Jillian Kurzmann's Blog 2/12/18

Jillian Kurzmann
2/12/18
Honors Western Civilization

Today in class, Kelsie rewrote the food schedule and Mr. Schick banged on his desk and scared everyone. We also discussed the Greek Gods and Goddesses some more.

Zeus: 
  • Ruler of Heaven and Earth; Father of Athena; God of the sky, weather, thunder, lightning, law, order, and justice.
  • Had a temper and was known to hurl thunderbolts.
Athena
  •  Goddess of skill, wisdom, warfare (and peace), intelligence, battle strategy, and handicrafts. 
  • She was born from Zeus' head fully formed and armored.
  • A special patron of heroes- such as Odysseus.
  • She was the patron of Athens (the city was named after her).
Apollo: 
  • God of music, arts, knowledge, and healing.
  • Zeus was his father, Artemis was his twin sister.
  • He's associated with the sun and his sister with the moon.
Poseidon: God of sea, rivers, earthquakes, and floods.
  • Brother of Zeus, King of the sea and waters.
Aphrodite: 
  • Goddess of love, beauty, desire, and sexuality.
  • Her lovers include Ares (God of War), Adonis (Demigod of Desire), and Anchises ( a mortal who fathered a baby).
Demeter: 
  • Goddess of grain, harvest, and agriculture.
  • Zeus's sister.
Greeks were certainly a war-like people- especially the Spartans.
  • Spartans were known for their tough, ruthless infantry: soldiers who fought of land.
  • Spartan boys trained from the time they were seven.
  • Real Spartans were much more fearless than those oily gym rats in the movie 300 (IMHO).
  • Athens had a great infantry too, but nothing could compare to their navy.
  • Their most efficient weapon was the trireme.
  • Trireme: a technological marvel; fastest ship in the world at the time; rowed by up to 170 men on three levels; could be used as a battering ram; agile; fast.
The Phalanx 
  • Close-ranking, dense group of warriors
  • Armed with long spears and interlocking shields
  •  Soldiers would advance slowly towards the enemy, until they broke through their ranks.

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