These pictures are really interesting. I find it interesting that Hera is so doting of Zeus, while he just sits there. Isis seems to be standing behind Osiris, backing him up. Then Odin and Frigg are sitting beside each other as equals. My favorite is of Odin and Frigg, because it doesn't represent the female as dependent and passive, where as the male is represented as dominant and in charge. These pictures tie in with what we've been studying, because they are all pictures of gods and goddesses. It's interesting that there isn't a Native American, or Hindu representation of the 'Man and Woman' of the household, so to speak. Only the three. It makes it seem like Norse, Greek, and Egyptian are more relating to marriage than the other two cultures. These are some very interesting pictures.
I think these pictures are kinda romantic. They show the couples or the dominant figures of different mythologies. In the Greek one Zeus is dominant, Hera is on her knees before him, doting on him or begging for something.in the Norse Odin and Frigg are equal, sitting next to each other as if there is no care in the world. In the Egyptian i am kinda confused on. There are three guys and one girl, is Isis behind Osiris or is Osiris near Horus? If she is behind him then it is showing a male dominance where she is being hidden and put second to the male supremacy. If she is not next to Osiris then she is the one inspiring the Pharaoh and giving him advice where as the other two are not as important. They are there and like a council offering advice but it might not be accepted. Personally i think this is the second. It also have the feeling to me of female supremacy where as she is smaller but more like the conscience speaking into the ear. The pictures all tie together and have their differences. The dominant deity is under speculation depending on the picture and the culture behind it. But that it includes male and female shows an equality on some level.
I agree with Melanie on how it is curious as to only these three mythologies were chosen. Relating marriage and bonds. But i also disagree, even though only three were chosen that does not mean that the others are not relating to marriage, just that those marriages and dominance's are so varied that they are sometimes misunderstood or misconstrued. A reoccurring theme, cultures being misconstrued and misunderstood by each other and others. But overall i agree with Melanie.
I like how these pictueres are of people figuers this time.I think it is earier to relate to them because they are like that. I like how Hera shows how much she worships Zeus,and lovers him, and shows all this love for him and he just sits there. Just how I think in Todays world, women are the ones who show all thier feelings and man are the ones who hide it more. odin and frigg are sitting besides each other and are equael and make the chorces together as one. Isis is standing more behind osiris, and backing him up and kind of guieding hime when he needs it. I think my favorite is Odin and Frigg because they show equealness, and that they need each other for things to work. I also like it becasue it shows that man and women can and should be treasted equeal.
I agree with what sam N about it being romantic, and how they are keeping theirs women by them. I think it shows how we should keep the thigs,or poeple who mean the most to us, by your sides and keeping them the closest. That we shouldnt every let the things that we love the most in the whole world get away, beacuse when we do then we will never be able to be the same again.
I think that these pictures represent the balance between man and women. In different cultures men are domainant over women, men and women are equal, and women are domainant over men. It all depends on what culture you are from and what you believe in. In the Greek picture it looks like men are domainant over women, in Norse men and women are equal, in Egyptian men are domainant over women. But, this is not true in all cultures some cultures women are domainant over men.... I do not know which ones, but I bet some have this belief.
I agree with Austin that these pictures represent the balance between men and women. There is a somewhat different balance in all three pictures, or cultures. I don't know that there are many cultures where women are dominant over men, but I know that there are a lot of different Greek myths where women help out the male heroes, or are smarter than the men in specific cases.
thes pics repersents the ballince of men and wemon. like mel mel said abouve theres a diference in the picture. i think that all in all they are preaty much the same.
these pictures are really intersting and could make you think of alot. i think the same as the other sam because it shows the god and goddess and it shows their bonds as sitting with them while something important goes on backing them up and showing divotion to them.
In response to what Lizz said i think its some what true that today women show all the emotion and the men hide it more, and in the pictures the women are there showing there emotions for them.
I believe these pictures give us a closer look into the equality of man and woman was in certain myths. Like how Zeus is dominant to Hera who is on her knees, showing us that Greek men were superior to the women. Then below it the picture of Odin and Frigg from the Norse myth who are sitting equal on a bench, which says clearly man and woman are equal. And finally the Egyptian picture showing the woman standing behind her man, not quite equal however still a powerful force of strength as a couple.
These pictures look as if they're all showing the relationships in the three cultures. All of them are similar in the way that the focus of the image is usually the two major figures, except the Egyptian one. In that one it appears as though the male figures are more important in the sense that the man is much larger than the female and is obviously more of a focal point in the piece. The others, however, have both of the two in the focal point of the pictures. By looking at them in the perspective of male dominance they all show that the male is more pwoerful than the female, except the Norse. I find it interesting that the Norse show the female in just as high of standards as they show the male. From that I can tell that unlike other cultures the Norse valued and appreciated their women more than the other cultures.
