Tag: Ancient Greeks
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Is the Anthropocene so new? Sophocles on Human Dis-Integration from Nature (Antigone, 332-375)
A translation of a song from Sophocles’ Antigone, with commentary on the Anthropocene.
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Greek Pottery: Soldier-Head Aryballos (E. Greek, 600-575BCE)
A surprisingly adorable hoplite-headed Eastern Greek oil flask, c600-575BCE.
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Homeric Hymn 30: To Earth Mother of All
Text and translation of Homeric Hymn 30 to Earth Mother of All, with a commentary on our extractive relationship to the earth and our mothers, plus remarks on the language of the hymn.
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Greek Pottery: 6th-century eastern Greek faience fish-shaped aryballos (tilapia nilotica)
Here’s a 6th-century eastern Greek oil flask shaped like a fish—allegedly a tilapia nilotica.
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Greek Pottery: A Hare-Shaped Oil Flask (Aryballos) from Corinth, c. 625 BCE
A bunny-shaped oil flask (guess where the oil came out? … lol)
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Greek Pottery: Stylized Octopus on a Mycenaean Stirrup Jar at the Getty!
A highly stylized octopus on a Mycenaean stirrup jar at the Getty.
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Greek Pottery: Another Fish Platter from Paestum
Another 4th-Century fish platter from Paestum. (With a happy octopus!)
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Greek Pottery: 7th-Century Corinthian Aryballos with a Minoan-esque Octopus
A Seventh-Century Aryballos from Corinth with an octopus in the Minoan tradition.
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Greek Pottery: 15th-Century Minoan ‘Marine Style’ at the Heraklion Museum
An octopus in the ‘Marine Style’ attributed to a late-stage Minoan workshop + other examples of the genre.
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Greek Pottery: Red-Figure Fish Platter, with Fish, Shrimp, Shells, and Two Octopi!
A Fourth-Century Fish Plate from Paestum (Southern Italy) in the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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