Mycenaean gold When we see the golden artefacts found in the Grave Circles A and B at Mycenae and the so-called “treasure of Priam,” it shows an incredible abundance of gold, silver and bronze in the Mycenaean period. Even in Homeric poetry we have the mention of “Mycenae rich in gold” [polúkhrusos][1], and there are references various metals in Homeric and Hesiodic poetry: silver, gold, iron, along with copper and… Read more
On April 13 at 11:00 a.m. EDT, Kosmos Society welcomed back Dr. Maria G. Xanthou of Leeds University to an Open House discussion on Herodotus’s Histories, Book 1. Our focus was on gold, kraters and treasur(i)es. These are the Focus passages (PDF) handout You can watch the event below or on our You Tube channel . For further videos please visit the Watch page. Maria G. Xanthou Maria G. Xanthou (PhD… Read more
A guest post by Sarah Scott Gold: a precious metal that seems to shine like the sun, and does not tarnish or rust. No wonder it is associated with the gods. We see this when the gods meet: Now the gods were sitting with Zeus in council upon the golden floor while the goddess Hebe went round pouring out nectar for them to drink, and as they pledged one another… Read more