The Greek culture existed around 600 BC. ... The explanation for the Greeks was that the olive tree was a gift from Athena. To honor Athena, many statues were made of her, perfecting the female figure such as the Athena statue in the Parthenon, by Phidias. ... An example of idealized state/religion art is the Temple of Ramesses II, where the entranced was lined with four huge sitting Ramesses statues and one sun god. The Greek philosophy was that man was the sum of all things. ...

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Religion can be defined as "an acknowledgement of an obligation to a god or gods; a practical piety; devotion; any system of faith and worship. ... The belief in Jesus Christ being the son of the one God is our religion. ... The Olympians include Zeus, Hera, Demeter, Hestia (later replaced by Dionysus), Apollo, Artemis, Athena, Aphrodite, Poseidon, Hades, Hephaestus, and Ares. ... His daughter, Athena, was born from his head and his son Dionysus from his thigh after he had killed their respective mothers. ... Nine months later Athena was born from his forehead. ...

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In Ancient Greece, two pillars of artistic communication were theatre and architecture. ... In an age of almost non-stop warfare, the male citizens of a Greek polis between the ages of 18 and 60 were obliged to serve in the army. ... Aeschylus aptly personifies the basis of this societal value with the words of Athena: ?... Athena herself found[s]? ... actions, while they are still partially motivated by revenge, are also instructed by the god Apollo. ...

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The goddess Athena, goddess of war and wisdom, is discussing the matter of Odysseus with Zeus, the head god and god of sky (Homer 10). ... Other examples of Greek gods and goddesses are Apollo, god of music, poetry, medicine, archery, and young unmarried men and Hestes, goddess of the home. As you can see, the Greeks believed in many gods unlike the people of the Jewish fate who believed in one god. ... The belief is that the god is represented by everything. ... Equally important are the Ancient Greek views of death. ...

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In Greece each city-state worshiped a specific god or goddess who they gave the most attention to. For Sparta, it was Athena. Persia was polytheistic, but unlike Greece, they did not worship a specific god or goddess the most. ... Everyone worshiped Athena and that was it. ... Sparta used religion to compete against other Greek city-states for the largest temple and the most powerful god or goddess, while Persia used it as a means of unifying the country. ...

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The beards symbolize wisdom, the god's is longer than Hammurabi's. ... It has the body of a lion and the head of a god/pharaoh. ... The sun god is depicted over the entrance. ... The sun god is shining down on the figures. ... Osiris, god of the underworld, is on the right. ...

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