G158

Athens

#14

Athens #14


Greek in 4 BCE

heroon 

  • hero is a deceased person who exert from his grave a power for good or evil and demand appropriate honor

/ on votive relief, hero is depicted in reclining at the meal(reclining banqueter) (principle activity is a feast of the living in honor of the hero) and approached by worshipers

1925 (25.78.59)

Marble relief of Hermes

  • mound stands for rustic altar

/ early appear of landscape? Or later depiction of mountainous landscape is actually altar

comedy playwright Menander: new emphasis on foibles of everyday life


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