Melonie and I seem to have a very similar view on these pictures in the sense of male dominance. In both the Egyptian and the Greek picture the male is very obivously the dominant one. The male is also placed more towards the center of the painting, putting them in full view of the audience. However, in the Norse painting both the male and female share the center view as well as the dominance and the equality. If anything, the Norse appear to see something of value in the women that the other cultures cannot, or choose not, to notice. Regardless of the meaning or the symbolism, all cultures are showing a very unique persepctive on their views and beliefs of a "proper" culture. All in all I'm going to have to agree with Melonie's view on this one.
I think these pictues show how women are treated and what their place was with men of power. With the Greek picture it seems like women are not as important and thats why Hera is at Zeus's feet. When you look at the second picture you see that the man and woman are both sitting beside eachother, wich could resemble that they rule together and one is not as important from another. The last picture to me looks like that girls are just pussed to the side and are a second thought, like they dont have any power but stand byt their husbands who do have power.
Like with what alot of people are saying, i agree that these pictures are describing the diffrences between male and female. There is no question that the males are in power in two of the pictures. I agree with Sam Ny that these pictures do have a since of romance to them, but in the Greek one for example, it seems like Zeus doese not know that Hera is even there. With the Egyptian photo, the woman dosnt seem worthless but just pushed out of the way. So i agree with her and Liz for that
the contrasts are pretty interesting that the greeks look down on the women and the rest look fairly equally at them but the norse are definitely the most equal
i think that brandon is on to something with the thought that the men are bigger than the women in the egyptian picture so i would say that they thought that the women were less important in their culture and lesser than the men but not exactly sure
Well, certainly the pictures depict what the artist felt the gods were like, wither he/she felt a certain way, or precieved the gods should be revealed in the Images. The Images can only convey what the artist believed in as she/he created them. Somtimes, the picture is mean to reveal a greater meaning, or grasp a bigger concept than what is on the surface. Perhaps the pictures are meant to reveal how each society valued gender dominancy...But maybe it reveals how a culture may find and value the other gender, or what they find important. Obiviously in the Greek, The men are supposed to be manly and strong, protecting the women. In the Norse, it may reveal how they like to share thier joy with ther partners, and that they share alot with thier partners, such as having a partner that is your best friend is important. Perhaps in the Egyptian, it shows how women can be part of life as a whole, still take a leadership role, be important enough to have a piece of art of them, and take thier place on the stage.
In Response to Ashley, I see how Zeus might not even know that Hera is like beggin at this feet, but how could you not notice a half naked woman holding your chin up?
The first thing that I noticed about Zeus and Hera is that Hera appears to be serving Zeus. He looks much more powerful and I think that this image is supposed to depict how men are ranked higher than women in Greek culture. If I didn't know that this was Hera, I might think that she was some type of servant of Zeus instead of his wife.
The first thing that I noticed about the picture of Odin and Frigg is that they seem to be equal. They share a throne and are the same size, indicating the same amount of power. They have identical halves of the throne and everything in the picture indicates that they are equal and no one gender is above the other in Norse Mythology.
In the picture of Osiris and Isis, Isis seems to be more in the background than in the other pictures. This indicates that the women should stand behind their husband, and not be noticed as much. Osiris seems to have most of the power, while Isis helps him in the background.
I agree with Melanie that the picture of the Norse gods is my favorite. I think that each picture depicts how gender equality is based for each culture, but I like how Odin and Frigg are shown as equals. There is absolutely nothing better about one than the other based on this picture, and that is how I think the gods and goddesses should be depicted. Each deity has their own qualities, and although they are different, each one's powers are incredible and should be viewed as more equal than not. Some of the goddesses have just as much power as their god friends and this picture shows that in a better way than the others.
These pictures show the Gods dominating over the Goddesses, except the picture of Odin and Frigg.In the picture of Zeus and Hera, Hera seems to be begging for Zeus to pay attention to her,and Zeus does not even seem like he wants to. in the picture of Odin and Frigg, they both are equal. in the picture of Osiris and Isis, Isis is in the background not even saying a word or being noticed, but she seems to stay by Osiris' side.
In response to Ettje... I agree with Ettje, on how the pictures represent gender dominancy. The males seem to take all the power in each picture, except, again the odin and frigg picture. these pictures also show how each gender is valued in each society.
in this picture all it looks like is that there lovers and there showing it together. i dont think there is much going on in these picuters besides it shows how the women felt for the men.
like what chase said these pictures are just showing the lovers in all the different cultures and i dont think these pictures show anthing else except for how the women felt about their lovers.
