Krater

Throughout the Bronze Age, the cultures of the Aegean civilizations showed influences in trade, religion and economic administration. The iconography of these civilizations not only revealed their culture but also how they functioned throughout Greece. Weapons and animal representations like bulls and griffins, are all characteristic of Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations. But the settings in which they are presented offer deeper implications into their values and identity. Excavated frescos,…

history. Through the processes of black figure and red figure painting, stories of all kinds are told. In a seemingly simple process of carving and heating, stories have been told and passed down for centuries straight from the decorative amphoras and kraters. Ajax and Achilles Playing a Game and Skyphos with the Return of Hephaestus to Olympus both tell stories that the ancient Greeks followed for centuries. Although these two pieces of art tell different stories, they have a lot in common.…

type of dining room became known as a triclinium. Alcohol was consumed at conviviums as well as Christmas dinners. However, it was served in different forms. Wine was brought out to the guests in a large amount and then mixed with water in a crater (krater in Greek). The water was usually heated in an early water heater. They could take many shapes but the most elegant was the samovar. A servant would then serve wine with a ladle to ensure a precise amount (Dunbabin…

Differences For the Egyptians, their pyramids and different sanctuaries, for example, the colossal Ramesseum had gret religious essentialness for the Egyptian. Likewise for antiquated Greek, there is the immense Acropolis. The Ramesseum is a sanctuary complex that Ramesses II worked amongst Qurna and the abandon. Different history specialists have alluded to this complex of sanctuary as a standout amongst the most colossal and wonderful sanctuaries at any point worked in Egypt. The Ramesseum…

particular stamnos was likely to be a storage or serving vessel. The Greek symposium was the largest social event in Ancient Greece. Symposium was a social gathering where men came together, drank, and enjoyed themselves. Water was mixed with wine in a krater to dilute the beverage, and then the wine was served out of pitchers, possibly like the Stamnos I observed, into cups. Men listened to or performed music, recited poetry, and had lengthy conversations. These conversations were commonly…

Historical Background Situated on the side of Mount Parnassus in central Greece, Delphi was a religious, panhellenic sanctuary known as the belly-button of the ancient world. This location was discovered, according to myth, when Zeus sent two eagles to fly from separate directions towards each other. They met at Delphi, then determined to be the navel of the earth. The site of Delphi was inhabited by Iron Age cults, and material evidence of 9th century bronze figurines has been recovered.…

1. The Bronze Age Civilization of the Aegean took place during ca. 3000-1200 B.C.E This time period consisted of two civilizations, the Minoan (ca. 2000-1400 B.C.E.) and the Mycenaean (ca. 1600-1200 B.C.E). On the island of Crete, the Minoan civilization was centered in the palace of Minos at Knossos. This culture was thriving and traveled by sea quiet often. The palace consisted of frescoes demonstrating numerous aspect of Cretan life. Of all the frescoes in the palace the most recognized is…

After exploring the vast expanse of rooms and collections inside the British Museum, the Mycenaean Collection is the collection of artifacts that truly intrigues me. Located in Room 12 and 12b in the British Museum, the Mycenaean Collection provides an amazing insight into the Greek Bronze Age, The Heroic Age, and Greek Mythology legends, especially the epics written by Homer. The collection features many artifacts of red and black painted pottery, bronzes from the Geometric Period, bronze…

Alcestis was the wife of King Admetus, a man who was allowed to live past the time of his death so long as he found someone to take his place. When the time came for the king to die, Alcestis agrees to sacrifice herself to spare her children from going fatherless. Euripides’s work begins just as Alcestis is about to die. In a heartfelt monologue before her passing, Alcestis only asks that her husband honor her memory by not taking another wife and bringing a stepmother into their children’s…

Within this paper I will be exploring the many diverse aspects of the cult of Dionysus in Ancient Greece along the significance they had throughout its time, and the relevance of this religion in our present-day. This discussion will be divided into three sections reviewing, in order; the origins of the cult, the practices that took place within the religion, and comparisons between the cult with Christianity today. The opening section will address how Dionysus, the great God of wine, came to be…