Greek Propaganda Flashcards
What is ancient propaganda
Myths stood as symbols of power that used to define civilisations, cities, families and individuals
What were myths typically depicted as and where would they be depicted
Art on buildings to stand as statements of power
What is the centauromachy
Battle of centaurs, Lapiths vs centaurs
Where did the Lapiths live and who ruled that area
Thessaly, ruled by Ixion
Who did Ixion take a liking to
Hera
What did Zeus do to Ixion
Tricked him by making an image of Hera out clouds so Ixion would sleep with it
What happened to the cloud Ixion slept with
The rain gave birth to the centaurs
What are centaurs
Half man half horse
What were centaurs like
Wild creatures that lived savage lives
How did the battle between the centaurs and Lapiths start
Ixions son invited the centaurs to his wedding feast
What happened during the wedding that led to the battle
Centaurs became drunk and breach of hospitality
What was the centauromachy a symbol of
Greek victory over the Persians and civilised people defeating uncivilised people
Who was the centauromachy particularly important to and why
The Athenians, their city was burnt down by King Xerxes in 480BC
Where is the centauromachy depicted
Metopes of the Parthenon
what was Ixion’s son’s name?
Perithos
What are the Persians represented as in the centauromachy?
The centaurs
What were the Greeks represented as in the Centauromachy?
Lapiths
What are the three parts to how a metope of frieze is judged on?
-how easily recognisable it is
-how realistic the scene is
-How effectively is the space used
Who were the amazons
a mythical race of women
where were the amazons from?
Asia minor (modern-day turkey)
How did the amazons act around men?
the stayed clear of men unless they needed to reproduce and if a boy was boy, he was killed
What was the Amazonomachy?
the mythical battles between the Amazon women and the Greeks
What were the two great battles between the Amazonians and the Greeks?
The Battle with Heracles and the Attic War
What happened between Heracles and the Amazonians ?
Heracles went to complete his ninth labour (getting the belt of Hippolyte) but a rumour spread which, started a war where Hippolyte gets killed
Who wins the battle between Heracles and the Amazonian women?
Heracles
What caused the Attic War?
Heracles stole an Amazonian bride for Theseus.
How did the Greeks win the Attic War?
After the Amazonians declared war Theseus and Heracles led an army of Athenians to destroy them.
What did the Amazonomachy represent about the Greeks?
their triumph over foreign people, nations and empires
Where is the Amazonomachy depicted on?
at the Temple of Apollo at Bassae
What part of the temple is the Amazonomachy depicted on?
the frieze
Who was the Temple at Bassae dedicated to?
Apollo Epikourion
When was the temple of Bassae built?
450BC
Where was Bassae?
it was a small town southwest of Olympia and the West of the Peloponnese
What does Apollo Epikourion mean?
Apollo the helper
Why was Apollo called the Helper?
because he helped the people of Bassae get rid of a plague, according to Pausanias
Where is the Amazonomachy depicted in the temple?
on a frieze that runs round the naos of the temple