These pictures are really interesting. I find it interesting that Hera is so doting of Zeus, while he just sits there. Isis seems to be standing behind Osiris, backing him up. Then Odin and Frigg are sitting beside each other as equals. My favorite is of Odin and Frigg, because it doesn't represent the female as dependent and passive, where as the male is represented as dominant and in charge. These pictures tie in with what we've been studying, because they are all pictures of gods and goddesses. It's interesting that there isn't a Native American, or Hindu representation of the 'Man and Woman' of the household, so to speak. Only the three. It makes it seem like Norse, Greek, and Egyptian are more relating to marriage than the other two cultures. These are some very interesting pictures.
ReplyDeleteI think these pictures are kinda romantic. They show the couples or the dominant figures of different mythologies. In the Greek one Zeus is dominant, Hera is on her knees before him, doting on him or begging for something.in the Norse Odin and Frigg are equal, sitting next to each other as if there is no care in the world. In the Egyptian i am kinda confused on. There are three guys and one girl, is Isis behind Osiris or is Osiris near Horus? If she is behind him then it is showing a male dominance where she is being hidden and put second to the male supremacy. If she is not next to Osiris then she is the one inspiring the Pharaoh and giving him advice where as the other two are not as important. They are there and like a council offering advice but it might not be accepted. Personally i think this is the second. It also have the feeling to me of female supremacy where as she is smaller but more like the conscience speaking into the ear. The pictures all tie together and have their differences. The dominant deity is under speculation depending on the picture and the culture behind it. But that it includes male and female shows an equality on some level.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Melanie on how it is curious as to only these three mythologies were chosen. Relating marriage and bonds. But i also disagree, even though only three were chosen that does not mean that the others are not relating to marriage, just that those marriages and dominance's are so varied that they are sometimes misunderstood or misconstrued. A reoccurring theme, cultures being misconstrued and misunderstood by each other and others. But overall i agree with Melanie.
ReplyDeleteI agree with sam ny. about how they are romantic. They are keeping their wives by their side. and the wifes are showing effection to the men.
ReplyDeleteI like how these pictueres are of people figuers this time.I think it is earier to relate to them because they are like that. I like how Hera shows how much she worships Zeus,and lovers him, and shows all this love for him and he just sits there. Just how I think in Todays world, women are the ones who show all thier feelings and man are the ones who hide it more. odin and frigg are sitting besides each other and are equael and make the chorces together as one. Isis is standing more behind osiris, and backing him up and kind of guieding hime when he needs it. I think my favorite is Odin and Frigg because they show equealness, and that they need each other for things to work. I also like it becasue it shows that man and women can and should be treasted equeal.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what sam N about it being romantic, and how they are keeping theirs women by them. I think it shows how we should keep the thigs,or poeple who mean the most to us, by your sides and keeping them the closest. That we shouldnt every let the things that we love the most in the whole world get away, beacuse when we do then we will never be able to be the same again.
ReplyDeleteI think that these pictures represent the balance between man and women. In different cultures men are domainant over women, men and women are equal, and women are domainant over men. It all depends on what culture you are from and what you believe in. In the Greek picture it looks like men are domainant over women, in Norse men and women are equal, in Egyptian men are domainant over women. But, this is not true in all cultures some cultures women are domainant over men.... I do not know which ones, but I bet some have this belief.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Austin that these pictures represent the balance between men and women. There is a somewhat different balance in all three pictures, or cultures. I don't know that there are many cultures where women are dominant over men, but I know that there are a lot of different Greek myths where women help out the male heroes, or are smarter than the men in specific cases.
ReplyDeletethes pics repersents the ballince of men and wemon. like mel mel said abouve theres a diference in the picture. i think that all in all they are preaty much the same.
ReplyDeletethese pictures are really intersting and could make you think of alot. i think the same as the other sam because it shows the god and goddess and it shows their bonds as sitting with them while something important goes on backing them up and showing divotion to them.
ReplyDeleteIn response to what Lizz said i think its some what true that today women show all the emotion and the men hide it more, and in the pictures the women are there showing there emotions for them.
ReplyDeleteI believe these pictures give us a closer look into the equality of man and woman was in certain myths. Like how Zeus is dominant to Hera who is on her knees, showing us that Greek men were superior to the women. Then below it the picture of Odin and Frigg from the Norse myth who are sitting equal on a bench, which says clearly man and woman are equal. And finally the Egyptian picture showing the woman standing behind her man, not quite equal however still a powerful force of strength as a couple.
ReplyDeleteThese pictures look as if they're all showing the relationships in the three cultures. All of them are similar in the way that the focus of the image is usually the two major figures, except the Egyptian one. In that one it appears as though the male figures are more important in the sense that the man is much larger than the female and is obviously more of a focal point in the piece. The others, however, have both of the two in the focal point of the pictures. By looking at them in the perspective of male dominance they all show that the male is more pwoerful than the female, except the Norse. I find it interesting that the Norse show the female in just as high of standards as they show the male. From that I can tell that unlike other cultures the Norse valued and appreciated their women more than the other cultures.
