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SSAW 6
Ch. 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Pausanias | historian who visited Olympiad around 160-270 AD |
| Alpheios | river Olympia is on |
| Altis | a sacred precinct of Zeus - marked by low wall |
| Altar of Zeus | open air - 'great' altar |
| Oracle of Zeus | seers highly regarded for military advice |
| Temple of Hera | located within altis |
| treasuries | built by city-states to house their offerings to Zeus |
| Chryselephantine | gold and ivory! |
| sculptural program | myths of Pelops, Heracles, Theseus - adorned the temple of Zeus |
| "iconic statues" | granted to 3X olympic winners |
| stadium | small running track w/ grass hills for spectators. 20+ tracks |
| hippodrome | for horses! yo |
| 5-day festival for Zeus | Drinking, praying, feasting, celebration in July-Aug |
| Hellanodikai | judges of greeks |
| spondophohroi | heralds who announced the festivals' arrival |
| ekecheina | hands off |
| eirene | total peace |
| theoria | gift bearing delegations of state reps |
| oaths | "do nothing evil" against the games |
| Zeus Horkios | statue of oath |
| age classes | boys and men separated |
| phybollia | spectactors showered with foliage and fruit |
| eiselasis | a triumphal parade |
| homecoming of Exainetos | procession of charity - hole made in city wall for him |
| stadion | sprint of 190 M |
| diaulos | double race of 400M - down and back |
| dolichos | long race of 20-24 laps (7.5-9km) |
| hoplitodromes | race in armor - down and back |
| pentathalon | broadjump, discuss, javelin, running, wrestling (pale) |
| halteres | hand weights |
| Kleomedes of Astypalaia | killed Ikkos in boxing - lost victory - lost mind - killed children |
| Zanes | statue of Zeus built by imposed fines on athletes who 'arrogantly' broke the rules |
| hysplex | starting mechanism for running |
| aphesis | starting mech for horses |
| sortition | relying on luck and chance |
Created by:
berge
on 2011-10-15