Author: Metic
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British Museum: Greek Art
Read more: British Museum: Greek ArtThe British Museum is host to a plethora of Greek art and artifacts. Highlights include the sculptures of the Parthenon, the…
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Callisto
Read more: CallistoCallisto’s Fate Callisto’s story is one of many wherein a youth wrongfully feels the wrath of the divine through no fault…
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Catalan Museum of Archaeology | Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο της Καταλονίας
Read more: Catalan Museum of Archaeology | Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο της ΚαταλονίαςThe Museu d Arqueologia de Catalunya (Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο της Καταλονίας) collection illustrates the organic meeting between indigenous Iberian peoples and the…
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Charioteer of Delphi
Read more: Charioteer of DelphiThe “Charioteer of Delphi” (Greek: Ἡνίοχος, meaning the rein-holder; often transliterated as Heniokhos or Iniohos“) is one of the best known…
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Charites (Graces)
Read more: Charites (Graces)All those gentler attributes which beautify and refine human existence were personified by the Greeks under the form of three lovely…
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The Colors of the Parthenon
Read more: The Colors of the ParthenonRediscovering the Temple’s Colors The colors of the Parthenon have washed away over the past 2400 years, but pigment remnants can…
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Corfu Archaeological Museum
Read more: Corfu Archaeological MuseumThe Archaeological Museum of Corfu (Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Κέρκυρας) exhibits artifacts found in excavations in Corfu island and the surrounding area, from…
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Crete: Minoan Archaeological Sites
Read more: Crete: Minoan Archaeological SitesCrete (Κρήτη), home of the ancient Minoan civilization, is the largest Greek island in the center of the busy eastern Mediterranean…
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Daedalus and Icarus
Read more: Daedalus and IcarusDaedalus Dædalus [Δαίδαλος], a descendant of Erechtheus, was an Athenian architect, sculptor, and mechanician. He was the first {212} to introduce…
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Danae
Read more: DanaeDanae was the mother of the renown hero Perseus. Her father was Acrisius, king of Argos. Perseus, one of the most…
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Delos Archaeological Site
Read more: Delos Archaeological SiteDelos (Δήλος) island, through its claim as the birthplace of Apollo was one of the most sacred places of ancient Greece, and…
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Delos Arhcaeological Museum
Read more: Delos Arhcaeological MuseumThe small archaeological museum located in the archaeological site of Delos and exhibits objects from the excavations that still take place…