Ancient Greece Odyssey Index

My drawing of the Mourning Athena. Featured design at It's All Greek To Me shop.

SE corner of Parthenon, taken 2nd May 2005.

Volcano in harbor of Thera taken from cafe on crater rim of ancient caldera. 13th May.

Acropolis, facing southwest, from window of Central Hotel. 30th Apr.

View of one of the Greek islands taken while flying from Athens to Mykonos. 8th May.

Stoa of Attalos, c. 150 BCE. Edge of Agora, Athens. A stoa is a long gallery with an open colonnade down one side, often used as a shopping mall and/or art gallery. Financed by King Attalos II of Pergamon. 1st May.

Stoa of Attalos. Left, ruins of a Roman forum; center, the metro. 1st May.

Acropolis at night and the lanterns/candles of Easter Service processions leading to various churches. Athens, 30th Apr.

Yours truly on Athens street between Central Hotel and Agora. 1st May.

Acropolis. Roof of Erechtheion peeking over on far left. Propylaia is main structure. Scaffolding box at upper right is site of Temple of Athena Nike, under reconstruction. Taken 1st May.

Temple of Hephaistos in Athenian Agora. 1st May.

Panorama of Agora with Athens in background, Temple of Hephaistos, left, Stoa of Attalos, right. 1st May.

Left, ruins of Agora, right, foundation of Temple of Hekate. 1st May.

Taos musicians in front of Library of Hadrian.

Mycenaean wall in countryside near Epidauros. 7th May.

Acropolis. 30th April.

Archaic Athena, Acropolis Museum

Lefthand side of Propylaia, the gateway to the Acropolis. Facing north.

SE corner of Parthenon. Acropolis, Athens.

Archaic Gorgonian (Medusa), probably from pediment of Old Temple destroyed by Persias. c. 575-550 BCE. Acropolis Museum #630.

High Archaic sphinx, offering by worshipper. c. 560-550 BCE. Acropolis #630.

Moschophoros, the calf bearer. Self-portrait and dedication by worshipper showing himself bringing an offering. Archaic, c. 560 BCE. Acropolis #624.

Kore, "maiden," lifting hem of chiton and holding out offering, typical representation of (usually deceased) worshipper depicted like a Persephone figure. Late Archaic c. 520-500 BCE. Acropolis #670.

Peplos kore, named for straight woolen garment often worn by archaic Artemis figures. Left handing holding offering, now missing. High Archaic, c. 530 BCE. Acropolis #679.

Kritios Boy, small statue of kouros (youth) famous as marking transition from archaic to classical Greek art. Named for sculptor. 480 BCE. Acropolis #698.

Four blocks from Parthenon Frieze, originally found at top of outer temple wall behind columns. Shows city festival in honor of Athena with procession of offering-bearers, priests and citizens, and youths displaying military horsemanship.

Small Athena, perhaps Roman period. Holes for attached metal decorations (snakes). Gorgoneion on breastplate. Acropolis Museum #?

One of original karyatids from Erechtheion. High Classical, mid 5th century BCE. (Light near top of column is a reflection.)

Mourning Athena, Acropolis Museum #695, c. 460 BCE, Early Classical marble relief.

Theater of Dionysos on northern slope of Acropolis.

Erechtheion North Porch on the Acropolis.

Erechtheion west side and Sacred Olive of Athena on the Acropolis.

Parthenon through branches of sacred olive on the Acropolis.

So-called "Mask of Agammemnon", c 16th century BCE. Actually several centuries before Trojan War. National Museum, Athens.

Mycenaean boar's tusk helmet and small ivory plaque of warrior. National Museum, Athens.

Mycenaean "Warrior Vase" at National Museum, Athens.

The gold of Mycenae: found in shaft graves by Heinrich Schliemann. National Museum, Athens.

Vapheio Cups. Top is Minoan, bottom Mycenaean. National Museum, Athens.

Large cycladic marble head, c. 2800-2000 BCE. National Museum, Athens.

Cycladic musicians. National Museum, Athens.

Artemesion Zeus, bronze. Classical period, c. 460 BCE. National Museum, Athens.

Marathon boy, bronze. c 340 BCE. National Museum, Athens.

Athenian grave stele, late 5th century BCE. National Museum, Athens.

Large marble head of Athena. National Museum, Athens.

Diadoumenos, the "Ribbon Binder", Roman copy of a well-known classical statue by Greek Polykleitos c. 420 BCE. National Museum, Athens.

Theater of Dionysos, used for staging famous Greek plays of 5th century BCE. Acropolis northern slope.

Nobles' marble seats. Theater of Dionysos, Athens.

Odeion (music hall) of Herodes Atticus, 162 CE. Lower slopes of Acropolis, Athens.