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Temples - Coggle Diagram
Temples
The parthenon
purpose
temple of Athena
dates
447 - 432 BC
location
Athens
key people
phidias
supervised decoration
Iktinos + Kallikrates
Architects
Athena
goddess honoured
why was the parthenon built
to houner athena
athena protected athens
temple shows devotion
shows athenian power
built after persians war
shows
wealth
success
power
store wealth
used partley as a tresury
shows connections between
religion
politics
pediments
east pediment
shows
birth of athena
importance
shows importance of goddess
west pediment
shows
athena vs poseidon
importance
explanes athens origins
shows wisdom defeating violence
metopes
south
centauromachy
represents
civilisation vs barbarism
Centaurs vs Lapiths
west
amazonomachy
represents
order defeating outsiders
ancient greeks vs the amazons
north
trojan war
east
gods vs giants
what does the Parthenon represent
athenian power
wealth
civilisation
persian victory
religious de
important temple terms
Naos/Cella
definition
Main room
contained
cult statue
importance
mast sacred place
cult statue
definition
statue of deity
importance
central focus of temple
altar
definition
place sacrifices preformed
importance
most worships happened here
pediment
definition
triangular ends of temple
importance
desplayed sculptures
colonnade
definition
rows of columns
purpose
support structure
creates impressive appearance
Opisthodomos
definition
rear room
often used for
storage
treasure
What OCR asks for
Why build temples
why important
what do sculptures represent
why display myths on temples
religious or political importance
what does architecture suggest
temple of zeus at olympia
purpose
temple honouring zeus
importance
connected to olympics
why important
worship zeus
olympics held nearby
housed enormous statue
east pediment
shows
Pelops
Oinomaos
Hippoda
represents
competition
justice
fate
west pediment
shows
centauomachy
apollo central figure
represents
order
civilisation
self control
barbarism defeated
why important
shows greek beliefs about
civilisation
competition
religion
What was a temple used for
Housing cult statues
what re cult statues
statues representing gods
importance
Gods believed to be symbolically present
why important
temple acts as gods home
worship
people visited temples to
pray
give offerings
worship gods
importance
most people remained outside
sacrafices
Sacrifices happened outside the temple
why?
large crowds
smoke produced
altar more important
display wealth and power
large temples showed
wealth
power
importance
cities used temples to impress people
temple symbolism
olivetree
represent
peace
wisdom
prosperity
columns
represent
strength
power
temple zize
represents
wealth
importance
Key ideas to remember
temple = house of gods
altar = place worship happens
temple shows
religion
power
identity
wealth
Why temples are important
temples exist because they:
honoured gods
housed cult statues
showed religious devotion
displayed wealth and power
acted as important public spaces
important
Temple ≠ place where everyone gathers.
most worship happens outside
why were Altars outside
reasons
most worship happend outside
large numbers attended festicles
temple too small
sacrifice created smoke
burning animals produced
smoke
smell
mess
outside more pratical
altar more important than temple
sacrifice was central religious act
temple existed partly because of altar