Question 2- Per. 1, Group 4. Wylie

The less know but quintessential Ancient Greek city of Ephesus lays on the coast of what is now Turkey, and still offers a profoundly intact window into life in the anicent era. Having escaped the ruin of war, the architecture of the culture is perserved, allowing you to walk through the same stone streets, and admire the precosity of a society equpped with heated homes, plumbing, and running water centuries before the birth of Christ. However, the most phenomenal piece of work the city held is gone. One author deemed it to be the greatest of the Seven Wonders of the World - the temple of Artemis. When reading descriptions of the architectural temple masterpieve gives insight into the connection of religion, politics, aestehtics, and the individual ingenuity that Greek culture fostered. Designed by Greek architect Cherisphron, the temple was constructed of white marble, measuring at 425' by 225' the building stood as the largest of the ancient era. Inside the hall of the temple was lined with statues of bronze created by the most respected artists of the time, staged to lead the visitor to the statue depicting Artemis. The representation of Artemis itself is perhaps the most intriguing element of the temple, deciding to choose to present her in a different manner than one would commonly see her, a sprightly huntress with bow in-hand. Instead her body is round and almost bublous, her chest fitted with two rows of breats, befitting her role as a figure of fertility, childbirth, and nurse to children. The building and the statue it contained inspired reverence at home and abroad by illuminating the godess. The quantity in the Greek Pantheon of gods fostered a fluid relationship between religion, politics, and society. An overaching creed was not demanded of the many city states of Greece, as diversity and local specialization made each state's chosen deity more like a flavor of a place. In Homer's time, the neighboring states and other countries were familiar and exchanged in trade. As well, a religious exchange was accepted, syncretism was a natural evlution in Greek religion as each city and each individual pursued their own reltionship. They were further inspired by philosphers and writes to devlop an almost sevre ethic and the high ideals that still stand today.