Horae theoi
"So he spoke in prayer, and Phoibos (Phoebus) Apollon heard him, and strode down along the pinnacles of Olympos, angered in his heart, carrying across his shoulders the bow and the hooded quiver." The quotes from the Iliad are complete.ĬLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES OLYMPUS IN THE ILIAD
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This page is still incomplete and under construction. The gods feasted on ambrosia and nectar, substances collected from the meadows of the earth-encircling river Okeanos or the smoke of sacrificial offerings wafting to heaven. It existed in the zone known as the aither-the bright upper-air of heaven or shining blue of the sky. The Olympian akropolis lay above the clouds and the paths of the stars, near the apex of the solid bronze-dome of the sky. The peak of Olympos functioned as the secondary seat or throne of Zeus, apart from the rest of other gods.
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The golden tables and tripods of the feast were automatons animated by the divine smith Hephaistos (Hephaestus), and trundled in and out of the hall as required.īefore the palace of Zeus was a large, cloistered courtyard where the full assembly of the gods would gather-including all of the earth-, river- and sea-deities as well as nymphs. The golden-floored hall served as both a council chamber and feast-hall for the Olympian gods and provided them an expansive view of the world below allowing them to observe mankind from the heights. It had a fairly simple layout-as was typical of ancient Greek palaces-with a central hall, private bedchambers and storage rooms. The main structure was the palace of Zeus.
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The buildings were built of stone with bronze foundations and were surrounded by cloistered courtyards with golden pavements. The golden gates of the heavenly fortress were guarded by the three Horai (Horae) and it contained the palace of Zeus, lesser palaces for the other gods, and stables for the immortal horses. It was essentially an ancient akropolis-a fortified hill-top and palace complex-located just below the peaks of Mount Olympos. Olympos is clearly described in Homer's Iliad.
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OLYMPOS (Olympus) was the home of the gods who dwelt in fabulous palaces of marble and gold. (Mount) Olympus Feast of the gods on Olympus, Athenian red-figure kylix C6th B.C., National Archaeological Museum of Tarquinia