Saturday 27 February 2016

Greece




Ancient Greece: 

The earliest Ancient greek civilisations were documented to be from two different areas, one of which the mainland Greece and the other the island of Crete.  The Crete people were called Minoan, even though they were not Greek themselves they had a huge influence on the Greek culture and upbringing of the country.  It was a wealthy island and the greeks took a lot of their culture and Architecture in the building of their own country.    Cadogan, Gerald, 1992, " Ancient and Modern Crete," in Myers et al., 1992, Aerial Atlas of Ancient Crete

The greek people on the mainland of Greece were originally called the Mycenaean  they settled there around 2000 BC.        Bryne, S (2007)..Greek History facts for Kids, Retrieved from http://www.historyforkids.net/greek-history.html


MoodBoard:

My mood board is a reflection of the time period. I wanted to capture all elements of the era with a few pictures. It was a structured time with the exception of everything still being new, and lots of limited colour pallets were being used. (as seen below) 


INTEREST:

Greek religion had a huge influence in all forms of architecture, art and a lot of the way the civilisation lived as a group. It was a time where the religion was important and many temples and shrines were dedicated to that of these Greek gods. 


THE TWELVE OLYMPIAN GODS:

There were 12 main greek gods that were talked about at this time, they were known as the Olympians. They represented every form of human life;

All 12 gods were retrieved texts from: 

APHRODITE

Aphrodite was the goddess of beauty, love, pleasure and procreation. 

 retrieved from: http://www.theoi.com/greek-mythology/olympian-gods.html/aphrodite

APOLLON (or Apollo) 

Apollo was the god of prophecy and oracles. He was also known for music and poetry and was occasionally blamed for plague and disease. 
retrieved from: http://www.theoi.com/greek-mythology/olympian-gods.html/apollon

 ARES
Ares was known as the god of war and battles.
retrieved from: http://www.theoi.com/greek-mythology/olympian-gods.html/ares

ARTEMIS

Artemis was the god of hunting and keeper of wild animals. She was also known as the goddess of childbirth and the keeper of the girl up until it was time for marriage.
retrieved from: http://www.theoi.com/greek-mythology/olympian-gods.html/artemis

ATHENE (or Athena)

Athena was the goddess of the wise, she was known for her heroic behaviour and was the councillor of the great Olympians.
retrieved from: http://www.theoi.com/greek-mythology/olympian-gods.html/athene


DEMETER

Demeter was the goddess of agriculture and growth. She was the provider of fresh produce and water to mankind.
retrieved from: http://www.theoi.com/greek-mythology/olympian-gods.html/demeter

DIONYSOS (or Dionysus)

Dionysos was the god of wine, pleasure and festivity. He was often known to always be occupied by a group or devotees.
retrieved from: http://www.theoi.com/greek-mythology/olympian-gods.html/diosionysos

HEPHAISTOS 

Hephaistos was the god of fire and was known as a sculptor and builder. 
retrieved from: http://www.theoi.com/greek-mythology/olympian-gods.html/hephaistos

HERA

Hera was known as the queen of the Olympians she was in control of marriage for mankind and Olympus. She was also the goddess of the sky and heaven.
retrieved from: http://www.theoi.com/greek-mythology/olympian-gods.html/hera

HERMES 

Hermes was the god of thievery, persuasion, contests and games. 
retrieved from: http://www.theoi.com/greek-mythology/olympian-gods.html/hermes

POSEIDON 

Poseidon was the great god of water he was in charge of all liquid substances including the sea, rivers and natural disasters.
retrieved from: http://www.theoi.com/greek-mythology/olympian-gods.html/poseidon

ZEUS

Zeus like Hera was the king of the gods, he was the god of the sky, weather and the laws in Olympia and Greece. 
retrieved from: http://www.theoi.com/greek-mythology/olympian-gods.html/zues



Social, Philosophical, Technological and Cultural Changes and Influences in ancient Greece. 


SOCIAL : 

The Olympics was a huge social event in ancient Greece it was a tribute to the Olympus gods and the king of gods Zeus. The events would include; running, jumping throwing and equestrian. It was a battle of the fittest to show their support for the gods and there community. According to records, the first Olympics was held in Olympia in 776 BC.

 retrieved from: http://www.olympic.org/content/olympic-games/ancient-olympic-games/history/


PHILOSOPHICAL:

The Greeks were thought of as very smart people, it is to be considered that they were the inventors of philosophy. It was a first to be able to decipher something without religion or myths and by just using your brain. Philosophy translated means "the love of wisdom"   Bryne, S (2007)..http://www.historyforkids.net/greek-philosophy.html    The Greeks began to ask a lot of questions in their daily life, they came up with many theories that are still practiced today. Such as mathematics, Atoms and Socrates which has influenced the modern day life hugely without this original philosophy's the modern way of life would not be the same. The Greeks were also amongst some of the first people to study medicine as a way to cure the ill. The most famous doctor of that time was called Hippocrates he realised a way to cure his patients in an ethical way. This is still practiced today in modern time and to take the "Hippocrates oath" is to uphold all medical ethics while practicing.  Nelson, Ken. (2016). Ancient Greece for Kids: Science and Technology. Ducksters. Retrieved from http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greece/science_and_technology.php 

TECHNOLOGICAL:

 The greeks, as well as there love for knowledge, were also very practical people. They had an interest in making inventions and made many things that added their life at that time. 


CULTURAL CHANGES AND INFLUENCES: 

As stated above the island of Crete had a huge influence on the greek people as did the Romans. A large majority of their the popular culture at that time was taken from the Crete. It was a growing and fast paced time and due to all the knowledge being learnt during that time it was an ever changing time with more and more understanding of what was happening around them. Because of this a lot of people are said to say that the Romans stole a lot of their knowledge and used it for their own community.
     http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greece/science_and_technology.php 
   retrieved from: http://www.theoi.com/greek-mythology/olympian-gods.html/hermes
   http://www.theoi.com/greek-mythology/olympian-gods.html
  Greek History facts for Kids, Retrieved from http://www.historyforkids.net/greek-history.html



ARCHITECTURE:





Greek architecture was often based around and built for worshiping the greek Olympus gods. The structure of their design was very linear and used a lot of columns to hold up their structures.  They used 3 different types of columns: Doric, Ionic and Corinthian which were all used for different elements in the building. The Doric was the oldest and most simple order and was used around the base. The Ionic order was smaller and more decorative and used at the tops of buildings where the Corinthian was the most elaborate of the 3 and was used in the capital to display wealth.



The greeks built temples to worship their gods, like the Temple of Artemis above it was built of the king of Olympus, Zeus and was built to an elaborate scale. It was completed in 430 BC and has stood to the test and still be seen today all though there is no colour on the building today.  There is a building dedicated to each of the 12 gods.

MOODBOARD/MATERIALS:

This mood board I made was a reflection of the stone and marble that was frequently used in ancient Greece. because it was a reflective space I wanted cool colours with pops of red and blue.

HOSPITAL CHAPEL: 

I decided to choose a chapel because I was very interested in how the greeks would devote whole architecture to their gods. I have kept it plain so that whoever is in the hospital can worship who  they please and is not set to one religion. I have used lots of windows because the greeks built very open spaces. I have incorporated a few arches because although the Romans claim to have built them they originated from the greek style.



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