eachers. Sports At Olympia-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The goal is to overcome female and mother nature. It takes place in the nude, and women are not allowed tobe present. One lady had disguised herself as a man to see herr family members perform in the contests.They discovered her, but let her stay since her family members were victors. Athletics are done to musicthus gracefulness and strength are both important. There was no respect for the loser and the winning familycould justify aristocracy from the gods. Only wealthy people could really fight originally. Later the citywould sponsor an athlete to train to fight at these competitions. Pentatheletes were people who competed infive events. Weightlifting (defying the force of gravity) Jumping with hand weights (must learn to trick nature by using the rock to jump further) Wrestling (agnostic erotic embrace) Boxing (gloves channels the force of nature and is weighted). Discus Throwing Javelin throwing Running Racing with animals (the owner, not the rider gets the glory for the victory) There was a contest for women at the Temple of Hera where the women race called the Festival of Hera. Date: 12-NOV-99 Semester: Fall '99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- He will return our Persona Papers on Monday =) Marriage-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Marriage moment puts the heroes career on the line. During a marriage, females often revert to femaledominance even though they are determined to be docile. (An example is seen in the theatres when womenwere not allowed to go. But during the Hellenistic Age, women gained their powerful role again). Womenstumble upon their power bases. Hercules 2 Marriages-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Megara = miss chambers (can be seen in Eu...
