1 / 8

Ancient Greek Beliefs and Arts

Ancient Greek Beliefs and Arts. Chapter 9 Section 3. Religion & Mythology. Greeks believed that the gods looked and acted like humans. Their religious beliefs were expressed in mythology. They honored their gods with public and private religious rituals.

sanaa
Download Presentation

Ancient Greek Beliefs and Arts

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Ancient Greek Beliefs and Arts Chapter 9 Section 3

  2. Religion & Mythology • Greeks believed that the gods looked and acted like humans. • Their religious beliefs were expressed in mythology. • They honored their gods with public and private religious rituals. • Public meetings began with prayers & animal sacrifices.

  3. Each city-state built temples to honor its patron deity. • People offered gold, cakes & wine, or prized animals like bulls to the gods in favor for good health or good crops. • During the Olympic Games, which honored Zeus, all conflicts between city-states ceased. • The original cite for the games was Olympia.

  4. Greeks considered groves of trees, springs, and other places to be sacred and homes to gods or spirits. • Delphi contained many shrines, but the most important building was the holy temple of the god Apollo.

  5. The Arts of Ancient Greece • Most paintings from Ancient Greece were realistic. • They had depth & perspective. • Sculptures showed a strong Egyptian influence but eventually became more realistic. • Sculptures showed calm & peace & this was used to decorate temples and graves.

  6. Architecture • Architecture was inspired by the human body. • Created building with a sense of balance & harmony of parts. • Classic Greek architecture is the Parthenon, built for Athena.

  7. Literature • Greek literature was linked to religion. • Some shorter poems were often sung (lyric poetry) • Poetry was written on many different subject like politics, war and human emotions. • Plays were central features to festivals, prizes were awarded for the best play, best chorus, and best actor.

  8. 2 types of plays were developed; tragedies and comedies. • Tragedies traced the heroic figure in conflict with family, their city or the gods. • Comedies dealt with Greek culture, society, and politicians. • A fable is a story that teaches a moral lesson. • The most famous author of fables is Aesop. Many are still told today such as The Boy Who Cried Wolf & The Tortoise and the Hare.

More Related