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Ancient Greek temple on Aegina
Temple of Aphaia (Greek: Ναός Αφαίας) is an Ancient Greek temple located within a sanctuary complex dedicated to the goddess Aphaia on the island of Aegina
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Greek goddess
Aphaia (Ancient Greek: Ἀφαία, Aphaía) was a Greek goddess who was worshipped almost exclusively at a single sanctuary on the island of Aegina in the Saronic
Aphaia
Buildings housing cult statues in Greek sanctuaries
impressive feature, namely two tiers of columns atop each other, as did the temple of Aphaia on Aegina. The temple of Athena at Tegea shows another variation
Ancient_Greek_temple
Building
road from the city of Aigina on the west coast to Mesagros and the Temple of Aphaia in the east. It has been nicknamed the "Mystras of Aigina." The peak
Paliachora
Trojan prince, second husband of Helen of Troy
War, including the Iliad. He was prince of Troy, son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba, and younger brother of Prince Hector. His elopement with Helen sparks
Paris_(mythology)
Travelling exhibition
Alternative reconstructions of the Peplos Kore displayed at the Athens show Archer from the western pediment of the Temple of Aphaia on Aigina, reconstruction
Gods_in_Color
Greek island, south of Athens
one point a rival of Athens. In modern times Aegina is known for the temple of Aphaia, pistacho production, and the pilgrimage site of St. Nektarios. Many
Aegina
Gulf in the Aegean sea between the peninsulas of Attica and Argolis
theatre at Epidaurus and nearby asclepieion and the Temple of Aphaia on Aegina. The Saronic Gulf is one of congregating areas for short-beaked common dolphins
Saronic_Gulf
Applying convex curvature to a surface in architecture
times to contemporary architecture. The first use of entasis is probably in the Later Temple of Aphaia at Aigina, in the 490s BC. It may be observed among
Entasis
Vertically channeled tablets of the Doric frieze in classical architecture
insertion of metopes in the Marmaria at Delphi. Triglyphs (slotted for the insertion of metopes) in the Doric frieze of the Temple of Aphaia. The entablature
Triglyph
German painter
expeditions to the temples of Aphaia on Aegina and of Apollo at Bassae, looting both temples. On this trip he also drew a plan of the ancient theatre
Jakob_Linckh
German architect and archaeologist (1774–1817)
known for his role in the 1811–1812 excavations at the Temple of Aphaia on Aegina and the Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae, where he worked alongside
Carl_Haller_von_Hallerstein
distinct style of art. For example, the pedimental sculptures from the Temple of Aphaia on Aegina have recently been demonstrated to have been painted with
Ancient_Greek_art
Sculptures designed for architectural pediments
temple to Aphaia at Aigina (about 500–480 BCE), the Temple of Zeus at Olympia (about 465–460 BCE, the remains of the Eastern pediment of the Temple of
Pedimental_sculpture
Art terminology and color method
Reconstructed polychrome on a Trojan archer from the Temple of Aphaia, Aegina Reconstruction of the Temple of Empedocles at Selinunte, Sicily, by Jacques Ignace
Polychrome
Administrative region of Greece
atiˈcis]) is an administrative region of Greece that encompasses the entire Athens metropolitan area, the core city of which is the country's capital and
Attica_(region)
British science-fiction writer (1925–2017)
"Insomnia", "Awake at Three A.M.", "The Start of Something", "Retrospection: At the Temple of Aphaia, on the Island of Aegina, Greece", "Hors d'Oeuvres for my
Brian_Aldiss
Element in classical, neoclassical and baroque architecture
west front of the Temple of Athena, Paestum, unknown architect, c.500 BC Reconstruction drawing of the facade of the Temple of Aphaia, Aegina, Greece,
Pediment
English architect, archaeologist, and writer
the first recipient of the Royal Gold Medal. While travelling in Greece he took part in the 1811 removal of the Temple of Aphaia’s pedimental sculptures
