333 research outputs found
Sincretismo religioso en el Oriente Próximo: Allāt-Athena en Palmira
No full textThe aim of the present article is to examine those problems concerning the so-called Allāt-Athena, focusing on the case of Palmyra. It should be taken into account that the Greeks did not have any fixed religious dogmas, a matter that has been confirmed even through a detailed analysis of the attributes of Athena. It is not the purpose of the present author to give any exhaustive treatment of the artistic representations of the so-called Allāt-Athena cluster.El propósito del presente artículo es examinar aquellos problemas relativos a la fusión Allāt-Athena, centrándose en el caso de Palmira. Ha de tenerse en cuenta, para ello, que los griegos no establecieron dogmas religiosos, asunto que queda confirmado, incluso, en un detallado análisis de los atributos de Athena. Vaya por delante que el autor no pretende ofrecer un tratamiento exhaustivo de las representaciones artísticas de la fusión Allāt-Athena
Religious Syncretism in the Near East: Allāt-Athena in Palmyra
No full textThe aim of the present article is to examine those problems concerning the so-called Allāt-Athena, focusing on the case of Palmyra. It should be taken into account that the Greeks did not have any fixed religious dogmas, a matter that has been confirmed even through a detailed analysis of the attributes of Athena. It is not the purpose of the present author to give any exhaustive treatment of the artistic representations of the so-called Allāt- Athena cluster.El propósito del presente artículo es examinar aquellos problemas relativos a la fusión Allāt-Athena, centrándose en el caso de Palmira. Ha de tenerse en cuenta, para ello, que los griegos no establecieron dogmas religiosos, asunto que queda confirmado, incluso, en un detallado análisis de los atributos de Athena. Vaya por delante que el autor no pretende ofrecer un tratamiento exhaustivo de las representaciones artísticas de la fusión Allāt- Athena
With Black Athena into the third millenium CE
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In 1987 and 1991 Martin Bernal published two volumes on the Afroasiatic roots of classical civilization. His theory that ancient Greek culture derived from Egypt and Phoenicia opened a discussion known as the debate on 'Black Athena'. This article sorts out whatever lasting contribution Bernal has made to classical archaeology. In 'Black Athena' Bernal described how one particular view of ancient Greek history has served Eurocentric interests. But his own alternative serves other ideological interests, viz. the rapprochement to Afrocentrism. According to Bernal, the name of the Greek goddess Athena derived from the ancient Egyptian Ht Nt, "temple of Neith". Even though Bernal's etymology has been effectively refuted on the grounds of historical linguistics, the iconographic and semantic details which Bernal adduces make it quite conceivable that the link between Athena and Neith was more than superficial. The present author suggests, however, that Neith and Athena both derive from a common prototype which, throughout the ancient eastern Mediterranean, has produced Great Goddesses with connotations of underworld, death, violence and rebirth. Such a view - although inspired by Bernal - effectively explodes the Black Athena thesis, since it dissolves the very contradiction between Indo-European and Afroasiatic as the source of Aegean civilization, and draws on a common substratum which cannot readily be relegated to an African provenance. In conclusion, the present author advocates continued research in the spirit of Martin Bernal, with vastly increased personal, disciplinary, financial and temporal resources. (A shorter French version of this article is published in: Afrocentrismes : l'histoire des Africains entre Égypte et Amérique / sous la dir. de François-Xavier Fauvelle-Aymar, Jean-Pierre Chrétien et Claude-Hélène Perrot. - Paris : Karthala, 2000, p. 127-150.)ASC – Publicaties niet-programma gebonde
With Black Athena into the third millenium CE
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In 1987 and 1991 Martin Bernal published two volumes on the Afroasiatic roots of classical civilization. His theory that ancient Greek culture derived from Egypt and Phoenicia opened a discussion known as the debate on 'Black Athena'. This article sorts out whatever lasting contribution Bernal has made to classical archaeology. In 'Black Athena' Bernal described how one particular view of ancient Greek history has served Eurocentric interests. But his own alternative serves other ideological interests, viz. the rapprochement to Afrocentrism. According to Bernal, the name of the Greek goddess Athena derived from the ancient Egyptian Ht Nt, "temple of Neith". Even though Bernal's etymology has been effectively refuted on the grounds of historical linguistics, the iconographic and semantic details which Bernal adduces make it quite conceivable that the link between Athena and Neith was more than superficial. The present author suggests, however, that Neith and Athena both derive from a common prototype which, throughout the ancient eastern Mediterranean, has produced Great Goddesses with connotations of underworld, death, violence and rebirth. Such a view - although inspired by Bernal - effectively explodes the Black Athena thesis, since it dissolves the very contradiction between Indo-European and Afroasiatic as the source of Aegean civilization, and draws on a common substratum which cannot readily be relegated to an African provenance. In conclusion, the present author advocates continued research in the spirit of Martin Bernal, with vastly increased personal, disciplinary, financial and temporal resources. (A shorter French version of this article is published in: Afrocentrismes : l'histoire des Africains entre Égypte et Amérique / sous la dir. de François-Xavier Fauvelle-Aymar, Jean-Pierre Chrétien et Claude-Hélène Perrot. - Paris : Karthala, 2000, p. 127-150.)</p
