of counterclockwise turning, which fulfill the concept of dynamics. At about 460 BCE, Myron created this great sculpture in ancient Greek. (The…

need to examine the myths and legends of our ancestors. The ancient Greeks are a great example of how we were able to exceed expectations. The Greeks believed in many gods and goddesses and worshipped them depending on what was going in their life. Their myths are a combination of these gods, the creatures, and the mortals. These myths tell the stories that the Greeks believed in, and why the myths made the them who they are. The Greeks were devoted followers to their faith. They prayed…

Did you know that the Greek took their medicine very seriously? They thought that illness was a punishment from the gods but it also could have been a gift. They later found some scientific reasons why there would be diseases. They also used various tools to perform a surgery. Let’s learn more about the Ancient Greeks’ medicine. The Greek medicine had advanced over the years. It first started with illness being described as a punishment from the gods. In the 5th century B.C.E, some people…

The ancient Egyptian and ancient Greek civilizations are two of the oldest known civilizations in history. It is believed that the ancient Egyptian civilization, based in eastern North Africa, started around 3150 B.C., and survived until 31 B.C. Slightly younger is the ancient Greek civilization, making its mark in history around 1100 B.C. and lasting until 146 B.C. There are many similarities and differences between these civilizations, even though they co-existed and were located in different…

Structure and form were of great concern to the ancient Greeks. This can be seen from the many conventions that are found in a Greek epic. These epics are long stories or poems that are spoken in hexameter. This paper will discuss the gods and heroes, who are prominent figures in epics. It will also describe the theme of an epic, what the setting of an epic entails, and the major events in an epic, how epics use extended similes, and what it means for an epic to begin in medias res. The theme of…

mythology was only for the Ancient Greeks in the past because it’s still used today. How else would one explain Big Foot or Santa Clause, two very common myths of today? No questions are necessary when it comes to Santa or mythology for that matter because mythology doesn’t ask questions. Before getting into what mythology actually is, it is defined as the study of myths. Ology is study of and myths means myths therefore mythology literally means study of myths. Ancient Greeks used it to explain…

Prometheus is believed to be a Titan from ancient Greek Mythology that when translated means forethought. He was very intelligent and clever and did what he wanted no matter what he was told. He is known for giving the power of fire and metalwork to humans. After which he was punished for, by Zeus for giving the powers to humans. He was then tied to a rock and every day an eagle ate his liver, but he was immortal, so each night his liver would grow back, and the eagle would return. Equality…

Friendship in the Ancient Greek City." Gender & History, vol. 23, no. 3, Nov. 2011, pp. 703-720. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1111/j.1468-0424.2011.01653.x. From an ancient to the present, the roles of the women in Eastern has been lower than men’s. Like in ancient Greek, they conventionally have been demeaned political activities since “they were not considered to be citizens” (Taylor 703). However, according to the author, some recent scholarships have been reconsidered that women within the Greek city…

The Ancient Greeks invented many different types of weapons such as the ballista, body armor, and innovation of war strategy and tactics. Many of those weapons have evolved into more technologically advanced weapons that we still use today. The Ancient Greeks invented many advanced weapons for their time. Their innovations developed into our modern day weapons and military tactics. These inventions helped pave the way for the contemporary military weapons that are still being utilized today.…

The production of art in the ancient world saw numerous styles and traversed many cultures. Throughout this period of art production, techniques improved, materials of the ancient world were explored, and artists perfected their craft. The art of ancient Greece is superior to the art of all other periods because of the attention to detail, perfectionism in architecture, and the ability to fully accomplish realistic representations of ideal human proportions while also adapting old techniques and…