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Why did Roman artists deviate from the Greeks' portrayals of mythological events and heroes?
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Roman artists deviate from the Greeks portrayals of mythological events and heroes to awe the world with the state's accomplishments.
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What war gave the classical Greeks its heroic ideal and several mythological gods?
The Trojan War gave the classical Greeks it's heroic ideal and several mythological gods.
Who did the ancient Greeks believe inspired authors and artists?
greeks
Where are the Elysian Fields?
The Elysian Fields are a mythological place where ancient Greeks believed the souls of the deceased heroic and virtuous people went to rest. It is similar to Paradise in monotheist beliefs.
Is Hercules a real person?
No. He is not real. Hercules is the Roman name for the mythical Greek demigod Heracles. He is the son of a god (Jupiter to the Greeks and Zeus to he Romans) who married a mortal woman.
Who name the Greeks Greeks?
The Romans named the Greeks in Greece.
Why did Roman artists deviate from the Greeks' portrayals of mythological events and heroes instead depicting in their art current events and real people?
To propangamdize and to flatter their emperors
Why did Roman artists deviate from the Greeks potrayal of the mytholgical events and heroes instead depicting in their art current events and real people?
To propangamdize and to flatter their emperors
Why did roman artists deviate from the Greeks' portrayals of mythological events?
There are many reasons why they did it. Mythologywise, in the war of Troy, there were gods who were besides the troyans (Aphrodite, Artemis, Mars...) and who were against them (Hera, Athene, Poseidon...). Since Aeneas was troyan, and his descendants were the Romans, Roman people considered the 'antagonist' gods bad, but they respected them too. In another aspect, there were some cultures what romans involved in their culture. Those mythologies had their gods too, and their characteristic influenced the Roman mythology.
What war gave the classical Greeks its heroic ideal and several mythological gods?
The Trojan War gave the classical Greeks it's heroic ideal and several mythological gods.
Who did the ancient Greeks believe inspired authors and artists?
greeks
What was the mythological Roman God who was known as Zeus to the Greeks?
Jupiter or Jove.
Why did the Greeks tell mythological stories?
because they believed the stories were real
Mythological character with wings which fell off?
Hermes to the Greeks and as Mercury to the Romans
Significance of the demi gods to the Greeks?
The demigods were important to the Greeks because they were half human and half god. They were usually heroes and important mythological stories.
Do unicorns exist the horses with horns on their forehead?
No. They are a mythological creature first mentioned by the ancient Greeks.
Who was the ancient Greeks hero renowned for slaying mythological monsters and riding a winged horse?
persues
Why did the Greeks paint pictures of mythological gods and battles on their urns?
For decoration and reaffirmation of ancient mythic teaching.
