GR Flashcards

(14 cards)

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Significance of Persephone and Demeter on the right of Tablet

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Shows them being worshipped, they are seen as goddesses due to size

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Significance of the motion on the tablet

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Could be just after the procession, meaning they are just inside the temple

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Significance of the women dressed as goddesses on the Tablet

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Could indicate a theatrical construction

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Significance of Iacchus

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Shows that the procession has just finished, shows he is the leader of the procession

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Significance of the tablet

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Built like a temple, with the frieze and pediment displaying an afterlife. Purely decorative, and commisioned.

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Significance of the people on the tablet

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Mix of men and women showing accessibility.

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Significance of the date of the votive

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1ad means the cult is effective and enduring.

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Significance of the marble leg

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Votive is unlike god worship (leg), expensive (marble), and used as a thank you (writing)

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How does the marble leg show personal experience

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A personal thank you, (Tyche) shows it is unlike reciprocal relationships

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Significance of the size of the marble leg

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It is 30 cm, meaning it could be a childs leg, indicating the cult is not just for adults

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What is an Amphora for

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A prize for the winner of the Panathenaic games, holding olive oil which is a display of wealth, it also has the Archons name inscribed giving him fame.

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Significance of the Pythia on the Kylix

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She has a hood, indicating she is a priestess, she is holding a laurel wreath (symbol of apollo), she has a kylix in her hand for libations or tea leaves, she is sat on a tripod and the same size as the king indicating power.

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Significance of the front of the Amphora

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Shows two versions of Athena, showing that epithets are worshipped. Shows a panhellenic version of her, and an epithet.

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