https://padlet.com/porterz2/greekcivilizationsanctuaries Sanctuaries of Apollo and Zeus en-us 2019-03-05 23:48:35 UTC 2025-10-08 16:26:13 UTC hello@padlet.com porterz2 https://padlet.com/porterz2/greekcivilizationsanctuaries/wish/338192395 Located 166 km to the north-west of Athens in the region of Phocis; this ancient holy place lies on the steeply sloping ground at the foot of two south-facing cliffs, The Phaedriddes. This site contains two sanctuaries , the larger and best-known dedicated to Apollo and the smaller to Athena. ]]> 2019-03-06 00:34:27 UTC https://padlet.com/porterz2/greekcivilizationsanctuaries/wish/338192395 porterz2 https://padlet.com/porterz2/greekcivilizationsanctuaries/wish/338196216 The Temple of Apollo has three certain versions, one being being burned down, the second being destroyed by an earthquake and the last one having six columns on the short side and fifteen columns on the long side. The temple has the addition of the adyton, said to contain the tomb of the god Dionysos, the ruler in Delphi. The temple holds some treasury like the navel (marks for the Ancient Greeks the center of the earth), a gold statue of Apollo and a laurel tree. ]]> 2019-03-06 00:55:12 UTC https://padlet.com/porterz2/greekcivilizationsanctuaries/wish/338196216 porterz2 https://padlet.com/porterz2/greekcivilizationsanctuaries/wish/338205688 The Temple of Apollo has many different kinds of sculptures within.  The North Frieze sculpture depicts the battles of the gods against the giants. The sculpture has the gods representing the forces of order and civilization, as the giants represent chaos and barbarism. The fighters were well arranged for easy identification by the pilgrims who viewed this from the sacred way: the gods advanced toward the right and the giants toward the left. Deities included Kybele, an Anatolian goddess, in her lion-drawn chariot. ]]> 2019-03-06 01:45:22 UTC https://padlet.com/porterz2/greekcivilizationsanctuaries/wish/338205688 porterz2 https://padlet.com/porterz2/greekcivilizationsanctuaries/wish/338207897 The Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia contained one of the most renowned statues in the world, the Statue of Zeus. This Sanctuary also had other shrines of great divinities like Pelops. Olympia not only has the Temple of Zeus but also holds the Temple of Hera. ]]> 2019-03-06 01:58:16 UTC https://padlet.com/porterz2/greekcivilizationsanctuaries/wish/338207897 porterz2 https://padlet.com/porterz2/greekcivilizationsanctuaries/wish/338208016 The Temple of Zeus was a treasure house of mythology. It held metopes which represented the twelve Labours of Herakles. Also in the temple held Pheidias' world-renowned statue of Zeus, which no lom]]> 2019-03-06 01:58:59 UTC https://padlet.com/porterz2/greekcivilizationsanctuaries/wish/338208016 porterz2 https://padlet.com/porterz2/greekcivilizationsanctuaries/wish/338208206 The West Pediment, apart of the Temple of Zeus in Olympia. This sculpture shows us a brawl in full action, having centaurs, Lapiths, and Lapith women biting, pulling, struggling against each other. Shows us another struggle of the forces of order against chaos and barbarism. ]]> 2019-03-06 02:00:14 UTC https://padlet.com/porterz2/greekcivilizationsanctuaries/wish/338208206 porterz2 https://padlet.com/porterz2/greekcivilizationsanctuaries/wish/339724264 More in depth look into how the sanctuary of Apollo looked back the Bronze Age. (8:04-11:56) ]]> 2019-03-10 19:23:51 UTC https://padlet.com/porterz2/greekcivilizationsanctuaries/wish/339724264 porterz2 https://padlet.com/porterz2/greekcivilizationsanctuaries/wish/339726081 Apollo, son of the goddess Leto and the god Zeus, has a temple built just for him due to his courageous actions. ]]> 2019-03-10 19:37:52 UTC https://padlet.com/porterz2/greekcivilizationsanctuaries/wish/339726081 porterz2 https://padlet.com/porterz2/greekcivilizationsanctuaries/wish/339726898 Zeus is one of the more popular figures in Greek Mythology. How did Zeus become so much of a dominant figure and role model for Greek culture?]]> 2019-03-10 19:44:13 UTC https://padlet.com/porterz2/greekcivilizationsanctuaries/wish/339726898 porterz2 https://padlet.com/porterz2/greekcivilizationsanctuaries/wish/339728176 The reason why Zeus became the god of the gods]]> 2019-03-10 19:52:45 UTC https://padlet.com/porterz2/greekcivilizationsanctuaries/wish/339728176 porterz2 https://padlet.com/porterz2/greekcivilizationsanctuaries/wish/339777770 Ancient Greece had many known civilizations as well. Having civilizations like Delphi, Olympia, Sparta, Troy and Athens. ]]> 2019-03-11 01:53:39 UTC https://padlet.com/porterz2/greekcivilizationsanctuaries/wish/339777770