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black-figure |
Invented in Cornith; Technique of decorating pottery with black painted silhouettes against unpainted or burnished clay, with incised details and a restricted number of secondary colors (chiefly purple, white and yellow) |
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Attika (Attic) |
(Of the) region around Athens |
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Lakonia (Lakonian) |
Region around Sparta |
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Herakles |
Most popular hero of the Greek world (a Panhellenic hero that is sometimes associated with the city of Thebes and the Argolid); usually shown wearing a lion skin and wielding a club, or sometimes a bow |
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Cerberus |
The monstrous guard dog of the Underworld |
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Exekias |
An ancient Greek vase-painter and potter who worked mainly in the black-figure technique (Achilles and Ajax playing dice; suicide of Ajax) |
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Amasis Painter |
An ancient Greek vase painter who worked in the black-figure technique; 132 vases have been attributed to this artist |
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Kleitias |
An ancient Athenian vase painter of the black-figure style; his most celebrated work today is the Francois Vase |
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Francois Vase |
A large Attic volute krater decorated in the black-figure style which bears over two hundred figures in its six friezes; a milestone in the development of Greek pottery |
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Centauromachy |
A fight in which centaurs take part ( a common theme for relief sculpture; a battle between centaurs or between centaurs and men |
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pathos |
pity; the quality or power of something to evoke a feeling of pity, or of sympathetic and kindly sorrow or compassion |
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palmette |
A decorative motif resembling a palm leaf |
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aulos |
An ancient Greek wind instrument, depicted in art and also attested by archaeology |
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eye-cup |
Drinking cup with eyes on the exterior; resembles a mask when raised to the lips |
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tondo |
A round illustration found at the interior base of a kylix; a hidden narrative revealed when one has finished all their wine |
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volute krater |
A large, deep bowl with spiral handles; used for mixing wine and water |
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kylix |
Type of wine- drinking cup with a broad relatively shallow body; the interior base of this drinking vessel was called the "tondo" |
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Potnia Theron |
"Mistress of Animals"; a term used to describe female divinities associated with animals |
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kore (korai) |
A popular type of Archaic statue: a young woman, clothed, standing stiffly with one arm at the hip, the other holding something either to the breast or with forearm extended forward; feet can be together of slightly offset |
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kouros (kouroi) |
Archaic statue: a nude or semi-nude youth, typically standing stiffly with arms at or near the sides, and one foot (usually the left) extended forward; counterpart is the kore |
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peplos |
Dorian garment for women, made of wool; a rectangle of cloth that is folded in half lengthwise and then pinned at the shoulders and belted just above the waist |
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chiton |
Distinctive Ionian garment made of linen; resembled a large pillow case and buttons along the upper edge |
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Deme |
Suburb of Athens or a subdivision of Attica, the region of Greece surrounding Athens; they functioned to some degree as a polis in miniature and held their own religious festivals and collected and spent revenue |
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Kerameikos |
An area of Athens located in the northwest of the Acropolis, which includes an extensive area both within and outside the ancient city walls on both sides of the Dipylon Gate |
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Dipylon |
A gateway on the west side of ancient Athens, near which pottery has been found; an elaborate stage of ancient Greek pottery that uses the geometric style elements to illustrate funerals |
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Paros |
A Greek island in the central Aegean Sea that lies to the west of Naxos; known for its fine white marble |
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Delos |
A Greek island in the South Aegean Region; the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis |
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Naxos |
A Greek island that is the largest of the Cyclades island group in the Aegean |
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Doric Order |
The oldest and simplest of the main orders that is characterized by heavy fluted columns with plain, saucer-shaped capitals and no base |
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Ionic Order |
One of the three orders of classical architecture; characterized by two opposed volutes in the capital |
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stylobate |
The floor upon which columns stand |
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krepis (krepidoma) |
The platform on which the superstructure of a building is erected |
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column |
An upright pillar, typically cylindrical, that supports an entablature, arch, or other structure (In the Doric, Ionic or Corinthian Order) |
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flute (fluting) |
A long, straight groove running along the length of a column, roughly semi-circular in section |
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capital |
Elements crowning a column and supporting the architrave |
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echinus |
Distinctive cushion-shaped part of a Doric capital, just below the abacus |
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abacus |
A flat slab forming the uppermost member or division of the capital of a column, above the bell |
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volute |
Spiral in architecture, the distinctive lower part of an Ionic capital, just below the abacus |
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entablature |
