He fights against the Amazon women. 9) He wrestles with the Great Cretan bull (consort of the goddess/cow queen) whom he encounters innorthern Greece. 10) He battles cattlemen. 11) Apples of Hesparades: He sends Atlas (holds earth separated from Heaven) into the garden to pick theapple 12) He cleans the stable of Algea at Olympus. Origin of Centaurs:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ixion, a crazy man, believes that he could make love to Hera. But instead of having sex with Hera, he hassex with her mirror image Nephele cloud. The child of Ixion and Nephele is named Centaur (he may nothave been a centaur). Centaur mated with a horse, and produced more centaurs. Date: 10-NOV-99 Semester: Fall '99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Augeias=shining person. By using the power of nature and reorienting the river, Hercules is successful in cleaning up the stables atAugeias The fertile plain that results is sacred to the goddess and is located on the west shore of the NorthernPeloponnesus. Olympia The most sacred buildings are closer to the hill commemorating the goddess. The Great Alter of Zeus: here, the sacrifice is given to the god by burning the inedible parts (the pastidentity of the gods) and sending the smell and incense, leaving the ashes behind. The whole Olympian family contributed to this pile of ashes, burnt at different locations from Zeus alter. Temples are made of colonnades wit a porch, either in the front or the back with a central chamber. Alltemples must be approached from the eastern side. The artist, Phidias, made a sculpture of Zeus with sheets of ivory and his clothing was made of gold. Lionsand other female symbols are placed beneath him to show the subservient nature of women. In one hand, heholds his favorite daughter, Athena. He gives Athena to the winners of contests. The victors are the onlyones allowed i...
