... the past were written by upper class men for their own edification. A few fragments of women's writing exist, including lines from Sappho's poetry. Controversy surrounds the interpretation of these and other artifactual evidence, and thus how women were viewed. For instance, many of the Greek vases depicting ... to Athena. Athena was the patron goddess of the Athenians, and the city held a major festival in her honor, the Panathenaia. In a contest to see whose name would grace this city-state, the god of the sea, Poseidon, offered the Greeks sea spring water, but by giving them ... poe...

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... created dramatic dialogue he also elaborated the staging of the drama, introducing costumes and scenery. The characteristics of his works are the profundity of theme and the grandeur of the poetry recited by the chorus. The Oresteia, probably his most mature work, provides an insight into his concepts of justice and mercy, and his belief in a divine will, with the aid ... 480 BC. In 468 BC, at the age of 28, he defeated Aeschylus, whose preeminence as a tragic poet had long been undisputed, in a dramatic competition. The date of the first contest with Euripides is uncertain in 441 Eurip...

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... also other footraces in the games. There were never group competitions, only individual competitions. The Olympics started in 776 B.C. Although only young men competed in the games, eventually they had contest for boys that were added. There is only on winner in the games, and they receive a wreath made of olive leaves and sometimes received the name of being a hero. A philosopher ... argued that a citizen did not belong just to himself or herself, but to the state. He also did not accept Plato's theories. Aristotle wrote his works on ethics, logic, politics, poetry, astronomy, geology,...

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... next to Pluto at the Prytaneion. When Euripides arrived, a dispute broke out between him and Aesychlus on who was the greater artist. To solve this dispute, they decide to hold a poetry contest in which Dionysos will be the judge. Pluto says that Dionysos is to choose a winner and whomever he chooses will go back to earth with him. To my surprise he ... ...

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