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Odysseus listens to the song of the Sirens.  Attic black-figure oenochoe, artist unknown; ca. 525-50
Odysseus listens to the song of the Sirens.  Attic black-figure oenochoe, artist unknown; ca. 525-50
A Maenad (female devotee of Dionysus), brandishing her thyrsos (staff tipped with a pine cone) and a
A Maenad (female devotee of Dionysus), brandishing her thyrsos (staff tipped with a pine cone) and a
Fragment of a pebble mosaic floor from the ancient Greek polis of Sicyon, depicting Centaurs and var
Fragment of a pebble mosaic floor from the ancient Greek polis of Sicyon, depicting Centaurs and var
Lycian Apollo.  Reconstituted ivory statue of the 3rd cent. CE, thought to be a copy of the original
Lycian Apollo.  Reconstituted ivory statue of the 3rd cent. CE, thought to be a copy of the original
This 1540 edition of Thucydides’s History of the Peloponnesian War is printed in the original
This 1540 edition of Thucydides’s History of the Peloponnesian War is printed in the original
The Canal Defense LightDuring World War II in 1940, a Greek man named A.V.M. Mitzakis invented the C
The Canal Defense LightDuring World War II in 1940, a Greek man named A.V.M. Mitzakis invented the C
Silenus or a satyr, holding a kantharos (drinking-cup) and lyre.  Tondo of an Attic red-figure kylix
Silenus or a satyr, holding a kantharos (drinking-cup) and lyre.  Tondo of an Attic red-figure kylix
Replica of ancient Mycenaean Greek bronze scale armor, circa 15th-14th century BC.from Hellenic Armo
Replica of ancient Mycenaean Greek bronze scale armor, circa 15th-14th century BC.from Hellenic Armo
greek-mythologies:Greeks as Greek Gods   [The Muses (Οι Μούσες)][Clio (Κλειώ), history - Pavlina Vou
greek-mythologies:Greeks as Greek Gods   [The Muses (Οι Μούσες)][Clio (Κλειώ), history - Pavlina Vou
The Death of Adonis by Giuseppe MazzuolaThe Large Italian Skylight Hall (room 238) State Hermitage M
The Death of Adonis by Giuseppe MazzuolaThe Large Italian Skylight Hall (room 238) State Hermitage M
Athenian funerary relief of a couple. Artist unknown; ca. 330-320 BCE. Now in the Pergamon Museum, B
Athenian funerary relief of a couple. Artist unknown; ca. 330-320 BCE. Now in the Pergamon Museum, B
Small Minoan pithos of the Kamares Ware type, depicting fish caught in a net.  Artist unknown; ca. 1
Small Minoan pithos of the Kamares Ware type, depicting fish caught in a net.  Artist unknown; ca. 1
Small painted terracotta rhyton in the shape of a lion’s head.  Artist unknown; Mature Late Cycladic
Small painted terracotta rhyton in the shape of a lion’s head.  Artist unknown; Mature Late Cycladic
Ancient Greek/Roman marble relief panel depicting a winged penis, 1st century AD.
Ancient Greek/Roman marble relief panel depicting a winged penis, 1st century AD.
A lion.  Attic black-figure amphora, attr. to the Gorgon Painter; ca. 600-575 BCE. Now in the Louvre
A lion.  Attic black-figure amphora, attr. to the Gorgon Painter; ca. 600-575 BCE. Now in the Louvre
The centaur Chiron teaches Achilles how to play the lyre.  Carved red jasper gemstone in a modern go
The centaur Chiron teaches Achilles how to play the lyre.  Carved red jasper gemstone in a modern go
Portrait bust of Seleucus I Nicator (ca. 359-285 BCE), general of Alexander the Great and first rule
Portrait bust of Seleucus I Nicator (ca. 359-285 BCE), general of Alexander the Great and first rule
Hellenistic bronze sculpture of Hermes.  Now in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.  Photo credit:
Hellenistic bronze sculpture of Hermes.  Now in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.  Photo credit:
Ancient Mycenaean Greek bronze swords, 2nd-1st millennium BC
Ancient Mycenaean Greek bronze swords, 2nd-1st millennium BC
Painted clay rhyton in the shape of a boar’s head.  Mature Late Cycladic I, ca. 1700-1600 BCE.  Now
Painted clay rhyton in the shape of a boar’s head.  Mature Late Cycladic I, ca. 1700-1600 BCE.  Now
Late Cycladic/Minoan jug with a painting of a bird.  Artist unknown; ca. 1600 BCE.  Now in the Natio
Terracotta aryballos in the form of an eagle’s head. Unknown Rhodian artist; late 7th or early 6th c
Terracotta applique in the form of a griffin.  From Taranto (ancient Taras/Tarentum), artist unknown
Fun History Fact,Cleopatra was a member of the Ptolemaic Dynasty, a Greek family that ruled Egypt af
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