ReplyDeleteMelonie and I seem to have a very similar view on these pictures in the sense of male dominance. In both the Egyptian and the Greek picture the male is very obivously the dominant one. The male is also placed more towards the center of the painting, putting them in full view of the audience. However, in the Norse painting both the male and female share the center view as well as the dominance and the equality. If anything, the Norse appear to see something of value in the women that the other cultures cannot, or choose not, to notice. Regardless of the meaning or the symbolism, all cultures are showing a very unique persepctive on their views and beliefs of a "proper" culture. All in all I'm going to have to agree with Melonie's view on this one.
ReplyDeleteI think these pictues show how women are treated and what their place was with men of power. With the Greek picture it seems like women are not as important and thats why Hera is at Zeus's feet. When you look at the second picture you see that the man and woman are both sitting beside eachother, wich could resemble that they rule together and one is not as important from another. The last picture to me looks like that girls are just pussed to the side and are a second thought, like they dont have any power but stand byt their husbands who do have power.
ReplyDeleteLike with what alot of people are saying, i agree that these pictures are describing the diffrences between male and female. There is no question that the males are in power in two of the pictures. I agree with Sam Ny that these pictures do have a since of romance to them, but in the Greek one for example, it seems like Zeus doese not know that Hera is even there. With the Egyptian photo, the woman dosnt seem worthless but just pushed out of the way. So i agree with her and Liz for that
ReplyDeletethe contrasts are pretty interesting that the greeks look down on the women and the rest look fairly equally at them but the norse are definitely the most equal
ReplyDeletei think that brandon is on to something with the thought that the men are bigger than the women in the egyptian picture so i would say that they thought that the women were less important in their culture and lesser than the men but not exactly sure
ReplyDeleteWell, certainly the pictures depict what the artist felt the gods were like, wither he/she felt a certain way, or precieved the gods should be revealed in the Images. The Images can only convey what the artist believed in as she/he created them. Somtimes, the picture is mean to reveal a greater meaning, or grasp a bigger concept than what is on the surface. Perhaps the pictures are meant to reveal how each society valued gender dominancy...But maybe it reveals how a culture may find and value the other gender, or what they find important. Obiviously in the Greek, The men are supposed to be manly and strong, protecting the women. In the Norse, it may reveal how they like to share thier joy with ther partners, and that they share alot with thier partners, such as having a partner that is your best friend is important. Perhaps in the Egyptian, it shows how women can be part of life as a whole, still take a leadership role, be important enough to have a piece of art of them, and take thier place on the stage.
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ReplyDeleteI see how Zeus might not even know that Hera is like beggin at this feet, but how could you not notice a half naked woman holding your chin up?
The first thing that I noticed about Zeus and Hera is that Hera appears to be serving Zeus. He looks much more powerful and I think that this image is supposed to depict how men are ranked higher than women in Greek culture. If I didn't know that this was Hera, I might think that she was some type of servant of Zeus instead of his wife.
ReplyDeleteThe first thing that I noticed about the picture of Odin and Frigg is that they seem to be equal. They share a throne and are the same size, indicating the same amount of power. They have identical halves of the throne and everything in the picture indicates that they are equal and no one gender is above the other in Norse Mythology.
In the picture of Osiris and Isis, Isis seems to be more in the background than in the other pictures. This indicates that the women should stand behind their husband, and not be noticed as much. Osiris seems to have most of the power, while Isis helps him in the background.
I agree with Melanie that the picture of the Norse gods is my favorite. I think that each picture depicts how gender equality is based for each culture, but I like how Odin and Frigg are shown as equals. There is absolutely nothing better about one than the other based on this picture, and that is how I think the gods and goddesses should be depicted. Each deity has their own qualities, and although they are different, each one's powers are incredible and should be viewed as more equal than not. Some of the goddesses have just as much power as their god friends and this picture shows that in a better way than the others.
ReplyDeleteThese pictures show the Gods dominating over the Goddesses, except the picture of Odin and Frigg.In the picture of Zeus and Hera, Hera seems to be begging for Zeus to pay attention to her,and Zeus does not even seem like he wants to. in the picture of Odin and Frigg, they both are equal. in the picture of Osiris and Isis, Isis is in the background not even saying a word or being noticed, but she seems to stay by Osiris' side.
ReplyDeleteIn response to Ettje...
ReplyDeleteI agree with Ettje, on how the pictures represent gender dominancy. The males seem to take all the power in each picture, except, again the odin and frigg picture. these pictures also show how each gender is valued in each society.
in this picture all it looks like is that there lovers and there showing it together. i dont think there is much going on in these picuters besides it shows how the women felt for the men.
ReplyDeletelike what chase said these pictures are just showing the lovers in all the different cultures and i dont think these pictures show anthing else except for how the women felt about their lovers.
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