Greece Collection (#25)

Theseus Enters Labyrinth
Ariadne, daughter of the Cretan King, Minos, watches Theseus as he enters the labyrinth to slay the Minotaur. The string will help him trace his way out again

Digging Corinth Canal
Construction of the Corinth Canal : cutting the path of the canal through solid rock

Circe and Swine
Circe the sorceress turns Odysseus men into swine

Achilles & Hector
Apollo intervenes between Hector and Achilles and warns Hector that Achilles might slay him. (Which eventually happens)

Penelope & the Suitors
Penelope, the faithful wife of Odysseus, is surprised by her Suitors, whilst weaving at her loom with her maid at her home in Ithaca

Athene & Spider Arachne
The goddess Athene turns the maiden Arachne into a spider for boasting that her embroideries were better than hers

Ancient Greek Warriors
Various Greek costumes: warriors

Marriage, Ancient Greece
A bride is led to the man who will be her husband

Ancient Greek Lecture
A lecture in ancient Greece

King Paul of Greece
PAUL I OLDENBURG, Third from the left, at the Royal Christening of his daughter Princess Irene, in Cape Town. Field-Marshal Smuts, holding the baby, was godfather

Athens / Areopagus
The AREOPAGUS, where the city court would meet to debate matters of state interest : Saint Paul presented his religious beliefs here

Dromos, Sparta
The Dromos, Sparta, venue for sporting and athletic activities in which the Spartans excelled

Education of young Spartans in Ancient Greece
The education of young Spartans in Ancient Greece emphasises brawn rather than brain

Greek vase -- warriors with horse and dog
The design on a Greek vase, depicting two warriors with a horse and a dog. It was found in Tiryns, an archaeological site in Mycenae

Socrates in an Athens street
A depiction of the philosopher Socrates walking through the streets of ancient Athens

The Poseidon of Artemision. Classical Greek art. Sculpture on bronze. Proc: GREECE. EUBOEA

Advertisement, Lancastria Cruises, Cunard White Star
Advertisement for Lancastria Cruises via Cunard White Star. circa 1938

The Duchess of Kent - Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark
HRH The Duchess of Kent (1906-1968) - Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, the daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark and Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia

Cnidus Aphrodite. Marble sculpture. Roman copy of the 4th century BC. Greek original by Praxiteles. From Rome. 2nd century AD. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen, Denmark

Fragment of a Krater. Italy 30-20 BC. Marble. Artemis carries a torch as the Goddess of the Night and Darkness, and a quiver as the Goddess of the Hunt. Behind her is a pine tree

Statue of Sciarra Amazon. Marble. 2nd century AD. Roman copy of a Greek bronze original from 5th century BC. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen, Denmark

Kybele. Italy. 1st century AD. Bust. Marble
Kybele. Italy. 1st century AD. Marble. The hairstyle is that worn in the 5th century BC. The head is thought to imitate a statue of the mother of the gods

Relief with Amazonomachy. Athens, Greece. 2nd century AD. Marble. An Amazon wearing a short tunic and helmet is in combat with a naked Greek in a rocky landscape. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

Athena. Statue. Goddess of Wisdom and War. From Rome 2nd
Athena. Rome 2nd century AD. Marble. The helmet is pushed up on her forehead. It was decorated with a sphinx, while the cheek guards have rams horns in relief

Odysseus. From Rome. Late 1st century AD. Bust. Marble
Odysseus. From Rome. Late 1st century AD. Marble. Close-fitting felt hat is characteristic of the hero. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen, Denmark

Athena Parthenos. Amelia, Italy. AD 100-150. Bust. Marble. The goddess wears a helmet crowned by a sphinx flanked by winged horses

Heracles. Divine hero in Greek mythology. Head. Marble
Heracles. Roman equivalent, Hercules. Divine hero in Greek mythology. Head. Marble. Roman sculpture. 1st century AD. From Tusculum, Italy. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen, Denmark

Greek Hydria depicting an auletris, two dancers playing
Greek pottery with red figures. Hydria depicting an auletris, two dancers playing zills and other doing acrobatics in a house of heteras. After auletris, a man leaning on his staff, raising his hand

Portrait of Jeronimo de Cevallos (1560-1641), 1613, by El
Jeronimo de Cevallos (1560-1641). Spanish jurist. Portrait by El Greco (1541-1614), 1613. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

The Annunciation, 1570-1572, by El Greco
El Greco (1541-1614). Cretan painter. The Annunciation, 1570-1572. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Portrait of a Gentleman, ca. 1586, by El Greco
El Greco (1541-1614). Cretan painter. Portrait of a Gentleman, ca. 1586. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Athens, Greece - The Palace Hotel at New Phalerum, the port of Ancient Athens.. Date: 1905

Nafplio, Greece, a seaport town in the Peloponnese in Greece. Panoramic view including the Palamidi castle. Date: circa 1907

Corfu, Greece - The Theatre - destroyed during a Luftwaffe aerial bombardment in 1943. Date: circa 1903

L Hotel d Egypte - Leros, Greece
L Hotel d Egypte - Leros - a Greek island and municipality in the Dodecanese in the southern Aegean Sea. Date: circa 1909

Society at Cowes - on board the Solace
On board the Solace during Cowes Week - the Hon. Ruby Hardinge, Miss Meeking, Lady Milford Haven (previously Countess Nada Torby), Princess Margaret of Greece

Greek Dancer. 19th century

People shopping on a street in Athens, Greece, with a waiting decorated horse and carriage, people entering and leaving the shopping area. Green car park on the opposite side of the road. Date: 1978

Botanical illustration Sempervivum arboreum
Sempervivum arboreum: plate from John Sibthorps book on the plants of Greece Flora Graeca Sibthorpiana published 1806-40 in 10 volumes

Botanical illustration Glaucium phoenicum (Sibthorp)
Glaucium phoenicum: plate from John Sibthorps book on the plants of Greece Flora Graeca Sibthorpiana published 1806-40 in 10 volumes

Botanical illustration Morina persica from Sibthorp
Morina Persica: plate from John Sibthorps book on the plants of Greece Flora Graeca Sibthorpiana published 1806-40 in 10 volumes

Peasant woman in street, Greece
Peasant woman walking with a stick, Greece. circa 1966

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Greece
Stamp Card postcard by Ottmar Zeihar - Greece. These cards enabled collectors to see stamps which they were unable to obtain, or afford

Tenedos (Bozcaada), Turkey - The Harbour and Fort
Tenedos (Bozcaada), Canakkale province, Turkey - The Harbour and Fort. Under Greek administration between 1912 and 1923 (the date of this card)

Young Athenian woman in traditional costume. mid-19th century

Propylaea gateway in ancient Athens
The Propylaea, or gateway to the Acropolis in Athens, were composed entirely of Pentelic marble, and poised beyond them was a bronze statue of the goddess Athena, the Athena Promachos

Greek Man in ebullient rich local costume
Greek Man in traditional ebullient rich local costume, featuring silver briads, tassles, daggers white stockings and various medallions and metal plates. Date: circa 1910s

The lion Gate - Mycenae, Greece
The lion Gate - Mycenae - located about 90 kilometres southwest of Athens, in the north-eastern Peloponnese. Date: circa 1910s

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