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Silver tetradrachm depicting the Owl of Athena (c. 480 BC).
Our new t-shirt design inspired by this coin is available on Amazon (US): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09RJTMQBW
Athena; Greek Goddess of Wisdom and Courage, Civilization and Justice, of Artisanal Skill and Strategic Warfare. The patron Goddess of Athens and her virtues were often represented with the Owl, for its ability to pierce through the gloam of night allows it the vision and perception to see well beyond those who are blinded by the darkness around them. In Athena the Athenians saw the virtues they sought to aspire to, and commemorated her by painting the Owl into their pottery and vases, and would even mint the unblinking and ever-vigilant Owl into their coinage.
Before and after of a reconstruction to an owl-shaped protocorinthian aryballos, ca. 630 BC. Opening in the tail, hole in the basis to suspend by a lace. Now on display at the Staatliche Antikensammlungen, Munich, Germany.
Second image: Our t-shirt designs inspired by Owl of Athena - archaeostore.com
An aryballos (Greek: ἀρύβαλλος; plural aryballoi) was a small spherical or globular flask with a narrow neck used in Ancient Greece. It was used to contain perfume or oil, and is often depicted in vase paintings being used by athletes during bathing.
The shape of the aryballos originally came from the oinochoe of the Geometric period of the 9th century BC, a globe-shaped wine jar. By the Proto-Corinthian period of the following century, it had attained its definitive shape, going from spherical to ovoid to conical, and finally back to spherical. This definitive form has a wide, flat mouth, and a single small handle. Some later variations have bell-shaped mouths, a second handle, and/or a flat base. Potters also created inventive shapes for aryballoi.
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Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Athena, Ancient Greek, -530,Art Institute of Chicago: Ancient and Byzantine Art
The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the head of the goddess Athena, facing to the right. The back (reverse) depicts the owl of Athens with an olive twig in a square. Gift of William F. Dunham
Size: Diam. 2.3 cm; 17.34 g
Medium: Silver
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/130146/
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Coin Depicting the Hero Herakles, Ancient Greek, -200,Art Institute of Chicago: Ancient and Byzantine Art
Gift of William F. Dunham
Size: Diam. 1.3 cm; 1.68 g
Medium: Bronze
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/142958/
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Bird with Flat Legs, Ancient Greek, -800,Art Institute of Chicago: Ancient and Byzantine Art
This precious bronze object is a votive, or devotional gift, made as an offering to the gods. They come in many forms, such as animals, beads and brooches. Many seem once to have been attached to something else. Votives were hung from sacred trees or placed in sanctuaries around Greece. Once a shrine was full, the votives were ceremonially buried to make room for more offerings. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Alexander
Size: 3.7 × 5.3 × 1.4 cm (1 ½ × 2 1/8 × 9/16 in.)
Medium: Bronze
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/196490/
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Coin Depicting the Hero Herakles, Ancient Greek, -350,Art Institute of Chicago: Ancient and Byzantine Art
Gift of William F. Dunham
Size: Diam. 1.2 cm; 1.57 g
Medium: Bronze
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/142931/
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Coin Depicting the God Apollo, Ancient Greek, -200,Art Institute of Chicago: Ancient and Byzantine Art
Gift of William F. Dunham
Size: Diam. 1.2 cm; 1.33 g
Medium: Bronze
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/142878/
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Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Athena, Ancient Greek, -490,Art Institute of Chicago: Ancient and Byzantine Art
The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the goddess Athena, facing right.On the back (reverse), an owl stands facing right, its wings folded against its body which is detailed with dots and fine lines indicating the different types of feathers. In the upper right an olive branch with two long leaves is shown. Gift of William F. Dunham
Size: Diam. 2.2 cm; 16.97 g
Medium: Silver
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/141480/
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Coin Depicting the God Dionysos, Ancient Greek, -133,Art Institute of Chicago: Ancient and Byzantine Art
Gift of William F. Dunham
Size: Diam. 1.7 cm; 5.23 g
Medium: Bronze
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/142914/
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⚡Greek Mythology QUIZ⚡
PART2
15 new questions on #greekmythology #godsofolympus
and #greekheroes
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️ You were so many to take the quiz yesterday!! So I decided to organise a “Quiz Week” with new questions every day
Feel free to share your result and tell me what you think (about the difficulty level, or if you want a specific theme, etc ^^) Also remember that I have access to your answers… And real scores just saying Good luck to all! Καλή επιτυχία!
#ελληνικήμυθολογία #quiztime #quizzes #godsschool #παιχνίδι #greekgoddess #ancientgreek
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-pRxjMBJsO/?igshid=1bp96qd2gufc9
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#godsschool
Ο Ήλιος ☀️Helios the proud Titan/ god of the Sun who “shines upon men and deathless gods”.
Each day #helios rises from his golden palace beneath the sea, crowned with the aureole of the sun, and he drives his chariot through the sky from the East to the West, providing daylight At night, his sister Selene takes her turn to cross the sky.
Helios ’s daily journey is usually overlooked, but the sun god is looking down all day at gods and mortals, and he can see and hear almost everything !!! [ Ήλιος Πανόπτης / Helios Panoptes ]
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You probably all know the name of his most famous daughter …
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#sungod #titan #hyperion #cartooncharacter #mythological #dessiner_drawing
#ancientgreek #characterillustration #drawing✏ #vector_art #phaeton #greekmyths
https://www.instagram.com/p/B1do17lIrjS/?igshid=1feij5kxxoaa4
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12| Amphora
Based off Ancient Greek vases. Fascinating how each vase is like a picture book. In other news, omg 2020 what are you doing ?!
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S P H I N X
© Oliver Ler Marinkoski 2021
#Sphinx #ancientgreek #sculpture #marble #renaissance #3d #digitalart #greek #rome #roman #hellenistic #clasicalart #conceptualart #surreal #sex #beast #ridle # mythicalcreature #oedipus
https://www.instagram.com/p/CS9CLn-jXWp/?utm_medium=tumblr
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Gold necklace,Greek and Roman Art
Rogers Fund, 1913 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Medium: Gold
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Above the modern city of Palazzolo Acreide, on top of a limestone platue, those who love ancient history will find the ancient Greek city of Akrai. This amphitheater, originally constructed in the late 3rd century BCE, seats about 600 people. #experiencesicily #sicily #akrai #palazzoloacreide #siracusa #ancientgreek #grecoantico #amphitheater #sicilia #siciliabedda #italy #italia #sicilyvacation #sicilians_world #ig_sicily #igerssicilia #instasicilia #gf_italy #siculamenteDoc #sicily_tricolors #ig_visitsicily #Sicilia_PhotoGroup #smallgrouptours #traveltogether #authenticsicily #smallgrouptoursitaly #whatsicilyis #viverlasicilia #sicilytour (at Palazzolo Acreide)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CaTmHatsLu5/?utm_medium=tumblr
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I may not be at Fanime this weekend, but you can find my art in my shop, including my growing collection of archaic pokemon art: dancingheron.com #fanime2017 #pokemon #pokemongo #tenticruel #archaicgeek #ancientgreek #pokemonart #dancingheron #dancingheronillustration #dancingherondesign
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A Roman agate cameo circa 5th century AD
The stone depicts a hand tweaking an ear, a knotted diadem and a Greek inscription above reading “Remember me”. It was sold at auction in 2007.
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