Deianira

A hydria was a pot used for carrying water, with a handle on each side and one handle on the back. This hydria is 19 inches tall with the flat shoulder typical of the 6th century BCE. The pot was sculpted from terracotta and then black figure painted. Black figure painting is a type of pottery painting that uses black as the primary color, and red and white to accent certain aspects of the scene. Gloss was applied to the desired areas before firing the pottery, and a lack of oxygen causes…

The Hydra You have just taken a hike through the woods and then you discover a salt water lake. Seeing a strange portal, curious, you swim towards it. You go on to the miniscule island that the portal is on. As you start to get near the portal a thick fog starts to form and you can’t see anything. The ground starts to tremble at your feet as a gigantic figure rises from the shadows. As the gigantic shadow looms over you it starts to stomp towards you, you are about to fall down as it gets…

The similarities and differences found in myths that validate Greek culture, are found throughout the textbook. We will look at oikos, kyrios, dowry rights, and how the characters did and did not represented Greek culture from myths. We will examine Greek culture on how the women were given specific rules to live by. How males had to obey the gods and were punished if they did not, according to myths. Some of the main characters we will observe are, Hercules, Clytemnestra, Pelops and other…