any interesting facts about the statue of zeus at olympia?

Question

Where is it located? Why was it created? How was it used? ect..

Answer 1

Well, it isn't there any more, although the temple which once housed it is. The statue was considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world.

It was carved by Pheidias, and no authenticated copies of it exist. It's believed that it was about 12 meters high. All ancient writers who refer to it agree that it was extraordinarily beautiful and majestic.

Why it was built: Well, I suppose the same reason any statue is built. It was a religious shrine; the Greeks made images of their gods and goddesses, and this was the most important shrine at Olympus and one of the largest Greek temples anywhere. Olympus was not a city but a sacred precinct built entirely of temples and houses for priests. The Olympic games started as part of a religious festival dedicated to Zeus.

How it was used: Again, it was the center of religious dedication. I expect sacrifices--animals and objects--were laid before it. Also, in 167 B.C. Antiochus IV Epiphanes, King of Syria, dedicated a purple cloth behind the statue. There is evidence that it may have been the veil of the temple at Jerusalem.

What happened to it: By the 2nd century BC, the ivory on the outside of the statue had cracked and had to be repaired. In the time of Julius Caesar it was struck by lightning. The Emperor Caligula wanted to move it to Rome and replace Zeus' head with his own; it is said that every time his agents came near it the statue laughed loudly. It is believed that the statue was carried off to Constantinople, where it was destroyed by fire in 475 A.D.

Answer 2

The institution of marriage has changed greatly over the past few thousand years. Only in the past century have women been free people with human rights. In the Bible marriage was the sale of a woman by her father to her husband, except when the Israelites were taking women captured during war as their brides. They could do that, because polygamy was common, men took concubines, and also had children by their female slaves and servants. Why should gay people get to weasel out of good stuff like divorce by having extralegal status? I understand Ted Haggart and his wife are going to be on Divorce Court very soon. I realize we're talking entertainment, but ought not marriage be too sacred for that? ∠°)

Answer 3

Go the the history channel website and look it up with the search engine on the website.

Answer 4

Zeus was the supreme god of gods and Greeks. He was called Jupiter by the Romans and he received that name because it was believed he had the same powers as the Roman god Jupiter! His symbols are the eagle, the oak tree, the royal sceptre and the thunder bolt. Originally he was a god of the skies and high heavens and back in the day Greeks thought of him as the only god who concerned himself with the entire universe.
Greeks associated Zeus with justice and well being. He's believed to have greatly punished the wicked and maldoers and rewarded all that did good.

He received the lightening bolt from the Cyclops who were the giants that helped Zeus in the war against his father. He uses the lightening bolt for defence along with a bright golden shield with an eagle engraved in it.

Zeus was the son of the great god Cronus and great goddess Rhea. Cronus feared his children would want to overpower him and take his place at Mt.Olympus, therefore he swallowed all of Zeus's siblings, Zeus hadn't yet been born. When Zeus was born, Rhea hid Zeus on some close by islands before Cronus could swallow him then she wrapped a stone in baby's clothes and gave it to Cronus. Cronus swallowed it believing it was his son. When Zeus reached adulthood he disguised himself and returned and tricked Cronus into drinking a liquid that forced him to vomit up all of his children, who then all gathered together to fight in a war against their father Cronus and the rest of the Titans (the race that Cronus and Rhea belonged to). Cronus was overthrown in the war by Zeus, so Zeus then took his place on Mt. Olympus and became judge and chief ruler of the 12 major gods and goddesses called the Olympians who ruled Mt.Olympus. It was believed that he settled disputes fairly but when he became angry he would throw thunder bolts. On Mt. Olympus he was also in charge of changing the seasons and making the sun come and go, both of which were very important to the other gods, goddesses and Greeks.

Zeus had two(2) brothers. They were the god Hades who ruled the underworld and the god Poseidon who ruled the seas. His sisters were goddesses Hesta, Demeter and Hera.

ZEUS later married his sister Hera who then became the queen of goddesses considering the fact that her husband Zeus was king. In their relationship they had two(2) children who are known as the gods Ares and Hephaestus. Even though being married to Hera Zeus also had many love affairs with other goddesses and mortal women. From these extra relationships on the side, his children include the gods Apollo, Dionysus, Hermes, the goddess Artemis, the heroes Heracles(Latin for Hercules) and Perseus. He also gave birth to goddess Athena who sprang full grown from his forehead. According to myths Zeus and goddess Mnemosyne became parents of the Muses(the 9 goddesses of the arts and sciences) and it is believed that he and goddess Athena were parents of the fates. Zeus fell in love often, therefore resulting in so many children Zeus cannot even name them all. Because of his many relationships his wife queen Hera became very insecure of Zeus and other women/goddesses. Zeus was "anthropomorphic" which comes from two(2) Greek words meaning the shape of man. This meant that Zeus could transform into any animal or human being that he wished to be and he would then go down on earth, and fool the mortal women who would then mate with him.

Zeus foretold the future through omens and oracles. As being the guardian of mortality, Zeus enforced moral among men, for Zeus himself was very wise!

Since Zeus's childhood was spent undercover hiding he was never able to experience the joy of being a child. When he was older he was constantly fighting wars and helping and protecting the others, along with doing many other great things though greatly did his job consist of leisurely activities. He is a very special and wise god who later died, but while he was alive he was greatly respected by most and played a major role in Greek mythology and the roles of the other gods and goddesses and the Greek people!

Answer 5

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