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the way things ought to be TERM 2
Solon's Reforms
DEFINITION 2 Relief of suffering for poor (seisachtheia)Repealed Draco's Laws.Jury eventually introduced to Athens TERM 3
Aeschylus
DEFINITION 3 525-45690 works, 7 survive.Wrote Oresteia, where Orestes first extracts vengeance, then is pursued by the furies and flees to Athens for trial. TERM 4
Tantalus
DEFINITION 4 Abused the right to eat with the gods.Tantalus was a Greek mythological figure, most famous for his eternal punishment in Tartarus: to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree with low branches, with the fruit always eluding his grasp, and the water always receding before he could take a drink. TERM 5
Pelops
DEFINITION 5 In Greek mythology, Pelops, was king of Pisa in the Peloponnesus. Son of Tantalus, he was cut into pieces and served to the Gods as an offering. The Gods reassembled him though, and he eventually worked with Poseidon.In courting Hippodamia, he had to do a bunch of shit cuz the father in law had one of those prophecies, so yeah whatever.
Atreus
In Greek mythology, Atreus was a king of Mycenae, the son of Pelops and Hippodamia, and the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus. Banished along with Thyrestes for killing Chrisippes or whatevs, he looked for a lamb to sacrifice to Artemis. He found a gold one, gave it to his wife to hide, who then gave it to her lover the brother, who then competed with Atreus for the throne. Atreus wins cuz of the gods, then bans T, finds out about the affair, kills T's sons and forces him to eat them.Eventually killed by Aegisthus. TERM 7
Thyestes
DEFINITION 7 In Greek mythology, Thyestes was the son of Pelops and Hippodamia, King of Olympia, and father of Pelopia and Aegisthus. Brother of Atreus, had an affair with Atreus' wife Aerope. Atreus banned him and found out, killed his sons made him eat em, the T consulted the oracle to find out what to do. Found out his son Aigisthus would kill Atreus, did the naughty with his daughter, who was abandoned and raised by Atreus, who found out and tried to kill him but was killed instead. TERM 8
Agamemnon and Clytemnestra
DEFINITION 8 Son of Atreus and Hippodamia.A insulted Artemis by boasting, so he had to sacrifice Iphigenia, his daughter, to appease Artemis.C was pissed, so she started fooling around with Aigisthus. Then A returned with Cassandra, and C decided to kill him.Orestes, their young son, vowed revenge.O kills C, gets burdened with guilt for years, then begs for Athena's mercy which ends the curse of the house of atreus. TERM 9
Polykleitos
DEFINITION 9 A Greek Sculptor.Made the Classical Greek style. None of his statues survive, but apparently they rivaled the statue of Zeus.Known for contrapposto, shifting the weight into one leg.Emphasized symmetry in size, very revered for this.Known especially for Canon, and Doryphoros. TERM 10
Charioteer of Delphi
DEFINITION 10 Surviving statue from Ancient Greece. Crafted in 474 BC to commemorate victory of a chariot team.Found in pieces in 1800's, the crafter is unknown but believe it to be of Athens or Sicilian origin.
Parthenon
The Parthenon is a temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their virgin patron. Metopes and Doric golore, blahblah. TERM 17
Phidias
DEFINITION 17 Phidias, or The Great Pheidias (in Ancient Greek, ; circa 480 BC 430 BC), was a Greek sculptor, painter and architect, who lived in the 5th century BC, and is commonly regarded as one of the greatest of all sculptors of Classical Greece: Phidias' Statue of Zeus at Olympia was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Also did the Athena thing. TERM 18
Erechtheion
DEFINITION 18 The Erechtheion is an ancient Greek temple on the north side of the Acropolis of Athens in Greece.Features a Porch of Caryatids (sculpture maidens). TERM 19
Ionic Order
DEFINITION 19 The Ionic order forms one of the three orders or organizational systems of classical architecture, the other two canonic orders being the Doric and the Corinthian. Circle column topper thingies. TERM 20
Temple of Athena Nike
DEFINITION 20 The Temple of Athena Nike is a temple on the Acropolis of Athens. First full ionic temple in the acropolis.
Athenian Agora
The Ancient Agora of Athens is the best-known example of an ancient Greek agora, located to the northwest of the Acropolis and is bounded on the south by the hill of the Areopagus and on the west by the hill known as the Colonus Agoraeus.Agora=citymarket place TERM 22
Sophocles
DEFINITION 22 Sophocles (; , Sophokls, ; 497/6 BC - winter 406/5 BC) is one of three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays have survived. Most of his plays feature Antigone and Oedipus. Only 7 full works of his survive. TERM 23
Agenor
DEFINITION 23 Agenor was in Greek mythology and history a Phoenician king of Tyre. Father of Europa, Cilix, Cadmus, and sometimes Phoenix. TERM 24
Cadmus and Europa
DEFINITION 24 Europa was the chick who fell in love with Zeus the bull. She became queen of Crete and mothered Minos, Rhadamanthus, and Sarpedon who became the judges of the underworld.Cadmus was her brother who was ordered to search for her, failed, and founded Thebes. TERM 25
Laius
DEFINITION 25 In Greek mythology, King Laius, or Laios of Thebes was a divine hero and key personage in the Theban founding myth. Father of Oedipus, you know the happy story. HE'S ALSO A RAPER AAAAGH
Antigone and
Ismene
Sisters and daughters of Oedipus.Close, but act as foil for eachother.Antigone fanatical, Ismene rational and calm, caught up in her and Creon's fight. TERM 32
Creon
DEFINITION 32 The jerk in Antigone.Creon is a figure in Greek mythology best known as the ruler of Thebes in the legend of Oedipus. He orders Antigone to be killed becuz of her insolence in burying Polynices. His son and wife die cuz of his bad stuff. TERM 33
Haemon
DEFINITION 33 According to Sophocles' play Antigone, Haemon or Haimon, was the son of Creon and Eurydice.Kills himself becuz he can't stand betraying his father or Antigone, his lover. TERM 34
Euripides
DEFINITION 34 Greek tragedist. blahbalbhalbhalbabpresented man as they areunlike sophocles18 works survive TERM 35
Pelias
DEFINITION 35 He a crae kingPelias was king of Iolcus in Greek mythology, the son of Tyro and Poseidon. Paranoid and stuff, sent Jason after the Golden fleece.Killed by his daughters who were tricked by Medea.
