<p>Okay can someone answer this for me? </p>
<p>Explain why the "Discuss Thrower" statue represents the highly physical activity that meets the Greek aesthetic goal? </p>
<p>I'm thinking it's because they're muscular due the the ideal type for the Greeks and war??? Someone explain this in depth! :) thank you</p>
<p>I know very little about Art, however, I am a history buff. (that might have been contradictory). Anyways, the “discus” (not discuss) thrower represents the athletic activity that was commonly practiced during the Olympics. Greeks, who adored the human form, took much pride in physical activity, which is why the participants in the Olympics were nude. The discus thrower was a statue that depicted balance in the human form. </p>
<p>LOL I don’t think this answered your question, I’m sorry.</p>
<p>Yes it did! Thank you, I had that in mind, but just wanted to make sure. ANYONE IF WE ARE WRONG PLEASE SAY SO. OR IF YOU WANT TO ADD TO IT :)</p>
<p>You know, you aren’t supposed to post homework help questions on CC :P</p>
<p>^ why not?</p>
<p>^ I see people asking help on SAT prep and stuff. Mornings wrrrooong :P</p>
<p>The “Discus thrower” statue actually had another lesser known meaning. Preamble is right that the Greeks adored the human form, but the reason why is perhaps the interesting part. It was because they felt it was threatened - threatened by other possible competing forms. </p>
<p>You see, the “discus” is actually one of the earliest human documentations of disc-shaped alien ships. It might surprise you, but the Greeks were very troubled by aliens. In fact, many believed they were present on and around earth, with malevolent intentions towards the planet’s inhabitants.</p>
<p>It was this fear that motivated what became known as their Aesthetic Goal - to glorify the strength human form in order to purge the planet of the suspected alien one.</p>
<p>The discus thrower embodies this by showing an enlarged and formidable human literally throwing away some miniaturized aliens. </p>
<p>I hope that helped :).</p>