The Perfect Greek

BY: KIMARIE LARSEN

Examples of the
perfect image.

Obsession

The society was based on a devotion to the highest standards of

excellence.

Perfection of the body, mind, and spirit in Greek culture.

The perfect body gave the Greek citizen a difficult model to live
up to. To get the body in shape needed training

Approval

Olympics

The perfect body is an athletic body

Honoring the Gods.

Strive for the classical ideal of perfection through sport.

Mind and Spirituality

Plato explains human existence as humans are Good beings

fallen from the heavens

Acting as role models of perfection, ancient Greeks would revere

the gods. Because of this they worship regularly.

Ancient Greeks discovered the mind body connection,

Persian Wars

Persians were conquered 3 times.

The Greeks army and ships were a lot smaller than the Persians,
but they moved quickly to defeat.

Military techniques: Better Sailors, hand to hand fighting.

The Greeks possessed a greater motivation. Their homeland was
being invaded; the Persians werent desirable of the Greeks land.

Conquering the Persians

the Greeks developed a great optimism about humans' ability to

control and understand the world around them.

Because of the win they thought as if they were above all.

Celebrate the defeat of a larger army!

Art

Through all
aspects of art the
Perfect Greek was
portrayed.

Sculptors took
their ideas to stone
by creating
perfection

Making the
sculpture bigger
than normal for
those to look up for
inspiration.

The Golden Ratio

=
1.618

A comparison of any two

aspects that leads us to
proportion them in the ideal
way

Polycleitus

emphasized a
counterbalance of
tension and
relaxation through
shoulder and hip
movement

Polycleitus could
represent physical
perfection

Aim was clarity,

balance, and
completeness

Lysippos

he reduced the size of the

head and elongated the
limbs, which made his figures
appear taller and more
statuesque
Liked by Alexander the Great
because he made sculptures
of him that appeared perfect.
This helped Greek men feel
that even humans can
become perfect.

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Affect on our society

A history stretching back to ancient Greece has changed the way

our bodies looks to us.

Just as the Greeks portrayed the perfect man through art, in

todays world we see the perfect image in magazines.