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Walk around New York City with ancient gods!

A guest post by Bill Moulton On a recent trip to New York, I discovered representations of the ancient Greek gods, some in unexpected places, and couldn’t resist photographing them! I spotted what appear to be the Muses reigning over the Great Dionysia where all the famous Ancient Greek tragedies were performed—more specifically in this case the Radio City Music Hall and its Christmas Spectacular. Hildreth Meière: Drama, 1932 Here… Read more

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Prototypical Art

Image 1: Minoan larnax c 14th–12th century BCE   In the discussion forum, we observed that Doric and Mycenaean elements came back quite openly in the geometric art of the Homeric age. The decorative band of alternating “triglyphs” [τρίγλυφος] and “metopes” [μετόπη] on the sides of the Middle Geometric kraters were recognized as a memory of the wooden constructions in ancient Doric temples. In a similar way the Mycenaean elements… Read more