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The Temple of Hephaestus is one of the best-preserved ancient Greek temples. This temple was located in Athens, Greece. Its construction started in 449 BC and was completed in 415 BC. This temple was a "shrine" for Athens god, Hephaestus, god of metal-working, craftsmanship, and fire, and son of the mighty Zues. Potters' workshops are near the temple honoring their great god. When building the temple, the western frieze--the part of the temple above the building and beneath the roof/pediment-- was completed in 445-440 BC. The eastern frieze, western pediment, and the building's interior are dated to 435 BC to 430 BC.
This temple is important to us because it is an amazing landmark for Athens and Greece, honoring the great son of Zues. It is an amazing temple made out of Mt. Penteli's marble. This structure is in both Pentelic and Parian marble. The temple was surely great and well-cared on the exterior. On the interior of the temple, the temple houses bronze statues of Athena-- daughter of Zues and goddess of wisdom and war-- and Hephaestus, according to the geographer, Pausanias.
This temple was first built after the battle of Plataea. Construction of the Temple of Hephaestus started in 449 BC when Pericles came to power and wanted to transform Athens into the center of Greek's power and culture. Some of the scholars believe that the temple wasn't completed for three decades (415 BC). They believe that the funds and workers have been redirected toward the Parthenon--another temple in Athens--. It was officially inaugurated in 416 BC to 415 BC.
The Temple of Hephaestus was 13.708 meters--north to south-- by 31.776 meters--east to west--. There are six columns on the east to west sides and 13 columns along the north and south sides-- the four corner columns are counted twice--. Out of the 68 metopes--pictures on the temple-- only 18 were sculptured, concentrated on the east side of the temple. The rest of the metopes might have been painted.
On the east side, ten of the metopes are depicted to the Labours of Heracles. The Labours of Theseus are depicted on the four easternmost metopes, which are on the long north and south sides of the temple. In the temple the statues of Athena and Hephaestus have an inscription that records payments between 421 BC and 415 BC for the statues. Unfortunatly, it didn't mention its sculptor. Although, tradition attributes that the statues were the work of Alkamenes, an Ancient Greek sculptor.
A small garden was made in the third century for the temple. Trees and shrubs--pomegranates, myrtle, and laurel-- were planted around the temple. Later in 700 AD, the temple was turned into a Christian church and it was dedicated to Saint George. Although, nobody knows when the temple was converted into a church, but there are some assumptions that it happened in the seventh century. The temple was first mentioned as an official Christian temple of Athens in 1690 until 1834-- church of "St George Akamates"--.
Some buildings today were modeled on or inspired by the Temple of Hephaestus. They are, the Vermont State House--1857-1859 in Montpelier, Vermont, USA--, the Old Montgomery Country Court House--1844-1850 in Dayton, Ohio, USA--, the Penshaw Monument--1844 in Tyne and Wear, England--, and the New Parliament House, Edinburgh--1829, formerly Royal High School--.
*All information found on Wikipedia.com: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Hephaestus and History Alive book/notes.

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mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> The Greeks used the alphabet to communicate with each other. The alphabet is really confusing compared to our modern alphabet. The Greek alphabet has been used to write the language since at least 730 BC. The alphabet reached its classical form around 400 BC. It is formed of 24 letters like our modern alphabet (Wikipedia, Greek Alphabet).

“The 24 letters of the modern Greek alphabet are named, in order, as follows: alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, zeta, eta, theta, iota, kappa, lambda, mu, nu, xi, omicron, pi, rho, sigma, tau, upsilon, phi, chi, psi, and omega. The 24 capital letters (upper-case symbols) are: Α, Β, Γ, Δ, Ε, Ζ, Η, Θ, I, Κ, Λ, Μ, N, Ξ, O, Π, Ρ, Σ, Τ, Y, Φ, Χ, Ψ, Ω. The 24 minuscule symbols (lower-case letters) of the Greek alphabet (in order) are: α, β, γ, δ, ε, ζ, η, θ, ι, κ, λ, μ, ν, ξ, ο, π, ρ, σ (ς), τ, υ, φ, χ, ψ, ω.” (Wikipedia, Greek Alphabet). This was an important part of the Greek’s childhood/life because it helps them with their education and learning skills. Without the development of the Greek alphabet, we might not have our modern day language.The Greeks needed the alphabet in order to communicate with each other and form our modern day alphabet. Without them, our modern day lives would be very different from what it is today. Some of the most important uses of the alphabet are for communication and education purposes. Even though the alphabet might not seem important, it affects our everyday lives if our modern day alphabet wasn’t created.

Something I like about the Greek alphabet is how original it is compared to our modern day alphabet. Since their alphabet seems like lots of symbols, it seems like it is very original. I really like how the Greek alphabet is almost similar to our modern day alphabet. Some letters that seem the same are Alpha (A), Beta (B), Epsilon (E), Kappa (K), Mu (M), Nu (N), Omicron (O), Tau (T), and Upsilon (Y). I also like their names that the Greeks used to name them, along with how they look like symbols. I know it is hard to understand their language compared to ours, but it seems like it is very creative.

Overall, the Greek alphabet is very important to form our modern day lives and it helps us to learn a lot more about the Greek’s history.

New Years resolutions are a commitment to yourself to accomplish something before the next New Year. This helps people be a better person and makes them work hard. When accomplishing a resolution, you feel successful. You have accomplished something and feel happy.

My first resolution would be to help around the house more (do chores, clean up, etc.). My second would be to learn something new, like a foreign language. My last resolution would be to take a trip outside the state and have fun. I hope you had a happy New Years!

1. I love to play video games.

2. I love The Legend of Zelda series.

3. My favorite magazine is Nintendo Power because it is awsome.

4. I think Link is awsome because he's awsome.

5. If I had a million dollars, I would buy all video games i like, all the figures I wanted, and all the Pokemon cards.

6. The best console ever made is the Wii.

7. I wish I could controll time.

8. If I could change something in the world, I would forbid all people who hate video games.

9. I hope to have all Nintendo video games.

10. I am a great friend because I am awsome!