Charles_Robert_Cockerell
Festure used by Archaic Greek sculptors
"'Kalos Kagathos' and Scholarly Perceptions of Spartan Society". Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte. The Dying Warrior from the Temple of Alphaisa
Archaic_smile
highly formalised characteristics, both of structure and decoration. This is particularly so in the case of temples where each building appears to have been
Ancient_Greek_architecture
30 meters in width, covering the rectangular spaces of monumental public buildings such as temples, basilicas, and later churches. These spans were three
List of ancient Greek and Roman roofs
List_of_ancient_Greek_and_Roman_roofs
German architectural historian (1938–2021)
thesis on the older temple of Aphaia on Aegina (German title: Der Ältere Tempel der Aphaia auf Aegina) under the supervision of Gottfried Gruben. Until
Ernst-Ludwig_Schwandner
Works of art on military themes
Examples of classical war art include the friezes of warriors at the Temple of Aphaia in Greece or the Bayeux Tapestry, is a linear panoramic narrative of the
Military_art
Sculpture from classical antiquity
Onatas or his school: Fallen Trojan warrior, figure W-VII of the west pediment of the Temple of Aphaia, Glyptothek, Munich, c. 505–500 BC Unknown artist: Funerary
Classical_sculpture
Chryselephantine sculptures, used for temple cult images and luxury works, used gold (most often in leaf form) and ivory for all of the figure or for faces and
Ancient_Greek_sculpture
Pair of ancient Greek bronze statues
considers the reconstruction of a Chalcidian helmet, based on comparison with a hoplite statue from the Temple of Aphaia on Aegina now in Munich, incompatible
Riace_bronzes
by their date. Below a selection of Roman monoliths sorted by their date; the list also includes work on Greek temples which was continued into the Roman
List of ancient Greek and Roman monoliths
List_of_ancient_Greek_and_Roman_monoliths
Greek mythical figure
dedicated a quiver and a bow at the temple to Athena at Lindos. The quiver bore the inscription, "Teucer, the (quiver) of Pandaros". Homer, Iliad 8. 265 ff
Teucer
Three-dimensional art form from marble
for representing human skin, and which can also be polished. Of the many different types of marble the pure white ones are generally used for sculpture
Marble_sculpture
Ancient temple in Peloponnese, Greece
Thesis: The University of Birmingham. McInerney, J. (2013) "The Gods of (Con)fusion: Athena Alea, Apollo Maleatas and Athena Aphaia." Classica et Mediaevalia
Temple_of_Athena_Alea
German classical archaeologist (1853–1907)
third volume of Furtwängler's Griechische Vasenmalerei was published in 1932. In the field, he renewed the excavations at the temple of Aphaia in Aegina
Adolf_Furtwängler
Ancient Greek sculpture
from the island of Aegina, partly due to similarities between it and figures depicted on the pediments of the island's Temple of Aphaia: this hypothesis
Strangford_Apollo
Nymph in Greek mythology
archaic Temple of Aphaea, the "Invisible Goddess", on the island was later subsumed by the cult of Athena. Aphaia (Ἀφαῖα) may be read as an attribute of Aegina
Aegina_(mythology)
Russian archeologist (1786–1837)
group carried out excavations at several Greek sites – in 1811 at the Temple of Aphaia at Aegina, they removed the fallen fragmentary pediment sculptures
Otto Magnus von Stackelberg (archaeologist)
Otto_Magnus_von_Stackelberg_(archaeologist)
Cretan goddess of mountains and hunting
of Aphaia on Aigina in the Bronze Age (Munich: Hirmer) 1998, describes the distinctive local cult but is cautious in retrojecting the later cult of Aphaia
Britomartis
Ancient Greek mythological epithet
Press. McInerney, Jeremey. (2013) "The Gods of (Con)Fusion: Athena Alea, Apollo Maleatas and Athena Aphaia", Classica et Mediavalia. 64. 49–80. Academia
Athena_Alea
by Steiner's ideas, Fiechter became a lifelong devotee of anthroposophy. Der Tempel der Aphaia auf Aegina, 1904. Die baugeschichtliche Entwicklung des