Jason
Jason was an ancient Greek mythological hero who was famous for his role as the leader of the Argonauts and their quest for the Golden Fleece. Come on Jason and the Argonauts! Duh!Sad story really... TERM 37
Chiron
DEFINITION 37 Famous centaur babe.In Greek mythology, Chiron (Greek: ; "hand") was held to be the superlative centaur among his brethren.Reared Jason. TERM 38
Golden Fleece
DEFINITION 38 In Greek mythology, the Golden Fleece is the fleece of the gold-hair winged ram, which can be procured in Colchis. Just a famous Ram Jason had to get for Pelias. Protected by a dragon. TERM 39
Argo and Argonauts
DEFINITION 39 Jason's boat and crewmembers.Lots of famous crewmembers. TERM 40
King Aeetus
DEFINITION 40 The dude who has the fleece. Father of Medea. Makes Jason do the tasks.
Physis vs. nomos
nature vs. law TERM 47
Thucydides
DEFINITION 47 Historian and author from Alimos.Wrote History of the Peloponnesian Wars.Dubbed father of scientific history in that he needed tangible proof for his work. TERM 48
30 Year Peace
DEFINITION 48 Neither state to interfere with the allies of the other.Neutrals free to join either side.Disagreements to be settled by arbitrationAllies can not switch sides.Each side allowed to resolve conflicts within it's own alliance. TERM 49
Battle of Sybota
DEFINITION 49 The Battle of Sybota took place in 433 BC between Corcyra and Corinth, and was, according to Thucydides, the largest naval battle between Greek city states until that time. Draw because Corinthians won the first day, but Corcyrians did not get occupied by Corinthians. TERM 50
Siege of Potidea
DEFINITION 50 Athens ordered Potidea to send hostages to Athens and remove all Corinthians from office. Corinthians assured Potidea they would aid in case of an attack, and began sneaking soldiers into the city, violating the 30 year treaty.
Megarian Decree
The Megarian Decree was a set of economic sanctions levied upon Megara circa 432 BC by the Athenian Empire shortly before the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War. Historians believe that banning Megara would have been disastrous for the district economically, a cause of the war. TERM 52
Archidamian War
DEFINITION 52 The Peloponnesian War, 431 to 404 BC, was an ancient Greek war fought by Athens and its empire against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta. Athenians declined to fight Spartans. The farmers just hid behind the long walls as Sparta occupied the land. The Athenians relied more on their fleet so did not suffer much. Ended after 40 days because of a festival Spartans had to return for. TERM 53
Long Walls
DEFINITION 53 The Long Walls, in Ancient Greece, were walls built from a city to its port, providing a secure connection to the sea even during times of siege. They were... long walls. What else do you need to know? TERM 54
Funeral Oration
DEFINITION 54 Delivered by Pericles.It's basically a mega funeral for all the people who died in the war.Glorifies the dead. Delivered a year after war starts. TERM 55
Plague
DEFINITION 55 The Plague of Athens was a devastating epidemic which hit the city-state of Athens in ancient Greece during the second year of the Peloponnesian War (430 BC), when an Athenian victory still seemed within reach. Pericles dies 429.
Battle of Amphipolis
The Battle of Amphipolis was fought in 422 BC during the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta. The battle that ended the war with the death of the two generals... how romantic? TERM 62
Peace of Nicias
DEFINITION 62 The Peace of Nicias was a peace treaty signed between the Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta in the March 421 BC, ending the first half of the Peloponnesian War. Favored athens. TERM 63
Nicias
DEFINITION 63 An Athenian politician who was the main negotiator of peace for the war. TERM 64
Alcibiades
DEFINITION 64 Alcibiades, son of Clinias, prominent statesmen. Switched from Athens to Sparta... Undid Athens more and more in Sparta. TERM 65
Battle of Mantinea
DEFINITION 65 The Battle of Mantinea of 418 BC was a significant engagement in the Peloponnesian War. The Spartans were victorious.
Destruction of Melos
Genocide on Melos by the Athenians.Showed the "realism" of war according to the author. TERM 67
Sicilian Expedition
DEFINITION 67 The Sicilian Expedition was an Athenian expedition to Sicily from 415 BC to 413 BC, during the Peloponnesian War.
