Hello!
Well, it's really really hot here in Greece, but I still am in the city because I am very into my mythology project. So, with the help of some "submarine" (that's a greek candy-like spoon sweet, dipped in a glass of ice-cold water) to keep me fresh, I am writing and writing, posting pictures, correcting sometimes...
Today I went to the Archaeological Museum of my hometown Piraeus (that's the harbor of Athens), because I was really curious how the neighbourhood my grandmother was from ("Apollo Piraeus"), got its name...
In the Museum I found the answer. Look above, that's the legendary "Apollo from Piraeus", dating back to the 4th century BC. Looks like Apollo was very popular in our region :). But the museum had a lot more to offer. I was impressed by the many interesting sculptures, especially the bronze ones, and how well they are preserved.
Here is a
link to the official website of the museum.
And since this summer we are reviving the ..."bronze age" here in Piraeus (everyone is bronze-tanned...so much sun!), I thought I'd update some gods' pages with bronze statues . Here they are:
Apollo,
Artemis, and
Athena. Lets call it "Greek-Gods.info Summer Edition" :D. I hope you like them!
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