Ernst_Robert_Fiechter
building of temples. By the 8th century BC, most deities were honoured in sanctuaries (temenē), sacred areas which could include altars and temples, and were
List_of_Greek_deities
City of ancient Attica, Greece
ältere Porostempel der Aphaia auf Aegina. Berlin: W. de Gruyter. Venit, Marjorie Susan. 2003. "A Reconsideration of the 'Relief of the Gods' from Brauron
Brauron
Ancient Greek goddess
2307/2935950, JSTOR 2935950 Pilafidis-Williams, K. (1998), The Sanctuary of Aphaia on Aigina in the Bronze Age, Munich, Germany: Hirmer, ISBN 978-3-7774-8010-7
Athena
Greek mythological creature
Journal of Hellenic Studies (2002:147–153); but see the interpretation relating them to "abbreviated group" figures at the Bronze-Age sanctuary of Aphaia and
Centaur
Ancient Greek goddess of the night
Loeb Classical Library. Murray, A. S., "Remains of Archaic Temple of Artemis at Ephesus", in The Journal of Hellenic Studies, Vol. 10, pp. 1–10, 1889. JSTOR 623583
Nyx
Ancient Greek personification of the rainbow
daughter Persephone's abduction by Hades, the goddess of agriculture Demeter withdrew to her temple in Eleusis and made the earth barren. This caused a
Iris_(mythology)
Ancient Greek personification of death
delivery of the slain hero Sarpedon to his homeland of Lycia. Then [Apollo] gave him (Sarpedon) into the charge of swift messengers to carry him, of Hypnos
Thanatos
Greek Goddess of the Hunt
huntress of chamois or the wielder of the javelin, at Sparta However the word may mean "from the island Aegina", that relates Artemis with Aphaia (Britomartis)
Epithets_of_Artemis
Greek fruit goddess
possibly represented on the reliefs of the temple of Serapis and Isis discovered on the site of the present church of Saint Eleutherios in Athens. Ancient
Opora_(mythology)
Ancient Greek mythological monster
snakes, and lived in a gated temple at Hierapolis, where she was worshipped by the people of that land. She, along with her temple and priests, was swallowed
Echidna_(mythology)
Greek divinity, personification of salvation
sacred statue of the goddess within the temple, which could only be seen by the priests. The priests would also take cakes from Soteria's temple and throw
Soteria_(mythology)
Queen of Crete in Greek mythology
In Greek mythology, Pasiphaë was the daughter of Helios, queen of Crete, and mother of the Minotaur. After her husband Minos failed to sacrifice the Cretan
Pasiphaë
Figure with a temple in Sicily
as having a temple in Sicily. According to Claudius Aelianus's Varia Historia and a fragment of Polemon, nearby her temple was a statue of Demeter Sitō
Adephagia
Chthonic female deities of vengeance in Greek mythology
rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Linear B. The Erinyes (/ɪˈrɪni.iːz/ ih-RI-nee-eez; Ancient Greek: Ἐρινύες
Erinyes
Ancient Greek goddess of the Moon
Christian Epigrams, Book 2: Description of the Statues in the Gymnasium of Zeuxippus, Book 3: Epigrams in the Temple of Apollonis at Cyzicus, Book 4: Prefaces
Selene
Phrygian and Greek god
Republican Rome; the cult of Attis, her reborn eunuch consort, accompanied her. The temple of Cybele at Pessinus was the center of the cult of Cybele and Attis
Attis
Ancient Greek divinity and epithet
an epithet of other divinities, such as Zeus at Mantineia and Sparta, and of Hypnos and Oneiros at Sicyon, who had a statue in the temple of Asclepius
Epidotes
Goddess of sight in Greek mythology
Aethra or Basileia, was one of the Titans, the children of Uranus (Sky) and Gaia (Earth). Her brother-husband is Hyperion, a god of the light, and together
Theia
Personification of strength in Greek mythology
legend of Prometheus in which Prometheus stole fire from the temple of Athena and Hephaestus rather than the citadel of Zeus because the "guards of Zeus"
Kratos_(mythology)
Ancient Greek goddess of good health and cleanliness
cult of Asklepios. Together with her father, she appeared in dreams of patients who visited their temples. Patients engaged in a ritual known as temple sleep
