#Classical Greece

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roof of the pantheon

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Phrygian-Chalcidian winged helmet with a spiked crest | c. 400 - 300 BCE | greece, classical period

"Behind each wing is a feather holder in the form of a coiled snake, an embossed eagle is above the gabled brow. In the centre of the brow is a partially preserved Gorgoneion motif. The hinged cheek pieces are adorned with images of the goddesses Nike and Artemis. This is a rare and ornate helmet that must have been the prize possession of a high status warrior."

in the permanently closed musée d'art classique de mougins collection via google arts & culture

[lionofchaeronea]

A lion attacks a stag. Reverse of a silver didrachm issued by the polis of Elea in southern Italy between 420 and 380 BCE. The obverse, not shown, bears the head of Athena. Now in the Staatliche Münzsammlung, Munich, Germany. Photo credit: ArchaiOptix/Wikimedia Commons.

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Mythology Olympics tournament round 1

Propaganda!

In Greek mythology, Antigone is a Theban princess and a character in several ancient Greek tragedies. She is the daughter of Oedipus, king of Thebes; her mother is either Jocasta or, in another variation of the myth, Euryganeia. She is a sister of Polynices, Eteocles, and Ismene. The meaning of the name is, as in the case of the masculine equivalent Antigonus, "in place of one's parents" or "worthy of one's parents". Antigone appears in the three 5th century BC tragic plays written by Sophocles, known collectively as the three Theban plays, being the protagonist of the eponymous tragedy Antigone.

Angrboða (also Angrboda) is a jötunn in Norse mythology. She is the mate of Loki and the mother of monsters. She is only mentioned once in the Poetic Edda (Völuspá hin skamma) as the mother of Fenrir by Loki. The Prose Edda (Gylfaginning) describes her as "a giantess in Jötunheimar." Her name has been translated as 'the one who brings grief', 'she-who-offers-sorrow', or 'harm-bidder'. The first element is related to the English word "anger", but means "sorrow" or "regret" in Old Norse, the later meaning is retained in Scandinavian languages. [art credit]

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Reverse side of an Attic silver tetradrachm (τετράδραχμον, 'four drachmas'), depicting the owl of Athena facing forward, with the abbreviation ΑΘΕ (ΑΘΕΝΑΙΩΝ, 'of the Athenians'), indicating the coin's origin. Such coins were often referred to as glaukes (γλαῦκε��, 'little owls') and became widespread throughout the Aegean during the 5th century BC as Athenian dominance over the eastern Mediterranean grew.

🏛️: © The Trustees of the British Museum

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[phoenydraws]

Sketch of my version of Odysseus/Ulyses for an animation project at school, based on “No Longer You” of Jorge Rivera-Herrans.

I tried to use as much of Classical as Bronze Age Greece for the design.

What do we think, people? 🤍

[dailyhistoryposts]

On This Day In History

November 23rd, 534 BCE: Thespis of Icaria becomes the first actor to play a character on stage in recorded human history.

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On Dionysus

E. R. Dodds in his Introduction to Euripides' Bacchae

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wine cup with a woman drinking in a storeroom | c. 460 - 450 BCE | athenian, classical period

in the j. paul getty museum collection

[lionofchaeronea]

Silver dekadrachm (42.68 g) of Dionysius I, tyrant of Syracuse from 405 to 367 BCE. Minted between 404 and 390, this coin is a rare case in which we know the artist -- Euainetos, who signed his name on the reverse die.

On the obverse, a charioteer is driving a quadriga (four-horse chariot), using a kentron (goad) to spur the horses on. The goddess of victory, Nike, flies above and crowns the charioteer. Beneath a heavy exergual line, we see an Attic-style panoply (shield, greaves, cuirass, and helmet) connected by a spear, with the letters AΘΛA ("contests"). This design reflects Dionysius' sponsorship of chariots at the various Panhellenic games, a tradition he inherited from prior tyrants of Syracuse, as well as his military ambitions.

