Greco-Roman Archaeology

[the-ascended.livejournal.com]

"Good morning, class," Daniel says, smiling. "First, I'm going to hand out your grades for your midterm."

He reads down the list in alphabetical order. [[The grades are fairly marked, and you got what you deserved basically]]

"Today, I want to talk about Homer, the Illiad and the Odyssey. Homer is the name traditionally assigned to the reputed author of these two major epics of Greek antiquity. Nothing is known about Homer as an individual. In fact, the question of whether a single person can be said to be responsible for the creation of the two epics is still controversial. However, linguistic and historical evidence allows the assumption that the poems were composed in the Greek settlements on the west coast of Asia Minor sometime in the 9th century BC.

What can you tell me about any of these?

For homework tonight, I want you to choose a character from each of the poems and give me a hundred words on them. Thursday's homework, on Greek and Roman Gods..." He taps the  tray on his desk. "Here. Thank you, and I'll see you on Thursday."

Comments

Thursday's Homework

[the-ascended.livejournal.com]

Here

Re: Thursday's Homework

[pyramid-is-life.livejournal.com]

Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto, and is a twin to his sister Artemis. He is considered one of the most important and many-sided of the Olympian gods. Apollo is considered to have dominion over plague, light, healing, colonists, medicine, archery, poetry, prophecy, dance, reason, intellectualism, Shamans, and as the patron defender of herds and flocks. Apollo popularly represents harmony, order, and reason. He is often confused with Helios, god of the sun, but they are very separate gods. Apollo is also considered to have the best arms out of all the gods on Olympus.

Re: Thursday's Homework

[soniabelmont.livejournal.com]

"Minerva is the Roman/Etruscan virgin godess of wisdom, war, and crafts. Like her Greek counterpart, Pallas Athena, Minerva is said to have sprung directly from her father Jupiter's head. Although she was considered to be the goddess of the more intellectual and rational side of war, Minerva/Athena is also notorious for a fantastically strong temper. Minerva is generally depicted carrying a spear and a shield bearing snakes- not a wholly subtle reference to Athena's own gorgon-emblazoned shield."

Re: Thursday's Homework

[soniabelmont.livejournal.com]