2. Temples

• The Greek temple we have to study are the Parthenon and Temple of Zeus
• The sanctuary was a holy area in a city or town that contained a temple and an altar to worship a god.
• What was the function of a Greek temple?

  It was used to house the cult statue of the God that it was dedicated to.
• Only Priests were allowed in the temple.
• The altar was a very important part of the sanctuary as this was where the sacrifice and offering to the gods took place.
• The room that housed the god's statue was the cella or naos
• The opisthodoms held all the treasure acquired in warfare and offerings to the gods
• What was the pediment?

  The triangle space at either end of the temple. This could contain a sculpture or be left blank
• What is the Ionic Freize?

  A continuous strip of stone or marble that runs around a temple.
• What is a Metope?

  A continuous strip of stone or marble that is divided into squares
• In order to honour the gods the Greeks would give them offerings. This was done was through the killing of an animal as a blood sacrifice
• The sacrifice can be divided into three parts:

  ● the preparation

  ● the kill

  ● the sharing of the sacrifice.