The reverse bears the head of the river-nymph Arethusa. The Greeks believed that the river Arethusa began in the Peloponnese and flowed underground until reaching Sicily. They explained this with a myth in which Arethusa dived underground to escape pursuit by the river god Alpheus. Around Arethusa are four dolphins, symbolizing both her passage through the sea and the maritime focus of Syracuse (Dionysius expanded her navy, and she was a major mercantile power as well).

Photo credit: Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. http://www.cngcoins.com

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🐢 aristotlestortoise Follow

I'm so sick of these philosophers waving dead chickens around to prove their point like that's not contributing to unnecessary food waste when children are starving in Gaul

🦷 diogenessimp Follow

and who says they didn't eat the chicken afterwards you presumptuous garum sipper

besides how would that benefit a starving child in gaul diogenes did that in athens thats like 6000 stadia away from gaul

🐢 aristotlestortoise Follow

As if donating a day-old chicken that had been used as a prop isn't a hazard for food poisoning or something geez

How about you bring in a live chicken and demonstrate your point with that and then donate it to a godsdamned farmer who can do something with it

🦷 diogenessimp Follow

look neither of us understands diogenes whole school of thought as well as he does and if he thinks using poultry for props is the best choice then imma trust he knows what he's talking about

🦣 giantwoolybones

do you guys know that you are arguing about a dead chicken

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👨‍👦 corophilus

not to be an art critic on main or anything but has this sculptor ever heard of a dynamic pose

#a boy this age would be moving!!

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✊ p-o-p-u-l-a-r-i-s Follow

The people just don't seem to care about how Caligula keeps beginning new construction projects with public funds. People are homeless and starving and he puts up a new theater in the middle of the city as if we need that.

Now he's claiming to be a god?? Plus there's rumors he has sex with his horse.

It's very important that you contact the members of the senate to let them know the people are ready to rise up if they don't depose Caligula. We should get organized and flood the streets.

🎽 crixusstan

I see you not reblogging this. Come on, this should have 200k notes

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💸 achaemenid Follow

Dude, this invention of the coin is so iconic. Cyrus is gonna go down in history for this one. I mean that in a good way.

🪙 lydianmetallurgy Follow

Sorry but Cyrus stole the entire concept of the coin from us and I'm sick of people acting like we didn't have contributions to make to advancements in science and culture just because we were conquered by your stupid empire. Cyrus is a tyrant and just wants to gather as much power as he can.

🦁 daniyye

Cyrus let my people go back to our homeland, so he's all right by me

#by the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion #now we don't have to do that anymore!!

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🥇 gladiatorheadtohead Follow

Remember, you're voting for who you think would win the fight, not who you like the best.

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🐺 lyca

just left my den and there's just 2 human babies lying on the ground all alone

wtf do i do

🐺 lyca

so i happen to already be lactating so i guess... i just have 2 more cubs now?

🐺 lyca

guys these babies are so cute. i think they're going to do great things one day

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🍆 miletus-leather Follow

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🦌 artemisbow Follow

I'm not one to harsh on a small business trying to make it but I've been to this shop and women are an afterthought here. You'd think the only people interested in dildos were men the way they act here.

🍆 miletus-leather Follow

Women should be weaving and taking care of their children, not coming into our sex shop.

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[bb-8]

The Emily Wilson translation is giving me gay whiplash

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© Manuel Cojocaru, self timer picture, inspired by Stephan Sindig, Adoration (1903)

[computers-best-friend]

Gotta say. Apollo was the first twink. If you disagree I don’t care. Argue with the wall

[a-book-of-creatures]

Last time I posted Leo and Diane Dillon’s Greek gods from the 60s Classical Greece book by Time-Life. These are the heroes and mortals now!

Io

Deucalion and Pyrrha

Atalanta

Heracles

Oedipus

Perseus

Cadmus

Europa

Jason

Theseus (wait... a reverse Minotaur? Is that allowed???)

Bellerophon

The Trojan War