Everything between the top of the columns and the bottom of the roof; architrave plus frieze |
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epistyle/architrave |
The horizontal blocks resting atop the columns |
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frieze |
A horizontal zone running the length of a building immediately above the architrave |
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metope |
Square or rectangular panel, part of a Doric frieze; alternates with triglyphs -Can be decorated with paint or relief carving |
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triglyph |
Grooved panel, part of a Doric frieze; alternates with metopes |
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mutule |
A stone block projecting under a cornice in the Doric Order |
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apotropaic |
A symbol or image used to avert evil influences or bad luck (example: use of the gorgon Medusa's head on shields and temples) |
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knielauf |
A stance to illustrate that a figure is running |
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gutta (pl. guttae) |
Element of the Doric Order; cone-shaped projection used in the architrave- attached to the regula |
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regula (pl. regulae) |
An architectural band or fillet beneath the taenia, in line with the triglyph above, from which guttae hang in the Doric entablature |
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gieson (=cornice) |
The part of the entablature that projects outward from the top of the frieze and forms the outer edge of the roof; the horizontal cornice of a pediment |
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sima (=gutter) |
Low barrier along a roof line to keep roof tiles from sliding off; typical of West Greece |
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antefix |
Upright element along a roof line which keeps the roof tiles in place; typical of mainland Greece |
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pronaos |
A vestibule at the front of a classical temple, enclosed by a portico and projecting sidewalls |
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cella |
The inner chamber of a Greek or Roman temple that housed the cult statue/image of the deity |
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opisthodomos |
The rear room of an ancient Greek temple |
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adyton |
The innermost chamber of a temple |
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pteron (peristyle) |
Row of columns running around all four sides of a temple or a courtyard |
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distyle in antis |
Ground plan with two columns in the front porch only |
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hexastyle |
Having six frontal columns in the portico |
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octastyle |
Having eight frontal columns in the portico |
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peripteral |
Having a single row of pillars on all sides in the style of the temples of ancient Greece |
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dipteral |
Ground plan featuring a double set of columns running around all four sides of a building |
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in antis |
Having a recessed portico with a row of columns between the antae |
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pan tile |
Flat roof tile |
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cover tile / capping tile |
Curved or angled roof tile which covers ("caps") the gaps between pan tiles |
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Delphi |
In the western spur of Mount Parnassus in the valley of Phocis; a panhellenic sanctuary that houses the Temple of Apollo and hosted the Pythian Games |
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Phocis |
Phocis was an ancient region in the central part of Ancient Greece, which included Delphi |
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Boiotia |
An ancient region of Greece north of Attica and the Gulf of Corinth |
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Mt. Parnassos |
A mountain of limestone in central Greece that towers above Delphi and offers scenic views of the surrounding olive groves and countryside |
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Siphnos |
A Greek island that was very wealthy in ancient times, thanks to its gold, silver, and lead-Proof of this is the treasury which this island built at Delphi in the 6th century BCE to house their offerings |
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temenos |
A temple enclosure or court in ancient Greece : a sacred precinct;a piece of land cut off and dedicated to a god, a sanctuary, holy grove or holy precinct |
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amphictyony |
An association of neighboring states in ancient Greece to defend a common religious center, such as the sanctuary at Delphi |
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oracle |
A god who predicts the future, like Apollo; a priest who hears the prediction/message and the prediction itself, and the place where the priest hears the message |
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Pythia |
Commonly known as the Oracle of Delphi and was widely credited for her prophecies inspired by Apollo; the name of any priestess throughout the history of Temple of Apollo at Delphi |
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Sacred Way |
At Delphi, the path that reaches up to the temple of Apollo and then leads up to the theatre and the stadium; treasuries from various Greek states can be found on this path |
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caryatid |
A column that takes the form of a kore |
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treasury |
Built by states in Greece and overseas as repositories for valuable offerings and equipment for embassies; were small and tended to be especially fine and showy |
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chthonic |
Having to do with the Underworld; things underground and the fertility and richness of the earth |
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Gigantomachy |
A battle between gods and giants in Greek mythology |
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Theseus |
Ancient king of Athens who became important in the 5th century as a counterpart to Herakles; an Athenian hero who completed many labors such as slaying the Minotaur |
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chryselephantine |
Made of gold and ivory |
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Gaia |
Mother earth or Mother nature; personifies the entire ecosystem of planet Earth |