Hygieia
honor in his hometown of Copenhagen. Thorvaldsen directly studied Greek sculpture by restoring the pediments of the Temple of Aphaia in Aegina, before they
History_of_the_nude_in_art
Void state preceding creation
In the context of religious cosmogony, Chaos (Ancient Greek: χάος, romanized: kháos) refers to the division of reality outside or in contrast to the ordered
Chaos_(cosmogony)
Pre-Olympian gods in Greek mythology
Heaven on Earth: Temples, Ritual and Cosmic Symbolism in the Ancient World, edited by Deena Ragavan, Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, Number
Titans
Greek goddess of Arcadian mystery cults
them there is evidence of an eternal flame. At Lycosura, a fire burned in front of the temple of Pan, the goat god. The megaron of Eleusis is quite similar
Despoina
Ancient Greek deity of procreation
"Asiatic", in conception because of its inherent dualism. Chronos is said to have created the silver egg of the universe out of which burst the first-born deity
Phanes
Figure in Greek mythology
obscure significance. We find in Alciphron that there was at Athens a temple of Hermaphroditus. The passage proposes that he might be considered as the
Hermaphroditus
Mythical Greek deity, daughter of Triton
warrior and childhood friend of the goddess Athena. Pallas was the daughter of Triton, a son of Poseidon and the messenger of the seas. After Athena was
Pallas_(daughter_of_Triton)
Personification of sleep in Greek mythology
Museum in London since 1868. This bronze head has wings sprouting from his temples and the hair is elaborately arranged, some tying in knots and some hanging
Hypnos
Personification of the upper sky in Greek mythology
personification of the bright upper sky. According to Hesiod, he was the son of Erebus (Darkness) and Nyx (Night), and the brother of Hemera (Day). In
Aether_(mythology)
Deity addressed in the Orphic Hymns
Pausanias's Description of Greece, there is reference to a temple in Eleusis which was dedicated to Artemis Propylaia. In line 9 of the Orphic Hymn to Prothyraia
Prothyraia
Ancient Greek goddess of the day
was the personification of day. According to Hesiod, she was the daughter of Erebus (Darkness) and Nyx (Night), and the sister of Aether. Though separate
Hemera
Greek deity of famine and starvation
of the body, or psychological states with physical manifestations. Also at Sparta, there was a painting of Limos (as mentioned above) at the temple of
Limos
Greek mythological figure
"Leader", "Queen", or "Guide". Pausanias reports that Artemis Hegemone had a temple at Lycosura in Arcadia, and a sanctuary at Sparta. The third-century BC
Hegemone
Water deity
genius of poetry to those who drank her waters or listened to their quiet sound; the sacred water was also used to clean the Delphian temples. Apollo
Castalia
Greek mythological personification of drunkenness
a painting of Methe drinking wine in the temple of Asclepius at Epidaurus, and another one of her offering wine to Silenus in the temple of Silenus at
Methe
Greek goddess of healing
goddess of well-being and the healing process worshipped in Athens and Epidauros. Aceso was the daughter of Asclepius and Epione, sister of Iaso, Hygieia
Aceso
Municipality in Greece
passage between Epirus and Thessaly. There also was a temple devoted to Aphaia Athena in the surrounding area, whose ruins can be still seen. It is also
Pyli
Greek mythological figure
than a shared name. That the temple of Eucleia at Athens was set up as a thank-offering, "indicates a different sort of cult" than the one in Boeotia
Eucleia
One of the muses in Greek mythology
mythology and daughters of Apollo, who were worshipped in Delphi where the Temple of Apollo and the Oracle were located. The three sisters, Cephisso, Apollonis
Apollonis
Daughter of Eurotas in Greek mythology
a temple of Cleta and Phaenna, the two Charites recognized in Sparta, which was purported to have been founded by Lacedaemon. Cf. also Hesychius of Alexandria
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