Athena a biography
No full textFrom the Publisher: Author Lee Hall takes the unusual tack of melding the hypothetical "life" of one mythological being-the goddess Athena-into a single, chronological narrative. By drawing upon the richness of ancient history, archaeology, and classical art and literature, she follows the metamorphosis of Athena's identity, tracing through it not only the origins of our concepts of justice and revenge, our attitudes toward wisdom and the useful arts, but the disturbing mistrust of women inherited from the ancient world, as well as the struggle between male and female that attended the very birth of western culture. Hall traces the earliest vestiges of Athena back to the fertility and survival rituals of prehistoric Crete. She then follows this deity associated with the "mother goddess" as she migrates to the mainland. But once here, Hall finds, Athena becomes an "honorary male", complete with helmet, spear, and shieldThe goddess once associated with rituals of nurturing and fecundity now relishes the savagery of war, even masterminds the triumph of the Greeks over the Trojans in Homer's Iliad. Athena forsakes her elemental female virtues and identity as she is co-opted by the male-dominated warrior culture of the Mycenaeans. The third distinctive phase of Athena's career is as the special deity of Athens, where she makes herself felt in the great festivals, art, and architecture of her city, but here too she must betray her gender as the price of civilization. In completing the transition to urban life, one of her last acts is to drive underground the Furies, trapping and containing the ancient and angry female energy. Athena is thus a profound and often troubling exploration of the changes in human consciousness-especially with regard to gender and power-that brought humanity from fertility cults to the Age of Heroes to a time that embraced civic order and the search for wisdom and beautyA fascinating story, it is also a boon to anyone looking for an entertaining and comprehensible narrative that effectively weaves together the Homeric epics, Greek drama, and modern archaeological discoverie
Development of a Ti/Au TES Microcalorimeter Array as a Backup Sensor for the Athena/X-IFU Instrument
No full textWe are developing a transition edge sensor (TES) microcalorimeter array based on a Ti/Au superconducting bilayer, as a backup option for the X-IFU instrument on the Athena X-ray observatory. The array is read out by a frequency-division multiplexing readout system using a 1–5 MHz frequency band. Extensive research collaborations between NASA/Goddard and SRON have led to new design rules for microcalorimeters such as low resistivity of the superconductor bilayer, moderately high ohmic resistance of the TES by changing the aspect ratio and no extra metal strips. We have improved our detector fabrication process according to these design principles and produced TES arrays. Although single-pixel characterizations of these arrays are ongoing, the best energy resolution of 2.0 eV for 5.9 keV X-ray has been observed with a 120 × 20 μm2 TES with a normal resistance of 150 mΩ, biased at 2.2 MHz frequency. This shows that our Ti/Au TES array has a potential to fulfill the detector requirements of the X-IFU instrument.Accepted Author ManuscriptQN/Gao La
Ode to Athena, Patron Goddess of Girls with Glasses
No full textThe author submitted this entry in the Open Verse Poetry category (Professional division) for the 2024 On My Own Time (OMOT) Art Show.This poem is part of a series that imagines what the Olympic goddesses would rule over in our modern day. One of my college roommates loved Athena for representing wisdom, and I realized that the goddess was a great representative for us nerdy girls
After
No full textA manuscript of poems on motherlessness, grief, and growth written over the course of the last two years toward the Master Of Fine Arts degree at Rutgers-Newark.M.F.A.by Athena Pallott
ÁLVARO DE CAMPOS, ATHENA E A FILOSOFIA
No full textThe magazine Athena appears to Fernando Pessoa as a stage for philosophical debate and the essay “What is metaphysics?” written by the heteronym Álvaro de Campos plays a fundamental role in this debate, for it mobilizes a set of concepts around metaphysics and art that are fundamental to understanding the constitution of a philosophy of plurality in Pessoa. Thus, based on the text “What is metaphysics?” in comparison with philosophical texts from Pessoa's Archive signed by other literary personalities of the Portuguese author, this article aims to show the importance of this text signed by Álvaro de Campos in the context of the constitution of a plural philosophical thought in Pessoa's writings.A revista Athena configura-se para Fernando Pessoa como um palco de debate filosófico e o ensaio “O que é a metafísica?” do heterónimo Álvaro de Campos assume um papel fundamental nesse debate, na medida em que mobiliza um conjunto de conceitos em torno de metafísica e arte fundamentais para a compreensão da constituição de uma filosofia da pluralidade em Pessoa. Assim, tendo por base o texto “O que é a metafísica?” em confronto com textos filosóficos do espólio de Pessoa assinados por outras personalidades literárias do autor português, o presente artigo visa mostrar a importância desse texto de Álvaro de Campos no quadro da constituição de um pensamento filosófico plural nos escritos pessoanos
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